What did you give up to afford a Tesla?

[dhcp]

Wow-I think @Greg wins the "gave up the most" award.

+1 on thaf, Greg's was the only sacrifice in this thread that made me cringe!

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

I had PlayStation VR on preorder, my wife made me.give it up for a Model X... I think it was a fare trade.

 

[DrivingTheFuture]

Traded in my 2015 Corvette for a 2016 Model S 90D and will likely have to push retirement back a year. The Tesla is faster and more comfortable, but I do miss that Corvette engine sound.

Were you at the Macedonia supercharger in Ohio recently? Saw a guy wearing a corvette jacket charging haha

 

[Archduke]

I gave up hookers and cocaine.

 

[Akikiki]

Kids. Best idea ever. No worry about a teenager wrecking it.

 

[caltechkid]

Delayed trip to Antarctica and buying a place in Cape Town by a few months.

 

[jchag]

My son graduated from UCSD in June and I bought my Tesla in July. I gave up $2000+ a month in college fees

 

[Chopr147]

Hmmm, I have so many positive vibes from buying the Tesla that I forgot what I gave up
I will say though with the auto deposits and automatic payments each month I don't really feel it. Money comes in, money goes out w/o me ever touching it. But I do notice extra cash in my pocket from not needing to stop for gas at least once a week. Used to spend about $200 a month in gas. Now, trips upstate would be virtually free if not for those damn tolls!

 

[Chopr147]

'nother thing. I gave up my garage for , well, a ton 'a *sugar*! All over the garage that I seem to be always cleaning. I had a Corvette in there until 2014 and somehow in 2+ years it's filled with shat. So my wife will have to give up that storage because I plan on clearing it out for my Tesla soon. Just need to broach that subject with her

 

[Akikiki]

Many of us not only cleaned our garage in preparation, we painted and dolled it up Tesla style.

 

[Zeromus-X]

My Tesla's total cost is more than my annual salary, so I'm sure I gave up quite a bit to own it.

Still don't regret it.

 

[Willpow]

I promised to (and did) sell my 2001 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet and agreed to not quit working in the next 5 years.

 

[Akikiki]

I promised to sell your 2001 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet, but it didn't help my situation one bit. And I stopped working so I would have more time for the car.