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I cannot for the life of me rationalize spending so much on a car. The $35,000 just doesn't make sense in New England, so I need to add in AWD. Then I need to a

I cannot for the life of me rationalize spending so much on a car. The $35,000 just doesn't make sense in New England, so I need to add in AWD. Then I need to add in the autopilot because isn't that the point of owning a Tesla so you don't have to drive your car someday? Now, with government incentives, this car is $50k. Couldn't you grab a Rav4 Hybrid with Comma AI and basically have an electric car with AWD for $30k less?

freerobby 8y ago
> I cannot for the life of me rationalize spending so much on a car. The $35,000 just doesn't make sense in New England, so I need to add in AWD. Then I need to add in the autopilot because isn't that the point of owning a Tesla so you don't have to drive your car someday? Now, with government incentives, this car is $50k. Nah, that's only if you're throwing in LR and a Premium Interior. $35k + $6k for AWD + $5k for AP = $46k. That's before any incentives or gas savings. And you're also getting an ADAS that outperforms Comma, a huge and growing Supercharger network, and all the OTA updates and hardware utilization to come. Skip Enhanced Autopilot software and you're only $5k over the average new car price (before incentives!). Tesla has built a profitable EV in a market that treats EVs as loss leaders. The market's about to learn a hard lesson. [1]https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2018-02-01-Average-New-Car-Prices-Rise-Nearly-4-Percent-For-January-2018-On-Shifting-Sales-Mix-According-To-Kelley-Blue-Book https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2018-02-01-Average-New-Car-Prices-...
- acconrad 8y ago
  Where are you seeing that? I'm designing the Model 3 right now and with AWD and autopilot it comes to $63k before incentives and $53k after... https://3.tesla.com/model3/design#autopilot https://3.tesla.com/model3/design#autopilot
  - freerobby 8y ago
    OP is referencing the $35k/standard range model, which is expected to ship in 3-6 months. I can't figure out a way to direct link you, but look in the top right of the page at https://3.tesla.com/model3/design/<YOUR https://3.tesla.com/model3/design/<YOUR RN# HERE>#battery

freerobby 8y ago

> I cannot for the life of me rationalize spending so much on a car. The $35,000 just doesn't make sense in New England, so I need to add in AWD. Then I need to add in the autopilot because isn't that the point of owning a Tesla so you don't have to drive your car someday? Now, with government incentives, this car is $50k. Nah, that's only if you're throwing in LR and a Premium Interior. $35k + $6k for AWD + $5k for AP = $46k. That's before any incentives or gas savings. And you're also getting an ADAS that outperforms Comma, a huge and growing Supercharger network, and all the OTA updates and hardware utilization to come. Skip Enhanced Autopilot software and you're only $5k over the average new car price (before incentives!). Tesla has built a profitable EV in a market that treats EVs as loss leaders. The market's about to learn a hard lesson. [1]https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2018-02-01-Average-New-Car-Prices-Rise-Nearly-4-Percent-For-January-2018-On-Shifting-Sales-Mix-According-To-Kelley-Blue-Book https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2018-02-01-Average-New-Car-Prices-...

acconrad 8y ago
Where are you seeing that? I'm designing the Model 3 right now and with AWD and autopilot it comes to $63k before incentives and $53k after... https://3.tesla.com/model3/design#autopilot https://3.tesla.com/model3/design#autopilot
- freerobby 8y ago
  OP is referencing the $35k/standard range model, which is expected to ship in 3-6 months. I can't figure out a way to direct link you, but look in the top right of the page at https://3.tesla.com/model3/design/<YOUR https://3.tesla.com/model3/design/<YOUR RN# HERE>#battery