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A couple years ago I bought an almost new video iPod circa 2005. It was my first Apple product so I didn't have the cable to charge it. I went to a Sprint store

A couple years ago I bought an almost new video iPod circa 2005. It was my first Apple product so I didn't have the cable to charge it. I went to a Sprint store near my apartment and asked if they had a cable. They told me that they didn't carry "budget items" and that maybe I should try the Walgreen's next door. Ten short years this iPod was center stage at an Apple keynote and considered the best in the world, and it still worked just as well as it did when it came out. It just goes to show that the value of tech is relative to the times. I'm waiting for the day when I can pick up a cheap Tesla that "only" goes 200 miles and "doesn't even drive itself". I'm already seeing Craigslist ads for Teslas where they have to state no autopilot. No car ad five years ago that would have to say that.

steelframe 7y ago
> I'm waiting for the day when I can pick up a cheap Tesla that "only" goes 200 miles and "doesn't even drive itself". I just sold my first-generation 2016 Model X to a dealer at 80% of its original cost 3 years ago, which to me indicates a profound level of delusion in the marketplace about the long-term reliability of Tesla vehicles. Going through my own personal experiences and following stories of what Tesla owners have had to go through when they needed repairs, I've finally accepted what my friend said long ago about Tesla cars being repair-hostile: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11233898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11233898 Speaking as someone who has gone through 3 years of repairs with a brand new Tesla (fortunately all being under warranty), if your objective is to buy a car that will be reasonably reliable and easily and cheaply repaired as its aging parts break, an old used Tesla would be the absolute last car I'd ever consider.
- castratikron 7y ago
  The Model X is a luxury vehicle. Luxury vehicles have always been expensive to maintain. Example: Front strut for a 2016 Ford Fusion, $92 [1]. Front strut for 2016 Mercedes S550, $1,406 [2]. So I'm hoping the Model 3 will be different since it's a high production vehicle. [1] https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Ford/Fusion/Monroe/Shock_Absorber_and_Strut_Assembly/2016/SE/TS72638.html https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Ford/Fusion/Monroe/Sh... [2] https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Mercedes_Benz/S550/Bilstein/Shock_Absorber_and_Strut_Assembly/2016/4Matic/BIL44240004.html https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Mercedes_Benz/S550/Bi...

steelframe 7y ago

> I'm waiting for the day when I can pick up a cheap Tesla that "only" goes 200 miles and "doesn't even drive itself". I just sold my first-generation 2016 Model X to a dealer at 80% of its original cost 3 years ago, which to me indicates a profound level of delusion in the marketplace about the long-term reliability of Tesla vehicles. Going through my own personal experiences and following stories of what Tesla owners have had to go through when they needed repairs, I've finally accepted what my friend said long ago about Tesla cars being repair-hostile: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11233898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11233898 Speaking as someone who has gone through 3 years of repairs with a brand new Tesla (fortunately all being under warranty), if your objective is to buy a car that will be reasonably reliable and easily and cheaply repaired as its aging parts break, an old used Tesla would be the absolute last car I'd ever consider.

castratikron 7y ago
The Model X is a luxury vehicle. Luxury vehicles have always been expensive to maintain. Example: Front strut for a 2016 Ford Fusion, $92 [1]. Front strut for 2016 Mercedes S550, $1,406 [2]. So I'm hoping the Model 3 will be different since it's a high production vehicle. [1] https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Ford/Fusion/Monroe/Shock_Absorber_and_Strut_Assembly/2016/SE/TS72638.html https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Ford/Fusion/Monroe/Sh... [2] https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Mercedes_Benz/S550/Bilstein/Shock_Absorber_and_Strut_Assembly/2016/4Matic/BIL44240004.html https://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/Mercedes_Benz/S550/Bi...