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If they did they would be dead in a year. They sell a fraction of the >$1000 phones apple sells by the shipload. Their bread and butter is the cheap stuff. The

by tbrock 5y ago

If they did they would be dead in a year. They sell a fraction of the >$1000 phones apple sells by the shipload. Their bread and butter is the cheap stuff. The same way nobody wants to spent $35k on a honda when they could have a tesla.

neogodless 5y ago
Looks like Honda Accord is approaching $32k on average[0]. 200k Honda Accords sold in the U.S. 2020[1]. 450k Tesla Model 3 + Y sold globally[2]. Though Model 3 and Y average price closer to $49k and $65k respectively[3]. If I have a point, it's that if you have $35k to spend, you're probably getting a high trim level Honda Accord. Because you need another $15k to get an "average" Tesla Model 3. (Obviously the Model 3 is worth spending $50k for lots and lots of buyers!) [0] https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Honda-Accord-d585 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Honda-Accord-d585 [1] https://www.best-selling-cars.com/usa/2020-full-year-usa-honda-and-acura-sales-by-model/ https://www.best-selling-cars.com/usa/2020-full-year-usa-hon... [2] https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2020-full-year-global-tesla-car-sales-worldwide/ https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2020-full-year-glob... [3] https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Tesla-m112 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Tesla-m112
- tbrock 5y ago
  The Y is a much more expensive car with a discontinued standard range version and the base model 3 is by far and away the best selling version of the vehicle. Averages can be misleading. Id like to see the median prices given that the base tesla model 3 is VERY premium vs the base model accord which is not.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    If I was looking to minimize cost per mile, I would get an Accord, not a Tesla. Hondas and Toyotas are tried and true with a few decades of reputation built up. And routine maintenance on those does not cost much.
FpUser 5y ago
>"The same way nobody wants to spent $35k on a honda when they could have a tesla." Depends on who's that nobody is. The only things I personally value in cars are: 1) It *reliably* gets me from A to B 2) It accommodates my vacation stuff so I always get van. I would not pay one single penny for car's "coolness". If I was getting car instead of van Tesla would not be in the picture despite the fact that I could buy it if I valued different things in car.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  If that is all you care about. You aren’t spending $35K for a car. Even if you plan on keeping it for 15 years. Unless perhaps vans that accommodate your vacations cost more. Which still means you aren’t getting a sedan-ish vehicle. I don’t think you’re refuting the point since you’re not one of the people that fits in the hypothetical scenario the OP presented.

by tbrock 5y ago

neogodless 5y ago

Looks like Honda Accord is approaching $32k on average[0]. 200k Honda Accords sold in the U.S. 2020[1]. 450k Tesla Model 3 + Y sold globally[2]. Though Model 3 and Y average price closer to $49k and $65k respectively[3]. If I have a point, it's that if you have $35k to spend, you're probably getting a high trim level Honda Accord. Because you need another $15k to get an "average" Tesla Model 3. (Obviously the Model 3 is worth spending $50k for lots and lots of buyers!) [0] https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Honda-Accord-d585 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Honda-Accord-d585 [1] https://www.best-selling-cars.com/usa/2020-full-year-usa-honda-and-acura-sales-by-model/ https://www.best-selling-cars.com/usa/2020-full-year-usa-hon... [2] https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2020-full-year-global-tesla-car-sales-worldwide/ https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2020-full-year-glob... [3] https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Tesla-m112 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-trends/Tesla-m112

tbrock 5y ago
The Y is a much more expensive car with a discontinued standard range version and the base model 3 is by far and away the best selling version of the vehicle. Averages can be misleading. Id like to see the median prices given that the base tesla model 3 is VERY premium vs the base model accord which is not.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  If I was looking to minimize cost per mile, I would get an Accord, not a Tesla. Hondas and Toyotas are tried and true with a few decades of reputation built up. And routine maintenance on those does not cost much.

FpUser 5y ago

>"The same way nobody wants to spent $35k on a honda when they could have a tesla." Depends on who's that nobody is. The only things I personally value in cars are: 1) It *reliably* gets me from A to B 2) It accommodates my vacation stuff so I always get van. I would not pay one single penny for car's "coolness". If I was getting car instead of van Tesla would not be in the picture despite the fact that I could buy it if I valued different things in car.

skinnymuch 5y ago
If that is all you care about. You aren’t spending $35K for a car. Even if you plan on keeping it for 15 years. Unless perhaps vans that accommodate your vacations cost more. Which still means you aren’t getting a sedan-ish vehicle. I don’t think you’re refuting the point since you’re not one of the people that fits in the hypothetical scenario the OP presented.