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If you have to pick, There's literally no one that is forced to choose from $50,000+ electric cars.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
If one has chosen to buy a Tesla, one must choose which to purchase...? It’s pretty clearly an expensive luxury good with robust demand, sooooo what’s the argument? Don’t buy one if you’re not of the means to afford one. If you’ve decided to buy a Tesla, I’m sharing which you’ll get the most value out of. Average price of a new car is $45k-48k btw. 17 million new auto sales per year in the US. $50k-$60k isn’t egregious considering total cost of ownership savings. One could buy an equally expensive combustion vehicle I suppose. Prices for a new Toyota Highlander currently range from $37k to $67k, for example.
- maxerickson 4y ago
  If one has chosen to buy a Tesla, one must choose which to purchase...? It’s pretty clearly an expensive luxury good with robust demand, sooooo what’s the argument? Don’t buy one if you’re not of the means to afford one. If you’ve decided to buy a Tesla, I’m sharing which you’ll get the most value out of. Average price of a new car is $45k-48k btw. 17 million new auto sales per year in the US. $50k-$60k isn’t egregious considering total cost of ownership savings. One could buy an equally expensive combustion vehicle I suppose. Prices for a new Toyota Highlander currently range from $37k to $67k, for example. I wasn't arguing, was just poking fun at the phrasing that suggested buyers were forced to choose between a couple of expensive cars from one company.
  - toomuchtodo 4y ago
    My apologies! I was in the mindset of “if you can only acquire one Tesla [for whatever reason], this is the one you’d want.” There are plenty of other fine EV models out there for a consumer to pick from if a Tesla isn’t right for them.
    - maxerickson 4y ago
      Are there a lot of people that decide they need a Tesla but aren't sure which one they need? Seems like a strange approach to buying a car.

If one has chosen to buy a Tesla, one must choose which to purchase...? It’s pretty clearly an expensive luxury good with robust demand, sooooo what’s the argument? Don’t buy one if you’re not of the means to afford one. If you’ve decided to buy a Tesla, I’m sharing which you’ll get the most value out of. Average price of a new car is $45k-48k btw. 17 million new auto sales per year in the US. $50k-$60k isn’t egregious considering total cost of ownership savings. One could buy an equally expensive combustion vehicle I suppose. Prices for a new Toyota Highlander currently range from $37k to $67k, for example.

maxerickson 4y ago
If one has chosen to buy a Tesla, one must choose which to purchase...? It’s pretty clearly an expensive luxury good with robust demand, sooooo what’s the argument? Don’t buy one if you’re not of the means to afford one. If you’ve decided to buy a Tesla, I’m sharing which you’ll get the most value out of. Average price of a new car is $45k-48k btw. 17 million new auto sales per year in the US. $50k-$60k isn’t egregious considering total cost of ownership savings. One could buy an equally expensive combustion vehicle I suppose. Prices for a new Toyota Highlander currently range from $37k to $67k, for example. I wasn't arguing, was just poking fun at the phrasing that suggested buyers were forced to choose between a couple of expensive cars from one company.
- toomuchtodo 4y ago
  My apologies! I was in the mindset of “if you can only acquire one Tesla [for whatever reason], this is the one you’d want.” There are plenty of other fine EV models out there for a consumer to pick from if a Tesla isn’t right for them.
  - maxerickson 4y ago
    Are there a lot of people that decide they need a Tesla but aren't sure which one they need? Seems like a strange approach to buying a car.