02-17-2025, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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I don't think people realize how cheap Tesla's are
Tesla Model 3: $250 a month for a lease
Cybertruck: $750 a month for a lease. A new Toyota LandCruiser is 50% more to lease than a Cybertruck. |
02-18-2025, 04:49 AM | #2 |
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I still don't want one
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02-18-2025, 05:51 AM | #3 |
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But thing is unless you're charging at home, there is no cost savings for power and there's the burden of waiting at every fill up.
As an A to B commuting car, electric is 100% the way to go; IF it where cheaper to purchase. As an only car or multi use car, it's not the best choice for everyone. Also, an i3 or i8 is cheaper than a Tesla. |
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A car with door handles that work in an emergency costs more money... wow.
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I pretty much retired from selling BMWs over electric cars and BMW's inability to deliver in a reasonable time-frame. And that was after nearly 50-years representing BMW.
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I've noticed the same. I spend more a month in gas than I would in a lease payment and charging (at home) combined. Strictly as a commuter, it is cheaper to operate than a paid-for ICE vehicle.
But insurance... That's where they get ya. Holy smokes it costs some coin to insure. A quick quote from my insurance agent would have me paying more a year to insure it than my M3 and Land Cruiser combined ![]() |
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02-18-2025, 10:00 AM | #7 |
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My next car will probably be electric. But it will not be the science experiment that is a Tesla.
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That's nuts. In Canada, for a similar 36 month lease of a Model 3, no money down, 10000 miles/year, its about $992 per month. Plus taxes no doubt.
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What's that in US dollars at today's currency exchange rate, $1.68?
![]() Seriously though, it's $699 USD as I write this.....
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My post was simply doing the currency conversion on your quoted Canadian loonies price, so that everyone is comparing apples to apples.
Also, using 90210 is a bad example, since the State of California probably has their own EV incentives packaged into that price. Try 29201, which is in a solidly anti-EV state.....
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