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Originally Posted by 68style
Well yah I mean there's no arguing it's cheaper to run a EV month to month... but you probably paid 6 figures for a used Model X as an interim car... it's kinda hard to say you saved $500 a month considering what else is available at that price point. That's an absolutely massive borderline supercar level expenditure upfront on the vehicle itself.
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I got my used 2016 Model X off Tesla for mid 60k+tax... something like low 70s tax in.
I actually didn't mention about car cost because it's hard to compare and everyone's preference is different. But say if you were to compare a Model 3 with a BMW 3-class or Benz C-class. The payments are roughly the same, but the operating cost on the Model3 is so much lower.
And when you factor the saving into, which in my case works out about 300-400 when gas and maintenance are factored into. Yes, I used to do my maintenance at stealership. And that's still the case with Tesla, so I think it's a fair apple to apple comparison. Only thing I had to replace was air filter (which was more of a feel-good replacement. It was fine, but the tech was coming to make some minor warranty work, so I did it together) and wiper fluid.
And with Tesla service, I didn't even need to drop the car off or anything... I just let the mobile service know where the car was going to be, they can do everything without me ever meeting the tech and/or any time without car as they did the service while I was working inside the house.
My point is, Tesla or EV in general aren't perfect yet. We don't have anywhere near enough charging options on road to make it comparable to ICE. But when you take the saving (which is enough to cover a small ICE car payment) and everything into calculation, for city-wide day-to-day commute, still driving ICE is actually a waste of money (gas saving varies, but I was doing about 22-25k a year, gas-saving alone can cover a brand new cheapo ICE car payment) and time. (because everyday you charge at home when you get back. No more visit to gas station, ever). Just the same as your argument of new vs. used.