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Originally Posted by freakshow
for 99% of people you buy a tesla because you like it. If you wanted to save money, you would buy a 2007 Civic for 4k and drive it into the ground.
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The saving is not much... a 2007 Civic does what? 8L/100km if you are not heavy on pedal. That's still ~$275 in gas every month assuming one does 2k at today's price... and might go even higher, while our hydro rate is pretty much constant.
When I was doing a 10yr cost analysis to decide whether to buy my Model 3 SR+, in no scenario an ICE could come out ahead assuming everything is either brand new or relatively new so I don't need to worry about suddenly being without car; All the way down to a Yaris.
By buying a 15yrs beater is not saving money. It's just spending as little as possible and hoping for the best.