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Originally Posted by Badhobz
So your argument is that all these people living in condos and apartments who make 50-60k a year should all switch to model 3s because it’ll save them money in the long run ? Fuck the fact that monthly will be almost 900 dollars vs 400 for the intial 3-4 year just so they can save gas money ?
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You keep bringing more stuff into the discussion. It doesn't help you to make your argument more compelling. You are arguing that the monthly payment of a Tesla is higher while failing to recognize that people need to pay for gas/services if they do get a Corolla. They need to factor those costs into their monthly budgeting, meaning they need to put that money aside even if they aren't paying them yet.
The absolute cost of ownership is what actually matters because those are the actual $$$ coming out of one's pocket.
The absolute cost is extremely close between the 2 given the scenario you provided, a 30k barebone econobox Corolla vs. a 68k Model 3.
Corolla: 30,000+(3147*10)+(1200*10)=73,470
Model 3: 68,200+(504*10)+(450*10)= 77,400
The total difference is under 4000 for 10yrs or ~$33/mth. And for this "saving" to hold, it means gas cannot go above 1.639/L on average for the next 10yrs and one is driving a barebone econobox for that period. Even by just moving the Corolla from a barebone to a full option one (which runs at 33000+tax, or $36860), the saving is gone and Model 3 would come out ahead.
By saying one driving a Corolla only needs to pay a $xxx monthly payment vs. $yyy on a Model 3, you are purposely omitting the portion of the gas/service/whatever payment that a Corolla driver needs to budget in order to drive the car. And where the fuck is the money going to come from when the tank runs dry/needs an oil change?
I've said it before and I will reiterate: when it comes to new ICE vs. EV argument... the only way to actually come out cheaper on ICE is to take compromises. You buy a lesser/cheaper/older car and it has to be something that suck in performance because there is no way to create performance without burning fuel. You buy a car that's the same price as a Tesla, the fuel/service cost difference adds up so fast that you can pretty much get another brand new Tesla Model 3 base on the saving after 10yrs.