re: Is anyone looking into buying a Tesla?

I have been considering for at least six months. Honestly longer than that, the Nissan Leaf, as pathetic and ugly as that little thing is, used to be advertised 5-10 years ago for less than $200/month - if you were in a position to get free charging, a number that low could legitimately be a net cost benefit.

I’ve always thought the govt has royally fricked up the incentive, this would be a third car for us and would be used to offset nearby mileage on our aging but otherwise great vehicles. Families like mine should have been incentivized to increase demand and justify the R&D and infrastructure, all the while decreasing the overall fuel consumption (at least at the pump consumption). Instead, the market is dominated by people living in urban areas with expensive power fight over paid public charging stations

The EV (particularly Tesla) lease deals have been very compelling. Model 3 was like $335 with nothing down last month, and the old model Ys can be had for that this month. That’s cheap for a brand new, proven EV with a good charge network. Some other brands like Subaru and Honda have similarly great deals. They come with decent buyout options that would be particularly attractive if you don’t expect to hit mileage limits - the buyout options are pretty close to the current market values.

However, the used EV credit is particularly compelling for me. I can probably still qualify in 2025. A used model 3 with 50-100k can be found for $17-20k. You can get a used Chevy Bolt with less than 20k miles for the price of a nice golf cart with the credit. Seriously, the market is flooded with them and could be had for like $10-12k. This also applies to plug in hybrids, there are a couple of cool options out there.

The only question Im left with is where to place my new TRUMP 2028 bumper sticker.

Tesla’s have the best overall tech in the EV and automated driving market.

I am more of a sedan/wagon guy with my daily drivers. So the fact that Tesla only offers a compact and large options is disappointing. Wish they had something equivalent to a 5-series, E-class, or A6.

I drive a 540i, so I’m more likely to get an i5 as my first EV tbh. I do not care for the Tesla interiors and so much so that I’d take less range and slightly inferior self-driving to not be in it.

However, the tech is impressive. Some people will not be as opinionated about the high usage human interaction bits or even prefer it. To each their own. Admittedly, all manufacturers are getting a bit too button and knob poor.

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No I don’t fall for the global warming lie But it’s funny Elon got them to buy into and now lefties are burning other lefties cars

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People on the rt buy what they want.

People on the left bought Teslas to virtue signal.


It was always about the mandate.


How the frick are you going to mandate every vehicle is an ev in a city like New Orleans. It was fricking stupid from the beginning.


But unless Tesla starts making hybrids for a daily driver, I won’t be buying.

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No. They are good looking cars but not practical for where I live and what I need

I’ll never own anything other than a full size truck or SUV and it will be an ICE until those cease to exist.

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Nobody has made an EV truck that is a replacement for a body on frame ICE truck. I’ll be nursing my old beater Silverado until the heat death of the universe I reckon. Trucks are too damn expensive to be a utility vehicle (true 3rd/4th vehicle situation) these days. I can’t justify spending that kind of money for something that spends most of its time at the back of my property with the tractor equipment and trailers.

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The new Y is legit. I just can’t do a car with limited mileage. I didn’t know they charge you to charge them at stations.

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I think it’s cheaper than the pump but much more time consuming which is the real rub.

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I feel EV's are about 10 to 15 years away from being practical. Still many kinks to work out.

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I don’t really see that.

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Practical if you only do local short trip driving.

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And that’s why. They have actually done well producing functional vehicles that run on battery, the problem is with consumer expectations.

Too much focus of R&D placed on range (a lot like combustion engine MPG). The focus should have been longevity of the fuel/battery cell.

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Driving a tesla right now feels like not wearing a mask during covid.

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Lmfao. Oh yeah you’re really sticking it to the man driving around in your faggy car.

Socially awkward nerdling autistic Elon = Nazi for hand gesture

Volkswagen - You are intrigued by cars made from a company started by the real Nazis that used concentration camp slave labor?

Just doing a heat check on your usual nuclear level hypocrisy

If we get fair trade with China then the Chinese EV will be substantially cheaper