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Old 12-27-2024, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Your new Tesla was significantly more expensive than a "regular" car.

The cheapest stripped-down Tesla available is a basic Model 3. STARTING price for those is $42,490.

Compare to the cheapest stripped-down Hyundai Elantra (gas), at $21,875. That's more than $20,000 less expensive.

If you want to compare like with like, then compare with the Elantra electric, which is $39,950, or around $2500 cheaper than the stripped-down Tesla.

I think people who can afford to buy expensive cars and think they're no more expensive than less expensive cars, have a certain blindness to the reality of the majority of this country's affordability.
A REGULAR car as we noted would be the Accord or Camry, both equipped well upper $30's+ Out Tesla got the $7K rebate, so..... ours has EVERYTHING and zero gas. enough already.