None. I’d like to get a luxury SUV with leather seats and a high end music system, but I don’t want to pay $60K+ for the kind of vehicle I want. And I live in a city where everything I need is in walking distance. And I don’t have children so I don’t have a reason that I’d have to own a vehicle.
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#32Just sold my 1994 Nissan R33 Skyline that I've owned for the last 15 years - currently looking at importing a 2020 Nismo Note S.
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#332017 Toyota Prius. Excellent fuel economy and driver assistance features. My partner complains about the seats not being comfortable enough and I agree, to a certain extent.
‘16 Prius 3 touring. Love it. Don’t realize how tiny it is except when hand washing it. We use it for family road trips too.
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#342017 Toyota Prius. Excellent fuel economy and driver assistance features. My partner complains about the seats not being comfortable enough and I agree, to a certain extent.
‘16 Prius 3 touring. Love it. Don’t realize how tiny it is except when hand washing it. We use it for family road trips too.
I agree. It seems pretty big until you wash it or use it to move large furniture, boxes, etc.
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#352019 Tesla Model 3. Electric is the way to go and can't say enough goodness about Tesla. After the state/fed rebates I think my Std Plus came in around $27K. Now here's the best part: paid total of $20 in 2yrs for charging in >20K miles. During day, my work pays for charging so it's fully charge all the time and if not work like during the pandemic, target has free charging and other locations, of course most are not…
Was there a compelling reason for choosing the Model 3 over the Model Y? I’m also curious if you’ve driven long distance with it. I drive 250+ miles pretty regularly and wonder about the Supercharger experience.
Re: Ask HN: What car do you drive?
#362019 Tesla Model 3. Electric is the way to go and can't say enough goodness about Tesla. After the state/fed rebates I think my Std Plus came in around $27K. Now here's the best part: paid total of $20 in 2yrs for charging in >20K miles. During day, my work pays for charging so it's fully charge all the time and if not work like during the pandemic, target has free charging and other locations, of course most are not…
Was there a compelling reason for choosing the Model 3 over the Model Y? I’m also curious if you’ve driven long distance with it. I drive 250+ miles pretty regularly and wonder about the Supercharger experience.
Well back in 2019 there wasn't a model Y but I'm getting one soon! As for long trips, yeah there was some trepidation hearing of all the anti-tesla blocking tactics you hear, but none found so far. The longest has been to LA and back from SF and it's was smooth. The trip maker designs your trip so that you'll never be in danger of out of charge. Also made many trips to Tahoe from SF and no problem there either. Many charge points along the way also making it a nice pit stop for eats and restrooms.
Actually it's much like the old days of road trips where your trip isn't just the destination but the route to the your destination can be fun too.
PS> you can get onto Tesla's site and plan your trip. you can see for yourself depending on the Tesla model where you'll need to divert to charge if even needing to divert. Most Superchargers are along most major thoroughfares including some destination like SF Zoo has SC too. Here's the link: https://www.tesla.com/trips Here's a route from SF to LA based on my Model 3
https://www.tesla.com/trips#/?v=M3_2020_StandardRangePlus&o=...