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Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by tclmeelmo »

No. I've never bought a new car because I'm fundamentally unhappy with paying for the early depreciation. It also seems better environmentally to me to buy used and drive it into the ground, although the actual calculus is beyond me.

I buy a few years used and drive it until it's either not dependable, maintenance is too expensive, or parts availability is a problem.

Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by dangrossman »

Someone1234 wrote: post #19

No. They've released absolutely zero information about it, there's been no reviews, and I'd need an expensive electric charging station installed in my home (approx. $3-4.5K for both the station and installation). Hybrids are "good enough" and cost significantly less than $35K. You can get a Toyota Camry for $26,790. Now obviously the devil is in the details, if the "3" is a really premium vehicle with unique feature…

> approx. $3-4.5K for both the station and installation

Your estimate seems high. I bought an EV charging station on Amazon for $550 (Tesla's branded wall charger is $750) and paid $125 for an electrician to put in the 240V outlet to plug it into.

Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by tclmeelmo »

dangrossman wrote: post #22
Someone1234 wrote: post #19

No. They've released absolutely zero information about it, there's been no reviews, and I'd need an expensive electric charging station installed in my home (approx. $3-4.5K for both the station and installation). Hybrids are "good enough" and cost significantly less than $35K. You can get a Toyota Camry for $26,790. Now obviously the devil is in the details, if the "3" is a really premium vehicle with unique feature…

> approx. $3-4.5K for both the station and installation Your estimate seems high. I bought an EV charging station on Amazon for $550 (Tesla's branded wall charger is $750) and paid $125 for an electrician to put in the 240V outlet to plug it into.

It wasn't for an EVSE, but I had to upgrade my electrical service and it was in that ballpark.

Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by dangrossman »

tclmeelmo wrote: post #23
dangrossman wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> approx. $3-4.5K for both the station and installation Your estimate seems high. I bought an EV charging station on Amazon for $550 (Tesla's branded wall charger is $750) and paid $125 for an electrician to put in the 240V outlet to plug it into.

It wasn't for an EVSE, but I had to upgrade my electrical service and it was in that ballpark.

I didn't even think of that, that would explain it.

Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by Delphiki »

Yepp, I put in two pre-orders yesterday morning at their Santa Monica, CA, store (one for me, one for my parents). Glad I got in yesterday, I'd have second thoughts now that they're at >115,000 pre-orders. Wasn't a big deal that there was no information available, the deposit is 100% refundable, so if I don't like what I see when it gets closer to actual production, I can get a refund, or I could even transfer my deposit to a CPO Model S (or $1000 worth of Tesla baseball hats if I really wanted to). But, I imagine I'll stick with it as I've been a big fan of Tesla since the Roadster, and I've been happy with what I've seen/experienced in my friends' S's and X's so far.

Re: Ask HN: Are you buying a Tesla model 3?

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Post by ferrari8608 »

If I made six digits a year, I would consider buying one to play around with. Personally though, I'm a huge fan of the internal combustion engine without all of the drive by wire connected to the cloud stuff. As a programmer, the thought of having an internet facing computer running my car with proprietary software terrifies me.
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