According to this website, the average total price paid for a new car is
$31500.
https://www.concannonbc.com/how-much-does-a-typical-american-actually-pay-for-a-car/
That average includes luxury models so I suspect the median price is
somewhat lower. Either way, I would consider 46K substantially higher,
meaning high priced for the average buyer of a new car.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Willie via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: ev@lists.evdl.org
Cc: "Willie" <wmckem...@gmail.com>
Sent: 14-Oct-18 6:19:40 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Why I Won't Buy a Tesla, Edison-Tesla Deja Vu
On 10/14/2018 04:33 PM, paul dove via EV wrote:
I don’t know where you get this kind of thinking. They are not high
priced cars. Mine was $46,000. A Toyota Highlander is $42,000 and a
Subaru Ascent is $46,000. If you get a comparable car you will pay
about the same.
Interest piqued by your seemingly low price for a low end Model 3, I
just checked the Tesla website. The lowest priced available Model 3
to order is $49,000. Delivery, etc is another $1,200. State sales tax
will likely be about $3,000. So, $54,200. Order by 10/15/18 to be
assured of delivery in 2018 and you should get a $7,500 federal tax
credit though the $54,200 will be due before delivery time. Final
amount: $46,700. Close enough to your quote. OTOH, that does not
include AutoPilot. A Tesla should not be bought without AutoPilot,
IMHO.
There has been some recent scuttlebutt about some Model 3s being
available as "inventory" cars at a discount of a $1,000 or more. The
inventory cars are not likely to be without options. That is, they may
not get below $46,000.
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