It’s $30k in the US?.. I’d be looking at 43k€-ish here ($47k)… Corolla is even more…
I checked the website it’s actually $45k sticker price in the US.
The $30k price is with the $1k discount mentioned plus the “Include est. incentives of $7,500 and 5-year gas savings of $6,000” check box the Tesla site has.
What the fuck is this scummy marketing bullshit?
i’d need another 130k to be taken off the price before i consider using one
There’s a spambot posting referral links so I made it a shitpost.
It really irritates me that the best range for $ ratio in the US is still dominated by Telsa.
The Ioniq 6 certainly has to be close if not better on that factor, depending on local incentives.
Yeah, good point. Hyundai / Kia is one of the few companies giving Telsa some proper range-cost ratio competition in the states.
Only $10,000 more until the trash build quality sort of matches the price.
In most of Europe, the prices of Model 3’s match pretty well those of the Polestar 2. The difference in build quality between those two is night and day. The Tesla feels like a Chrysler/Dodge Neon in comparison, with leather being the only concession whatsoever to niceness.
The fact that in Europe somehow they’re “premium” and not budget cars within their category blows my mind.
At that point you might as well spend an extra 3k for a Corolla
Ahh yes, the casket cars which you can’t open from the inside if they lose power.
Edit: The rear doors do not have a mechanical lever, so you have to leave through the front doors in an emergency.
Should my kids and any other passengers also RTFM before getting in the car?
If it’s your car, then you are responsible for the safety of your passengers. You should ensure that any adults are aware of how to use the safety features, e.g. seatbelts, and you have a plan for evacuation of any children in the event of an emergency. Just like if you’re driving a car with child safety locks on the rear doors that prevent those doors from being opened from the inside.
Hate on Tesla or Musk all you want, but let’s not spread easily-disprovable FUD. It weakens whatever argument you’re trying to make.
Child safety locks disengage when the airbags pop.
Who the fuck is going to know how to open the rear doors like that? Also, the older models required tools to open the hatch with the wire.
