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PoindexterOglethorpe

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15. Of course, a two or three year old car can easily be less than 20k.

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #14)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 01:40 AM

Oct 2018

A month ago I bought a 2017 Honda Fit with 13k miles for under 20k.

And there's a huge gap from 20k to 70k which is the STARTING price of a new Tesla. Trust me, until Teslas get down to the price of an entry level Honda or some such similarly low-priced car, they will remain (70k???!!) a luxury car for the few.

The starting prices for each and every Tesla is NOT in anything anyone can remotely call affordable. Unless you're in the 1%, in which case your notion of affordable is quite different from mine.

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Guess What? Everyone Was Wrong About Tesla [View all] Zorro Oct 2018 OP

The big picture: cleaner electric cars are off and running Cicada Oct 2018 #1

Remind me again how much their cars cost? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #2

They are getting there....Bolt @ 37k, Kona @ 39k minus Tax credits masmdu Oct 2018 #12

Even 30k is nearly twice what I'm willing to pay for a car. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #13

There are precious few new cars out there under 20K these days NickB79 Oct 2018 #14

Of course, a two or three year old car can easily be less than 20k. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #15

Used cars are a great way to go NickB79 Oct 2018 #16

For me 40k is mindboggling and PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #17

Is this article from Forbes or the Tesla PR department? Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #3

He the entire sentence htuttle Oct 2018 #4

"He the entire sentence"? Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #7

Sorry -- it was a badly delivered meme reference htuttle Oct 2018 #8

A sportswriter friend of mine accidentally left out a verb in one of his stories Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #9

new tech is always pricey til it matures and trickles down price wise nt msongs Oct 2018 #5

From a "gearheads" point of view, The Figment Oct 2018 #6

Sorry, I Don't Buy It. Recommend Shorting the Stock and Its Blowhard Founder! DoctorJoJo Oct 2018 #10

Go for it! Zorro Oct 2018 #11