coolsaber

Some folks have decided that their 3 is the new Ferrari SP12 EC

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

that video was hilarious. one thing i noted is he said insurance is DOUBLE for teslas compared to regular vehicles... is that generally true?

EZZ

I see more Tesla's on the road in so-cal than Mercedes. It is far from a collectors item. Hahaha

Freds430

Absolutely true. The Model S has the highest premium and the Model 3 is as high as a 911.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...sure/35234533/

https://www.autonews.com/article/201...sive-to-insure

Allen K

iTrader: (4)

My wife's model 3 cost about $15 more every 6 months vs her 2014 CX-5

Propulsion

Rich’s videos are always entertaining. I was following him before his channel blow up

jwong77

Oh man, that guy is a riot! Thanks for sharing!

UDel

I don't think such a ugly car is ever going to be a collectors item.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

from that second link:


that's great, but how to reconcile with above?

geko29

Yup. Repairs are insanely expensive. My wife's boss got into a minor rear-ender in his Model S, with damage looking about like you'd expect. Bumper cracked and partially loose, lower part of bumper/diffuser fallen off. Repair was a little over $23k.

Allen K

iTrader: (4)

We pay about $2,000/year for full coverage & a $500 deductible for 3 cars The Model 3 makes up $700 of that $2K

My wife's 3 was hit while parked in the gym parking lot. $10K in damage for what doesn't look like much. We're also still waiting for the parts to come in before taking it into the shop too

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

electric cars do not age well because each new iteration is a big improvement over the previous. Like expecting early smartphones to be collectors items. Thats why the prices tank badly.