Hi, I'm Green1 and I'm an addict.... I don't have a Tesla yet, but I can't stop from spending far too much time every day thinking about one. I read this site, and every news article I can find about Tesla constantly, and I can't even count how many times I've configured "my" car on the Tesla website. (85KW, green with tan leather, pano roof, tech package, fog lights, parking sensors, air suspension, dual chargers, 19inch wheels, cold weather package) I've been a fan since the roadster was first announced. I "wanted" a roadster, but I REALLY want a model S. Trouble is, I don't exactly have $100,000 sitting around to spend on a car. Even saying that seems insane, the most I've ever spend on a car was $14,000, and I thought that was high, now I'm looking at 10 times that (I've never bought new, and in fact at time of purchase I've never owned a car that was newer than 15 years old.)
For now I think I need to keep puttering along in my ICE minivan. But I am saving as much as I can in anticipation of one day affording something (a few more years?) Of course this brings me to some interesting speculation. The Roadster started at over 100k, the Model S starts at about 70k, but is really a better car in almost every respect. Soon Tesla will unveil the "Gen III" vehicle that's supposed to be around 35k, will it be on par with an early S? or will it be a much less interesting car? I can justify spending 35K on a car (realistically more like 45K once we convert to Canadian dollars and add a feature or two) But for the Model S, if I tell my wife I'm spending more than my annual salary on a car... I'm not sure I want to have that conversation....
Anyway, I decided I'd post the introduction, because I'm sure of all the people reading this, someone can probably relate...
For now I think I need to keep puttering along in my ICE minivan. But I am saving as much as I can in anticipation of one day affording something (a few more years?) Of course this brings me to some interesting speculation. The Roadster started at over 100k, the Model S starts at about 70k, but is really a better car in almost every respect. Soon Tesla will unveil the "Gen III" vehicle that's supposed to be around 35k, will it be on par with an early S? or will it be a much less interesting car? I can justify spending 35K on a car (realistically more like 45K once we convert to Canadian dollars and add a feature or two) But for the Model S, if I tell my wife I'm spending more than my annual salary on a car... I'm not sure I want to have that conversation....
Anyway, I decided I'd post the introduction, because I'm sure of all the people reading this, someone can probably relate...