There is a spectacular cartoon by Gary Larson (Far Side), "All Right, Rusty's In The Club"
I'm hoping at some point to join the club too.
I am a long-time EV enthusiast, I was even going to convert an old Plymouth TC3 to electric, but unfortunately the car burned! Talk about an event, even though the car was parked next to a fuel pump the gas station attendant wouldn't let me use their fire extinguisher. So I pushed the car away from the pump, whereupon the fire really got going, even shorting the starter to pump fuel to the fully engulfed engine compartment. The smoke was pouring across the entire four-lane street, and when the fire department guys got there they snapped the hood up and had the fire out in a minute.
So decades later, on 3/31/2012, I purchased a new 2011 Nissan LEAF. A spectacular car, a terrible buying experience. Everything was worked out, but when I went there the finance guy said the interest rate for the lease was "just a number" and even though I have spectacular credit I'd be paying the high interest rate. So I said sure, then immediately refinanced at the low rate through the credit union, and bought the car. At one Nissan dealer, they said they'd want $500 to do what is essentially an hour of paperwork, I said sure, just to see what they'd do, and he said, "Well, we're kind of busy, you'll have to come back tomorrow." Of course, you could have heard a cricket chirping at the dealership, they were just too lazy. So I did find a great dealership that did the paperwork as a courtesy, so of course I went there all the time with the car.
I've always been somewhat unhappy with the 3.3kw charging the initial models had. Then, on the "Prius Technical Stuff" group, I read of Bob Wilson deciding on a new Tesla Model 3. Bob Wilson has been a long-standing expert for the Prius, which at one time we had a 2004, 2005, and 2006. So I wouldn't feel too bad trying to follow in his footsteps.
I had always understood that Teslas were out of the range for my budget, but now the used market is potentially within budget. I did look at the Model 3, but IMHO there is no comparison to the Model S. The Model 3 is probably on the cutting edge of technology, but the Model S is close to the stratosphere in looks. I keep thinking it must be spectacular to go more than 50 miles without starting to look for a place to charge. (At one time, my Nissan LEAF had lost 7 of 12 capacity bars, and was down to a 26 mile range. I did get the batteries replaced under warranty from Nissan.)
I'm hoping at some point to join the club too.
I am a long-time EV enthusiast, I was even going to convert an old Plymouth TC3 to electric, but unfortunately the car burned! Talk about an event, even though the car was parked next to a fuel pump the gas station attendant wouldn't let me use their fire extinguisher. So I pushed the car away from the pump, whereupon the fire really got going, even shorting the starter to pump fuel to the fully engulfed engine compartment. The smoke was pouring across the entire four-lane street, and when the fire department guys got there they snapped the hood up and had the fire out in a minute.
So decades later, on 3/31/2012, I purchased a new 2011 Nissan LEAF. A spectacular car, a terrible buying experience. Everything was worked out, but when I went there the finance guy said the interest rate for the lease was "just a number" and even though I have spectacular credit I'd be paying the high interest rate. So I said sure, then immediately refinanced at the low rate through the credit union, and bought the car. At one Nissan dealer, they said they'd want $500 to do what is essentially an hour of paperwork, I said sure, just to see what they'd do, and he said, "Well, we're kind of busy, you'll have to come back tomorrow." Of course, you could have heard a cricket chirping at the dealership, they were just too lazy. So I did find a great dealership that did the paperwork as a courtesy, so of course I went there all the time with the car.
I've always been somewhat unhappy with the 3.3kw charging the initial models had. Then, on the "Prius Technical Stuff" group, I read of Bob Wilson deciding on a new Tesla Model 3. Bob Wilson has been a long-standing expert for the Prius, which at one time we had a 2004, 2005, and 2006. So I wouldn't feel too bad trying to follow in his footsteps.
I had always understood that Teslas were out of the range for my budget, but now the used market is potentially within budget. I did look at the Model 3, but IMHO there is no comparison to the Model S. The Model 3 is probably on the cutting edge of technology, but the Model S is close to the stratosphere in looks. I keep thinking it must be spectacular to go more than 50 miles without starting to look for a place to charge. (At one time, my Nissan LEAF had lost 7 of 12 capacity bars, and was down to a 26 mile range. I did get the batteries replaced under warranty from Nissan.)
