Why I won't buy a Tesla Model 3

Is that a standard 6-month policy? If Model 3 insurance was similarly priced, that would result in a straight-up reservation cancellation from me, and I'd be seriously eying the Volt or Prius PiP. Sustainable transport for the masses it ain't.

On the other hand, I read some Model S owners highlighting their insurance rates in recent months, and they sound very reasonable...so I'm not gonna' panic, yet.

 

No, it is actually much more than I pay for 12 months.
Some have found shopping around is necessary. Also remember, insurance companies charge a lot more for extremely high performance cars.
Insurance costs for the M3 will simply be less because the cost of the car is less.

 

Truckers do it EVERY DAY.

Merged.

Care to elaborate on the autopilot feature?

Very curious - thanks!

 

there's a thread here with a great write up on a euro autopilot trip. great detail and very interesting. i think ggood posted it.

 

A Tesla goes for a semi-autonomous jaunt in England | PriusChat

 

Careful with uttering absolutes as they are nearly always wrong! (notice I avoided making one myself?)

I've done a non-stop leg from El Paso to Kerrville Tx via I-10 which is a tad more than 500 miles. Wasn't easy; only drank water (NO COFFEE!!!!! ) and snacked on a couple of homemade sandwiches. I was pressed for time to get home (another 225 miles) to avoid missing work and further hotel and rental charges (F150).

 

their sheet is pretty strong ... thanks for the painful reminder -
I'd bet that all our companies would be as strong as GM, if we were given over a BILLION dollars. Heck 'green' GM even got a ¼billion just so you & I could pay for theie toxic poison cleanup dead zones.

New GM Shirks Responsibility for Old Toxic Dumps and Mercury Disposal
New GM Shirks Responsibility for Old Toxic Dumps and Mercury Disposal
GM says stupid things like that because they think the public are stupid, memory void tools, ripe for the taking.
When the "new GM" starts paying their own way - they can claim to a 'pretty shape" balance sheet. BUT i DO get it ... GM's needs spin .... new ev ... They feel Tesla stole their thunder with the M3 announcement. IMO, if gm truly felt like their ev was goog or better - they' d just smile (like tesla is doing) and say something like - we'll let the buying public decide.
Lastly - since i'm on a roll anyway .... insurance cost? really? c'mon nay sayers ... dig deep! there's got to be a better batch of FUD than that ...

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Just got back form a business trip Montreal Toronto it make me realize Tesla is not for me there is no way I can make it without so much hassle even if I dont go there often when I do I dont want to be stuck. For my need the best option for now is plugin hybrid but I spend so little gas with my v add the amazing cargo space im now convince greener and wiser option is to keep it it.

 

Same for me. I've always said a plug-in v would be the ultimate green machine.

The current and planned supercharger rollout, for the most part, passes me by but I understand why so not a real big deal and the same reasons should hold true for hydrogen. For the medium term, I think PHEV's are the best solution for the masses.

 

actually, if you consider growth, Honda/prius ramped up hybrids early 2000's - roughly a decade & ½ ago. If we consider plugins have started ~ ½ decade ago - their growth rate exceeds hybrids. That said, here's to continued growth of both segments
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That's logical of course. I like to bundle my insurance (home and auto) since that affords its own discount(s). I just hope there isn't sticker shock with the M3. It will be daunting enough to finance one in the first place.

 

If the body is largely aluminum the repair bills may be higher, which could translate into higher insurance costs.
The medical costs are lower, as there is a smaller likelihood of injury to passengers or driver, so that helps lower the price.

I suspect the biggest factor will have nothing to do with the car, but instead with the availability and cost of spare parts.
This has been a challenge for Tesla. If it continues to be for the next couple of years, it may show up in insurance costs.

 

Neither is the Model 3 a common man's car. Unless you consider a BMW 3 series or Lexus IS a common man's car.

I think Corvette has moved on to carbon fiber.

 

agreed, common mans bev still 5-10 years away probably.

 

If the common mans BEV is only 5-10 years away, all the infrastructure (batteries, motors, electronics, manufacturing plants, fast charging technologies) building has to be underway right now.

In the car manufacturing world, this is actually too short a short time window. Notice how Prius development started in the 1980s for the first US production autos to be available in 2001. The common man's BEV is probable much closer to 10+ years out than 5.

 

could be, i really just threw a wag out there.

 

What is not a WAG is that most of the posters here are not the common man, so the 5-10 BEV window for the exceptional, far-sighted, buyer is valid.

 

absolutely. it might take tesla 5 years just to fill excess demand and get to normal production without too much backlog.
and gm, nissan and whomever else will sell a lot of bev's in that time as well.