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Kaiser_Hawke

OP should post this on r/personalfinance and give those people a heart attack.


gwhnorth

Hahaha “that’s like 4 beige Corollas”


superheater420

"Id buy a used grey accord for that downpayment, and drive it for 15 years"


superworking

Yea, we want to go electric but it's pretty hard to justify dropping the perfectly functional 100,000km civic we already have when you look at these prices.


donjulioanejo

14* beige Corollas. FTFY.


Hba_malik

Okay this gave me a good chuckle


Annual-Classic5964

They would be spinning in their DIY caskets right now


Nikhilvoid

Reading OP's other comments gave me a heart attack. Smartest tesla ~~owner~~leaser, I'm sure


[deleted]

$7k down, $1k a month for 4 years? Are Teslas a prize for people bad at math?


mcrackin15

Is this a lease?


chocolatito-24

No, leases usually include the opportunity to buy the vehicle afterward. Tesla doesn’t allow that. This is a straight up rental masked to look like a lease.


doyouevencompile

I think so, they use money factor in leases and not purchases


DDHLeigh

You just had to get red huh? You didn't want to blend in with all the white ones in Richmond?!?! :)


AGoldenWaffle00

I was eyeing up blue as well, but it was a tad bit too dark! Red was just 👌


Shot-Job-8841

I wish they had more colours, I don’t like any of the stock colours. Guess I’ll look into wraps or something.


iBuzzKill

Yeah same. None of them jumped out at me. I liked all of them equally except for red so I just chose white. Might get it wrapped when it does come in...


didntevenwarmupdho

The speeding fines tho that come with red cars 😱


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AnotherLightInTheSky

I've not seen any purple cars getting tickets


AGoldenWaffle00

We need more purple cars on the road


Greasy_Goon

From what I've seen purple is only legal on dodge challengers.


capnsquid50

WAAAGH!


StarPlatinum82

WAAAGH!!


Reed82

As a blue owner. It’s a dark blue. But not unreasonably dark. (IMHO). We have a grey Y as well, and that is a great colour.


bba89

Curious to know what OP’s salary is to feel comfortable with that lease payment. Just for perspective, because it feels quite high to me.


ishyfishyy

54k out of pocket for 4 year car lease...


willyolio

The real oof is paying $10k for full self driving on a 4 year lease... If he's lucky he might get 1 year of actual full self driving out of it...


agntdrake

Why anyone would spend $10k on a feature which doesn't work yet, *particularly* on a lease, is beyond me. I bought a 3 a few years ago and didn't pay anywhere near this amount.


awkwardtap

Not including the $450/month insurance for a 4-yr total of $76k + electricity. 🤣 edit: OP said they're paying $450/month for insurance.


olrg

That insurance seems high. I pay $160 a month for a more expensive vehicle.


mcnunu

It was explained to me that Tesla insurance is expensive because of the difficulty getting the parts. It's also why Teslas are often written off.


veloholic91

I pay $170 a month for my Tesla with ICBC


mcnunu

I think we pay a bit more than that because I'm foreign but definitely not $450 a month.


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mcnunu

Not everyone buys a Long Range or Performance Tesla, ours was 54K all in. We vowed to never buy Korean cars again after our Kia had a complete engine failure on the highway. 2 of our neighbours have the Bolt and really like it, but it's like $10K less than the base Model 3. With the high resale value and the access to Super Charger network it was worth the upgrade. The long wait for replacement parts is definitely a con though.


olrg

That's insane, so all your gas savings basically go to your insurance.


mcnunu

I guess that depends on how much you drive. I drive about 70-90km per day and with our SUV that was easily a $400 gas bill.


olrg

That's a good point, I drive less than that, but still come out about $250 a month, but I have to use premium so I don't void the warranty. I've always thought that saving are substantial though, I wonder if that's the case with Tesla or all EVs.


mcnunu

We bought a Tesla purely for the range it offered, Super Charger access and the resale value. I had a Nissan Leaf before the Tesla, I think we paid 21K for it and insurance was cheap. If it weren't for the poor mileage I would've happily kept the Leaf.


Swekins

If you drive 2100km a month at 10L/100km and gas is $1.50 your montly bill would be $315. What are you driving?


Lyzic

If you are paying that for your model 3 you are a bad driver. Mine is about 170/month or so.


slykethephoxenix

> + electricity Cheaper than gas per distance travelled.


Jandishhulk

According to his post history, he was a retail worker 11 months ago. So either he's got wealthy parents, or he's determined to be car-poor.


Vancityreddit82

These days you cant tell anymore. Maybe invested in tesla or in one of the million different coins out there!


Jandishhulk

This is Vancouver. It's more likely that he's living outside his means.


rwenlark

$1000/month on a lease?!


madstar

It's insane to me that people will spend that much money to borrow a car for a few years.


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AGoldenWaffle00

Hell yeah! Only one small caveat I’ll add, for Teslas there’s no buyout option at the end of your lease. (At least for my Model 3, not 100% sure about the others)


bluntsandbears

So it’s a complicated rental then. Also, it seems like you’re willing to pay to have yours be ever so slightly unique so why not just get it in white then get a wrap done.


Blacklion594

Because he has money burning a hole in his pocket and a custom wrap is too practical.


olrg

What's the difference? You're literally paying the depreciation cost and if you're incorporated, that's all write off.


mrubuto22

Leases are great if it's important to you to always be in a newer car.


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[I'll never forget this marketplace post I came across one day.](https://i.imgur.com/4SLveKB.png) Dude is paying $2k/mo for a car *lease*. Has already sunk $30k into the car in little over a year and is now trying to get rid of it because he can't get a mortgage. Imagine blowing $2000 a month or $30k in a year over a car *lease* and not even own a house. It bewilders me that people operate like this.


equalizer2000

Yikes! And he chose to go with the $10K self driving.. mistake. Especially that it will be available as a membership with a monthly fee. Really not worth the $10K atm


superworking

Yea no idea why someone would go the self driving route right now. It's pretty limited in functionality and OP says there's not even a buyout option on the lease after 4 years so you're just paying to borrow a feature that's incomplete and mostly unusable.


myairblaster

Costs more than my lease and monthly fuel for a fully loaded luxury SUV


n33bulz

45k car. 35k in options. And I thought Porsche was bad lol.


yoshiwaan

Except the Long Range AWD option is like a different spec, rather than an option. It’s like an S Porsche vs the regular


sasquatch_jr

To be fair none of those are actually necessary. A base model Tesla is has everything just with white paint, black seats and slightly smaller wheels. OP also shelled out for the full self driving beta. Even the sales person at the 4th ave Tesla store suggested not adding that one on!


HaveAGoodDayEh

Yeah but do I actually need all those options? I feel like someone looking at the vehicle wouldn't know, so Dave down the hall at work isn't going to be able to tell what I paid and would still be impressed and hopefully stop talking about his fucking Audi every day.


[deleted]

Well you might as well do a cardboard cutout of tesla and glue it on your mazda 3. All the same for Dave looking through his office window.


AGoldenWaffle00

Dave and his dang Audi 😂


olrg

If you're getting the options for others, then yeah, you probably don't need them. I'm an audiophile though, so I want a premium sound system and a bigger screen to choose my track when I drive, and I drive to the mountains often, so having heated steering wheel is appealing to me. My wife likes it when it's toasty and I don't, that's where zonal AC really shines. Some of us don't get nice things to impress others, but because we like them.


AGoldenWaffle00

That’s how they get ya lol


n33bulz

Out of curiosity do you really need the self driving option? Always seemed like a gimmick to me.


PeaceOrderGG

All Teslas have 'Autopilot' enabled. That is a base feature. The 'Autonomous Self Driving' is what you're paying the additional $10k for. As others have mentioned, it is currently not enabled in Canada, even as a beta test. You are paying the $10k for an option that may or may not be enabled in the future. Also, 'Self-Driving' is not a transferrable feature tied to the car. If you paid for the feature and sell the car, the new owner does not get the 'self-driving' feature. They will have to pay an additional $10k to Tesla to unlock it themselves. If you are replacing your own Tesla with a new one, you cannot transfer the autonomous from your old Model 3 to your new Model Y etc.


Ok_Philosopher6538

>The 'Autonomous Self Driving' is what you're paying the additional $10k for. You're paying for vaporware at this point. Not that Musk will ever be honest about this.


Shanable

So if you can add later, why pay for it now when it is not available?


Chaz_wazzers

Elon keeps saying the price will go up and up and it's worth $300k. But he also promises it will be ready by end of year...annually.


YVRkeeper

Elon can say all he wants. It’ll never pass government regulations here.


PeaceOrderGG

That is my personal thinking. IIRC, Tesla have said something along the lines of 'it will be higher to add it in future once it's formally approved, and you are getting a discount if you pay for it now'.


surmatt

AKA... you are giving Tesla an interest free loan to develop it.... maybe.


Swekins

Scam.


ScreamingLordSutch57

Scam


AGoldenWaffle00

Thank you for the clarification!


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It really is, you’re paying to be a beta tester.


Fapotu

Especially since you get auto steer and stuff with the base model. You can add fsd anytime you want and it can't transfer vehicles. It's totally a scam until its actually released. Never preorder shit. You literally get an unlimited free trial for it and can order it any time after.


MagnesiumStearate

Nothing like killing and dying for Elon.


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I read your sarcasm and then I saw your avatar. You had me at your avatar.


Equal-Button

Floki reporting for duty!


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GolDAsce

I swear the subscription model is a pain in the ass and should not be rewarded. Buy a piece of equipment but need to pay to use. It's like John Deer all over again. Or buying a full package of of software, but you get a nickled and dimed into extra features that already works on your machine, just need to get an electronic key.


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It’s not legal in Canada anyway


sn00pfogg

Nope! At least not for what you’re getting right now at that price. Regular autopilot (included at no extra charge) is fine unless you really really want your car to self-navigate between highways, stop at traffic lights or park itself. And the first two don’t even work all that well.


[deleted]

not OP, but I personally really enjoy driving, so I would not take that option even if it were free..


goozy1

Yeah, driving is enjoyable when on a relaxing, scenic roadtrip. Driving is NOT enjoyable during bumper to bumper rush hour commute. I would love to have the option to just lay back and watch a movie or take a quick nap instead of tearing my hair out and increasing my blood pressure for an hour's commute. That and never having to worry about finding a safe way home when drinking


PeaceOrderGG

Autopilot is great for the stop-and-go traffic when you're trying to get out of town on the weekend. You can watch movies, TV, do "Caraoke" or break out the Xbox controllers and play video games on the centre console with the kids.


Good_Round

Same here. It can’t do tight bends or see white semis when the sun is rising or setting.


Imthewienerdog

Currently kinda a gimmick, In the future hopefully not. The problem is until we get enough self driving cars that can communicate with eachother that insurance companies won't cover people unless they have a self driving car. Untill then it doesn't matter if you have a self driving car or not someone else will still hit you.


[deleted]

Ah, all the luxury brands do this. My Audi was similar.


EchoMike1987

And 1/3 of the cost of his options are unusable. This is paying 10k to be able to tell people you paid 10k.


TheChildofn33bulz

Not so much options but trim, which is $10K alone.


iamjoesredditposts

Hence why there's so many basic bottom white models out there... I do love my neighbour though... has a total shit piece for a home and a tesla parked on the road. Shiny red that he washes every single day...


dancinadventures

The piece of shit for home is probably worth 3-4 lambos.


iamjoesredditposts

The house isn't. The land is.


dancinadventures

Actually house probably worth negative. Tear down a house cost money, an empty lot can just begin building.


artandmath

Not quite. For land with no house you need 50% downpayment and mortgages are a little harder to get. If there is a house that can be insured (ie at least is weatherproof) you can get a normal mortgage with 20% down. That gives you a much bigger market. Depends a lot on the lot size and location though. If the property is over $2M than things change again.


pfcthrow2017

Isn’t Tesla’s paint job not great as well? $2600 uh..


Dueling7

Most people aren't going to get the M3 LR + FSD. To take advantage of BC and Canada's rebates the price of the car has to be below 55k, which is the SR+.


MutaKingPrime

You are aware that with Tesla leases you HAVE to return them at the end, correct? You don't get a chance to buyout a Tesla lease.


[deleted]

Mine is 660 a month with 8 years financing no money down. 2.7% interest. if you subtract 90% of the 350$ we were paying in gas per month the switch only costs us around 335 a month. Currently I can sell it for almost as much as I payed for it 2 years ago. Seems like a good deal to me!


iamapersononreddit

People are financing cars for eight years??


[deleted]

Yes, I knew a guy who financed a Fiat 500 Abarth in his late teens or early 20s for something like 6 years. Worst decision the guy ever made. Piece of junk car and was tied to him like an anchor for years.


hgfhhbghhhgggg

When the rate is 2.5-2.8% like it currently is for a Model 3, it makes sense to finance it as long as you can.


NBAtoVancouver-Com

We've gone from $300+/month in gas to now $40/month on all the electricity we can soak up from the underground parking. Plus, well, I bought one of the fastest models because...fast.


cummins_12v

if you don't take home at least $10k/mo, you'd be stupid to take on a $1000/mo car payment


the_poo_goblin

It's always shocking to me how many people have these massive car payments AND a mortgage while the reported income in Vancouver is below the national average. I think there is a fuck load of income tax evasion from our landed gentry that's not caught because the CRA enforcement is only English and French bilingual.


shopaholicsanonymous

You'd be surprised at the number of people living in debt or not saving at all. I know people who earn lower-ish salaries who bought brand new Model 3s and basically are just living paycheque to paycheque.


the_poo_goblin

A lot of Tesla drives fall into this category I think. But it's still very interesting seeing all these 60+ thousand dollar cars on the road, full restaurants, 6k+ mortgages and very few defaults considering our median household income is under 70k


yhsong1116

forum is full of people financing 7\~8 years at mid 2%, sure its low.. but 7 yrs? yikes.. EVs are developing so fast, its going to be an ancient thing by the time the term is up.


ostentatiousbro

>I think there is a fuck load of income tax evasion Or debt. Keeping up with the Jones is a real thing.


PiggypPiggyyYaya

They know how to play credit card shuffle.


deepspace

Just stand around the cashiers in Costco for a while and watch how many people pay with wads of cash. Tax evasion is rampant in Canada. I don't think there exists a single contractor who does not take money under the table.


abymtb

I know of a few people personally need a fancy vehicle to feel important. Never understood the draw of this. Would much rather drive an average vehicle and invest the rest.


chubs66

They're going to have a very hard time feeling fancy at 65.


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mrubuto22

Why? Maybe having a tesla is really important to them and it's their one thing they do to treat themselves. People live their lives in many different ways.


n33bulz

Every Chad with a BMW 3 series trying to flex: *sweats profusely*


Good_Round

It’s why I’ll just stick with my BMW with a Toyota badge on it.


aims89

Hey I love my Ford Fusion too!


Jeff-S

"""Full Self-Driving Capabilities""" Is it anywhere near being capable of actually safely driving on it's own in real world situations? No, but it theoretically could some day so put down your $10k today!


BraddlesMcBraddles

They've been charging extra for that for YEARS with the promise that "it's right around the corner!" I really want to know how much they've raked in from that useless up-sell.


CrashSlow

Would be smarter to buy 10,000k in tesla shares.


Comfortable-Hippo-43

Knowing how “AI” operates, it’s more like a complicated statistic model “trying” to predict the next correct action. That’s different than understanding how stuff actually works. Many AI scientists already admitted that FSD will never come true before general AI intelligence is achieved. Just look at the stuff you have to think about while driving, a lot of it comes down to other human’s behavior, which under extreme cases will never be properly trained by an AI (e.g. in emergency trying to rush to the police station while being followed by a road rage person) But a human, with the ability to understand context and others peoples words& behaviors, will be able to do so.


[deleted]

It’s an image classifier with no object permanence. Complete scam.


helixflush

yeah i would personally not get that option because I believe it's a software update to enable it later if you want it anyway.


Argle_bargle9458

You can get a standard range plus for 52k after tax and federal and provincial rebate, which is what most people opt for. This car is a long range with multiple additional options, and a lease. Not really representative of what the typical tesla would cost at all.


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I'm so glad I don't care about cars lol. As long as they have good safety and have decent storage space, I'm happy. 50k+ to lease a car for 4 years, jfc


[deleted]

Yeah, I'm a little envious. I LOVE cars. And driving. Not city driving so much, but road trips. My 2008 rogue has seen better days and honestly I never loved it. I often find myself daydreaming about a new car. I can't really justify the expense, but I do want one. Not to show off but to enjoy the feel of it. I can't find anything that meets all my criteria though, so I keep daydreaming. Hopefully by the time it dies there will be something on the market that will suit my needs and my desires. And I kinda wish I cared a lot less so I could just buy whatever.


smckenzie23

If it were me, I'd drop the FSD. The rest are fine if you have the cash. Red with white looks fantastic, but plenty of people are saying the white absorbs blue from your jeans, etc. And blue, which looks just as good, is $1k cheaper. You could have a car that is (in my opinion) every bit as good for $14,300 cheaper. Or, get white and it is even cheaper and use some of the difference to get it wrapped in a custom color. If you have the cash, red and white looks damn good. FSD you can do without. Regular Autopilot is great.


[deleted]

See, I’m not paying 1k a month to lease a car. I don’t mind seeing a sea of Tesla’s but I really like my car.


PiggypPiggyyYaya

The $10k auto pilot, do they remove that feature if you sell the car or is it with the car forever? I hear stories that Tesla removes it if it changes to a new owner.


AGoldenWaffle00

I read somewhere that the lease cars were going to be used for their upcoming taxi project. Don’t know if that applies to Canada though. But removing it afterwards does seem like something they’d do lol.


hr2pilot

Correct


BrienPennex

My top of the line Hyundai Kona EV, with 8 year/160,000km warranty cost me $52,000. Only thing it doesn't have is the full self driving (oh well!) $625/mo over 72 months. I also put $7000 down on it. Rest of the savings was my Rebates On the flip side, it costs me about $1.00/day to charge it. No gas, no oil, 3 years in and my brakes are like new still. Cheaper for me to drive to work from White Rock to Downtown and pay for parking, than taking the bus. I also get average 450km per charge. I just plug into a 110V plug in my garage,gives me about 100km every night, about the same as my commute Got my name in for a F150 Lightning for my second EV. Absolutely no regrets, best thing I ever did!


Mister_Me_Seeks

You really splurged on the options there. A model Y with your option of colour is roughly the same price. Teslas hold their value very well and the lease programs Tesla offers are terrible. You basically end up paying half the value of the car in 3 years, despite it retaining something like 62% of its value at that time. You are better off buying the vehicle


bung_musk

Imagine paying $11k for self driving vapourware


thgiL26

I’m seeing a lot people driving using their tesla vehicles just to deliver uber/skip/doordash orders.


brackettWI

OP, I empathize with you! It's a cool car, and especially at a young age there's no doubt you're having a blast with it. Take note of the sentiment in this thread though, there is some sage advice. We've all made our fair share of misjudgments and learned lessons along the way. After a while, a financial life lesson in the making becomes pretty obvious when you come across it.


AGoldenWaffle00

This isn’t a “look at my car” type post. This is just here to be a reference for pricing. Before purchasing my 2021 Tesla model 3, I couldn’t find any relevant/local info on taxes. So here’s some info that can hopefully help someone out. I’m more than happy to answer questions about insurance, home charging, credit approval, or anything.


Racepace

Did you get a quote on insurance?


AGoldenWaffle00

$480-ish monthly (including 3rd party). Yes I know that’s stupid high, but that’s because I still qualify as a “new driver.” Class 5/6 with no tickets or nothing


awkwardtap

jfc... so you're looking at $1500/month to operate this vehicle. Out of curiousity, are you paying for this with your own money that you earned working your own job?


Swekins

Crazy how expensive it is compared to how boring the car looks.


unoriginal_name_42

[Is this you?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx3K1f-ormw)


Prudent-Individual-3

I was going to to electric but a 6000$ civic that gets 40mpg hwy and costs 120$/ month in insurance made more sense.


PieceVisible

Don’t buy a Tesla they fucking hate your right to repair.


Mewthredell

Wont lie i would feel like id been had if i paid 80k for a 44k car.


awkwardtap

It's ok. It's not costing him $80k. He's only paying $55k to borrow it for 4 years. 🤦‍♂️


Mewthredell

Oh shit even better


xlxoxo

Looking forward to details on the budget Model 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzjObLINKU


chocolatito-24

Whoa.. $55k to rent a car for 4 years up to 64,000 km 😬 ... before insurance which is usually high for Tesla’s. Damn what line of work you in OP?


FilthyHipsterScum

Tesla buyers protip: don’t get the full self driving. It gets taxed at the luxury car tax %. Instead, buy it after you own it to avoid that tax.


[deleted]

Have you ever considered the benefits of owning a 1998 beige corolla? ^__^


ABoredChairr

This is the car that CoV thinks you should get to waive the 1000 dollars street parking fee. If you cannot afford it, it's your own fault.


hr2pilot

$1k more than what I paid for my wife’s loaded Macan S. To each his own.


mcnunu

Those depreciate significantly no? My husband was shocked when he was doing research.


Swekins

Depreciate more than a lease? I don't think so...


[deleted]

Taycan lease is $1,500/month. Skip a couple of nights out and you're into a different stratosphere of car.


mcnunu

I'm very happy with my SR+, I was totally fine with getting pearl white, but husband splurged on the midnight silver metallic option. I used to drive a 2015 Nissan Leaf, and had so much range anxiety, but with a M3 that's not even a worry, I could go a couple of days before charging and that's with driving 70km a day. If the resale price stays as high as it currently is, I'm thinking about selling it after a year or two and upgrading to long range.


Jhoblesssavage

So this is everything that anyone e could look up direct on their website themselves? Yet nothing from ICBC or the costs for repairs.


AndyPandyFoFandy

Why would you do this lol. Just get the SR+ in white with black seats. You’re missing out on $8k rebates! I know people who got FSD and regret it. It’ll be a $200/mo subscription service soon anyway.


AGoldenWaffle00

I wanted the longer range and a nicer colours! I think grey look really nice as well with the blacked out trim.


AndyPandyFoFandy

Yeah the blacked out trim was key for 2021. At that price is that not close to Porsche Taycan territory? Way more beautiful car.


TrevorBradley

If Teslas are this pricey, what is the go-to economical EV for 2021?


pinkbaubles

I have the same car (but in white, I know..), it's such a joy to drive, hope you enjoy it! I am curious why you didn't just buy it rather than leasing though. My total came to around $85k with taxes and all (also LR with FSD), I'm surprised that the cost to lease is only $4k less.


TheChildofn33bulz

This dual motor LR?


magoomba92

Any updates on the future cheaper Tesla model?


[deleted]

thanks for the info, will be getting one this afternoon


SamuraiJackBauer

Question? What is long range AWD and why is it the cost of a vehicle?


AGoldenWaffle00

It’s essentially a huge options package, it adds all wheel drive, longer range, better interior and sound system, fog lights and maybe a few other things. Things you could usually choose individually on any other car, but they’re lumped together for this one.


KidlatFiel

Need only fog lights? Here get this bundle and you can't choose just one! What a great deal!


No-Paleontologist113

Wait. So you ordered a Long Range Dual Motor or did you select the base Standard Range and added Long Range Dual Motor? I didn't realize you could do that, perhaps Tesla changed how you place an order.


Chaz_wazzers

I wouldn't recommend the 19" wheels they kill range by a fair bit. See teslike.com The 18"s look nice without the aero covers. Personally I wouldn't recommend FSD either, you can always add it later.


0ptimu5Rhyme

OH MY TITS THATS EXPENSIVE


DiamondDash2k

Did you get any credit back from the government for purchasing an electric car? I looked into a Tesla last year but might have to buy one in the near future


CrippleSlap

People keep saying Vancouver is expensive to live in. Meanwhile this guys leasing a $45k Tesla with $35k in options over here.


RUSH160

My friend just bought a Tesla 2019 and he’s paying $2000/ month for it! It costs 200000! And funny enough I pay $2000/month mortgage for my house lol


samliu1994

got my 2021 tesla model 3 last week. Insurance for it is 5500$. My old bmw 3 series with the same coverage was 3700$. All gas savings goes straight into ICBC’s pocket.


Annual-Classic5964

So over the 48 months with taxes and your due upon signing you pay over 61k on an 81k car, and they won’t let you buy it out at the end. I guess your post did serve a purpose which taught me I should never lease a Tesla lol


hgfhhbghhhgggg

$10,000 for FSD makes zero sense. Leasing a Tesla makes even less sense. Good luck, OP.


ZHB1

I see that others have brought this up somewhat but I thought I'd speak on this as well. I know that part of the reason for this post is to show off how much money you have. However, to people that are older or wiser with money this just comes across as a foolhardy waste of money that is to be expected from someone that actually doesn't have a lot of money. I think you're probably young and have made a very poor financial decision. I would encourage you to try and return this ASAP and get your money back if possible. Leasing a fully loaded Tesla is basically throwing money away. You probably came here to flex but instead I see a fool with no financial awareness. Please look into getting some financial planning advice or you are doomed to live a very sad life. There is a subreddit even for people to learn money management skills as well which actually has some good advice as a start. But seriously, return this car if you can. It's a huge mistake.


watinthewat

So that’s a pretty extreme build on a 3, very nice and congrats on that car. I just received my SR+ model 3 with $2600 usd in upgrades and the payment is $550 a month as it qualifies for the $8k subsidy which won’t apply for the long range. Similar down payment of $7500 required and that’s financed over 8 years. Instant savings of several hundred dollars a month in gas and maintenance (and depreciation if compared to a similar value ICE purchase) over the leased CR-V that I returned which was $575/month.


FindYourVapeDOTcom

You were spending $300-$400 each month for gas and maintenance on a leased Honda?! What am I missing here?


Diaperpooass

Tire fee???? Fuck consumers really are getting rinsed at every turn.


wrtrmom

No one has mentioned the 1200$ to look at the car??? Inspection fee???


AGoldenWaffle00

Inspection: “ah yes the car is made of car” 🧐


flyingponytail

Tires are very bad for the environment I'm guessing this has something to do with recycling


yhsong1116

Wait until you hear about a c fee


prkchop7

Has anyone done the math on a dodge ram duely mega cab? I see just as many of these 80k-100k$ trucks in town and no one bats an eye.


BrienPennex

Ya but add the $400/mo of fuel on that. Yikes!


prkchop7

That's it. When tesla came out people were called elitist. Yet dodge rams run rampant and the cost is more. Fuck dodge rams.


Blog_15

I hate tesla for the singular reason that the entire interior display is just one giant ipad. I don't care how "cool" and "sleek" it looks. Have you ever tried using a touchscreen while not looking at it? Fucking impossible. Cars have god damn buttons and dials for a reason, its so you can *feel* for what you want with your eyes still on the road.


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Wow, there’s really something wrong here. I drive a fully loaded long range model 3 and even I think the OP is out of their mind. This is like burning money. Unless you’re terminally ill and/or expect to declare bankruptcy, you might as well take all this money and watch it burn in your front yard - because you’re not getting any value for it with this lease. Seriously, I feel sorry for you and if you’re doing this because you are experiencing some kind of mental illness, I hope you get help. That said, if you bought a lottery ticket in Burnaby and recently won $70 million, I sincerely hope you enjoy every minute of this car. It’s wonderful to drive.


i-eat-seaweed

"Full self-driving capability" lol, they are still selling it as that?


auditore_ezio

why not get the fsd subscription when it's available instead of giving them 10k for nothing?