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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2660 on: March 02, 2025, 03:12:51 PM »
I won't buy a Tesla, ever.

But not because I'm a conservative.

One of my Liberal West Coast family members just sold hers at a tremendous loss. It was 9 months old.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2661 on: March 02, 2025, 03:15:06 PM »
I hesitate to say I won't buy an "X" ever.  My preferences have changed a lot over the years.  I'm sure in 1996 I thought I'd never buy a Hyundai.

I'd buy an EV if I thought it was the best choice for us, and charging wasn't so expensive.
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« Reply #2662 on: March 02, 2025, 03:20:46 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on March 02, 2025, 03:12:51 PM
I won't buy a Tesla, ever.

But not because I'm a conservative.

One of my Liberal West Coast family members just sold hers at a tremendous loss. It was 9 months old.
Actually this is one of my concerns with BEVs in general. Because so much of the BOM cost of an BEV is battery, and because battery chemistry keeps improving, the price of new EVs is being driven down not just by MERE depreciation, but by the fact that used BEVs have to compete with new BEVs that are cheaper today than when the used one was new several years ago. 

However, this concern can somewhat be mitigated by buying a used BEV, not a new one. Which quite frankly is how I purchase all my vehicles; let someone else take the bulk of the early depreciation. I usually want to keep my cars 10+ years anyway, so holding resale value isn't THAT huge of a consideration personally...
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2663 on: March 02, 2025, 03:33:47 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on March 02, 2025, 03:20:46 PM
Actually this is one of my concerns with BEVs in general. Because so much of the BOM cost of an BEV is battery, and because battery chemistry keeps improving, the price of new EVs is being driven down not just by MERE depreciation, but by the fact that used BEVs have to compete with new BEVs that are cheaper today than when the used one was new several years ago.

However, this concern can somewhat be mitigated by buying a used BEV, not a new one. Which quite frankly is how I purchase all my vehicles; let someone else take the bulk of the early depreciation. I usually want to keep my cars 10+ years anyway, so holding resale value isn't THAT huge of a consideration personally...
This is me.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2664 on: March 02, 2025, 03:36:02 PM »
Getting a slightly used car is generally the best option out there.  I've rarely seen one that fit my needs though, I did buy two "dealer cars" with about 4,000 miles on them, they were fine.
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« Reply #2665 on: March 02, 2025, 04:43:30 PM »
Sold my GT 63s AMG today and bought this slightly used BMW M440i for my gal.  She deserves it. 
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2666 on: March 02, 2025, 05:15:33 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on March 02, 2025, 03:20:46 PM


However, this concern can somewhat be mitigated by buying a used BEV, not a new one. Which quite frankly is how I purchase all my vehicles; let someone else take the bulk of the early depreciation. I usually want to keep my cars 10+ years anyway, so holding resale value isn't THAT huge of a consideration personally...
Ya been my MO for over 3 decades,only bought 1 new vehicle a Corolla,got 16 plus years before rust started systematically taking it, In retrospect should have parked it as the engine was just breaking in around 140,000 had a compression test done and it was still tight
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« Reply #2667 on: March 02, 2025, 10:07:10 PM »
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« Reply #2668 on: March 02, 2025, 10:17:32 PM »
Maybe I need to start looking for a deal on a used tesla 
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« Reply #2669 on: March 02, 2025, 10:40:34 PM »
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2670 on: March 03, 2025, 05:23:57 AM »
Quote from: Riffraft on March 02, 2025, 10:17:32 PM
Maybe I need to start looking for a deal on a used tesla
I think if you want a Tesla, a 1-2 year old model would be a "good deal".  I'm still hung up on away from home charging costs.  And we only drive about 6,000 miles a year at better than 30 mpg, so I use less than 200 gallons of gas a year, maybe $600 worth, not really a major expense.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2671 on: March 05, 2025, 07:44:46 AM »
Tested: 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Is Euro Minus The Sport

What passed for a sporty sedan, in a sense, back when.
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« Reply #2672 on: March 05, 2025, 09:08:30 AM »
it does state, "minus the sport"

I'd just call it junk
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2673 on: March 05, 2025, 09:18:30 AM »
$18K for that POS?
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