Except that there most commonly sold car is half that, plus maybe $500. Then if you factor in cost of ownership, which its crazy not too, subtract another $5000 or so.
If you, like myself, prefer value and quality issue like body panel alignment then I agree, stay away from Telsa for now.
But it's subjective. I have friends that prefer an EVs with tech gadgets. And they're happy with their Telsa.
Feels like an efficient market to me. There's lot of car options at different price points and quality standards. Clearly a lot of Tesla's customer are happy with their offering.
My Nissan Leaf cost even less than that. It was one of the first off the line, too; built after they swept all the tsunami debris out of the factory. The body panels line up just fine. Best not get me started on our $15K Scion's quality in comparison.
Alupis|5 years ago
You can buy a $20,000 car and still expect body panels to be aligned correctly.
These quality issues Tesla is having are the absolute basics for automotive manufacturing. There's no reasonable excuse here...
bgirard|5 years ago
But it's subjective. I have friends that prefer an EVs with tech gadgets. And they're happy with their Telsa.
Feels like an efficient market to me. There's lot of car options at different price points and quality standards. Clearly a lot of Tesla's customer are happy with their offering.
offtop5|5 years ago
mikestew|5 years ago