So let's buy an electric car
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07/18/22 09:03 AM
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Tesla's cheapest is around 50k. So let's calculate a monthly payment. I used 48,900 in NC.
4.5% interest
60 months
Zero down
Monthly payment?
$911.64
And that is if you can find one.
Peter and joey think this is what we need to do to save money and keep the planet from turning into another sun.
How many of y'all can afford this with cpi at 9+%? Not me.
Oh for the days of mean tweets.
How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Don't the batteries wear out in a couple of years? A car or truck today can go 150 to 200k if taken care of? How many miles will an electric vehicle go does anyone know?
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Lets not and just say we did
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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What's the resale value on a five year old Tesla with 120,000 miles on it?
What's the battery life like on a five year old electric car battery? The batteries on my cell phone and cordless drill don't hold a charge very long after they are five years old.
A five year old gasoline pickup truck with 120,000 is still probably worth at least $25K.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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I recall reading somewhere that France is big on electic cars. They've discovered that it is cheaper to buy a new electric car than it is to replace the batteries so now the bone yards are full of worthless 5-7 year old electric cars.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Planned obsolesce, it has been done for a long time........jk
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Planned obsolesce, it has been done for a long time........jk So do they have an expiration date or a sell by date?
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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07/18/22 11:13 AM
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A five year old gasoline pickup truck with 120,000 is still probably worth at least $25K. Yeah .... for a while. Then when there's no fuel, its only worth $9 per hundred lb. as scrap. Planned obsolesce, it has been done for a long time........jk This is true, IMO. It generates gads of $$$$$$$$$$.$$ and is a degree of crooked.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Lets not and just say we did That is what I say! Bought a new Tacoma in 2020 and a new RAV 4 last year.....I am set for awhile.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Tesla's cheapest is around 50k. So let's calculate a monthly payment. I used 48,900 in NC.
4.5% interest
60 months
Zero down
Monthly payment?
$911.64
And that is if you can find one.
Peter and joey think this is what we need to do to save money and keep the planet from turning into another sun.
How many of y'all can afford this with cpi at 9+%? Not me.
Oh for the days of mean tweets. Based off what you posted, so what? If you can’t afford a $50,000 car don’t buy it. That payment is the same whether it’s electric or gas. Tesla has nothing to do with what the bank charges in interest or the terms of monthly payments. Tesla made a product and prices it accordingly. Isn’t that what capitalism is all about? There are a lot of people that can afford it and don’t care. Since you brought up what the banks are charging for a 5 year loan, why not talk about how the housing market works and 25 year mortgages. We spend a good chunk of our lives paying for a place to live. Then once the mortgage is paid, renovations are needed. So we remortgage to fix the cracks and leaks. The housing market is a problem right now. Not this electric car bs. You probably haven’t had an electric car in your life, but probably many homes. So based off what you said, the problems are with the loans and nothing to do with electric vehicles.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Lots of people leasing now. If I was a young person,with a good paying job living in the city and just use a vehicle for short commute,or weekend get aways,I would probably lease a vehicle. I know one trapper here who leases his pickup.he has a new one every couple years.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Electric vehicles aren't even practical. They say that you can get around 300 miles or so on one charge. If you live in a cold state like MN that gets -30 some winter days. You will need heat while driving which I'm sure will drain your batteries faster than in the summer. If you live in a really cold spot like AK, how long or how many miles would you get on a charge, a 100 if you're lucky?
Does Biden, or who ever is pulling his strings, expect you to believe a charge while on the road is going to be free? What happens if you're caught in a traffic jam and your batteries die?
Electric vehicles may be in our future, but they are a long way down the road at this time.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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Based off what you posted, so what? If you can’t afford a $50,000 car don’t buy it. That payment is the same whether it’s electric or gas.
BS ! I get 200,000 + miles on a new car over 10 - 15 years with little more maintenance than tires. First 5 years I'm paying for it, the next ten or so I'm good. Is that the case with the electrics ? NOT !
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Re: So let's buy an electric car
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I'll buy a good team of horses and a wagon before I would ever buy an electric car.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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