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minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoIt’s also an extreme luxury item - no one needs to buy one.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoTesla is a premium product at best, they absolutely aren’t a luxury item. The S and X possibly, but most of the vehicles they sell aren’t particularly expensive.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·26 days agoIt starts at 42,000 as base model - it absolutely is a luxury product.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days ago42 thousand for a brand new vehicle, and you think that’s a luxury item? Bear in mind, the idea of an electric vehicle is you pay more up front, and less in running costs.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoThats 3 budget vehicles, no? Any other product that’s costs 3x of a budget version price is a luxury product.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoIt’s also less than half the price of a 7 series BMW, which is a vehicle most people would consider a “luxury” vehicle.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoLuxury just means certain point beyond normal price. If doesn’t mean the most expensive option.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agohttps://www.moneygeek.com/resources/average-price-of-a-new-car/ The average price of a new vehicle in the US is 48k. That’s what most people would consider “normal price”
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoMan ametican finace education is beyond redemption at this point. No wonder your election was designed by egg prices 🙄
It’s also an extreme luxury item - no one needs to buy one.
Tesla is a premium product at best, they absolutely aren’t a luxury item. The S and X possibly, but most of the vehicles they sell aren’t particularly expensive.
It starts at 42,000 as base model - it absolutely is a luxury product.
42 thousand for a brand new vehicle, and you think that’s a luxury item?
Bear in mind, the idea of an electric vehicle is you pay more up front, and less in running costs.
Thats 3 budget vehicles, no? Any other product that’s costs 3x of a budget version price is a luxury product.
It’s also less than half the price of a 7 series BMW, which is a vehicle most people would consider a “luxury” vehicle.
Luxury just means certain point beyond normal price. If doesn’t mean the most expensive option.
https://www.moneygeek.com/resources/average-price-of-a-new-car/
The average price of a new vehicle in the US is 48k. That’s what most people would consider “normal price”
Man ametican finace education is beyond redemption at this point. No wonder your election was designed by egg prices 🙄