iPlug
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Can any former or current Leaf drivers who also are current model 3 drivers comment on the difference in their auto insurance costs?
I currently insure LEAF, Toyota Prius Prime, and a Tesla Model 3 LR. The premiums for each sub-category of liability insurance are almost the same cost for each car but I choose to take out liability only on the LEAF; to also add comp to the Prime; and to also add comp & collision to the Tesla.iPlug said:Can any former or current Leaf drivers who also are current model 3 drivers comment on the difference in their auto insurance costs?
And, it was supposed to be available to order in November 2017 per https://web.archive.org/web/20170731003139/https://www.tesla.com/support/model-3-reservations-faq. Still MIA.jonathanfields4ever said:It’s now been almost 10 months since this thread began, and the car in question still doesn’t exist.
Additional configurations, including the Model 3 with standard equipment for $35,000, will become available as production ramps, which we expect to be in November 2017.
We are shipping our first cars to employees now and expect to begin shipping the Long Range Battery configuration to customers in late October. The Standard Battery configuration will be available very soon thereafter.
jonathanfields4ever said:It’s now been almost 10 months since this thread began, and the car in question still doesn’t exist.
iPlug said:Can any former or current Leaf drivers who also are current model 3 drivers comment on the difference in their auto insurance costs?
iPlug said:Can any former or current Leaf drivers who also are current model 3 drivers comment on the difference in their auto insurance costs?
Zythryn said:The current estimate is another 6-7 months. As Tesla is still production limited, and they have enough demand for all the LR versions they can build, they are focusing on those.
Perhaps if some of the FUD subsides, some pressure will be taken off Tesla's finances and they can build the lower margin SR car.
Still sounds like rumor and yes I've skimmed them. Pricing is plausible. I still wonder about LG Chem and the rest of the rumors.jonathanfields4ever said:The LEAF E-Plus price has apparently leaked. MSRP of $35,400. Goes into production in January with LG Chem battery. Available in Japan at the beginning of Q1, in America at the end of Q1. Should make things interesting.
I expect the $36k offer (if true) to be the stripped econo-box people turn their nose up at and view the $40k model as the price to comparison shop.cwerdna said:Still sounds like rumor and yes I've skimmed them. Pricing is plausible. I still wonder about LG Chem and the rest of the rumors.jonathanfields4ever said:The LEAF E-Plus price has apparently leaked. MSRP of $35,400. Goes into production in January with LG Chem battery. Available in Japan at the beginning of Q1, in America at the end of Q1. Should make things interesting.
I think you'll find that lots of people share your view. I've always paid cash for my cars, and knew going in exactly what car with what options I wanted and what the invoice prices are and any hidden incentives, having spent several months winnowing down the potential list. The fact that I know more about the car than the salescritter also helps.SalisburySam said:However, there’s at least one factor not mentioned anywhere in this thread so I thought I’d add some raw meat to chew on: the dealership experience. Over decades of buying 23 vehicles, mostly new, I’ve not once left a dealership saying: “Gosh, that was a great and fabulous way to spend a few hours!” Nor have I ever thought: “Boy, I really got the best deal possible all in!” I loathe the waiting while the sales agent confers with their “managers” for special approvals, the trade-in banter, the mandatory trip behind the curtains with the finance dude or dudette (even when paying in full in cash) for the “opportunity” to buy gap coverage (er, for paying cash?), extended warranties, and on and on. In one case, it got so frustrating trying to actually buy a Lincoln we just walked out.
GM’s Saturn dealership model eliminated the pricing annoyance, but you still had to endure all the silliness with the finance folks.
O Great Day for me and people like me, assuming there are any! I can (and did) buy a Model 3 withOUT all of that grief...at home...on my porch...on a gorgeous Spring day...sitting at my iPad...having a shaken very dry vodka martini with olives...picking and choosing options...email signing some forms. For me, this lack of a dealership gauntlet to negotiate was a very key element in our Tesla decision. Having done that once, I really, really do not want to ever buy a new vehicle any other way.
I know this factor, the acquisition experience, is not a part of the OP comparison table, but for us it was an important discriminator that I haven’t seen mentioned. Maybe only important to me, and that’s fine.
Although the dealership experience can range from terrible to ok to good (I've had mostly good), Tesla's Model 3 delivery experience is all over the map. Some folks at my work had no issue (I haven't talked to many of them) but one had their vehicle scratched by the delivery person so it's been in the shop for weeks (!) to get that fixed. Another person had some delays.SalisburySam said:However, there’s at least one factor not mentioned anywhere in this thread so I thought I’d add some raw meat to chew on: the dealership experience. Over decades of buying 23 vehicles, mostly new, I’ve not once left a dealership saying: “Gosh, that was a great and fabulous way to spend a few hours!” Nor have I ever thought: “Boy, I really got the best deal possible all in!” I loathe the waiting while the sales agent confers with their “managers” for special approvals, the trade-in banter, the mandatory trip behind the curtains with the finance dude or dudette (even when paying in full in cash) for the “opportunity” to buy gap coverage (er, for paying cash?), extended warranties, and on and on. In one case, it got so frustrating trying to actually buy a Lincoln we just walked out.
GM’s Saturn dealership model eliminated the pricing annoyance, but you still had to endure all the silliness with the finance folks.
O Great Day for me and people like me, assuming there are any! I can (and did) buy a Model 3 withOUT all of that grief...at home...on my porch...on a gorgeous Spring day...sitting at my iPad...having a shaken very dry vodka martini with olives...picking and choosing options...email signing some forms. For me, this lack of a dealership gauntlet to negotiate was a very key element in our Tesla decision. Having done that once, I really, really do not want to ever buy a new vehicle any other way.
I know this factor, the acquisition experience, is not a part of the OP comparison table, but for us it was an important discriminator that I haven’t seen mentioned. Maybe only important to me, and that’s fine.
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