A friend of mine is seriously considering a Model 3 or a Leaf S+ so I went with him for a testdrive on the Tesla in Richmond last week. I had driven an SR+ before but all they had was a dual motor this time so we took that around. Dual motor is ridiculously fast, I can't imagine what the performance model is like to drive. We were fairly confident that it would smoke his 2018 mustang GT up until at least 75mph.
One interesting thing was that you can in fact still get the $35k SR "off menu" for $38500 out the door (including destination & doc fee + state taxes). It is just a software limited version of the SR+ that loses 30 miles of range, autopilot, adaptive cruise, heated seats, and a few other minor bells and whistles. Delivery times are 8-10 weeks (according to salesman) on that model right now so cutting it close with the expiration of the $1875 tax credit but not a bad deal now that white is the standard color. The lack of heated seats is a real bummer but none of the other "restrictions" seemed like that big of a deal to me. I wouldn't buy a fast car that is fun to drive and then drive with autopilot all the time and the 30 miles of range is minor unless you drive out of town. Plus I'm sure they'd let you enable things for a fee down the road.
He was also impressed with the Leaf S+, it wasn't as fast as the Model 3 but he liked the hatchback, preferred traditional gauges/controls, and thought it was pretty quick as well. It gets the full $7500 tax credit + a state utility rebate of $2500 and can be negotiated down to around $34k OTD right now so over $12k cheaper net than the cheapest Model 3.
He says he drives cars into the ground so not really worried about resale... I'll be curious to see what he decides.