I feel like no one is acknowledging how good a deal the Tesla Model 3 Performance is.

I just built an equivalent 340i and it is $64,220.

What were they selling them for before?

I don't know... MSRP was $28,100. Invoice (less holdback)$25,9xx. There was $2k from the dealer end (subtract $26k from $28k and what do you get?) and over $7k from Chevy incentives.

I think there was probably another $1-$1.5k to be had if I was willing to grind it out, especially when factoring the FoST as a trade. They gave me a little less than Carmax offered, but close enough that the sales tax savings more than ate the difference. But, I was happy enough with the price, the trade offer and the combination let me get it done and go home in the car I wanted.

So, at $19k, the price was good, and I left super happy, but I think the deal was pretty pedestrian.

For its current trade value...I would guess most identically equipped 2017 2.0T Camaros sold for between $24k and $25k after incentives were applied. At three model years old and 36,000 miles, if I'd paid $24,500, an $18k offer today would be...meh? :dunno:

It's a shapeless egg with a mouthless Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" face. It better be good at something.

It's also about twice as much as what I want to spend.

If a fully functional backseat and/or 4 doors are not a requirement, Is a $56k Model 3 Performance a better "deal" than a 1SS 1LE Camaro at $30k?

It is definitely a lot of car for the money, but I don't know if it's a great deal when it still costs THAT much.

Wrapping the nose is a probability if the car isn't white, black or dark gray.

Krypton green ended in 2018.

For reference, as of August, the average transaction for new cars in the US was $37,400 (according to KBB.

Let's just say I paid a lot more for mine. Enough more than a lesser person might be enraged.

Is it a better deal than a 1LE Camaro? Idk. That's your call. Probably not in your case. I think you need to buy a V8 muscle car and I would do that before I did anything else.

I'll tell you that in day to day driving the Tesla is a lot more pleasant than a 400+ hp ICE car, but that doesn't change the fact that you need a V8 Camaro.

Clyde needs a bitchin’ Camaro.

I was kind of sensing that might be the case. Sorry.

I don't know how it will play out, but from a guy that woke up one morning convinced he was buying a C5 Corvette to placing an order for at 325xiT by COB that day, I can definitely says that "shit happens."

Eh, it is what it is. Early adopter, etc. Tesla adjusts their pricing so much that if you stressed about it you'd never get anything done.

The Model S Performance was a good car when it was closer to M3 money. It's a simply amazing car for 55 grand.