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Originally Posted by JST
Just one car? I'd try and make the Tesla work. It does everything pretty well, and the very few times I'd need to go beyond its range I'd rent something.
The Porsche is clearly the low-cost champ now, though, and honestly if you want a cheap daily and are OK with 2 seats, I think a 987 Cayman would do it.
I like the BMW, and it is close to the last of its kind (stick, high performance, etc), but the Tesla is nicer and more relaxing to drive, is much cheaper to run,* and is faster around town. Oh and it can carry more stuff. The few times I get to drive the BMW like it's meant to be driven wouldn't really make up for that.
*not including depreciation, because I bought the BMW used, so it already was 25K cheaper than it was new. But the BMW just had a $2000 36,000 mile service, which included $1400 to change the spark plugs, and it costs me $50 every week to fill up. The Tesla, at this point, doesn't have any annual or periodic maintenance required and costs probably a tenth of that to run.
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Yeah figured the Tesla would be it. Even bought new, a base Model 3 could probably be owned for the equivalent of my (arbitrary) $300/month figure over 10 years. A bit more of a wildcard than a Camcord to be sure though.
Even if you did use the Porsche as a daily, I'm guessing the monthly cost would still work out to be less than 300 which is pretty incredible.
Seems like you've solved this riddle.