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Excellent advice. I have a Dual CT preorder and would like to get the Tri since I do plan to keep the vehicle for 10 years+ (I've driven my Tacoma for as long). I will have to ramp up my investments if I'm going to go closer to $80k instead of $60 with FSD.

Precisely!

I completely agree with this. I currently drive a 2010 Toyota Tacoma with >100,000 miles. Runs like a champ and gets ~19mpg (Toyota trucks are notoriously inefficient, but run FOREVER). Wonderful vehicle for jaunts around town and the occasional weekend-warrior haul. When I was researching...

I think this is the major point. I know we're all eager for this to mean "Walls up on the CT factory!" but that's clearly not been stated. Like everyone else, I'm very hopeful that the CT deliveries start next year. At the same time, I keep attempting (often failing) to temper that hope with...

I had a turkey-induced dream about $TSLA stocks, probably partly induced by the frustration of the markets being closed on Thanksgiving thereby cutting off my recent obsession of watching what it's doing since the S&P announcement. o_O Must be the week for it...

I’ve seen these comments here, but not elsewhere in any hints from Elon or anyone at Tesla. Both the Tri and Dual are still listed as late 2021 launch. Did I miss something or are proximity and Tri before Dual just educated guesses? If the latter, is there a source I can read? Perhaps I’m just...

I love the look of them. I’d probably drive them until they got curbed and then replace them with something else. That’s if they’re standard. We’ll have to see. Looks like they’re designed to marry up with those tires, making them less likely to be in the final design IMO.

The OP was comparing the Cybertruck to the Sienna. I merely adapted the work I did comparing the CT to the Tundra, which was a clear victory for the Cybertruck. About $6,000 savings over 5 years. Of course there are many important reasons to drive the Cybertruck over any ICE vehicle. And if one...

I go with the data I have. If there's a better source, I'd love to use it. Edmunds was also what Ben Sullins of (formerly) Teslanomics used. I figured it was good enough for me.

I was trying to help the OP. Coincidentally came up after your reply.

If you're solely concerned about price, then it's going to be a tough sell, I'm sorry to say. I did some research and math. Let's start at Edmunds for the 2020 Sienna cost to own: https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/sienna/2020/cost-to-own/#style=401794839 This model is close in price at about...

I constantly find myself thinking "How crazy will it look to see this thing parked at [my MIL's house, Walmart, the local pizza place, etc. etc. etc.]!"

Same! Which is why I was a little frustrated with all the 5y TCO estimates. I mean, I could double those and come close, but I wanted to see more precisely. Hence the spreadsheet I posted on p1 of this thread goes to 10y TCO for my primary truck options. :) Ended up coming about $13k ahead on...

I did a TCO evaluation (and may re-do with some numbers from a Tundra I saw on the lot today while getting maintenance done on my Tacoma). I built it in Numbers on a Mac, which exports somewhat messily to Excel, which translates somewhat cleanly to Google Sheets. :) Basically, CT comes out on...

Nice! Thanks for turning me on to this. Installed the app and there are now more options with an adapter in my area than I initially assumed. Still not many, but with the sparsity of SCs, it's good to see more options AT ALL in Eastern Kentucky. :)

Faster than me! :)

In the Jay Leno video, the window is down during the Boring Tunnel portion. Window partway down: Window appears to be all the way down. No way would Tesla make a vehicle with static windows (unless a special case for Gov or something). People still need to operate it as a regular vehicle...

My Toyota Tacoma will be 11 years old this January. I plan to drive the CT for at least as long. :) I like the argument of considering it an investment for the life of the vehicle as well. There is virtually 0 competition for FSD right now, so I hope that as other auto makers (hopefully - slim...

This is a big reason that I don't feel too worried about the all-glass roof; in combination with the feedback from Model 3 / Y owners on the interwebs who say they don't experience excessive heat. That's a gorgeous, shatterproof-ish rectangle of glass, imho. :)