Are you sure you don't work…
Are you sure you don't work for the main stream media? The author says the whole bill came to $34,013 including tax. Then, he decides that he desperately wants to compare that amount to a new Model 3. So he looks up the price of a new Model 3 which is $48,244 with tax (since we are including tax in the number that we are comparing to). Of course that is $14,000 more than the repair bill... that won't do... the narrative must be proven! Let's take off the taxes and not worry about comparing apples and oranges... Now we are down to $42,490. Dang it, $42,490 is still more than $34,013. I know.. lets include the government incentives... that should do it. Nope, that only gets us to $34,900... Ahh, nobody will care about the $887..I'll just say you can buy a brand new Model 3 for $34,000. Nobody will notice.