Even though standard drive…
Even though standard drive trim in a Tesla model 3 is the most inexpensive car to purchase is just that. I have a coworker that chose that trim and realized he should have picked a dual motor trim. Again this a tumultuous decision with not experiencing this company and went the cheapest way. Still a good commuter and he did take it for a couple thousand miles trip, and with the advantage of charging network in place he did go the distance with experiencing more wait times in charging.... I myself purchased a Model 3 right after Covid and with "supply and demand era" in motion I refuse to wait for a new model for 6 months. So a 10k model in a dealership lot. I went ahead and made the expensive purchase. Only regret is, if I waited a whole year I would have paid significantly less on a new one. But when it comes to my decision in taking the Long Range. It's almost perfect for my purposes. I do a 160 mile round trip up to 4 times a week. Real world range supposed to be 310 in the beginning was almost dead on. But as time progressed it dropped at round 30k miles to around 270-280 miles. I was putting 32,000 miles a year on the car. On my 4th year degradation is a round 240-260 miles and still satisfied with my decision. I do complete round trips without a charge with the exception of colder seasonal climates Dec-March where I do a 10-15% charge at a charging station in my commute because of increased demand on the charge. Still overall significant savings even after 4 years. No oil changes and only 1 costly expense and had the monitor replaced when the warranty was already run out. $1500.00. But that only dipped my savings in 1 year from $2k in savings to $500.00. Overall I'm liking the amenities of Autopilot and no oil changes. The car is till doing great. 😉