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i fixed my 2004 bmw x5 for $350 2 months ago, and seems like it can run for another year. LOL!
BMW's are great cars but need consistent repair and maintenance. I stay on top of my X5M but just recently one of the rear air suspension gave out. Found a local Indy mechanic repaired both rear for $1100. I still love my M3P though best car ever 🍻
No maintenance needed faster than my X5M and most cars on the road.
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okay, say you take the average of 3000 dollar, and say you are located in one of the nations highest electricity price places and you only charge at the PEAK hour rate of 0.57 per kwh (just so everything is in your favor)
3000/0.57 = 5300 kwh, which at 3.5 mile per kwh, that's 18550 miles in 6 month.
i don't know people on average drives 18k miles a YEAR, let alone 18k miles in 6 month.
keep in mind if we talking about average rate of super charging that is 24 cents per kwh, that turns out to be 44k miles of driving in 6 month.
bottom line, your numbers are way off. for vest majority of people, 13k a year is the average number people drive. so the super charger deal worth around 1000 dollars, and less if you charge your car at home.
obviously if you are uber driver then this doesn't apply to you. and i don't see how you are able to burn out 3000 dollar worth of charge credit when you only did 13k miles even in Bay Area.
I drive 30k - 35k miles a year. 100 miles a work day minimum.
I drive 30k - 35k miles a year. 100 miles a work day minimum.
and you would be an outlier at those numbers, and that's fine. national average is around 12k a year, but you could certainly be much higher than that.
my comment was response to
"6 months unlimited supercharging is worth around $2000 - $4000 depending on use."
there is no way those 2000-4000 dollar saving applies to average person. it is more around 1000 dollars if you drive 12k a year and only charge at their super charger stations. It doesn't even apply to you even at your numbers. that guy said he drove 13k and cost 3000 dollar to charge is full of B.S., to put lightly.
and here is a ugly truth: if you actually put in 40k to 80k a year on a Tesla (to match that 2000 to 4000 dollar savings number), your insurance will just eat away any savings you may have (if saving is what you looking for), and you almost certainly going to do super charging instead of doing at comfort of your home (even at level 2 charging). so i am not sure you even want to get a EV at those numbers.
Last edited by seanleeforever November 21, 2023 at 03:33 PM.
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So if you buy a Tesla, you can expect your electricity to cost 4000-8000 per year?
Ouch.
No maintenance needed faster than my X5M and most cars on the road.
3000/0.57 = 5300 kwh, which at 3.5 mile per kwh, that's 18550 miles in 6 month.
i don't know people on average drives 18k miles a YEAR, let alone 18k miles in 6 month.
keep in mind if we talking about average rate of super charging that is 24 cents per kwh, that turns out to be 44k miles of driving in 6 month.
bottom line, your numbers are way off. for vest majority of people, 13k a year is the average number people drive. so the super charger deal worth around 1000 dollars, and less if you charge your car at home.
obviously if you are uber driver then this doesn't apply to you. and i don't see how you are able to burn out 3000 dollar worth of charge credit when you only did 13k miles even in Bay Area.
my comment was response to
"6 months unlimited supercharging is worth around $2000 - $4000 depending on use."
there is no way those 2000-4000 dollar saving applies to average person. it is more around 1000 dollars if you drive 12k a year and only charge at their super charger stations. It doesn't even apply to you even at your numbers. that guy said he drove 13k and cost 3000 dollar to charge is full of B.S., to put lightly.
and here is a ugly truth: if you actually put in 40k to 80k a year on a Tesla (to match that 2000 to 4000 dollar savings number), your insurance will just eat away any savings you may have (if saving is what you looking for), and you almost certainly going to do super charging instead of doing at comfort of your home (even at level 2 charging). so i am not sure you even want to get a EV at those numbers.
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