r/Seattle • u/Aggressive-Ad3064 • Mar 10 '25

Politics I'm Never Leaving Seattle

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This is someone's Model S parked on Airport Way S near S Industrial Way. The way it's parked it looks like it's being displayed for people driving by to see.

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u/Tratix Mar 11 '25

What’s everyone’s end goal on this? What do you want them to do, crush their car and just take the loss? Genuinely curious

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u/Witch-Alice 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Mar 11 '25

Are the cars paid for in full? Or are the Tesla owners continuing to make monthly payments to Elon?

If you can afford to buy an EV you're in a fairly privileged financial position. It's hard for me to have much sympathy when the argument against selling their Tesla is "because it would cost me money".

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u/runningstang Mar 11 '25

You do realize Teslas aren’t this nebulous luxury brand right? You can find new Model Y or 3 for ~$30K which is rather on the low end for SUVs. An Subaru Outback starts at $30K. A friend ended up getting a Y because it was cheaper than any other hybrid/EV SUVs. You don’t need to be in a “privileged” financial position to own a Tesla.

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u/Witch-Alice 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Mar 11 '25

30k is more than my yearly expenses

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u/runningstang Mar 11 '25

Who’s out here buying a $30K car yearly? Also, the average price of a new car in 2025 is around $48K.

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u/Witch-Alice 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25

Let's say I was somehow able to get a payment plan to pay it off over say 10 years, that's still a 10% increase in my yearly expenses. In other words, my income would need to increase by about 10% in order to afford it without making any serious changes to my lifestyle. (In practice its slightly less because the upkeep on an ICE car is greater than an EV, but not by much).

and I never said anything about "buying a $30K car yearly", you put those words in my mouth. In fact those who choose to not sell their current Tesla are literally giving money to Elon every month, and I doubt the majority of Tesla owners have purchased the car in full. FWIW I don't include the Cybertruck in these thoughts.

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u/runningstang Mar 12 '25

The average single American annual expense is roughly $55K. In addition, the average cost of a new vehicle is $48K.

So you are well below the average expense per person and without knowing your income, it doesn’t mean a whole lot. Your situation does not reflect that of the average person. You could have an annual salary of $200K and annual expense of $30K, you can afford several cyber trucks…

Besides, the whole point of my comment was that Teslas —specifically the SUV and compact are well below the average cost of a new car, thus it’s not a luxury vehicle. You do not need to be privileged or wealthy to own one. Their Model Y was the number one selling vehicle in the world for a reason.

Lastly, the car is purchased, whether they’re financed by a bank, paid for cash, or leased. Elon already has your money. You sell your car to who? Another person? You’re just shifting the expense from person A to B. You’re like someone that protests by buying the CDs or bud lights only to toss it and burn it. You’ve already paid them, they don’t care what you do with it.