[threeseed]

I don't see this happening. Look at computers or the home CE market. We've moved away from buying something once and then upgrading it over a period of time. Instead consumers are attracted to new devices, with more features and most importantly a refreshed design.

When you have plastics that age, seats that wear and parts that fail people are always going to want to buy a new car instead of adding new features to an old one.

[martin-adams]

I feel that the portable market changed the buying habit. The race to make things smaller, lighter and more powerful won over the benefits of modularity.

I do agree that the mindset shift will also apply to cars. The difference is cars have a stronger resale market than tech.

[hypersoar]

Buying a new $700 phone every couple years is a very different thing from buying a new $40,000 car because you can't get it fixed.

[am1988]

Especially when most people are insulated from the cost of the phone.

A car is a major purchase. It's the most expensive thing most people own other than a house.

[chronic8k]

> Buying a new $700 phone every couple years is a very different thing from buying a new $40,000 car because you can't get it fixed.

Isn't that what they said about the iPhone when it was first released? Perhaps your income level is less than the target market segment for the Tesla Model 3.