[bananabreakfast]

A model 3 MSRP is $45k. A used one can be found for even less than that.

Check your local car prices, b/c that is not really that expensive and certainly nowhere close to "rich" territory.

A fully loaded F-150 is $78k. I would be shocked if you also said anyone driving an F-150 is by definition rich.

Also, a cheap used car may be drastically less expensive to buy for most people, but they will ultimately pay thousands of dollars of maintenance, part replacements, fluid changes and gas which a Tesla really never has to deal with, ever. No one seems to talk about this.

[gambiting]

Yeah no, sorry, if you can afford a $45k car you must be pretty rich. I know there are places in the world where a $45k car is almost a toy, but that's an extremely narrow and very priviledged perspective.

[FartyMcFarter]

Some people aren't rich but buy pretty expensive cars with a loan. Either because they really like cars, or they're financially irresponsible, or both.

I know people like this.

[danans]

> A fully loaded F-150 is $78k. I would be shocked if you also said anyone driving an F-150 is by definition rich

Someone driving a fully loaded new one has to be pretty comfortably upper middle class to rich.

And also a fully loaded F150 buyer is culturally a different market segment than a Model 3 buyer. There's no real comparison between them.

[stonogo]

A BMW Gran Coupe 4 is also around $45k. These are luxury goods.