[daeken]

> I really really really want Tesla to succeed. But I cannot convince myself to buy a Model-S, it is just past my pain threshold. And for that I am sad.

I'm largely in the same boat. I'm planning on buying a car in the next year and while I think the Model S is downright beautiful, I can't do it. The base model is right in the price range I'd be willing to pay, but the problem is the range; even under optimal driving circumstances, it's quite a bit short of what I'd need to make the trips I'd like to make. One of the higher end models has the range I'd need, but I can't justify the extra $20k or whatever it is.

Hopefully in a couple years there'll be a car from them priced at the perfect level with the things I need, but it's just not there yet.

[sliverstorm]

Depending on how compelled you are and how often you make those trips you'd like to make, you could potentially shore up your garage with a cheap beater from the 90's.

[maguay]

I just purchased a new ~$20k Toyota in Thailand, and its my first vehicle purchase. I'm seriously hoping electric is in my price range here in, say, a decade when I plan to want a new car...