[bicknergseng]

To be fair, the Tesla Roadster is a pretty odd example. I'm not sure $5,000/year depreciation with $3,500/year for maintenance seems reasonable for almost anything. Am I wrong in thinking that most cars depreciating at that rate will have very low or 0 maintenance costs not covered under warranty?

For example, a 2014 Honda Civic with 1 mile on it (example) is ~$17k, while a 2013 with 6k miles is ~$15k (KBB values). There should be very few things not covered by warranty since they're <3 years and 36k miles.

VW, BMW, and some others have also started including free maintenance for things like oil changes and wipers and brakes as part of the new car warranty.

On the flip side, I'm impressed your insurance is so cheap.

[jamesaguilar]

"Pretty odd" is generous of you. Nonsense is what it is. It's like saying that drinking craft beer for all your hydration needs is cheaper than drinking water, but citing one of these[1] as your baseline for comparison.

[1] http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/entertainment/...

[bicknergseng]

Depends on what city you live in. Drinking craft beer for all hydration needs is perfectly acceptable in Portland, OR.