In an attempt to “allow even more people to experience what the Tesla Roadster has to offer” and to get ready for the “springtime Roadster rush,” Tesla has just announced a brand new lease option for the already iconic electric car.
The lease will run for 3 years/30,000 miles, includes access to Tesla’s Rangers mobile service team, and starts at $1,658 per month for the base model. Of course, you also have to plunk down $12,453 just to get the lease started. Wow! Let me just sell my house and I’ll be right over.
Seriously, I know Tesla’s long term plan is to make EVs that are affordable to the average person, but I wish they wouldn’t do themselves a disservice by saying that $1,658 per month will make the Roadster more accessible. Sure, that deal will probably bring in the bottom-of-the-barrel rich folks—the kind that actually have $1,700 a month to burn—but it certainly brings Tesla nowhere near the aforementioned goal.
Just bring on the Model S and future spinoffs already!
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Dude, don’t hate just cuz you can’t afford to lease one. You might make us “bottom of the barrel rich people” feel bad.
Dude, don’t hate just cuz you can’t afford to lease one. You might make us “bottom of the barrel rich people” feel bad.
Hey Jeff,
Don’t get me wrong, bottom of the barrel rich is still rich, so don’t fret about that… you can still gloat. Seriously though, I don’t hate, I’m just telling it like it is. If you can afford a $1,700 a month car payment you belong to the top tier of wage earners in this country and can afford to spend money like a mofo.
Hey Jeff,
Don’t get me wrong, bottom of the barrel rich is still rich, so don’t fret about that… you can still gloat. Seriously though, I don’t hate, I’m just telling it like it is. If you can afford a $1,700 a month car payment you belong to the top tier of wage earners in this country and can afford to spend money like a mofo.
That works out to $2.40/mile not counting electricity or maintenance. I think would buy something else for the $72K that this lease costs.
That works out to $2.40/mile not counting electricity or maintenance. I think would buy something else for the $72K that this lease costs.