[quote=AN][quote=LAAFTERHOURS]Performance smokes the comparable options.[/quote]Really? Model 3 0-60 is <7 seconds while the current 328i is 5.6 seconds, the 340i is 4.6 seconds, the M3 is 3.8 seconds. So, I'm not sure the Model 3 will do the smoking.[/quote]

Smokes wasnt the best choice of words. Beats is probably more appropriate. That being said, I referenced base models and the 328i is not the base 3 series (320i is). 328i is 38k so arguably that is not an apples to apples comparison. Link for your reference http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/3series/sedan (320i / 320ix are 7.1 seconds 0-60).

[quote=AN][quote=LAAFTERHOURS]How stoked would I have been when I started to drive knowing I didnt have to pay for gas (ever)?[/quote]I would assume that if you're getting a $35k+ car as your first car, you wouldn't be paying for gas, even if it's a BMW or Benz. I didn't pay for my gas when I first started driving and my first car was a Corolla, not a 3-series. I think I would be stoked to get a $35k car as my first car more so than the fact that I won't have to pay for gas. [/quote]

In my post I mentioned my child will be driving in 7 years (at best). Assuming that in 7 years my Model 3 will be heavily used for 3-4 years, the car will probably be valued in the high teens on resale. A new corolla runs roughly 17k and up. My first car was a hand-me-down Jeep Grand Cherokee. When the Jeep was new, the car was pushing 30K but it was used and probably valued in the high teens when it was handed over to me.. Pumping cash into that thing weekly sucked as a teen. My point was that getting a first car that is a used electric car not requiring gas money on a weekly basis (which is something all or most of us had to do) is a nice benefit on top of the car itself.