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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]Well, you have to compare apple to apple then. The 320i starts at $32k and 328i starts at $37k, that’s TrueCar price. So, you’re right, the Model 3 would beat the 320i 7.1 sec by a few tenths, assuming that <7 second = 6.9 seconds. But then the 320i would be $3k less, which would be enough to pay for about 60k miles in gas. So, that would negate the Model 3 fuel cost advantage for the first 60k miles. This is also assuming your kid will be living in a house once he/she move out and not in an older condo that doesn't have a charging station.
This is also comparing against an overpriced BMW. If you compare to a ATS/Q50/TL-S, you can pick those up for ~$35k and they're all in the 5 seconds range for 0-60.
[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]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.[/quote]My first car was a 6 years used Corolla that was ~$11k new at the time. I didn't have to worry about fuel cost. But I would have been stoked and be gladly to pay for the fuel cost if I was given a BMW as my first car (even a 7 years used one).
