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Well, pending mechanical review, we should replace Branwen with a slightly newer Volvo wagon in the next day or so. It should hopefully tide us over until our next vehicle. We're really considering a Tesla Model S when they become available.
In doing a little reading, I saw someone critiquing the $50k price tag, which got me thinking. Yeah, it's a little pricey, but seats five adults and two kids and has comparable cargo room to a Chevy Tahoe. So I did a little pricing- and found the Tesla to be about $3500 more than a new Volvo V70 wagon with similar accoutrements, and about $750 less than a Tahoe LTZ. I think the differential between the costs of the Volvo and Tesla is less than the gas cost for driving the amount we do over the course of a year.
In doing a little reading, I saw someone critiquing the $50k price tag, which got me thinking. Yeah, it's a little pricey, but seats five adults and two kids and has comparable cargo room to a Chevy Tahoe. So I did a little pricing- and found the Tesla to be about $3500 more than a new Volvo V70 wagon with similar accoutrements, and about $750 less than a Tahoe LTZ. I think the differential between the costs of the Volvo and Tesla is less than the gas cost for driving the amount we do over the course of a year.