GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities in 2019

Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by toomuchtodo on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:16PM (#15825871)

You can get a used Model S with 20k-40k miles on it with a 4 year 50k mile warranty for ~$55k straight from Tesla, no need to spend $100k.

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by madengr on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:33PM (#15826034)

No need to spend $55k. I bought a 2015 Leaf with 19k miles for $8.5k. Of course it dos not look good like a Tesla, but if you want to get your feet wet with EV driving, it's a steal.

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by toomuchtodo on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:47PM (#15826146)

I travel frequently across the US, and require the Supercharger network (which is why I went with a Model S over a Leaf), but as you mentioned, you can get a Leaf at golf cart prices. You can also get a top notch used Model S for a bit more than you'd spend for a long range Model 3 (which includes free supercharger access) if you don't want to wait 2 years for it.

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by King-Aaron on Sunday December 03, 2017 @10:07PM (#15841201)

> No need to spend $55k. I bought a 2015 Leaf

While I see what you mean, this comparison isn't all that dissimilar to saying "No need to buy a 5 series BMW, you can get a Nissan Micra for less!"

I wouldn't imagine that a person looking to buy a large, fast sedan that can get from 0-100kph in under a handful of seconds is going to consider a small runabout in the same decision making process...

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