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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by FireBeyond on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:52PM (#22036776)
How on earth is a reasonable comparison Company A, whose _most expensive_ car _tops out_ at about $140K, and Company B, whose _least expensive_ car _starts_ at $335K.

These are not remotely comparable companies, regardless of how much "owner love" each may have.

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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by pbreit on Monday January 13, 2020 @04:04PM (#22038559)
Ferraris start at $215k vs Roadster at $250k. I don't think the comp is as bad as you suggest. More appropriate than GM/Ford.
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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by FireBeyond on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:42PM (#22039569)
I stand corrected, I assumed that their lineup was sorted by pricing. The Portofino does start from there.

The Roadster has been discontinued for seven years. What it sold for then, as a fundraising vehicle (literally and figuratively), or what it sells for now as a collector item, used, is still a problematic comparison.

I'd probably be thinking more Lincoln / Cadillac when I was looking for a comparison for a US higher end manufacturer.

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