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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by grecy on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:02PM (#22612521)
The Model 3 starts at $35k.[1]

That makes it cheaper[2] than a Honda Civic ($36.3), Volvo S50 ($36), and a BMW 2-series ($35.3).

Are they luxury cars?

[1] Please don't say you can't actually buy one for that, it has been proven many, many times that you can, you just have to call Tesla.

[2] https://www.motortrend.com/price/30-40k/

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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by throwaway5752 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:01AM (#22613496)
A Civic starts at under $21k per https://automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan. It's Motor Trend's fault, not yours, but that must be the most decked out Civic possible at that price point. I actually went through the "Build" option for the 2020 Civic Sedan Touring CVT and could not get it above $32k, so I can't explain the $36k figure.
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Re:Tesla appears to defy Bay Area shutdown, plans to operate... by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:58AM (#22614539)
When people are talking about a $36K Civic, they're talking about the Civic Type-R, which starts at $37K and goes up to $44K.
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