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Ah, I want one. 50k for the cheapest model doesn't seem that crazy either. I would want to hear some reviews of the 17" touch screen and what kinds of applications you can run on it.

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I think 50k is still a bit high for their cheapest model. Hopefully they'll be able to offer cheaper models in the 25-30k range in a few years.

$50K is IMHO an insane amount of money to spend on a car. I haven't spent more than $9,000 on any car I've bought in the last 15 years.

Of course if you have the money and want to spend it that way, I have no objection. I might be there in 5 years to take it off your hands after you've financed the depreciation, depending on how they hold up in real world use.

You may have been able to get by with never spending more than $9k on a car, but somebody has to buy the car when it is new. Don't call those people insane when you depend on them to subsidise your vehicle purchases.

It's also unfair to imply a subsidy. Without a market of buyers the seller would end up continuing to use the vehicle or writing off even more of the cost.

They're usually not spending 50K on a car. They're investing 50K in the car, and taking a loss when they sell it a few years later. That loss, added to the cost of insurance for damage, theft etc., is what they're really spending on the car.

It's still be over $9,000 though.

Cars are a lot like watches. There are people who never spend more than $20 for a watch and people who never spend less than $2,000. Neither party can fathom the other.

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