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A little more than two years ago I enthusiastically bought a used model 3. There weren't any other cars that I was remotely interested in. This year, we're looking to sell it and replace it with an Ioniq 6 and (forthcoming) Charger Daytona. Tesla isn't even in the running: our runner up choices are Mach-e, Lucid, and Rivian.

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Make sure you drive those vehicles before you commit. I've driven the IONIQ6 and the Mach-E and would consider them inferior to the Model 3 in many ways, but you might not. (I'm looking to give Rivian a try at some point to see what all the hype's about; looks like a great vehicle.)

I definitely won't commit before trying them out!

Lucid starts at twice the price of a Model 3

And?

Isn't the whole premise people are voting with their wallets?

I've yet to meet someone that was out looking for an ioniq 6 and if the dealer doesn't have one they drive home the second choice car 2x-3x the price. That sounds like someone just throwing out words. The Mach-e is in the same ballpark though.

We're replacing a single Model 3 shared by myself (works from home) and my partner (commutes). I make due now by taking my motorcycles, but that has some significant inconveniences. My partner wants a mostly-boring, sensible car for commuting (the Ioniq) and I want something spicy (the Charger). The two cars have two very different purposes and intended price points. So to your point, you're making bad assumptions about intentions.

If I was interested in a Tesla, I would be in the market for a Model S, not another Model 3. The Charger Daytona that I'm looking at is also multiples of what I'd paid for my Model 3.

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