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You're saying people don't debt-finance Teslas?

Sure they do, but someone who bought a Roaster in 2008 surely has it paid off by now. However unlike every other manufacturer that forgets about the vehicles it used to make (unless there's a recall), Tesla is improving existing products.

I have a 2004 SUV with a 7" satnav in it and some god-awful software package. Does Acura offer an upgrade path for this? Other than a way to update the roads database, no. Buy a new SUV.

>Does Acura offer an upgrade path for this?

Neither does my iPhone 1. Lets hold off on this comparison until Tesla is still supporting 11 year old vehicles.

The new-for-old replacement cost of an iPhone 1 is peanuts compared to an SUV. Pinot makes a legitimate point that some car components could be made upgradeable by their manufacturer -- like entertainment units -- but they don't, and they're missing out on those aftermarket dollars as a result.

I've owned a number of cars for which I would have spent thousands of dollars with the brand upgrading them if options were available.

>some car components could be made upgradeable by their manufacturer -- like entertainment units -- but they don't

Almost every single car part can be "upgraded", courtesy of the aftermarket. It's not necessarily a worse system.

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