If I had to replace my 2019 Model 3

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    I would expect about $30,000:
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    • HW 4.0 - soft requirement
    • LiFePO battery - harder requirement
    • AutoPilot standard
      • Full Self Driving - desirable
    Bob Wilson
     
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    But you don't "have" to replace your 2019 Model 3, right? It sounds like you are beginning to waver from your earlier statements that you were set with your Model 3 with FSD and its new battery and your BMW i3. It seems about like my being tempted to replace my 2017 Prius 4 Touring with either a Prime or a BZ.
     
  3. mikefocke

    mikefocke Prius v Three 2012, Avalon 2011

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    You didn't ever get a update to you HW suite as Elon promised multiple times? And wouldn't require the FSD that has saved your life several times according to your posts?
     
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    i won't know what my next ev will be until i get there. morally, it would be difficult for me to buy a tesla
     
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    frodoz737 Top Wrench

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  6. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    We seeing software updates that add random bugs. The consensus is hardware 4,0 is getting all the software 'love' along with other 'useless to me' products: Optimus; Robotaxi, and Cybertaxi. I know his former vision but Musk has lost focus on "bread and butter" customers like me. For example, Twitter.

    Free twitter was nothing that interested me but occasionally there would a 'press release' to hunt down. For a fee "X," is a propaganda channel overflowing with kooks and crazies. I won't pay to be lied to. However, I do financially support useful forums like Tesla Owners and some YouTube channels.

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