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[quote=Anonymous]I’m always surprised at these people who see keeping a car a long time as a weird badge of honor. I’d love to have it analyzed. [/quote]

I am the pp with the 21 yr old Honda Civic and a brand new Tesla model S, P100D.  I am not a car person.  It runs.  I’m happy.  I love the Tesla though.  I love gadgets:  the Tesla has “ludicrous mode” (named after the movie Space Balls) - 0 to 60 in 2.3 secs:  Faster than any supercar/Lamborghini/etc. - a freak’n family sedan - and does not use gas.  Really cool.  Paid cash.

The Civic - I had a trash truck back into me in a alley.  No big deal another scratch.  I forget to lock it sometimes and park on the street in DC.  It’s still there  :) one time someone went into my car and organized everything in the glove and storage compartment in neat little piles.  It runs and never had a repair bill over $400,  what’s not to love....[/quote]

What’s not to love is I find it soul crushing to commute to work or cart my children in a car that feels like I’m traveling in a piece of junk. Brings me down. [/quote]

Maybe I am too oblivious about people's reactions.  Don't care what other people think.  I love my civic.  My son is embarrassed to be seen in the Honda:  It really is a junker and I park on the street in DC.  My son tells me sometimes people, other drivers, look at our car and shake their heads.  Guess those are car people.  We used to live in NYC, Manhattan, and parked on the street because monthly garage fees are what some people in flyover country pay in rent.

One of the reasons we bought the Tesla was because Tesla ended their lifetime free use of their superchargers on Sept. 16...  so it was now and our car IS 21 yrs old.   My son tells me that the Tesla is "out of my league"  LOL!  Several guys have told me that this is their "dream car".  I like the fact that I can smoke any Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc. in a quarter mile race.  The only car that can beat the Model S P100D for acceleration is a 2 mil+ Porsche and there are less than 500 of those in the world.

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The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is “quickest production car” in the world, with a 0-60 mph time of 2.1 seconds — a time that dethrones the Tesla Model S P100D’s 2.28-second 0-60 time.

Dont race for "pink slips" vs a Demon you may end up walking home.

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Nope.  The Dodge can theoretically go faster than the Tesla but no human can shift that fast and efficiently.  The Demon has a gear box.  It also takes gas and gets 12 mpg with premium gas.  You’ll have to pay a gas guzzler tax if you buy it.  Find me a video where the Demon actually goes 0-60 in 2.1 seconds as a straight production car not tuned up.  That video doe not exist because it can’t.

Here is a race with the S P100D against the current fast and greatest performance German 4 door sedans.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/8I-6_H0haAw[/quote]

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