I think almost anyone would be happy with just the $35,000 version, and no EAP or PUP. Especially as EAP could come later. Consider a base model as an option, too.
I mean, c'mon: unless you're driving an S or X you're somehow managing without EAP right now, right?
And a more loaded Model 3 can always be your NEXT car, too.
I keep hoping that after some period of time the EAP price will come down, or that there will be a special offer on it to existing owners. But maybe not for at least a year or so, until production volumes and margins are performing well. Wishful thinking perhaps.
For the record, personally I'll get EAP (mostly for stop and go California traffic) and PUP, and I feel like the indulgence isn't necessarily those, it's the LR. Because what you get with the LR is an occasional convenience (sometimes avoiding a charging stop, but only a couple of road trips a year in reality for me) and better performance (and 10% better performance seems like a novelty thing for routine day-to-day driving).
I think thinking about not getting LR is especially hard for folks who haven't had an electric car yet, or who routinely drive longer distances, or who live in very cold climates. But for most of us who haven't driven a BEV and don't take long trips very often, we want LR for non-objective reasons that we'd forget about after a while if we did not get LR. Everybody talks about the workaround for EAP ("you can buy it later") but they forget about the workaround for LR ("charge a few extra times for 30 minutes"). Would you rather have $9000, or have to stop at a SuperCharger some number of extra times a year? Some of you live in very cold climes, have to drive a lot for work, or take lots of trips. For the rest of us, why?
