I was broke . thank god its pay day and I got payed the oncall backpay they owe me ! !!!<| sep |> Driving the Model S has been enough to make me change my spending habits , focus on paying down my mortgages , and start saving the cash for a Model 3 . I can ' t afford a Model S I would use that money to pay off a property or buy a new one , but the Model 3 I can justify . So for a certain portion of the population , yes Tesla is creating the same shift . But this has happened before , with street machine and hot rod enthusiasts making huge sacrifices to realize their dreams . Edit my current car is a Honda Jazz , $ 20 k Aussie dollars . When I bought it in 2012 I was already planning to buy Tesla ' s thirdwave affordable car before 2022 . Expected budget for Model 3 is around $ 80 k Aussie dollars Model S starts at $ 130 k .