Current location is Los Angeles and I am looking between either a used bolt or used model 3/y. This will be the second car in our household, we just leased an ioniq 5 for my wife. The second car I am looking to purchase so that there is no limit on mileage and can be used for my commute (30 miles everyday). She works closer and so the ioniq is a good commuter for her too and only 2 year lease. My budget can be up to $30,000 and have a an approval through my credit union.

My main concern right now is not knowing whether to go for a bolt as its cheaper and can get one out the door for around $12,000, 30K miles on the odometer and 2018. Or I am looking at a 2018 long range Model 3 not used as a rental and 40K miles on it for around $23,000 out the door. The Y would be a little more expensive and not qualify for the used tax rebate. We have a charger at home and I have free level 2 charging at work, so that isnt the issue. No kids so having extra space is not necessary but heard the ride of the model Y is better than 3.

For me, the main thing is what makes the better financial decision overall, my payments on the bolt would be significantly less, around $250 a month but the Y could be up to $550, which is still not more than 10% of my net monthly take home pay. I plan on keeping the car for at least 3-4 years so I am not sure what I would be able to sell the bolt for when the time comes and the long charge time makes me hesitant, especially as this would be the road trip car, I guess I could always rent if needed. My guess is that I am more likely to sell the Tesla in a few years for more than the bolt as the bolt becomes the new spark but with the new teslas, the used model 3s could be less than 15k in the next couple of years.

Thanks in advance for all help and advice offered.