Search results

It's not really about margin of error. Under EPA testing conditions, I doubt there was that much variance. This is about the variance between your specific driving conditions and the EPA testing conditions. With my own driving habits, I hit around 95% of the 2023 EPA range, and 100% of the 2024...

I didn't even know Tesla provided roadside assistance. I've always been relying on AAA - this is the one thing I did not change when switching from gas cars to Teslas.

Let's say the base price of a Model Y is $50k and the total loan amount is $55k. At 0.99% for 60 months, you're paying $1.4k in interests. At 6.99%, the amount of interests is $10.3, a difference of $9k. The highest price discount before this was 10%, or $5.5k. $9k is quite a bit more than $5.5k.

For the average buyer, the promotions cost Tesla roughly the same. If you plan to carry the loan to term, interest rate discount is the most favorable promotion for you. If you plan to sell the vehicle in several years, a price discount would be more lucrative.

That's twice the cost for my 2018 M3LR. I guess registration cost slides as the vehicle ages.

This is what I found on the Tesla order page: The current promotional rates are: 0.99% for up to 60 months, 1.99% for 72 months, and 2.99% for 84 months. Nothing about promotional rates possibly changing before May 31, 2024. Not sure what the terms were before Tesla did away with 0.99% for 72...

This is a great deal! I'm sure your car will sell within the week!

Does anyone know how quickly Tesla is clearing inventory with this 0.99% promotion?

Classic Tesla with the constantly changing incentives. If you see something you like, take it. You snooze, you lose.

So how long do you suppose a car that is subject to this wear and tear on a consistent basis would last? And what percentage of the 1,000 miles on the demo car was subject to this wear and tear? Trying to quantify the damage here. If that Tesla would last 100,000 miles rather than 300,000...

I have not. And what kind of invisible wear and tear can happen in 1,000 miles?

And what kind of invisible wear and tear can happen in 1,000 miles?

Take the car. Ask the delivery associate to note the scratch on your account, so when you file a service request the service center can see the note. Even if Tesla wouldn't fix the scratch, I would definitely still take the $3k. You'd be crazy not to. A scratch like this would not affect the...

I don’t think we’ve seen nearly $9k worth of incentives on a Model Y anytime. The maximum inventory discount I remember was $5k, and the units with this discount went away quickly. If you count referral credit and 3 months of FSD or 3 months of supercharging, these add maybe another $1k to the...

Does anyone know how Tesla provides the 0.99% interest rate for Model Y buyers? Do they make a monthly payment to the bank for each loan equal to the difference in interests? Wonder what the impact of this interest subsidy on the bottom line would look like.

Mine has updated twice, to 2023.44.30.13 and to 2024.3.10 respectively.

Once you reset your Tesla, the fleet software was removed. So what you experienced has nothing to do with the vehicle history as a rental.

I drove by this building on the way to Netflix Is A Joke on Sunday. It looked small from the street... now I know this is because there's another lot connected to it by a small gap between the 2 other buildings. The red building really needs to go.

Does anyone know the crew size for the front plate? I bought my car used. It came with the front plate frame but no screws so I need to get them myself.

This marketplace listing has expired and has been removed.

Do you happen to have the breakdown of this total cost?

That's a long list of fees wow. I just renewed the registration on my Model 3. Here's the breakdown of the $343 total cost: $171 Registration Fee $161 License Fee $0 Weight Fee $0 Special Plate Fee $11 County/District Fees $0 Owner Responsibility Fee

Beautiful car. Good luck with the sale!

The problem with this specific case is that the service center had to perform a diagnosis. When I brought my car in, I knew what the problem was, so the service center did not perform any diagnosis and thus I didn't have to pay for any labor.

Thank you for sharing! I now see where the $2k for replacing the lateral links and compliance links come from. So much more expensive than the upper control arms! I may just wait till there's an actual issue with one of the lower control arms before dishing out $1k for the replacement.... The...

This is quite illuminating - thank you for sharing! One of the upper control arms of my 2018 Model 3 gave in at around 100k miles. The Tesla service center replaced this in a couple of hours for around $100. This is really not too bad. Now that I know the issue has to do with the design of the...

260 out of the original 272 is 96%. This is incredible!

Congratulations! Please do share with us what the process looks like!

Interesting. Wonder if Tesla is shifting the focus to educational marketing.

Feel free to do the math.

Doubt it. 5 minutes of supercharging can get you 50-100 miles of range. Driving more slowly cannot save you this much range.

In 2 weeks or end of year?

Bump. I will buy your old car!!!

If anything, their pasts as Uber cars should be a positive. I don't know about you, but I don't drive as smoothly as the Uber drivers I've encountered.

I’m at 100k miles.

Sounds like the same issue as this: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/clicking-creaking-front-door-hinges.182569/

Thank you so much for this. My Model 3 has a creaky door as well. Will ask the service center to replace the check strap!

I got this error when clicking on your link: The requested post could not be found. Were you able to view my video? Do you think we can conclude that both the rattle and the squeak are all due to the upper A arms?

My 2018 Model 3 LR RWD started squeaking and rattling recently. What do you guys think are the causes of these annoying noises? Sample video here iCloud

Staff salary drops right away, but severance payments will incur a one-time cost.

I think Q2 is when earnings reverse the trend. Limiting production to boost gross margin and laying off staff to cut overhead is going to help net profit and net cash flow recover. Eliminating inventory discounts will motivate potential buyers to jump the fence rather than wait for further...

Simple solution: keep the car for longer. The longer you have the car, the more you profit!

Good news. They did! So will you be keeping it?

You wouldn’t because it’s not worth it to you, but many would because it’s worth it to them. Not everyone wants a car that drives itself, but there is a significant number of people who would be happy to pay to be able to work, to read, or to eat while on a drive. I for one would pay 8 bucks a...

Yeah but at that point a lot of people who appreciate an autonomous car will be paying for it.

It's both. Make money and collect more training data. Killing two birds with one stone.

My guess is Tesla is going to keep transferable FSD at current price and have a non-transferable option at half the price. This structure would make sense: Subscription: $100/month Non-transferable outright purchase: $6k Transferable outright purchase: $12k By transferable, I mean transferable...

You do the roadtrippin’ and I’ll do the buyin’ ;)

What do they say ... the past does not equal the future. If you believe that the resale value of FSD in the future is $0 as when you sold a Tesla back to Tesla in the past, then proceed with your own calculations by all means.

I think you should also include the re-sale value of FSD. Even if you keep the car for less than 5 years, it's not like when you sell the car back FSD doesn't add anything. Theoretically, the break-even period should be approximately the lifetime of the vehicle which is at least 10 years. If we...