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Agreed!

I ordered the end of March. FSD. Paying cash. But it still estimates an early June delivery. About 4 weeks after I was planning an extended road trip to visit family now that we're all vaccinated. 😭

Hi. Were you happy with your work? PICS? Thanks.

I think most people are buying a Bolt or Leaf at prices a lot lower than MSRP. And the full federal credit is still in effect for a little while.

That's after the federal credit for a 2018 LT. Of course I don't actually have that offer in hand but getting close. I just need to decide how serious I am. Planning to retire in early 2010 so I need to be a bit more thrifty compared to my current lifestyle. Otherwise I would have ordered...

It's interesting. I was just about to update a spreadsheet when this popped up. Deciding whether to go ahead and spend about $24k now on a Bolt with the full federal deduction or wait another year for the $36 version of the M3 (after delivery and without a deduction). The M3 wins every...

Yep . You're right.

With current delivery times up to 4 months I think the full deduction goes away soon for those of us still waiting. Perhaps they'll turn cars around faster in a few months with increased production. I haven't ordered any of the current versions so something significant would have to happen...

. Oh wow. I would have taken the Thing. Such a classic. And it would be a bit of fun before getting your real car: the Model 3.

Yep. It is possible I could get the configuration I'm most interested in during Q3/Q4 next year. The Benz just turned 16. With the new tires and wipers it should be good for another year. It's getting old just like me... but still kicking. LOL.

Ugh is about how I feel as well. $49 + $1 - $7,500 now (assuming a new configuration would still be delivered before 12/31). Or $35 + 1 +5 -0 later. Like some others said I'd rather have purchased $35 +1 + EAP + FSD - 7,500. Not that that has been a reality for the past six months.

I get that stationary objects like parked cars, trees, trashcans on the side of the road (and on the other side of the lane marker) need to be ignored. But I still don't understand why the computers can detect a stationary object like a stopped vehicle or a bicycle crossing the lane ahead...

Any thoughts on whether this will require EAP or if EAP will need to be engaged for blind spot notification?

I have been contemplating the same but I don't think there is a reason to cancel unless I buy a different car. It would keep me in line for something Tesla might offer me that I want and at a price I can't ignore somewhere down the road. But yea the federal deductions will be phasing out and...

Ah. Thank you!

Sorry about the accident. Interesting discussion. I thought when I finally get my M3 the first thing I'd do is turn off creep. I'd never thought about an issue of needing to accelerate when parking without creep. All I thought about was how nice it would be at traffic lights. Good to know...

I'm seeing some significant discounts on new Leafs and 2017 Bolts right now. So currently they're at a good price point. Both GM and Nissan having trouble moving anything other than SUVs and trucks right now. It's still a good time to negotiate. And it might get better this summer as M3...

My vote is to wait on the cheaper options, reduce your monthly expenses, and don't worry about those payments as much. I'm waiting on the standard battery. Even with half the federal credit it will be a considerable savings. Same waiting for the less expensive interior. perhaps also taking...

I'd say it's worse than you say. And that they just don't want to be caught short on something that's selling. With little intent to innovate and embrace it. It's a niche market for GM that offers dozens of brands and cars while only making 30,000 BOLTS a year. When we bailed out the auto...

I continue to be more and more excited by the M3. I don't like the wait but nothing else currently available does that.

I have a gift today as well. A wonderful cause. I hope they raise a lot off of this!

I walked by the DC showroom tonight. The red M3 is still there. So wonderful to look at.

They may be qualifying a few random reports but they certainly are not quantifying them.

Years ago I had a similar problem with my Mercedes. Same solution. Bring it in and we'll fix it. Where was Seeking Alpha when I really needed them???

Norge, your post was referenced in a LA Times article today about Tesla M3 issues.

Desperation... or boredom. I could be washing my pretty new car now. Or taking it for a Sunday drive. Instead I'm obsessively reading the forums. OK. I should wash my current car. It NEEDS it. LOL.

You're able to order on the Model S owners account but then Tesla will switch the purchase to your reservation? So the final purchase will be by you as the sole owner and thus you'll get all the incentives as well? I know a MS owner with a M3 invite while my date got pushed back to Aug-Oct...

If they don't have the configuration you want I'd wait. There will be time once they hit 200M. And then you need to start figuring out what you can get. Per the IRS: The qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit phases out for a manufacturer’s vehicles over the one-year period...

I'm a little disappointed and angry as well. I was so depressed for a few days. It was so close I was already imagining myself in the car! But info from the conference call actually gives me a lot of comfort. Understanding better the challenges and plans for their rollout. And it's really...