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“More Valuable” Stealth Performance Model 3 Unicorn
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StealthP3D
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The original deal was a very solid value. If you can get them for $7K-$12K less now, that would make it a screaming buy! I love the way mine drives.
Kennymb5384
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Kennymb5384
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JordyJr12
Member
I just got my very own sleeper performance model. It’s the exact same trim as the LR AWD I had ordered.
out of the blue, my sales associate emailed me saying my trim was available in a sleeper performance model nearby. Only a couple thousand more than what I was already paying. I confirmed It’s 2020. I pick it up this week.
honestly I couldn’t be more thrilled. Can’t believe I get to own one of these. All the performance without the flash. Exactly what i wanted
out of the blue, my sales associate emailed me saying my trim was available in a sleeper performance model nearby. Only a couple thousand more than what I was already paying. I confirmed It’s 2020. I pick it up this week.
honestly I couldn’t be more thrilled. Can’t believe I get to own one of these. All the performance without the flash. Exactly what i wanted
ElectricLee
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StealthP3D
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The Performance model is not encoded in the VIN. It's something Tesla has to look up in their database to see if the VIN# is capable of being a Performance model.
Candleflame
Active Member
You look likr you have the awd not the p on software. Would ask tesla to check. Mine has the underlined dual motor in the menu but interestingly no long range.
Yeah, it’s funny. My original post keeps collecting “disagree”’s, presumably because the “stealth performance” version of the Model 3 came back and continues to be made available, and at a lower price. I see this as good because I hope to get a “stealth performance” version of the Model Y. (As much as I love my Model 3, I really wanted a hatchback design. While I can get our two mountain bikes into the Model 3, plus all the other usual gear for excursions, it would be easier with the Model Y.)
Anyway, regarding the ongoing cost reductions for Tesla’s new vehicles (yay! for the future), I originally paid $73K for my “Stealth Performance” with white interior, pearl white exterior and enhanced autopilot. After the $5K refund from Tesla with their first performance price reduction and $7500 back for federal tax rebate (I wasn’t eligible for California‘s $2500 rebate), that means my cost was $60,500 in September 2018, not including state sales tax.
As of November 2019, it looks like a similar Model 3 build but without enhanced autopilot starts at $52,500 (white paint is now free, “stealth performance” is +$3000). Since you can’t order enhanced autopilot (navigate on autopilot, smart summon, etc), you have to add $7000 for full self driving. Then you can take off the remaining $1875 federal tax rebate for the remainder of this quarter, so that brings a grand comparison total of $57,625.
So I see $60,500 a year ago versus $57,625 now, or $50,625 if you drop the autopilot upgrade. A year of driving a sweet, stealth performance Model 3? Priceless! ;-) You could also I guess add the current $4K after purchase upgrade price for full self driving on my car to bring it to “future feature” parity. (I won’t pay that for difficult-to-achieve functionality that isn’t actually available or testable yet.)
However, even if you put the difference on the order of $10K now, I still cheer the progress that Tesla has made and their efforts to bring more affordable, sustainable and fun to own/drive vehicles to us all.
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JordyJr12
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Yeah my test drive was on a P. So I’m excited to get the car that planted the big fat smile on my face...that being said
Was told yesterday it was mine, matched to me and no one could take it. We just had to switch the loan and that they’d be in touch after they heard from financing. Silence today. Emailed twice and no response. Trying not to seem too insane. A vin did appear in the source code on my page and I do think it’s a performance. There’s a C in the 8th digit instead of a B. Nothing else has changed yet. Hopefully it all gets sorted tomorrow. It’s only 15 miles away and I want to go pick it up!!!
BM3B
“beaver”
You might want to drive over. I would. Get it all sorted out. This last batch of P3- are flying out the door. I helped 2 people get them out of a batch of 9 cars and the others were gone in less than an hour.
