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Historically, Tesla has used the notion of "old pricing" and "new pricing". When "new pricing" is announced (either at a press release or Design Studio, or both), customers that haven't yet taken delivery are generally bucketed into three groups:
1. already configured but not delivered
2. "in the middle of configuring"
3. haven't configured yet
By default, group 1 gets the old pricing (that they configured with). Some customers try to "call Tesla back" and request the new options and pricing. The answer is usually one of: (a) too late it's already too far in the production queue, (b) you can change it with a $500 change fee for X more days, or (c) you can change it for free for Y more days.
Group 2 has access to both old and new pricing for a limited time with no penalty. After that time passes, only new pricing is available.
Group 3 only has access to the new pricing.
At least that's my recollection and summation of the pattern I've seen since late 2012.
Pretty much, yes. If I was in that position, I would definitely have an "e-mail conversation" in a bit of depth to make sure there weren't any better options offered or negotiable.Thanks, brianman. That makes perfect sense. If someone finds themselves in group 1a when a refresh is announced (that they want), what are their options? Cancel the order and lose their deposit?
. I do think that the new wheels and center console are indicative of a larger facelift coming up,
I don't believe for a second that they "ran out of stock" of the old stock 19" rims and were "forced" to start offering the Slipstream wheels which were ostensibly slated for a refresh.
Maybe. I don't think it's something as simple as just 'running out', and maybe this is the 'norm' for Tesla, where new stuff just shows up as a drip feed rather than a one-time facelift. Just seems like there's a few 'significant' things brewing that Tesla could easily spin as a facelift....100Kwh, lights, AP2.0, vented seats etc. And I find it hard to believe that Tesla doesn't want to align the face of the car to match the X, and presumably 3.But don't you think that if TM really was planning a refresh/facelift very soon, that they'd save up all these incremental changes and announce them all at once?
I don't believe for a second that they "ran out of stock" of the old stock 19" rims and were "forced" to start offering the Slipstream wheels which were ostensibly slated for a refresh.
c. And I find it hard to believe that Tesla doesn't want to align the face of the car to match the X, and presumably 3.
This is exactly what I did. I just ordered earlier for sentimental reasons (same date as my first order in 2013). I just requested delayed delivery so it wasn't in production yet. Hopefully I'll be lifting the delay after today!Since we have a week to cancel any order, I'm thinking about placing my order on the 30th. If there are no changes, I've locked in the price. If there are changes, I can cancel my order.
So the word on the street is:
Refresh of some kind mid to late April.
LED lights, front more similar to Model 3 than anything else. Tweaks to rear lights. BUT front changes would be in the injection moulded portions only (Not the metal) hence technically possible to retrofit.
Interior gains vented seats from X.