2019 deliveries get free AP/FSD upgrade, 2018 deliveries get nothing

[more863-also]

Just confirmed with Tesla support that if you took delivery of your 3 in 2019, you will be getting a free AP or FSD upgrade, depending on what you currently have. 2018 deliveries get nothing.

This is a super hard pill to swallow. Look, I get the 'you got what you paid for' thing - but shouldn't that apply to people who took delivery in January 2019 too? Now, in addition to the $4,250 I'm out due to the price drop (and yes, I accounted for the tax credit difference), my car is worth an additional $3k less than someone who took delivery a few days later in January 2019.

How can it be fair that 2019 deliveries get the make-good, but 2018 deliveries don't? I only had my car a few extra days!

 

[Joshan]

I got delivery in 2019 and just had to buy FSD for 3k.

 

[more863-also]

I got delivery in 2019 and just had to buy FSD for 3k.

You should have contacted support. 2 reps have already confirmed what I posted above.

What kills me is that this price decrease stacks *on top* of the depreciation of a luxury car. Let's say any car is worth 15% less with only a few thousand mile on it. I get that and I understand it. But now, that 15% starts *at the new, much lower base price*. My car has literally devalued over $7k **IN ADDITION TO** depreciation in two days. That's ****ing insane.

 

[Thomas Edison]

I was totally fine with the price drops, that happens. My car is cheaper now than when I paid for it (Even after the tax credit difference)... but cheaper AND they get an upgrade for free. This is the first time I’ve ever felt screwed.

 

[Thomas_K]

Picked up my M3P last saturday and paid for off menu FSD. I have an ´18 X delivered in november also with off menu FSD.
Looks like I´m SOL here..

 

[12yan]

my car is worth an additional $3k less than someone who took delivery a few days later in January 2019.

No, because the tax credit dropped by $3750 those few days later. In that sense it seems quite fair ...maybe not "perfectly fair" where everyone pays exactly the same cost for the same configuration no matter when they bought it but you have to be realistic.

Personally, I bought my car in beginning of 2019 with FSD so will be interesting to see how it shakes out in my case.

 

[Joshan]

I have seen ZERO from tesla saying anyone gets upgrades for free. Don't believe someone saying "someone told me" until you see it in writing from tesla somewhere.

 

[more863-also]

No, because the tax credit dropped by $3750 those few days later. In that sense it seems quite fair ...maybe not "perfectly fair" where everyone pays exactly the same cost for the same configuration no matter when they bought it but you have to be realistic.

Personally, I bought my car in beginning of 2019 with FSD so will be interesting to see how it shakes out in my case.

Nope. The price dropped significantly, making up for the lower tax credit. January 2019 deliveries are getting a huge handout here.

I have seen ZERO from tesla saying anyone gets upgrades for free. Don't believe someone saying "someone told me" until you see it in writing from tesla somewhere.

I just saw it in writing in Tesla chat. Multiple other people have too.

 

[niray9]

Nope. The price dropped significantly, making up for the lower tax credit. January 2019 deliveries are getting a huge handout here.

From 1/1/2019 -> The tax credit dropped by $3750. The price dropped by $2000 to make up for it.

 

[12yan]

Nope. The price dropped significantly, making up for the lower tax credit. January 2019 deliveries are getting a huge handout here.

The "huge price drop" was $2000 so then you still paid $1750 less when taking tax credit into account. Those 2019 people are now getting a $3000 software upgrade free, so in that sense you may be out $1250 ...assuming you buy FSD. Like I said, not "perfectly fair" but this is the real world we are in.

 

[Thomas Edison]

Thinking about it further this is going to be another mess for them. Think of the people who wanted their P $5,000 refunds.... what does this mean for people who paid for autopilot already on 2019? Thats a lot of complaining on both ends. Not to mention the lost income of those who would have eventually paid for the upgrade and the potential additional refunds of those who already paid as mentioned above.

 

[more863-also]

Sorry, I'm just a bit salty that my not even three month old car not only just dropped over $4k in value, in addition to depreciation, I'm also not getting anything to make up for it like people who held out did.

 

[Knightshade]

I just saw it in writing in Tesla chat. Multiple other people have too.

Is that the same tesla chat that assured folks there'd be a performance upgrade HW kit...(there's not) and later said no track mode for P3D- (there will be)... and also told a company that rents Teslas the ChaDemo adapter works on the model 3? (it doesn't)

 

[niray9]

I just saw it in writing in Tesla chat. Multiple other people have too.

Thanks for the info.

When you say chat, did you mean you chatted with a Tesla rep using the chat function on tesla.com?

 

[Thomas Edison]

Can someone explain to me why Tesla would even do this? I don’t see the need for it.

 

[hugh_jassol]

I got delivery in 2019 and just had to buy FSD for 3k.

Same here. Chatted support, was told I would get a refund. Here's my chat transcript:

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[Knightshade]

Guy on reddit posted this- note he bought his in OCTOBER 2018

https://i.imgur.com/IV5cWmz.jpg


Which would suggest they've decided to just give everyone who paid for EAP free FSD, and anyone who paid for FSD will get a refund.

Which'd be pretty surprising, but maybe the concluded they couldn't make NoA not suck without HW3, thus forcing them to give EAP guys a HW3 free upgrade, at which point not a ton of value in charging them for FSD separately.

Guess we'll see what comes out of it.

 

[Nocturnal]

Can someone explain to me why Tesla would even do this? I don’t see the need for it.

Yeah, this is confusing. This isn't like a price change. Why give the 2019 folks free FSD? I paid 7k for EAP and I don't expect free FSD even.

Guy on reddit posted this- note he bought his in OCTOBER 2018

https://i.imgur.com/IV5cWmz.jpg


Which would suggest they've decided to just give everyone who paid for EAP free FSD, and anyone who paid for FSD will get a refund.

Which'd be pretty surprising, but maybe the concluded they couldn't make NoA not suck without HW3, thus forcing them to give EAP guys a HW3 free upgrade, at which point not a ton of value in charging them for FSD separately.

Guess we'll see what comes out of it.

If it's free FSD for people who paid the old high price for EAP then that does make some sense.

 

[niray9]

Which would suggest they've decided to just give everyone who paid for EAP free FSD, and anyone who paid for FSD will get a refund.

Ok that's slightly different from what OP posted. i.e. s/he said mentioned "free AP" in addition to the above.

you will be getting a free AP or FSD upgrade, depending on what you currently have. 2018 deliveries get nothing.

 

[Knightshade]

FWIW Elon tweeted a little earlier today that Tesla would be issuing something official later today on the whole EAP/FSD/AP confusion

 

[Glamisduner]

I honestly think tesla workers are just confused. I think you will only get the FSD features you paid for that are part of EAP.

Why would they just start handing out FSD? Makes no sense!

Why would 2018 people get nothing and 2019 people get refunds etc? I don't see what this is compensating for? Early buyers of Performance cars were able to trade in Free Supercharging for $5k, but they had to give something up.