mattack4000
Active Member
Be careful what you wish for.
Nothing I love to see more than the destruction of the CCP. I am going to throw up first if Trump is the one doing it though.
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Be careful what you wish for.
Nothing I love to see more than the destruction of the CCP. I am going to throw up first if Trump is the one doing it though.
That's entirely fair, and I certainly don't look down on anyone who postpones (or even cancels) this purchase. Nobody absolutely must have a Tesla, and there are higher priorities, especially when you have responsibilities. Having said that, cars can also be sold, and you get to drive them in the meantime.I find the viewpoint from some posters here that delaying or cancelling the purchase of a $50,000 car during a pandemic/financial crisis/job loss just means that you are poor or that your plan was flawed all along...illogical at best and offensive at worst. Being on the receiving end of a lay-off in the middle of this situation really brings it all into focus.
I could pay cash today for a Model Y without impacting my financial situation for some time. The problem is about runway. If these issues linger on for an extended period of time (years), then that money absolutely does matter of whether or not my family eats. If delaying the purchase now means that I’m covered for an additional calendar year worth of living expenses several years down the line, then it makes sense to delay the purchase for a few months/indefinitely to see how things shake out first.
My primary responsibility to my family is to ensure their basic needs are met, not scratching my itch to have another cool car. I’m not going to end up being the guy on the local news living out of his Tesla Model Y at a Supercharger station in 2025 because he made a stupid decision in 2020.
People are welcome to make whatever decisions they think (or more likely, don’t think about at all) best fit their financial situation and risk tolerance - it’s your life. But, I’m not going to be made to feel like less than because I chose to take a long view and proceed with caution.
You do you. I sincerely hope it works out for you.
I find the viewpoint from some posters here that delaying or cancelling the purchase of a $50,000 car during a pandemic/financial crisis/job loss just means that you are poor or that your plan was flawed all along...illogical at best and offensive at worst.
I'm glad you showed back up, and I'm happy to admit I was wrong! Good luck with your purchase decision.I didn't post just to toss a firecracker and let it go boom. For years I've followed these forums via the twice-weekly(?) email digests. Not like me to check in regularly. I'm kinda busy with everything else in life.
You think our country's so innocent?It's better than them using their resources to influence other country's government, media and many others. Even Russia is not that sick and pathetic
That's entirely fair, and I certainly don't look down on anyone who postpones (or even cancels) this purchase. Nobody absolutely must have a Tesla, and there are higher priorities, especially when you have responsibilities. Having said that, cars can also be sold, and you get to drive them in the meantime.
Prices will go down. Features will go up. In the meantime, you have to drive something.On Saturday, March 21st, I was wistfully cruising the tesla.com site and in a moment of temporary insanity, I put together a new X100d order. I noticed that the new ones only came with one year of connectivity. My 2017 X100d had permanent connectivity. So I called and got a very nice man. I said, I'll pull the trigger tonight if you can make it permanent. He laughed and said, "No way". Offended, I declined, and since then have breathed easier. I was on the verge of committing to a 85000 car, with 20% down, with another great depression on the doorstep. And I agree with another poster that as things get better, the price will go down.
Longtime lurker. Put in my Model Y reservation the week it was announced. Perhaps my name will come up soon.
But 3 million people just filed for unemployment nationwide this past week with the coronavirus disaster. The country is moving into recession if not depression. People are stockpiling toilet paper and beans. Just doesn't seem like a great time to spend $50,000+ unecessarily. Yet post after post goes up at TMC reporting, "just got my Model 3!" or "my Model Y just arrived!" Many are thrilled, some posts complain about build quality, and more. But I'm just wondering how are folks reasoning their way through spending a large amount of money at this time?
I'm not saying choices are right or wrong. Just wondering how people are thinking through pros and cons.
If I was seriously worried about money or a job status, I wouldn't buy one now. Fortunately, I don't think either apply to me so I'm moving forward.
Arguably, 1918 was the precedent, but it's not easily comparable. Still, yes, we shouldn't assume the economy will survive intact. It would suck to have a new car and not be able to make payments on it, or even to own it outright and need the money for survival but not have anyone to sell it to. Buyer beware, in more ways than one.Since they keep using the term "unprecedented," I would say most people that think they are immune to this virus economically are wrong. It could be shocking where we are as a country in a couple of months as industries could collapse that are pretty far away from the other end of where the dominos started falling over. But then again, it could all be rosy in a couple of months. No one knows for sure.