So, I'm still trying to estimate what my final "out the door" price is going to be for the model S. I'm looking to overestimate, since this is a cash flow estimation. I have numbers for: - price of the car - sales tax rate - registration & inspection fees I can get estimates for - charging point installation - price of 4 winter tires What I am missing estimates for is: - delivery and destination fees - extra fees charged by Tesla to handle the registration and inspection - cost of an extra UMC - cost of an extra set of wheels for winter tires - extended warranty costs - paint protectant - insurance in NY, clean driving record (I can't even get agents to give me a quote this long before the car is manufactured... maybe soon) - any extra fees I'm not thinking of I'm trying to get reasonable but high-side estimates for these so I can figure my unencumbered cash level (so that I can figure out how much I can afford to invest in Tesla stock :wink Any assistance on any of these?
The delivery for the Roadster was $1950 so will hopefully be a little less for the Model S. There weren't any extra fees for inspection that I can remember. Extra UMC should be less than $1,200 since that's what they are charging for the HPC. Roadster extended warranty was $5,000 so I would expect it to be less for the Model S again. The 21" rims look to be $3,500 from Tesla. Why would you need an extra UMC? You could always take it with you when you travel.
I think it was Mycroft that turned me onto the idea that the HPC might be a better choice than a second UMC. For me at least, the desire for a second UMC comes from the notion of having an "anchored" charging location in my garage where I only need to connect one end of the cable -- to the car. The second UMC stays permanently in the frunk for the relatively rare remote-charging need.
I am going to have two different potential charging locations at home: one in the garage, one outdoors (for when I'm using my garage for painting / craft projects, for instance). 90% of the time I'll charge in the garage, but maybe for one continuous month a year I may wish to park outside. Exactly the same thought from me. I want one charger permanently in the car, and one at home permanently; if the travel one gets damaged, I'll still be able to charge at home. However, one UMC for home is gonna be way cheaper than TWO HPCs!
I may be suffering from acronym overload (or forum overload), but why would you want two HPCs? Or did I miss something?
Not sure where that came from. In my post at least, I was referring to { UPC travel, UPC home } vs. { UPC travel, HPC home }.
That's what I thought. Then we're on the same page. I'm inclined to get two UPCs as well, for the reasons already stated. If the price is the same, UPC+UPC still beats UPC+HPC in my mind, since if you lose one UPC, you have a spare at home.
I'm installing charging at two separate locations at home. Suppose my UMC breaks on a trip. I still want to be able to charge at home at *either* location (one may be in use for painting). What do I keep at home for this purpose? Answer: a second UMC. The only other alternative is two HPCs! Got it? Edit: obviously, either way I have to run the 50 amp wire to two locations at home, but it still seems to save a bundle to get a UMC rather than one-or-more HPCs.