If they don’t refresh anything, I suspect they will say “surprise! Just kidding about telling You you won’t be able to get unlimited supercharging after jan 31st. New buyers get it too”. Like they did last year. 
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Greengolfer
Member
I was in the same situation. Placed my reservation on the morning of 3/31/16. Spent time looking at model S's to see if any made sense to me. On September 10, 2017, I found a CPO P85 from the Tesla Buena Park used vehicle location. Included was a 4 year, 50,000mile warranty, and unlimited mile warranty on the battery and drive unit until june of 2022. Price was to good, couldn't pass it up. Got my money back for my model 3 res and have now driven 7000 miles of super fast, Model S fun!
It's all about need. If I didn't need one urgently, then I would wait. The current design is old and needs to be refreshed. Longer range is in the offing as is a new interior, and who knows what else. Lots of advances have been made with the Model 3 that need to trickle down to the S. Even the X has nicer bits than the S, which is sorely in need of update.
Anyone who buys now is getting a design that is more than 7 years old. I wouldn't want to drop north of $80k on a 7 year old design.
whitex
Well-Known Member
This is no different than "should I buy the stock now or later". Whether the refresh is coming or not, and whether it will be a good thing or not so much (for example AP2 introduction was actually a step backwards as it did absolutely nothing at rollout and now a year and half later is still not on par with AP1) only insiders know this. Life is too short to wait for Elon's new features, especially that some never come at all. If you like the way the car is today, buy it today, if not, wait. And if you buy it and a new features shows up, so what, you liked the car to begin with so there should be no problem. Or, you can of course be paralyzed by FOMO and never buy one.
Even if you order now, you won't be getting a Model S until March/April (unless you buy an inventory vehicle).
I ordered mine on 1/13 and i expect to take delivery sometime in March.
Perhaps things will change with the car from now until then and they'll be implemented in the vehicle prior to delivery?
Who knows - I don't really understand how Tesla figures which vehicles get feature upgrades and when (as in the new MS now coming with standard air suspension and AWD)
I ordered mine on 1/13 and i expect to take delivery sometime in March.
Perhaps things will change with the car from now until then and they'll be implemented in the vehicle prior to delivery?
Who knows - I don't really understand how Tesla figures which vehicles get feature upgrades and when (as in the new MS now coming with standard air suspension and AWD)
I would agree with this. I purchased a model S in 6/17, and love it! But I believe big changes or at least moderate changes are coming this year and it would be a bummer to miss out on those. As for losing supercharging, I wouldn't worry about it unless you do a lot of long distance driving. The included amount of supercharging is sufficient for occasional roadtrips, and they might keep free supercharging anyway just to differentiate from the 3.
davidc18
Active Member
I'm with you in general. I really would like a 100+ battery for next winter. I've been holding off, awaiting the refresh - which consensus seems to place for about a year from now.
That said.... I expect that we'll see free supercharging on the S/X forever. This is a perk that people seem to value, way beyond what it actually costs.
That said.... I expect that we'll see free supercharging on the S/X forever. This is a perk that people seem to value, way beyond what it actually costs.
sakimano
Active Member
Buy it and enjoy it! You can never time it right since no one knows what's coming up until announced by Elon. Even employees get to know a few hours or days in advance. If there are minor updates, they will do that anyways until you take the delivery (most likely by April now). One of the employees told me that if there are any upgrades offered (even paid) during wait time, they contact you and ask you if you want to go for it and the cost for it (if applicable).
I was in the same predicament and could've waited (with paid off cars) but don't want to keep sitting on the sides and waiting for another refresh that soon. I ordered mine few weeks back and should get it by end of March.
Good luck on your decision!
I was in the same predicament and could've waited (with paid off cars) but don't want to keep sitting on the sides and waiting for another refresh that soon. I ordered mine few weeks back and should get it by end of March.
Good luck on your decision!
Here's the only issue with it. Tesla for some reason is the lowest on inventory I've seen for as long as I'm tracking it. Perhaps it was the Dec effect. It's like taking a chance but not a bad one (for March). Can't predict for June and later....
I’d get one now. Make sure you like the one you order and decide you will continue to like it no matter what changes in the future cars.
If you cannot do that, you should wait. The trouble is you’ll never be sure something great isn’t right around the corner, so you’ll be in the same position then.
I think the unlimited supercharging is likely to stay as an incentive to buy the higher end S. If you figure that most driving is local, and calculate the actual operator cost savings, as well as the likely cost to Tesla, and the enormous percieved benefit, I just don’t see Tesla eliminating this new S buyer incentive. They get a lot of free press and a lot of brand loyalty for not much cost at all. They’ve done away with the car-lifetime free charging so the next owner of the car pays for supercharging. For me the free supercharging stays with me, not the car, so there is an incentive to buy another Tesla next time around.
I love the free supercharging and my feelings for Tesla are warm and fuzzy The practical side of my brain coldly recognizes that the benefit is much more percieved than actual so it scorns my emotional side. The emotional side doesn’t care. Free travel, what’s better than that. Practically that free trip travel cost me $88,000. Emotionally that money is already gone, so it’s “yippee, I can drive to California free”. I won’t though. But I could. And that is why I feel warm and fuzzy, why it doesn’t cost Tesla much, and why I just don’t see it going away.
David
If you cannot do that, you should wait. The trouble is you’ll never be sure something great isn’t right around the corner, so you’ll be in the same position then.
I think the unlimited supercharging is likely to stay as an incentive to buy the higher end S. If you figure that most driving is local, and calculate the actual operator cost savings, as well as the likely cost to Tesla, and the enormous percieved benefit, I just don’t see Tesla eliminating this new S buyer incentive. They get a lot of free press and a lot of brand loyalty for not much cost at all. They’ve done away with the car-lifetime free charging so the next owner of the car pays for supercharging. For me the free supercharging stays with me, not the car, so there is an incentive to buy another Tesla next time around.
I love the free supercharging and my feelings for Tesla are warm and fuzzy The practical side of my brain coldly recognizes that the benefit is much more percieved than actual so it scorns my emotional side. The emotional side doesn’t care. Free travel, what’s better than that. Practically that free trip travel cost me $88,000. Emotionally that money is already gone, so it’s “yippee, I can drive to California free”. I won’t though. But I could. And that is why I feel warm and fuzzy, why it doesn’t cost Tesla much, and why I just don’t see it going away.
David
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
SucreTease
Teslarian
I guarantee you that if you wait 3 or 4 months, you will ask the same question again then. Sure, there might be things you will gain that you will like, but there will also be things you will lose that you would have liked. If you like what the car is now, buy it.
As a Tesla owning friend told me several times, "Just do it." So, after nearly a year of waiting, I did.
As a Tesla owning friend told me several times, "Just do it." So, after nearly a year of waiting, I did.
SucreTease
Teslarian
...or disappointed. But, as a Tesla dreamer, you will never be fully happy, either.
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