What is full self driving capability? Does this used car have it? If so, why would it still have hw2.5? Why won’t they install hw3 for me?
Hope this helps someone in the market as it’s confusing for sure....I bought a 2018 MR a couple months ago from Tesla, and had it shipped to my nearest Tesla dealer. They crashed it in transit, repaired it, and it was finally ready for delivery this week. I primarily bought from Tesla as they were offering all their used cars with full self driving capability. Yes, that means they come with the $10k option turned on. “Capability” is confusing but they do have fsd.
When I went to pick it up, I was concerned as the screen showed basic autopilot, not fsd. I asked. The two sales people at Tesla had no idea what they were talking about. I tried to be nice, but politely told them I’d paid for fsd and wanted to be sure the car had it before delivery and the 3 hour drive home. First they said autopilot is fsd. Then the told me it needed a software update to display it. Then they said fsd wasn’t out yet so it couldn’t be displayed. Having another model 3 with it, I knew that wasn’t true. Then another salesman told me I had to pay for premium data to get it, obviously false.
Finally I went into the service Dept and asked. They entered the vin and in 10 seconds told me the car did have fsd. So, I accepted it. Driving away from the dealer, the screen went black and the car reset. When it came back on, fsd was enabled.
Here’s what I learned. Yes, the used cars do come with the $10k option—fsd. If the car has hw2.5, it likely didn’t have fsd prior and won’t appear to when you look at it. When they “assign” it to your account upon your acceptance, it’ll appear. That’s when your Tesla account changes from an RN to a vin number. They won’t install hw3 before delivery, and I suspect it’s to ensure you accept it before they waste the money and time on swapping it.
again, just my experience and hope this can help someone else.
Hope this helps someone in the market as it’s confusing for sure....I bought a 2018 MR a couple months ago from Tesla, and had it shipped to my nearest Tesla dealer. They crashed it in transit, repaired it, and it was finally ready for delivery this week. I primarily bought from Tesla as they were offering all their used cars with full self driving capability. Yes, that means they come with the $10k option turned on. “Capability” is confusing but they do have fsd.
When I went to pick it up, I was concerned as the screen showed basic autopilot, not fsd. I asked. The two sales people at Tesla had no idea what they were talking about. I tried to be nice, but politely told them I’d paid for fsd and wanted to be sure the car had it before delivery and the 3 hour drive home. First they said autopilot is fsd. Then the told me it needed a software update to display it. Then they said fsd wasn’t out yet so it couldn’t be displayed. Having another model 3 with it, I knew that wasn’t true. Then another salesman told me I had to pay for premium data to get it, obviously false.
Finally I went into the service Dept and asked. They entered the vin and in 10 seconds told me the car did have fsd. So, I accepted it. Driving away from the dealer, the screen went black and the car reset. When it came back on, fsd was enabled.
Here’s what I learned. Yes, the used cars do come with the $10k option—fsd. If the car has hw2.5, it likely didn’t have fsd prior and won’t appear to when you look at it. When they “assign” it to your account upon your acceptance, it’ll appear. That’s when your Tesla account changes from an RN to a vin number. They won’t install hw3 before delivery, and I suspect it’s to ensure you accept it before they waste the money and time on swapping it.
again, just my experience and hope this can help someone else.
