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Can you imagine the nightmare if Tesla corrects this? How many cars are already out there without Alcantara that would need to be retrofitted?Wholly crap, that sucks! Sure hope that gets resolved quickly! I know I am expecting Alcantara...
While I agree they need to correct this, you make it sound as if you're paying 5k just for Alcantara. You get so much more for the PUP that previous owners had to pay extra in addition to PUP.Tesla better correct it. Basic cloth is not acceptable in a $5,000 upgrade package when better materials are being specified.
What are they going to put in the standard version to justify that the PUP is upgraded, linoleum?
While I agree they need to correct this, you make it sound as if you're paying 5k just for Alcantara. You get so much more for the PUP that previous owners had to pay extra in addition to PUP.
While I agree they need to correct this, you make it sound as if you're paying 5k just for Alcantara. You get so much more for the PUP that previous owners had to pay extra in addition to PUP.
First of all, I was referencing when it was available to me which was late 3rd quarter 2015 before all you whippersnappers got on the bandwagon. At the time, a lot of this was options. Now a lot of it is baked into the price already but then they also raised the price of the car. So take this with a grain of salt.1. AFAIK it's only heated front seats, which is standard on the S. The cabin materials seem to be leatherette seats, the wood veneer over plastic and alcantara on the doors. Compared to the S that's not really impressive. A $3,300 trim in the S definitely offers more.
2. Standard on the S
3. If it's comparable to the sound package then it's not bad. Was a 2k option, but now standard.
4. Was a $1,500 option, now standard
5. Standard on the S
6. standard on the S
7. Standard on the S
First of all, I was referencing when it was available to me which was late 3rd quarter 2015 before all you whippersnappers got on the bandwagon. At the time, a lot of this was options. Now a lot of it is baked into the price already but then they also raised the price of the car. So take this with a grain of salt.
1. Heated steering wheels and rear seats were $1k option
2. Standard
3. I believe this was a $2.5k option then.
4. Panoramic roof $1.5k option (not same as all glass and wasn't available at time)
5. Standard
6. I think this was part of PUP (HID headlights)
7. Center console was somewhere between $650-1250 depending on which variation you got.
So now your $1500 pricetag becomes ~$6k
Does everyone realize that Alcantara is cloth!! It's just a trademark for an over-hyped synthetic cloth?
https://jalopnik.com/what-the-hell-is-alacantara-anyway-1604799947
https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/suede-is-a-garbage-material-for-car-interiors-1733409981
Im not sure alcantera is the best luxury material to use on the headliner, but thats what I am expecting based on prior reviews and Tesla reveal.
So there's no difference in texture, appearance or tactile qualities because it's "all cloth"?
Does that mean that you would have no problem paying $100 for a Nordstrom shirt that was made out of the cheapest roughspun they could find instead of 400 threadcount cotton?
There's debate as to whether the Model 3 has rear heated seats in the PUP package. My understanding is that the feature hasn't been turned on yet and when configuring your car it mentions rear heated seat. The only time you only remotely get close to seeing the screen that you can turn on rear heated seats is if you unbuckle your seat belts while the car is in drive. There is where you see the overhead view with the rear seats. Also when I took delivery, I asked my DS whether the seats in the back were heated. She didn't know and had to ask and came back telling me yes.1. Front seats are the only heated thing on the 3 and always were on the S. Rear seats and steering wheel are not heated on the 3.
So compared to a 2015 Tesla it's not super expensive. IMO it's not worth 5k, but w/o it I wouldn't buy a Model 3 and a Model 3 with the PUP is definitely worth it's price, if that makes any sense. It's like with the tech package in the early S, it wasn't really worth the price, but everybody bought it, because otherwise the Model S wouldn't be any good.
Does that mean that you would have no problem paying $100 for a Nordstrom shirt that was made out of the cheapest roughspun they could find instead of 400 threadcount cotton?
That's like saying there's no difference between wool and cashmere.Does everyone realize that Alcantara is cloth!! It's just a trademark for an over-hyped synthetic cloth?
https://jalopnik.com/what-the-hell-is-alacantara-anyway-1604799947
https://thegarage.jalopnik.com/suede-is-a-garbage-material-for-car-interiors-1733409981