I don’t think FSD adds extra safety. But his examples of lane changing no longer happen with basic AP. You literally have to turn it off, change lanes, and turn it back on. I travel a bunch in the car and the auto lane change or “one tap” on the stalk helps tremendously with respect to making it less tiresome.
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boulder.dude
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If they add the feature “I don’t need to pay attention or hold the wheel” then $199/mo suddenly becomes and insane bargain. But until then…
boulder.dude
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fender4645
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His examples didn’t have anything about changing lanes but I get yours (and his) point. Having not used a Tesla for daily driving (yet), this is why a subscription or trial period would be super helpful. I just don’t see how it would change my life enough to be worth $10k+ but maybe I’m wrong.
Well last Friday I got tired of the date slippage with mine slipping to Aug 10th and no VIN. I called my [email protected] and we found a car in inventory but while waiting for the manager’s authorization code it was sold to someone else. Nothing new showed up in inventory so I called today and the manager found several options like my original order. So I changed color to MSM and White Interior, 7 Seater, 20” Induction. I’ll find out tomorrow how many days it will take to get to my SC. So, if you want a car the SC Manager can see inventory that we can’t see. This is a brand new car that is on a truck transport. I’m very excited.
knightriderY
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Don't you have the Remove FSD button? I removed mine after ordering but haven't paid anything upfront. Tesla will take long time to do refunds if they do.
Not true. I forgot to use my friend’s referral code and my SA added it a couple of days later to my existing order.
I've given up on FSD being truly self driving anytime soon. I may spring for EAP if it ever comes back at $4K.
It’s not worth $10k for current feature set, don’t get me wrong. But if I can finance that at 1.49%, it’s a lot more attractive. Lane change is the key feature for me. Summon never works right and stops in the middle of a parking lot and makes me look like a Teslassh-ole and auto park is also iffy and unreliable and, when it does work, makes you think you’re going to slam into another car.
No. I was the only one. I don't think they knew why I was taking pics ('new owner syndrome' perhaps) but I talked to the model X owners after and they (really educated on Tesla and super helpful) opened the rear doors for another pic. Super fun experience for me and my kids being at a charging station for the first time playing games, music and taking pics. Never had that much fun at a gas station, haha!
It’s inventory time again! Just noticed 10 Ys in the DC area are in inventory after 0 all day. None are on EV-Tsla yet. The ones in my area are all MYP demos. Wherever you are, get while the getting’s good. Or wait…
fender4645
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Damn you. Now you have me rethinking my decision. Hopefully they’ll say more Thursday while giving me at least a couple of day to decide whether or not it’s worth it before jacking up the price.
casey1202
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All fair points ... if you keep the car for four years plus, but I think for a lot of people that's a big if. It almost automatically excludes anyone who is leasing. Most leases fall somewhere around three years. Does Tesla even offer a lease term longer than 36 months? I'm not sure but if they do it's certainly not anywhere I can find on the website. I was initially going to buy but in the end decided to lease. Based on everything we know about the MY (production moving to TX and Berlin, new batteries, more mega casting, etc.) I figured there was a very good chance that we could see significant improvements over the next two to three years. BEV in general are still so new and constantly evolving, that I just preferred the flexibility of a lease.
And even when I finance, which I generally do, I still only tend to keep the vehicle for about four years. I'm one of those drivers that just really values being covered by a warranty and roadside assistance, no questions asked.
All of which to say, if you know you'll keep the car at least four years (and really, it needs to be longer before you really start seeing a big advantage) then the $10k upfront is a good deal. Otherwise, if the $199 subscription price turns out to be true, then I still see a lot of people going that route. Plus, instead of wrapping $10k into your price and paying interest on it - you can get credit card points instead every month on your $199! That's a win/win to me.
casey1202
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Totally agree - but you really have to know you're gonna hit that break even point. For me (and I would assume most people who choose to lease) there's no way I'd ever get there. See my reply to @digitalboi for more. I'm trying to conserve space on this 624 page thread!
. I’m trying to find rhyme and reason where there is none based on the most recent EDD haha
Mixman
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How do you get Tesla to remove FSD on the demos? Also it looks like only $500 off for 1,600 miles?
Just tell your SA to remove it. Or talk to chat. They can help as well. I bought a demo and had mine removed. Good luck!!
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