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Disappointed in Tesla's pricing on paint

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by timk225, Aug 2, 2018.

  1. mpmeyer

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    Base price of AWD has also risen from 53,000 to 54,000.
     
  2. Joe F

    Joe F Disruption is hard.

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    So I suppose some never either bought or walked away from a "traditional" car dealer who refused to budge at selling over sticker price for a hot new car. It happens. Either fork over the money (sometimes a LOT of money) for the car that you just can't live without, or walk.

    Tesla simply does not purchase in the same volume other manufacturers do, and are probably not enjoying the same level of discounts because of it. Titanium Dioxide price and availability, used in white paint, is becoming more expensive. Not having contract pricing with volume discounts is most likely the reason for the increase.
     
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  3. ninefiveone

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    I don’t think the word “right” means what you think it means.
     
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  4. Mr X

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    $2,000 for the best and only true color on a 3? little odd.


    Now that only encourages people to get more bland greyscale colored 3's. Hopefully people will wrap their cars unique colors and not just the typical matte black, matte grey. YAWN.

    Guy at my work saw a silver 3 with aero rims and said it was ugly.

    Showed him a pic of a red 3 with 19's and he asked if it was the same car because it was such a aesthetic difference. He loved it.

    Tesla needs more colors.


    Black, white, silver, grey and a blue that looks black are not colors.
     
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    I guess the AWD's are paying for the P3D's free supercharging.
     
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  6. MXWing

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    A benefit worth MAYBE $100 a year for the majority of drivers?

    It's a psychological demand lever - nothing more.
     
  7. jddssc121

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    *Laughs in Land Rover Spectral Blue*
     
  8. ceekz

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    Pretty sure that Henry Ford was first: ‘Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.’ Reportedly because it dried the fastest.
     
  9. dsvick

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    True, but the hyperbole and histrionics are immature at best.
     
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  10. Motor Mouth

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    I see these price machinations as nothing so much as fine-tuning based on the order levels. Now that the US line waiting reservation holders are pretty much cleared out (or at least invited to configure), the orders from the general public are coming in pretty strong. Increasing the price points at specific trim levels can tweak the PM and SHOULD be used. It rewards line waiters and messages that further increases can come to those considering ordering now. I have no problem with this (but then again my garage is already occupied).
     
  11. CPennypacker

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    True. It's not a scam or some great injustice. But pricing of options does impact configuration.

    For example, I've been waiting for my quarterly stock vest to order. I was going with AWD with 19" rims, red. Now I'll just get RWD with Aeros.

    Tesla in the end isn't going to get $1500 more out of me with this hike. They are going to get $5000 less out of me.
     
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  12. Motor Mouth

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    And I'm sure there are others that will do the same as you. Presumably, their analysis is that another set of buyers will move up to P now that the delta is smaller. Finally, those that haven't test driven or ordered yet will see a new price and it will become part of their decision to purchase or not. With RW option, it's not as if this is a make-or-break decision on whether to buy the car for most people.
     
  13. Rogster

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    Remember all the bumpers that have to be repainted to match the pearl-white body. Just know Tesla doesn't do things for free and somehow get customer back one way or the other. Frankly , $2000 is a bit too much for pearl-white/red.
     
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  15. StaceyR

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    I second that! Sure am glad I picked up my MC red Model 3 "way" back in June. Now mine has gone up in value by $1K and there won't be quite as many red M3's flooding the streets here in So Cal.

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  16. tonybelding

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    So here's an idea... You could get the basic black and then have it vinyl wrapped in whatever color you actually want. I mean, mint green? Bronze orange? Aluminum blue? It's all possible. This is what I'm strongly considering for my next car.
     
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  17. Koflach

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    That does suck... Germany had you beat last week. 1.60 EURO per litre!!!!
     
  19. Koflach

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    just across the border in Sumas Washington I usually just go and fill up for about $3.30/gallon. It save me about $30-$40 per tank.
     
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  20. Ludalicious

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    My brother inlaw does the same. I always tell him he doesnt value his time to be worth much. Those boarders can get backed up. Even with Nexus
     

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