It seems like a fool's errand to keep pushing this obviously false narrative.
It's not a false narrative- it's basic math.
he claimed there was a > $14,000 price difference from what he paid.
that is the false narrative.
Here, give math a try!
$64,000- price he said he paid for a P3D-
-$5000 FUSC refund
-$7500 tax credit
-$350 extra HW he got new buyers don't
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$51,150.
So about $1200 more than a "new" one costs today. Or about 3k if you get delivery of your new one before Dec 31 (though if that's possible is unclear since you can only get inventory ones and there seem to be few/none available right now).
And it's likely he saved a good chunk of even THAT much-smaller-than-he-claimed difference with a year of not buying gasoline rather than waiting a year to go to an EV (personally I save about $2000/yr not buying gas).
For AWD Model 3, this "OMG THEY OVERCHARGED ME" nonsense is even more untrue...It was $58,000 for one with EAP back last summer (53k car, 5k EAP)- with a $7500 tax rebate- so $50,500.
To get one today with the equivalent features it's $55,340 (blue, and FSD- plus homelink, 14-50, and phone cables). If I can take delivery before Dec 31 that's $53,465.
So 3-5k
more today than a year ago... without counting the gas savings of that year.
If you add 3k for FSD on the last-years-one (which may start to matter sometime in the future but doesn't now) you're
still equal or cheaper not having waited.
Tesla does a lot of things well. Maintaining product value is definitely not one of them.
Speaking of false narratives
https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/best-resale-value-awards/best-resale-electric-vehicle/
Best EV for resale? Tesla model 3.
Likewise the S has dominated resale of large luxury cars for years.
On the 3 there's comments here almost daily how stupidly high used car prices remain- (to be fair this is in part because Tesla still can't produce enough to meet all demand- but it's unclear when/if that will change)