I ordered my Model Y early October 1st and was waiting to actually own it before upgrading to FSD. I wanted to make sure I liked the car first and wanted to charge the FSD upgrade to my credit card. Of course it took a couple of weeks to get here, and I didn't take delivery until last week. Well now FSD costs $2k more. The price of FSD suddenly increased by 25% while I was waiting for delivery. Who should I talk to to see if they could still honor the original $8k pricing before I buy the upgrade?
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FSD price hike during delivery
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Tesla makes it difficult to actually talk to a real person but you can always write an email to your delivery support specialist. Fat chance they will give you the old price. I'd say, theres a greater chance of the price going up while you try to argue for the $8k price. Then you'll really be kicking yourself for waiting!
Unless someone sent you an e-mail in writing that you could add FSD after purchase for the old price, there is nothing to "honor".
The "original" pricing is only accurate when you placed the order for the car. If you would have ordered FSD in October with the rest of the car, you would have received it for the then market price of $8k. By waiting until after delivery, you are adding on a feature at the current market price.
Musk gave a week notice about the price increase, your sales advisor should have reached out to you to mention that if they were good at their job, sorry that didn’t happen. You could add it to the order at any time up until delivery without it delaying anything. Post delivery you can purchase it via the app. I highly doubt you’ll get any price adjustments... especially since you didn’t have it configured with the car.
coconutboy84
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Is FSD really worth it for 10K? i was gonna order the Model Y Performance but i just went for long range. if its 10k for FSD i would rather had done the Performance model since its about the same price
Lots of posts on that question. Bottom line, it depends on what you want. For me, 10K for what FSD really does, and will probably do in the next few years, is a big NOPE!
With a bit of luck you will be able to add FSD at when the VIN is assigned for the original amount. If I remember correctly, at that point I would have been able to remove it (had it included in the pre-order). That's probably your best bet (of course you can try online chat and see if they can add it to the order). No guarantees here, I would not be surprised if it doesn't work at all and it will cost $10K for you.
Not sure if I would pay even $8K for it, got it at $5K and thought that was already on the high side.
Not sure if I would pay even $8K for it, got it at $5K and thought that was already on the high side.
kishkaru
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I don't have a VIN yet, and I see a button to upgrade to FSD on the manage order page:
When I click on that, it opens a popup with the option to upgrade to FSD for $8k:
I don't know if this option shows up after a VIN is assigned, and especially not after delivery.
When I click on that, it opens a popup with the option to upgrade to FSD for $8k:
I don't know if this option shows up after a VIN is assigned, and especially not after delivery.
I can confirm it shows up still after receiving a VIN and delivery date but before delivery.I don't have a VIN yet, and I see a button to upgrade to FSD on the manage order page:
When I click on that, it opens a popup with the option to upgrade to FSD for $8k:
I don't know if this option shows up after a VIN is assigned, and especially not after delivery.
I agree with everyone else though that if you didn't order it on the car originally then there is nothing for Tesla to honor. OP had the option of buying something at a certain price at a certain point, chose not to buy it at that price, and then the price went up later. If I go to Best Buy and buy a computer and they say, "Would you like to buy a monitor with this? We have this one for $100" and I say "No, thank you", then I go back the next week, find the price has increased on the monitor to $200, I can't expect them to then sell it to me for $100.
I can always ask politely if they will though. It cost absolutely nothing to ask. Just be polite and don't get upset if they say no.
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I understand what all you guys are saying. I just wish I kept a closer eye on it or was advised better by my sales/delivery team, but I had other things to focus on just like everybody. I tried all the posted suggestions however none of them seemed to have worked. Thank you for the advice though. A $2k price hike just stings...and all while I was waiting for it to get here. I may not get it.
Can you help me understand why didn't you order the car with FSD originally if you wanted that option? The website clearly states that the price of FSD will be higher in the future if not ordered with the car.
I get that you said you wanted to put it on the credit card, but the interest rate on any credit card purchase would be much higher than the interest on the car loan so your total payments would be even higher that way. I'm just not understanding what you wanted to accomplish.
A lot of folks (myself included) like to charge big purchases to a credit card to earn points, airline miles, or cash back, and then pay it off right away, so no interest is accrued.
One possible explanation maybe. In this particular case I think it would still work out better just to build this into the original purchase, if financed anyway. If paying cash then the ability to earn cashback or points makes sense.
I earn my points a little differently. I make all of my every day purchases (that don't have a fee associated with using my card at least. Damned utility companies!) on my credit card and then pay it off monthly. So I didn't immediately think of your method as a possible connection.
kishkaru
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In this particular case, it makes no sense to wait until post-delivery to earn credit card points, as buying it pre-delivery will always be cheaper.
Pre-delivery = $8k (cash price)
Pre-delivery = $8k + $516 = $8.5k (if financed at 2.49% APR for 60 mo @ current best Tesla terms)
Post-delivery = $10k * 0.95 (assuming 5% cashback card) = $9500
The only reason to purchase FSD post-delivery is if you have a hypothetical 20% cash back card, in which case you break even at $8k total.
One more thing to keep in mind is SALES TAX!
Sales tax is ~10% where I live so its $800 pre-delivery vs $1000 post-delivery.
So my pre-delivery FSD is really $8.8k vs $11k post-delivery.
Pre-delivery = $8k (cash price)
Pre-delivery = $8k + $516 = $8.5k (if financed at 2.49% APR for 60 mo @ current best Tesla terms)
Post-delivery = $10k * 0.95 (assuming 5% cashback card) = $9500
The only reason to purchase FSD post-delivery is if you have a hypothetical 20% cash back card, in which case you break even at $8k total.
One more thing to keep in mind is SALES TAX!
Sales tax is ~10% where I live so its $800 pre-delivery vs $1000 post-delivery.
So my pre-delivery FSD is really $8.8k vs $11k post-delivery.
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OP was counting on FSD price not increasing between the time the order was placed to the time FSD was added post delivery. So their thought process would have been that: Post-delivery = $8k * 0.95 (assuming 5% cashback card) = $7600.In this particular case, it makes no sense to wait until post-delivery to earn credit card points, as buying it pre-delivery will always be cheaper.
Pre-delivery = $8k (cash price)
Pre-delivery = $8k + $516 = $8.5k (if financed at 2.49% APR for 60 mo @ current best Tesla terms)
Post-delivery = $10k * 0.95 (assuming 5% cashback card) = $9500
The only reason to purchase FSD post-delivery is if you have a hypothetical 20% cash back card, in which case you break even at $8k total.
One more thing to keep in mind is SALES TAX!
Sales tax is ~10% where I live so its $800 pre-delivery vs $1000 post-delivery.
So my pre-delivery FSD is really $8.8k vs $11k post-delivery.
So it's not as bad a strategy as it looks. However they failed to take into account that Tesla could raise FSD prices at anytime without warning. The fact it had just been raised to $8k was no guarantee it wouldn't increase again in a short time period.
I'd still like to hear from @mushymango directly about why they wanted to do it that way though. I'm not going to criticize, I'm just curious. It might be a really great idea if it had worked that might apply to other situations.
kishkaru
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Except this part isn't quite true. Elon Musk always warns the herd when FSD prices go up in advance, so buy, buy now!
FSD originally started at $5k.
Before increase to $6k: Tesla will increase Full Self-Driving option price 'substantially' on May 1 - Electrek
Increased to $6k 20 days later: Tesla increases price of Full Self-Driving in move to make its cars ’appreciating assets’ - Electrek
Before increase to $7k: Tesla plans to increase its Full Self-Driving price again on August 16 - Electrek
3 months before increase to $8k: Tesla prepares to increase the price of 'Full Self-Driving' again with new features - Electrek
Before increase to $8k: Tesla to increase 'Full Self-Driving' price as Elon Musk sees value rise to >$100k - Electrek
Increased to $8k 44 days later: Tesla increases Full Self-Driving price to $8,000 as promised - Electrek
Before increase to $10k: Tesla is increasing price of Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 - Electrek
Increased to $10k 7 days later: Tesla officially increases price of its Full Self-Driving Kickstarter campaign to $10,000 - Electrek
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