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FSD up to $10k on October 29, 2020??
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rking0122
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I did notice his message said had the "~" symbol in front of it. Seems to be making the amount somewhat ambiguous...?
And it seems the day isn't Monday anymore, but Thursday...
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I thought the Teslarati story on the monthly subscription plan for FSD having said that on the earnings call they alluded to the fact that yes monthly subscription service will be here "sometime next year". I didn't see where it was said that it would be in Q1 of next year.
My biggest hang-up now after thinking about this more is, do I bite the bullet and pay $8K now to avoid the $10K new price next week. I'm not a big fan of the idea that the upgrade follows your car and not your account if down the road I want to get in a new Tesla vehicle. Spending $8K now and getting a higher price whenever in the future I sell the car, I will get the upside bump for having that be part of the car but then if I turn around and get a new Tesla, I'll have to buy again and at that point, it could be closer to $15K to $20K or more.
This is where a monthly subscription plan would make way more sense. Especially if they give us the ability to go month to month and turn it on and off depending on what we plan on doing that month.
Any opinions on any of the above? Still tempted to just bite the bullet at $8K but it would drive me nuts if I drop that now and not get nearly the functionality I'm paying for until sometime next year, and then a subscription plan pops up that DOES follow you with your account.
Thoughts?
My biggest hang-up now after thinking about this more is, do I bite the bullet and pay $8K now to avoid the $10K new price next week. I'm not a big fan of the idea that the upgrade follows your car and not your account if down the road I want to get in a new Tesla vehicle. Spending $8K now and getting a higher price whenever in the future I sell the car, I will get the upside bump for having that be part of the car but then if I turn around and get a new Tesla, I'll have to buy again and at that point, it could be closer to $15K to $20K or more.
This is where a monthly subscription plan would make way more sense. Especially if they give us the ability to go month to month and turn it on and off depending on what we plan on doing that month.
Any opinions on any of the above? Still tempted to just bite the bullet at $8K but it would drive me nuts if I drop that now and not get nearly the functionality I'm paying for until sometime next year, and then a subscription plan pops up that DOES follow you with your account.
Thoughts?
I am in the same boat as you. I had MY on order and will get in in early November.
I like new tech but did not find enough features in FSD to justify the cost.
I do tend to hold on to my cars for a long time.
I still don't think full FSD will happen anytime soon even though beta looks good.
I also saw in exchange in twitter where tesla raj suggested to elon FSD should follow the driver and he was told Elon would consider it.
If FSD follows the driver I will certainly buy it now before the price increase.
At this time we don't know when subscription service will start and how expensive it would be. I cannot image it would be less than $250-$300 per month so the folks you prepaid may break even in 3 plus years.
We don't know if we will ever be allowed to transfer FSD to a new car. If this capability is released we don't know if it will be offered to folks who have already fully paid for FSD previously.
We have until next Thursday to determine if we should upgrade. Let me know if you do end up upgrading.
You are right about the spectulation around the monthly fee and it's been discussed widely across forums and platforms. No one believes it will be $100/mo and likely much closer to what you were saying of $250 to $400 per month in which case, I agree that you'd own it outright for that monthly in 3 years. But with that added monthly premium if you have the ability to not pay for a month if you are traveling for example, and then turn back on, that flexibility is compelling.
I'll probably end up just getting it over with and doing the upgrade at $8K but yes, I will be reading between now and then about what others have to say.
bicar
Model YP
This is a very interesting thread. I'm trying to come up with a guesstimate as to the possibility of FSD actually increasing the value of the car over time. I certainly wouldn't use enough of the features to justify getting it but if it adds value, it might be worth considering. I've got an early MY and have resisted the software offerings so far. The beta stuff looks tempting.
Iain
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Most of us that bought FSD didn't think it was a sound financial move. We did it to be part of a movement and to see the improvements over time. Now FSD has just had a major update and I'm sure most of us can't wait to get the new rewrite. Who knows, maybe sometime in the future it will turn out to be a good financial decision.
I decided to pull the plug too a month after purchased EAP.
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NJEV-Don
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you guys are killing me. I’m so tempted but trying to hold out a bit longer. I will probably end up doing it just before it goes up on Thursday. I already did EAP as well so it’s $5000 for me.
rking0122
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If FSD followed ME, I would plunk down for it now, and have no cars other than Tesla for the rest of my driving years. I previously put it on my S and kind of saw no real upside for the investment.
Nope for me. If it were transferrable I'd fork over the money now. Fully transferrable FSD would be a big incentive to keep folks on the Tesla ecosystem as more and more automakers go electric.
I'll pay the increased price later, maybe when the next generation of hardware comes out or when I get my Cybertruck.
I'll pay the increased price later, maybe when the next generation of hardware comes out or when I get my Cybertruck.
You may want to lock in FSD now on that CT (I did). We don’t know what the price will be next year EOY 2021 or BOY 22 if these get released Elon time. You can always decline it later.
What? Seriously? Are you talking about "robotaxi"? There's no way this will be possible in 2021. Navigating the real world, safely and intelligently, is many years away.
You may well be right. But I've also learned to never bet against Elon of TSLA.
I totally agree. There is ZERO downside to adding FSD to every CT order now and lock in the $8K when you know it will go up 25% in 5 days. Just remove it later if you feel so inclined.
NJEV-Don
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Well I pulled the pin and ordered it last night. I thought about it a lot,watched the many videos and am a big fan of my EAP. I hope and honestly think it will add value to the car in 5-6 years if I go to sell it. The FSD will certainly have increased by lots of $ by then and will help offset some of the anticipated depreciation due to having what some call the “dreaded 2020 model year of the MY” as opposed to 2021 MY. Either way I will take full advantage of the abilities when they are released and enjoy them and hopefully watch the price continue to go up and make my car more valuable. I’m happy and the only sad part is that I didn’t wake up to new software and functionality. Soon I hope.
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