I just configured and still passed on the FSD. If FSD ever comes to full fruition, it will be worth whatever they are asking. I’d rather pay $5k+ later and know what I am getting vs paying $3k now with a lot of question marks...
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Full Self Driving Price - $4K upgrade no longer honored?
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It does depend how you are buying the car of course, for me it was an extra £1,300 over 4 years on my recent S purchase due to the high residual value on the PCP contract, so it really seemed to make sense to do it and hope...
I haven't seen a definite clear cut conclusion on this thread, so here is my experience report with positive outcome:
I just tried to get this upgrade to fully self driving done at the original $4000.
After a bit of a run around from email support: "Call service center" to service center: "Bring in the car" to driving to Dublin Service Center, CA I got a bucket of cold water: "The price is the price" from the local service center manager (Dublin, CA).
Calling support ended up being inconclusive since he basically offered to route me back to the same service center and placed teh decision squarely into their realm (which makes no sense).
So I used the "escalation" option in the email support.
Response within 90min!
First by phone and then in writing:
"Just to confirm the full self driving price will be updated in your Tesla account in a few weeks. You will be grandfathered in at the $4,000 pricing due to taking delivery before 06/25/18. We thank you for all your patience and support!
Kind Regards,
Calena Nguyen | Tesla Executive Care"
On the call advised me that the service center manager was in error and has been informed of that.
But she also suggested to wait for the website fix rather than going through the hassle of special casing it.
On my end all I needed was assurance I'm locked in which is now in writing.
By phone she was clear that this grandfathering will be applied generally.
It's not that I get it because I was a squeaky wheel situation.
I just tried to get this upgrade to fully self driving done at the original $4000.
After a bit of a run around from email support: "Call service center" to service center: "Bring in the car" to driving to Dublin Service Center, CA I got a bucket of cold water: "The price is the price" from the local service center manager (Dublin, CA).
Calling support ended up being inconclusive since he basically offered to route me back to the same service center and placed teh decision squarely into their realm (which makes no sense).
So I used the "escalation" option in the email support.
Response within 90min!
First by phone and then in writing:
"Just to confirm the full self driving price will be updated in your Tesla account in a few weeks. You will be grandfathered in at the $4,000 pricing due to taking delivery before 06/25/18. We thank you for all your patience and support!
Kind Regards,
Calena Nguyen | Tesla Executive Care"
On the call advised me that the service center manager was in error and has been informed of that.
But she also suggested to wait for the website fix rather than going through the hassle of special casing it.
On my end all I needed was assurance I'm locked in which is now in writing.
By phone she was clear that this grandfathering will be applied generally.
It's not that I get it because I was a squeaky wheel situation.
I wonder how much room tesla has to increase prices on FSD and EAP. I suspect once the $7,500 tax credit runs out there won’t be much. I already see a surprising amount of people who did not even purchase EAP. We may be close to the point where any additional prices increase yield lower revenues.
That’s what I was told. 5k now but after release most likely higher.
How did you word your request to get them to update your account? I would like that.
Nope. I sent a secure message from my account and it just went ignored. I didn’t try again since I don’t see FSD anytime soon. So I prob won’t even get it for $4k
Blue in NC
Member
When they make the hardware upgrade available, I will probably purchase the FSD option. And yes, I am fully expecting Tesla to honor the $4K price. I purchased my Model 3 with the option of (a) buying FSD for $3k at delivery, or (b) buying FSD after delivery for $4k. I intend to exercise option (b). I did not exercise option (a) because I preferred option (b). It does currently show in my account as $5K and that is a mistake that I expect will be corrected.
Chris350
Member
Be assured that part of this price increase is due to the free CPU hardware upgrade that FSD purchasers receive.
I may have missed this somewhere but what do forum members think the cost of an upgraded computer would be if one paid for it when available rather than getting it free with the FSD package.
Not sure why so many are buying into this BS, I am coming up on my 2 year anniversary of purchasing my Model S and my FSD Purchase. I wonder at what point Tesla will have to start offering refunds and paying people interest on our money. How many people leased for 30 or 36 months and will never see FSD?
Whew....I just made it under the 6/25 deadline. My feeling is that anyone that is holding their breath for FSD is going pass out before they get it. Even if Tesla magically got the system fully operational tomorrow it going to take literally years to get the all the regulations and legal issues ironed out for FSD.
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
I keep seeing folks say this... but FSD cars are already legal lots of places in the US.
There's going to be a lot of interesting litigation on the liability front eventually.... but if someone was selling a fully operational FSD car today you wouldn't necessarily have to wait on any legal/regulatory stuff to use it.
Glamisduner
Active Member
No. 5K ALL IN. Computer doesn't do anything unless you have FSD since old computer is sufficient for autopilot.
I think something very lost here is a bonafide Level 5 FSD solution is worth well more than $5,000. Try $50,000. Or if your time is ultra valuable, $500,000.
$3000,$4000,$5000 price points is a speculative investment that will net you some degree of incremental features.
It's not ALL OR NOTHING for FSD functionality.
Solid Level 3 is well worth $5,000 to me. No nag and warning to take over only in the most difficult of scenarios.
Super_Popular
Well-Known Member
Tesla told me today that most are not adding FSD when ordering new cars and that they are not adding it to inventory cars lol
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