Full self driving sales question

[Rolo2016]

Hi ,

I was looking to upgrade from autopilot to full self driving. I’ve got half of the cost saved in cash and was going to pay the other half on the credit card.

I would assume the sales side of the service centres are closed I've tried calling the customer service team at west Drayton but they’ve said they will only take one card and payment via the app.

Does anyone had any experience of this or how to get around it?

 

[AlexP]

What I would do is pay the entire cost of FSD with a high cash back Credit card such as the Apple Card that offers 2% if you use ApplePay, and then pay whatever amount I have in cash to the credit card right away.

 

[Dilly]

Hi ,

I was looking to upgrade from autopilot to full self driving. I’ve got half of the cost saved in cash and was going to pay the other half on the credit card.

I would assume the sales side of the service centres are closed I've tried calling the customer service team at west Drayton but they’ve said they will only take one card and payment via the app.

Does anyone had any experience of this or how to get around it?

Assuming that full payment is beyond your credit limit, talk to card provider and explain the circumstances. You may be able to transfer your cash to your card and make a single payment.

 

[nxsynjs]

Wait a few weeks for it to come out in subscription, and invest the cash until you can pay it off? Or if you are desperate. take out a loan with no early payment fees and then pay off half? it'll cost you much less in interest that way

 

[Zakalwe]

Pay the cash into your credit card, putting it into a credit balance. Then use the card to purchase the FSD.

bear in mind that some (all?) credit cards may work the charges out on the value of the total payment, even when you've paid some off.

 

[MrBadger]

Wait a few weeks for it to come out in subscription, and invest the cash until you can pay it off?

This ^

All the signs are of FSD subscription becoming available possibly as early as this month.

FSD Subscription to start February 2021

Personally I think its probably the wrong time to purchase 'outright' due to the level of uncertainty (not that FSD is ever certain) of what additional options may soon be available.

Who knows, EAP (ie 90% of what FSD currently offers for 50% of the cost) may even become a thing again.

 

[MrBadger]

Who knows, EAP (ie 90% of what FSD currently offers for 50% of the cost) may even become a thing again.

As if by magic EAP is back

 

[browellm]

Lottery numbers, please mate?

 

[AlexP]

As if by magic EAP is back

It looks like it is a UK thing only.

 

[browellm]

It looks like it is a UK thing only.

Interesting in of itself. I wonder if that's a tacit admission from Tesla that's they're miles away from FSD being ready for UK/EU roads.

 

[Jason71]

Sell the car and buy a second hand one that already has it. That way you'll get it for next to nothing.

 

[Durzel]

It looks like it is a UK thing only.

Consensus seems to be that it's available throughout Europe, like last time.

 

[DenkiJidousha]

Yes, Europe wide including UK:
Tesla reintroduces Enhanced Autopilot with some FSD features in Europe - Electrek

See also the EAP is back thread:
EAP [enhanced autopilot] is back

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

As if by magic EAP is back

The FSD saga is much more Mr Bean than Mr Benn.