jeffro01
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I joined the bailed club.
Curious as to the why if you don't mind sharing?
Jeff
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I joined the bailed club.
How do people afford to buy a Tesla?
It is a combination of a lot of things. It is part "why?" in that the X is so much bigger than the S but really does not offer that much more space/utility for us. We rarely need seven people seating and, when we do, it is not five plus two smaller people so we would likely end up taking two cars. Even folding down the two rear seats, our S' feel like they have more storage (with their rear seats up). I also fear the electrically actuated items on the car. Neither my wife nor I have sun roofs simply to avoid the electrically actuated nature and the potential for water/wind leaks. I've had to fix sun roofs in the past and even the best of them are a nightmare.
Lastly, its also a little bit of disillusionment with the whole idea. There was a time when I would look for an excuse to move my current Tesla into the secondary market and generate another new car sale. That time has passed which puts even more burden on the X to be a reason to make a change. We will likely replace my wife's current S with an S90D at some point. She got one as a loaner when her drive unit was being replaced and has yet to stop talking about it
I am new here and think these cars are cool as hell. However, I can't really put my mind around spending so much money, so I was drawn to this post. I don't mean to get too personal, but is everyone buying these wealthy or is it the same old deal of being able to "afford the payment" even though their retirement is in question? I think the amount of families living paycheck to paycheck is around 75%. And I swear I am not trying to be holier than thou, I just am boggled by the purchase of something $100k that will be worth half that in 3 years? How is this a benefit to anyone's family?
And I saw some in here spoke of how they will tell their kids about how they helped save the planet. Really? They do realize that it produces tons more emissions to produce a new car than drive an older one??? If you really want to make a difference then get or keep a car that has already been produced. Funny how we rationalize our wants. I want one, and believe I can really afford it, but financially it is such a leap!
Amen to that!One thing frequently not mentioned in the threads justifying our financially questionable decisions is this: IT'S FUN TO DRIVE !!!! I have a 2013 S85 -- 28,000+ miles--yes-it's had problems-service has been remarkable-& ranger was expensive. I love driving the car. My wife's X has been configured. Doubt that I'll ever buy another ICE (selling my 2002 Tahoe with 160,000 miles-a great car). I think it's dangerous for people to test drive a Tesla--we have enough problems with drugs in this country. Peace rf
p.s. another demographic--old folks who probably are going to buy one more car in their life, want to have fun, buy American, and don't want to leave everything to the kids.
I joined the "bailed" club. Had been going back and forth, a real rollercoaster. Was very disappointed after the so called launch. Then got excited, frustrated... finally my wife decided to order it last week. And today we cancelled the order and switched it instead get a second Model S.
Basically the Model X is at the same time too big and too small. It's insanely wide on the outside, but with the thick FWDs not all that wide on the inside where it matters. Storage capacity is ridiculously small given its size. But what pushed us over the edge is that we still have no idea when we'd get it. And that the quality of the ones that have been delivered so far seems to be extremely hit and miss. I have personally seen 5 different Sig Model X and every single one had serious, serious fit and finish issues.
I joined the "bailed" club. Had been going back and forth, a real rollercoaster.
I joined the "bailed" club. Had been going back and forth, a real rollercoaster. Was very disappointed after the so called launch. Then got excited, frustrated... finally my wife decided to order it last week. And today we cancelled the order and switched it instead get a second Model S.
Basically the Model X is at the same time too big and too small. It's insanely wide on the outside, but with the thick FWDs not all that wide on the inside where it matters. Storage capacity is ridiculously small given its size. But what pushed us over the edge is that we still have no idea when we'd get it. And that the quality of the ones that have been delivered so far seems to be extremely hit and miss. I have personally seen 5 different Sig Model X and every single one had serious, serious fit and finish issues.
Tesla has been very very good in the past with trying to fix the issues with the cars. The problem is that fit/finish is hard to fix. So my Model S P85D happens to have a driver door that sticks out about 5mm. They tried to adjust it and then declared it "within spec". That doesn't make it an Edsel or Delorean - it's just something we worried about, given our experience (but then, we might get unlucky again and have the same problem with our third Model S).I am not sure if I ordered the coolest car ever or the next Edsel or Delorean. Time will tell.
Imagine how I felt after taking delivery and later in the day parked in the Tesla parking lot for a few minutes. Some wonderful customers visiting the Tesla Store walked over for a look at my vehicle. I demonstrated the doors and seats as best I could, and the early VIN quality was showing. Their comment was, "They told us to wait a year, the quality would be better!"
The first was technology risk. I understand why Tesla is going down the full automatic door option as they need to make it down this learning curve for (what appear to be) future plans. I fear involvement in that curve for the same reason we have never ordered sun roofs in our cars. It is simply one more piece that can break.
The second issue was the one that drove the demise of our order. There is a marginal increase in utility with the X over the S in some areas and a marked reduction in others.
I joined the "bailed" club. Had been going back and forth, a real rollercoaster. Was very disappointed after the so called launch. Then got excited, frustrated... finally my wife decided to order it last week. And today we cancelled the order and switched it instead get a second Model S.
Basically the Model X is at the same time too big and too small. It's insanely wide on the outside, but with the thick FWDs not all that wide on the inside where it matters. Storage capacity is ridiculously small given its size. But what pushed us over the edge is that we still have no idea when we'd get it. ....