Latest Price Drop Discussion

[dnvr-ev]

There is no reason to advertise when there is more demand than actual product. It would only hurt the company and paint them in a bad light. Until they can supply the extra demand that advertising would create, it would be a terrible decision.

There is also no reason to drop the price until demand exceeds supply. There is tremendous worldwide demand.

 

[dnvr-ev]

your the one whining dude...

I am pointing out a few facts. There are basically ten responses that keep getting repeated over and over again. Your response is number 5.

 

[Andy_STL]

What fool told you a car is an appreciating asset?

Can't tell if this is a joke or not.....

 

[dnvr-ev]

Not when it is actual criticism, you are basically complaining about a decision YOU MADE. Every company changes the prices on their products, EVERYONE.

So when Tesla decides they have to change the price of the car, they need to clear it with you first and get your approval?

Heres a protip, the price will change again soon...

People are complaining about putting their trust in a company that made promises that were not kept.

 

[dnvr-ev]

oh cool, now do someone like Audi or BMW....when they have a software feature that could be added to older cars that are hardware capable, but if you want it, you need to buy a whole new car (Apple car play/Anrdoid Auto)

All cars will have that in five years. That has nothing to do with cutting the price by 50%.

 

[dnvr-ev]

It's up there.

Number 5.

 

[ammulder]

Bought a M3P+ when there was no M3P- available, and I love it. Would I buy something different from today's menu? Yes, and save some money doing it. Am I bitter or even unhappy that I didn't have today's menu then? No. I love the ride every day. (And I probably have better odds on selling some friends on it than I did a week ago.)

 

[dnvr-ev]

Newsflash: EVs are getting cheaper as sales volumes increase and there is more competition. Prices will eventually stabilise, but we clearly haven't reached that point just yet. I'm happy to pay less for my next Tesla!

Number 3.

 

[T3SLAROD]

Go and try to get on the waiting list for the new Supra.... $20k ADM just to be the first for a depreciating asset that will be below MSRP in 3 years.

Buy used next time, then you dont have to worry whether Musk lowers or raises prices. Who knows, he might follow through and stop selling these to the public..... then you’ll be happy like Fisker Karma owners

 

[MXWing]

Creating threads like these is like pissing against the wind.

Does nothing and makes you look foolish.

Let's ignore "changing market conditions" while we fruitlessly slow down process and innovation.

 

[dnvr-ev]

Are there this many whiners on every car forum or just here? Geeze. You bought the car for a price that you considered fair when you bought it. If it's no longer worth it to you, sell it and move on.

Number 8.

 

[Joshan]

Creating threads like these is like pissing against the wind.

Does nothing and makes you look foolish.

Let's ignore "changing market conditions" while we fruitlessly slow down process and innovation.

Wow I wish we could sticky this to the top of the forum. You win BEST POST OF THE DAY!

 

[dnvr-ev]

Got the $3K FSD package, cheapest ever.

But you probably paid quite a bit more for your car and it took buying FSD and AP for $5,000 on a credit card to reduce your losses.

 

[MXWing]

...and you do know that's how things work at every company ever (also the term for it is not supply and demand, but economies of scale)? I guess you think Apple should charge a million dollars a piece for the first few hundred iPhones of each new model and then decrease the price as production scales up until they cost a couple hundred at the end of the year?

If the market will bear it - Yes. Actual production Economist here so please do not throw around buzz words you are not using in the right context.

 

[dnvr-ev]

are you selling your car tomorrow? if not how did you lsoe money?

Did you see a contract where someone was offered 5k more for their used Tesla 3 days ago compared to today? If not how did you lose money?

I lose money every month when I pay hundreds extra on my car bill that I could have saved by waiting a few months. Its not a stock that I own. Its a car loan.

 

[dnvr-ev]

I could have spent all that savings for more avocado toast and pumpkin spice lattes.

Instead of taking sweet Instagram selfies at exotic destinations this summer, my basic broke ass is sipping la croix while furiously downvoting Tesla fanboys on Reddit making excuses that the ebb and flow of supply, demand, afc, avc, mr=Mc, economy of scale and all that nonsense is no excuse to devalue my car more and more every month!

Just kidding. Xennial over here, I can’t comprehend just not letting things be enjoying the purchase you willingly made.

You all need serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Number 8.

I personally agree on being happy in life, but it is hard when I see my neighbor driving his half price Model 3. Even though it is partial premium, it still looks shockingly like a premium.

 

[dnvr-ev]

If you understand supply and demand, then you should have understood that prices would likely decrease as efficiencies increase.

Number 3.

 

[rembaz]

Yes. Whatever Tesla does make sense. Who does not agree is just pissing against the wind.

 

[dnvr-ev]

Threads like this really show who spent beyond their means on a car.

A lot of people did.

 

[irongash]

For all the defenders of Elon and Tesla...great...love you all!

For individual car owners who are feeling the pinch of the price drop...I am with you!

I paid almost $5K more for my car less than 30 days ago--
- $1910 Price Cut
- $1500 white paint (which was supposed to be "special" but now is "inexpensive enough" to be the default)
+ $1000 State Rebate since I could have gotten the car without EAP and be under $50K
+ $213 State Tax

I will recover $1875 out of this amount due to Federal Tax incentives. As much as I want us to love the car, it feels painful to know that waiting for a few more days would have been $2,848 cheaper ($4723 - $1875), for the same exact car I ordered.

Part of the appeal of Tesla versus the other cars is that they are not changing their model every year and that they are not negotiating the price...so there is also an expectation of price stability in a major investment each one of us has made in this car and this brand.

Car manufacturing (and any tech manufacturing) is not, and should not be a volatile endeavor with prices fluctuating as often.

It would be great that Tesla would extend an incentive such as lifetime supercharging for the "early" adopters or folks who may have purchased within the 30 / 60 days prior to any such major change.

My arguments for keeping price stable / offering something to folks who commit to Tesla sooner than later:
The risk is that folks who are almost ready to make the decision will wait on the sidelines for longer because they know there's another price drop that may happen the next month or next quarter.

Part of the reason Apple has been successful with the iPhone is the control on the price. A person purchasing an Apple product knows that their purchase (the mini-luxury investment they are making) will retain its value over the course of the 1 year until the next model comes out when it may be lowered in price.