Artax
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On top of that, the EXTREMELY POOR customer service... refusing to fix quality issues and putting you on 'ignore' when you pressure them (ever try to ask for next level escalation?).The cars are great and I love the performance model 3, BUT
I bought my M3P+ in January for $73 000 (+taxes, delivery, etc) with FSD, white interior and white multicoat paint.
Today that car costs $62 000
Factor in my additional $1875 rebate and I've lost $9125 in 6 months, plus normal depreciation. Now tell me again about how my car is actually an appreciating asset
I like a lot of things about Tesla, but Musk's slimy sales tactics and compulsive lying are major issues with the company. I bought a Tesla believing in the vision and now I feel like a sucker who bought into a scam. I will definitely try hard to avoid buying a Tesla next time around. It's sad, but the brand has about the same prestige as VW to me at this point.
When other auto makers change price, they accompany the change with feature function changes so they can at least justify the change; you very seldom see price drops. Yes, of course you will see price variance from dealers as they try to move inventory and sales staff try to make their numbers (end of month/quarter is always best time to buy), but you won't see changes in MSRP as you do with Tesla.
As much as I hate car dealers, one thing they do is buffer you from the whims of the auto maker. MSRP is stable, and service levels are predictable. Note that customer service got much worse with Tesla when Elon put out the directive to cut costs; that directive translated to 'pass costs on to the customer'.
I am not only a 'Tesla never again', I actively promote 'don't buy Tesla' to other people. 2020 and 2021 will see the intro of other makers into the long range EV foray. Wait a year or two when choices will provide better alternatives, or at the very least, will force Tesla to change the way the treat customers. And for those that argue no-one can touch Tesla s/w... sorry, I don't trust Tesla s/w with a 10' pole; it fails or aborts so often (yes, in supported freeway on-ramp to off ramp) I pretty much don't use it, which translates to $7,500 for FSD down the drain.