Model 3 won on "The Price is Right" gameshow

[TEG]

 

[SMAlset]

I saw that video too. Since his friend didn't think he had decided to stop on the correct price, I wonder if his comment to split should be null and void! Nice car and wonder if he went home with it.

 

[wtwieder]

I saw that video too. Since his friend didn't think he had decided to stop on the correct price, I wonder if his comment to split should be null and void! Nice car and wonder if he went home with it.

I just wonder if Tesla donated the car to the show. If so, could Tesla be beginning to advertise?

 

[xilex]

He has to pay tax on the car. I think the value of the car is counted as income, so you pay income tax on that (state and federal). So 50k car could be 10-20k in taxes you have to pay. But if you have the money, then you are getting the car for cheaper.

 

[PoitNarf]

He has to pay tax on the car. I think the value of the car is counted as income, so you pay income tax on that (state and federal). So 50k car could be 10-20k in taxes you have to pay. But if you have the money, then you are getting the car for cheaper.

Yep, I’ve read a good portion of big winners on TPIR decline their prizes because the taxes on the winnings are more than they can afford.

 

[ebmcs03]

Yep, I’ve read a good portion of big winners on TPIR decline their prizes because the taxes on the winnings are more than they can afford.

Yup. Won a trip to Vegas. And they said the value of the trip was $19,000 that means tax of like $5k or more. I didn’t think I would spend that much on Vegas if I went myself.

 

[ebmcs03]

Wait a minute. How can we know how much it is. Is it a LR? MR? SR? SR+ what options? Includes auto pilot? Obsidian Black is discontinued. So many variables.

 

[TEG]

The announcer said it was a LR AWD

 

[ebmcs03]

The announcer said it was a LR AWD

Ya I missed that. Had to rewatch.

 

[SMAlset]

With some of the game prizes you can buy the same thing for much less than the retail price the taxes are based on. This would be true of trips especially. So you have to be a smart shopper to know. The cost of the Model 3 is pretty much set.

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[sperkin]

I was confused and would have lost if that was me on the show. The car was before the discount because OSM black was from the fall of 2018 so the price is at least 54K. It's also much cheaper than $51k if bought now if they offered that color. How is it $51.7k?

 

[DookSD]

I heard all wheel drive, so it's a 3D. Which makes it 51,100 after delivery today, not sure where that extra 600 comes from. Probably not Obsidian Black, might have been a typo.

 

[trojaneen]

I won a car on the Price is Right 10 years ago. Yes, you have to pay taxes, but it’s a very small price for a brand new car. Congratulations to him!

 

[axon62]

I was confused and would have lost if that was me on the show. The car was before the discount because OSM black was from the fall of 2018 so the price is at least 54K. It's also much cheaper than $51k if bought now if they offered that color. How is it $51.7k?

You're right it's $54K. $35k + $18k (LR AWD) + $1k (OBlack) = $54k. How did they get $2.3k less before taxes??

 

[UncleMilt]

It all comes down to when the show was filmed.

 

[EricUSC]

The show must have been filmed after Autopilot became standard but before Tesla increased prices by $400. Here's how they reached the value of $51700.

LR-AWD: $49500
Obsidian Black: $1000
Destination & doc fee: $1200

Obsidian Black, however, was not available for sale at the time of filming and hasn't been available since Q3 2018, so someone who knows Teslas may lose by guessing the 2018 pricing from when the car was last available. Also, nobody would know if the car has Full Self Driving. I suppose $51,700 is the theoretical retail price at the time of filming if such a configuration was actually available at that time.