Model S owner Survey

[carrerascott]

It's a bit skewed because I went with the P85 which includes a lot of the options already... so my car had about $9k in options, but the options on my car on a non Performance (or smaller battery) would have been probably $15k+ in options.

Also I haven't convinced anyone to buy a Tesla, yet -- and there's no choice for that.

 

[kendallpb]

I made a quick survey to find how much people are really spending on options and other stuff: Cost of your options, View on Tesla
I post results after a couple of people

Um..."how many people havve you convinced to buy a tesla?" [sic] -- zero, but that's not an option in your survey! ;-)

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Another problem, there's no $10k-$12k option. It skips from $8-$10 to $12-$14. As luck would have it, I'm between 10 and 12. ;-)

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It's a bit skewed because I went with the P85 which includes a lot of the options already... so my car had about $9k in options, but the options on my car on a non Performance (or smaller battery) would have been probably $15k+ in options.

You could consider the Performance as a $15k option package (the difference in price between 85 and 85P)...? I don't know if that's how Clprenz sees it, but with one of the choices being $20k+, and I don't think the Model S has $20k worth of options...?

 

[Clprenz]

Sorry about that, I edited it

 

[kendallpb]

Sorry about that, I edited it

Thanks! I answered the survey.

I'm not sure I totally understand the second question, so I answered it "No." If you're asking, if they come out with a new Model S and I have to buy a new car? No. If you mean if they offer some upgrades to existing owners? I guess it depends more on what the upgrades are...then I'd consider the price/value...but it's impossible to answer without knowing what, sorry. There'll be software updates (already have been) to add new features, and perhaps a few retrofit/recall type things (supposedly, like lights for vanity mirrors), so I feel like I'm going to be getting upgrades for free, already! ;-)

 

[Clprenz]

Just compiled them all together on the OP, interesting results. I will post them later tonight, probably around 6 pm central time. Each confirmation includes link to the next!

 

[Clprenz]

Here are the results

I have received over 600 RESPONSES! The following questions and responses are below:


What age are you?
20-30 (6%) 30-40 (26%) 40-50 (33%) 50-60 (23%) 60-70 (9.5%) 70+ (2.5%)


What is your income before taxes?
<100k (12%) 100k-200k (28%) 200k-300k (20%) 300k-400k (16%) 400k-500k (7%) 500k+ (17%)


What battery pack have you ordered?
40kwh (8%) 60kwh (17%) 85kwh (37%) P85 (38%)


What brand was your previous car?
Only major ones from less to greatest, Nissan, Honda, Acura, Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Lexus, Toyota


What type of car was your previous car?
Top 4: Luxury/Premium Car, Mid Market Sedan, SUV, Performance


What was the cost of your previous car?
40% were in Model S territory, 36% were from 30k-50k, 24% were from 20k-30k


Why Model S?
EV lovers (36%) Performance maniac (23%) Luxury car buyer (21%) I love tesla group (20%)


What driving style do you use while driving your Model S?
65% drive aggressive/performance driven, 35% drive range friendly


Did this driving style change?
18% switched to Range friendly driving , while 82% switched to a performance driven style!


How many Kwh per mile are you typically using?
(8%) <.250 (27%) .250-.350 (55%) .350-.450 (10%) >.450


How many miles do you drive a day?
(20%) <20 (29%) 20-30 (29%) 30-40 (12%) 40-50 (10%) 50+


Do you invest in Tesla?
75% do, while 25% said they don't invest or don't have any money left to


How much did/will you spend on options?(not including perf.)
I saw a variety of choices, here are the major ones: 2k-4k (12%) 10k-13k (20%) 13k-16k (16%) 20k+ (28%)


Will you update your Model S when they release a new gen.?
(25%) Yes (53%) Depends on price (22%) No


How Likely are you to buy another Model S?
60% Very likely 21% Likely 15% Maybe


Have you sold a Tesla to any of your friends?
64% Yes 36% Not yet

 

[brianman]

What brand was your previous car?
Only major ones from less to greatest, Nissan, Honda, Acura, Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Lexus, Toyota

Interesting. So for all the U.S. respondents their vehicle purchase went from foreign to domestic. That will make a good campaign slogan for an ex-Tesla employee someday.