Merrill
Merrill
Thank you Nigel, we all need some perspective and I would like to see less negativity on this forum. For a minute I thought Fox News took over this forum.
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SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
My opinion: the program is an adjustable anti-Osborne-effect factor that TM can control to some extent.
Why do I say adjustable? Did any of y'all notice that there's now a free Powerwall (installation included) at the 5-referral level?
Why do I say adjustable? Did any of y'all notice that there's now a free Powerwall (installation included) at the 5-referral level?
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
While accusing others of being biased, you might look at posts like this and wonder how fair you're being ... just an observation.
JohnSnowNW
Active Member
Seriously ^This^.
Negativity seems to be a similar rabbit hole that conspiracy theorists often fall into. At least with regard to Tesla, it seems.
gizmoboy
Member
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
gizmoboy
Member
Doesn't that "what if Tesla gave P85D owners the Ludicrous update for free?" thread qualify?
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Okay! This was more than I thought.
For the record I am certainly not a conspiracy theorist nor do I think Tesla has nefarious goals (but thanks for the good laughs NigelM and Dsm363). As far as MileHighMotering’s comment that Elon makes decisions for the good of the company, not the stock price – in this case it amounts to one and the same.
I think ChadS makes some good points re production increase (thanks also Adm) and its possible effects. But, of course, that doesn’t mean the brilliant minds at Tesla didn’t time the promotion at least partially as a distraction. I was aware of the PayPal promo but didn’t know Elon had used it at Tesla twice before – thanks Eloder.
I am surprised at your thoughts re demand issues, WK057 – I’ve read a lot of what you’ve written and you seem a very good thinker and yet I find myself disagreeing with you – the demand does not seem to have slackened off and, in fact, a new market seems to have entered into the fray. I would be interested to know why your thoughts flow thus – maybe I’m wrong!
In the end Mdemetri probably has it right – they’ll get some Model Xs out the door by September’s end even if Elon has to kick butts all night long. But production ramp up is likely going to be delayed.
That and, I still think, this was a slick move by our friends in sunny California.
For the record I am certainly not a conspiracy theorist nor do I think Tesla has nefarious goals (but thanks for the good laughs NigelM and Dsm363). As far as MileHighMotering’s comment that Elon makes decisions for the good of the company, not the stock price – in this case it amounts to one and the same.
I think ChadS makes some good points re production increase (thanks also Adm) and its possible effects. But, of course, that doesn’t mean the brilliant minds at Tesla didn’t time the promotion at least partially as a distraction. I was aware of the PayPal promo but didn’t know Elon had used it at Tesla twice before – thanks Eloder.
I am surprised at your thoughts re demand issues, WK057 – I’ve read a lot of what you’ve written and you seem a very good thinker and yet I find myself disagreeing with you – the demand does not seem to have slackened off and, in fact, a new market seems to have entered into the fray. I would be interested to know why your thoughts flow thus – maybe I’m wrong!
In the end Mdemetri probably has it right – they’ll get some Model Xs out the door by September’s end even if Elon has to kick butts all night long. But production ramp up is likely going to be delayed.
That and, I still think, this was a slick move by our friends in sunny California.
NigelM
Recovering Member
Bonnie will get her Model X before the end of September unless the founders cars prevent it.
All that has happened is the original ramp for Model X was supposed to be very fast and now it is supposed to be slower than expected.
All that has happened is the original ramp for Model X was supposed to be very fast and now it is supposed to be slower than expected.
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
Don't forget Loomis Basin :smile:That's NOT a rumor.The food bill is staggering. Just a warning for others.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
cpa
Active Member
My tin-foil hat explanation: Tesla does not advertise. What better way to get "advertising" into the media other than by making periodic announcements for any number of reasons. Both newspapers that we subscribe to ran stories the day following the referral program. In the end it matters not how a sale is generated. But by keeping Tesla in the news and on everyone's mind it cannot help but push a few people who are on the fence to pull the trigger.
Maybe the dastardly motive behind the Supercharger emails that went out recently was really a cunning stroke of genius to incite mild furor and receive more press! "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." (Thanks to Oscar Wilde.)
Maybe the dastardly motive behind the Supercharger emails that went out recently was really a cunning stroke of genius to incite mild furor and receive more press! "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." (Thanks to Oscar Wilde.)
chateauoaks
Member
Not that I don't love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next person, but I think it was stated by Tesla some weeks back that the incentive program was created a way of gratifying/saying thank you to, the hundreds of loyal Tesla owners who have gone out of their way to promote the brand (even offering free test drives in their own vehicles). It was mentioned these loyal owners reached out to Telsa and (like the Dalai Lama to Bill Murray in Caddyshack) asked it there wasn't a little something they could get "for the effort". Giving them bupkis at this point might be considered an insult by many and, in my opinion, they certainly have earned it!
Caddyshack - Bill Murrays story about the Dalai Lama - YouTube
On your death bed you shall receive total consciousness... So I got that going for me....which is nice.
Maybe Tesla should have just given out total consciousness...
Which is nice.
chateauoaks
Member
I love TM but if they had access to total consciousness they would have slapped regular back doors on the Model X an have moved 50K of them by now. Lol
