I took delivery of a new custom configuration X 100D 10 days ago. I am not at all upset that I just missed out on the price drop. As a TSLA investor, I applaud Tesla for reducing prices as they achieve greater manufacturing efficiencies. I am sure they are still maintaining their margins
You don't feel at all salty that 'early adopters' get little to no love?
Even people that pay for upgrading software locked battery look now and it's cheaper to do it later..
As a TSLA investor do you not think they are hurting the brand by teaching people to wait as long as possible?
AP1 AP2 now AP2.5, which I guess you missed out on as well?
I have not heard the phrase "at all salty" before, but assume it is roughly equivalent to "pissed off".
Nor do I understand your reference to "early adopters" in this context. The X has been in production for over 1 1/2 years. But I will try to answer your questions:
I bought a Model S in late 2013 and owned it for 3 1/2 years before trading it in last month for an X. My S ownership experience was very positive and the car was fantastic: my wife and I drove it 62K miles all over the Western USA, including trips to Montana and Utah. We bought an X because next year we will be buying a camper trailer and we will need a tow vehicle. If you want to call me a Model S "early adopter" I'm okay with that, and I feel I got a lot of "love" from Tesla: I got to drive a fantastic and revolutionary car for years! It didn't have Auto Pilot or some of the fancy features that Tesla now offers, but it was an incredibly enjoyable driving experience. If I had waited until now to buy a Tesla I would have missed out on 3 1/2 years of driving pleasure.
As a TSLA investor I have no concerns that Tesla is constantly changing and
improving their cars. That's a good thing! It stimulates demand and promotes EVs in general by showing that they are fundamentally better cars than ICEs and they the a constantly getting even better. Compare a new ICE car today to the same Model ICE four years ago: the differences are trivial.
Constant improvements do not "teach people to wait as long as possible" before ordering a new Tesla. I find that position to be fundamentally flawed. By that reasoning, companies should not improve their products because it will hurt sales. Which is obviously not true. Tesla sales volume has been on a steady long term growth path. The Q2 2017 earning report stated that sales grew 53% compared to Q2 2016 "in a flat luxury vehicle market". As a shareholder I'm pretty happy with that growth. Tesla is taking market share from its ICE competitors.
So clearly people who are considering buying a Tesla are not "waiting", they are buying. The other auto companies introduce changes primarily on a fixed timetable. In fact that hurts them because their customers tend to wait for the "new model" (which rarely is new in any significant way) introductions and the dealers are often forced to discount the "old model" to sell them before the new models arrive.
Tesla does not have to deal with that problem. Tesla's policy of unannounced constant improvements is a superior approach because it stimulates demand for Teslas and demonstrates that Tesla is a dynamic, innovative company.
As for "AP 2.5" (your term) there is no such thing. AP 2.0 hardware (which Tesla calls EAP or Enhanced Auto Pilot) was introduced last year. I did not "miss" it.
