Maybe you’re right but maybe hertz is hertz and funders are funders. Can we speak absolutes when none of us work for Tesla? You seem to be making out you know for absolutely certain, which you can’t… unless you work for Tesla and are divulging company secrets? Lol.
With RN’s being transferable, that’s conflating stock that funders already have, as in actual vehicles that have been delivered, with new, individual orders for which the funder becomes the owner. Which is totally different. I certainly haven’t suggested discounts are available for that, because why would they be, there is no leverage there.
Personally I’m still inclined to believe based on what I’ve been told and what I’ve seen, that some funders who placed big orders last year got some sort of deal sweetener. Just my two cents and I’ll leave it at that because I don’t want to stay off topic
NB: Hertz could also have had some sort of deal sweetener that doesn’t stop Elon from legally saying no “discount” was given. That’s just business. Maybe I need to take my tin foil hat off but let’s not go there as I don’t want to open Pandora’s box!