Unix Wizard
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Picked up my MY on Sat. I was disappointed there were no mud flaps, given that it’s Colorado, seems weird. The dealer had originally said it had some damage to the hatch and that I would need to bring it back in a couple weeks to get that fixed, but they must have already put a new hatch on because it was fixed when I took delivery. So, bottom line is that the inventory claiming thing worked, and I see others are trying it. Best of luck to you, but I would like to point something out:
It seemed crazy that Tesla made a price cut, not something you see at lot especially during inflationary periods. Well, now we know why. V4 hardware is in the pipeline. Since it has more and higher res cameras, and supposedly HD radar, so no retrofitting is possible. They had to clean out the v3 stockpile. Also really sucky they removed ultrasonic since it seems existing cars will never get top-down view, and likely only get poorly functioning partial replacement for the ultrasonic sensors given no camera can see the areas needed.
This whole thing has kind of made me rethink my plan for how long to keep it. If they are always forging ahead with new stuff it May be better to trade up every 3-5 years. So for me, I’m only getting partial paint protection in the critical areas. I’d do the whole vehicle if I were keeping it for 10. That brings me to my final point. Those who have orders pending but arent likely to make the tax credit window MAY want to consider holding off until the V4 hardware is available, because it really is a huge upgrade.
As always, just my opinion and like an EV battery, your mileage may vary. =P
It seemed crazy that Tesla made a price cut, not something you see at lot especially during inflationary periods. Well, now we know why. V4 hardware is in the pipeline. Since it has more and higher res cameras, and supposedly HD radar, so no retrofitting is possible. They had to clean out the v3 stockpile. Also really sucky they removed ultrasonic since it seems existing cars will never get top-down view, and likely only get poorly functioning partial replacement for the ultrasonic sensors given no camera can see the areas needed.
This whole thing has kind of made me rethink my plan for how long to keep it. If they are always forging ahead with new stuff it May be better to trade up every 3-5 years. So for me, I’m only getting partial paint protection in the critical areas. I’d do the whole vehicle if I were keeping it for 10. That brings me to my final point. Those who have orders pending but arent likely to make the tax credit window MAY want to consider holding off until the V4 hardware is available, because it really is a huge upgrade.
As always, just my opinion and like an EV battery, your mileage may vary. =P