Does anybody know if the process of ordering a Model Y will be similar to the 3? I hope they make a founders series as I would like to buy one.
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Barklikeadog
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11thIndian
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Nothing's been announced yet. I think the announcements around the Base Model 3 and store closings mean that lining up at a local store is probably NOT going to be a thing this time. If Tesla is going all online, then I'd wager we'll just see an online reservation- potentially the day before or the day of the unveiling next Thursday.
gilscales
Banned
AFAIK, the first weeks will be a $10,000 non refundable deposit and prices will be starting at $74,000 then when they are exhausting all of the first pre orders they will have a $5,000 deposit followed by a $10,000 price drop to $64,000, after a while of this and first order people posting about a refund for the price drop we will see a third wave of pre orders with $3,000 deposit at $57,000 where the second group of pre orders are complaining about what the third group of pre orders paid and....?
Barklikeadog
Active Member
I don't think the frenzy will be the same as it was for the Model 3. Everyone was desperate to plop down their money(refundable of course), figuring it could be years of production before
you get your hands on one. Instead, by the end of 2018, someone could simply buy a model 3 and have it in a week. Remember when people here were complaining about their spot
in line? It seemed like they would never get a Model 3, but it didn't play out that way. It will be interesting to see if Tesla brags about 1st week reservations or if they are secretive.
you get your hands on one. Instead, by the end of 2018, someone could simply buy a model 3 and have it in a week. Remember when people here were complaining about their spot
in line? It seemed like they would never get a Model 3, but it didn't play out that way. It will be interesting to see if Tesla brags about 1st week reservations or if they are secretive.
Tesla pissed off most of the diehard fans in the last two weeks so I see very little initial demand. Very little for Tesla being ~50,000 or so preorders but I hope I'm wrong. I'm not even going to think about it until they produce 100k vehicles.
I expect the same process since that is the process that was used for the Roadster, S, X, and 3.
I also expect folks to be smarter and buy the vehicle in 2022 after the quality control issues are resolved, upgraded on board computer is available, and the price drops (just like what happened 4 times before)
I also expect folks to be smarter and buy the vehicle in 2022 after the quality control issues are resolved, upgraded on board computer is available, and the price drops (just like what happened 4 times before)
11thIndian
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Considering they're not starting production until next year, I don't expect any Model Ys to not ship with the V3 Autopilot hardware.
Wyomingtim
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I expect to buy one, but not until they've manufactured at least 100,000 of them, to work out production and design kinks. My 2007 Hyundai will have to keep on keepin' on til then.
11thIndian
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Which one are you talking about? The next one with Tesla's own chip in it that they'll be starting to retrofit into existing cars during this year?
Or the one after that which isn't a thing yet.
Or the one after that which isn't a thing yet.
woodisgood
Optimustic Pessimist
There will definitely be a reservation if you believe Tesla needs/wants the cash, and it will be online.
I think the day one reservation numbers won't be as bonkers as Model 3 (assuming the same 1K deposit), but once these things start hitting the streets and without any significant kinks the sales/reservations are going to skyrocket.
I think the day one reservation numbers won't be as bonkers as Model 3 (assuming the same 1K deposit), but once these things start hitting the streets and without any significant kinks the sales/reservations are going to skyrocket.
If the Base price of Model Y is around 38K as mentioned, there could be significant number of reservations
I will reserve one but will wait for the initial teething problems are rectified before taking the delivery
I will reserve one but will wait for the initial teething problems are rectified before taking the delivery
Super_Popular
Well-Known Member
You should not buy one until they have been out for at least 6 months, have you people not learned anything from this site 
You should not buy one until they have been out for at least 6 months, have you people not learned anything from this site
The first models will have custom dust flake paint.
ElectricLee
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The average person wants a Tesla and are not aware of issues, just like all the problems with GM or Ford, yet the people still buy them.
VW had a little problem a while ago....
VW had a little problem a while ago....
suwaneedad
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If deposits are again $1k, I'll go ahead and do that because it's cheap. But my plan is to wait to configure/take delivery until they're at least 50k units into production since there won't be any federal tax incentive to jump earlier. I am already bummed by Elon's preannouncement that Y's range will be lower than Model 3 LR...I was hoping for a larger pack in Model Y. Reasons for me to upgrade from 3 to Y: softer suspension, higher ride height, longer range, more storage capacity. if only 1-2 of those 4 are achieved, I'm far more likely to just keep our 3 for more years until more of these criteria are achieved in some way (ideally by Tesla).
Elon didn't say that the Y range will be lower than the 3 LR. He said that for equivalent batteries Y will have less range. Which does not mean that the Y won't have larger batteries than the 3 to compensate that.
11thIndian
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This is one of the top questions. There's two competing viewpoints here-
1. For simplicity of design, Model Y has the same pack options as Model 3, and therefore less range. Mirroring Model S vs Model X
2. Model Y is a bigger vehicle so put in more battery so it at least matches if not exceeds the range of the Model 3.
Neither strategy is inherently wrong, but it will be interesting to see which one Tesla subscribes to.
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