nogassnorlax
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At the time I ordered it was $11,000...(between AWD and P3D-...a + was a $16,000 difference)... they've jacked AWD up 2k since then (and other things as well like the destination fee, some paint colors, etc). That's why I quoted that number... and why the AWD was such a better deal than the P at the time.
Honestly, even at $8750 I don't think I'd have bitten- the quicker 0-60 I'd use very close to never since very little of my driving involves being at a stoplight with someone else next to me. A previous car has near-P 0-60 times and even when I did live someplace with more common stoplights on multi-lane roads situations I genuinely needed that extra quickness maybe a time or two a month. That's a ton of $ for something I'd use almost never.
And that's basically the only difference between the P- and my car.
The + made even less sense since it was another 5k on top and only gave me wheels and brakes I explicitly wouldn't want or get any benefit from (just the opposite in fact) and a spoiler I also don't want... and pedals I could buy for like $50 on ebay if I did want.... (oh, and technically 10 mph more top speed I'd never use)
As I've mentioned- if they'd offered actual performance upgrades besides some 0-60 quickness... like a much upgraded suspension, I'd have happily paid 8750, or even the 11k, for it... My last car I had to special order to get the sport suspension on (Lexus) and wait months extra to get it so I'd be happy to do that here...but not so much as far as offerings from Tesla in that regard.
I should’ve mention the Performance Upgrade was included in the $8,750 difference.
But I get your point. Different strokes for different folks. I just wanted exactly what I test drove and so I bought it. I’ve also heard people test drove AWD and P3D+ and it was a huge difference and was glad to get P3D+.