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Performance Upgrade Price Change!
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Tweeted this to Elon weeks ago. Feel free to retweet Elon and add in Tesla. You can lead a horse to water...
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
This is called assuming facts not in evidence.
There may be actual physical and programming reasons to make that choice.
And I see it's 3 days later now and still no P3D- has gotten track mode, while P3D+ owners have.
So apparently there is an actual reason for this, since obviously there's no marketing one now (in fact it's BAD marketing to withhold it now that the P3D- is off the menu if there's no REAL reason to)
See above. Apparently it's NOT trivial, since it hasn't actually happened.
Things like clamping forces and heat capacity aren't "slight" differences when heavily using brakes in lieu of a real LSD both front and rear.
I could see them going back in and essentially making a "track mode -" based on the non upgraded HW and offering that- maybe that's why there's a delay in roll-out to those owners- they're still working on tuning a system based on the less capable HW.
Lifetime Free Supercharging is off the table, just like Premium Connectivity. These were contractual "baits" from Tesla to get me to order immediately.
There are folks in this thread who have used the term "bait and switch" - I'm starting to understand why...
caskater47
Member
lol do u even have a “position” to argue “at the table ?” No one forced you to buy the car
Right, FUSC that was contractually incentivised, "baited", and applied to early orders should not be taken away from anyone - even 3P+ owners who are getting rebated. Another Elon mistake to make it "either/or" for all...
I agree. Option 5) Free EAP should be on the table. Actually we are being way too nice to give Tesla all these options.
The few people who paid for FSD should be rebated - for many reasons actually...
FUSC can be another option - option 6) - Some will want it. Man, we are letting Tesla off easy!
I was at the baited Tesla table since March 2016. The bait I took is swallowed - FUSC and Premium Connectivity - and now off the table.
Well there’s two issues at play here for you.
One is the concern over 5000 overnight devaluation. The quoted tweets could mitigate that.
The second is unsupported EOL configuration when it comes 3P-.
That no one has any idea except Elon has a few tweets seeming to say it’s coming.
Independent of both of this, Elon can just announce Jan 1st that Ludicrous and HUD is coming to all performance Model 3!!!
Built in 2019 onwards only and no refit. Sorry.
One of my most unfunny sayings ever (but true)
Is
Want to know who got the best Tesla at the best price?
Your neighbor.
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Perry
Active Member
When I got my P3D-, Track Mode wasn't something everyone knew about. I definitely did not know that P- would not get it. All I knew is that I wanted the ultimate track car and to achieve that I would need to throw away all the PUP parts in the garbage or sell them (something I did not want to bother with) so it made more sense not to buy them in the first place.
Now that my car restricts my acceleration even in city driving because it constantly overheats (the dreaded dots), it's obvious that Track Mode is sorely needed if not for the drifting but for the extra cooling alone. It is a basic essential for all Ps because the extra acceleration they possess causes major overheating problems. Track Mode should be split up in several parts. You should be able to enable the battery max cooling option by itself in regular city driving because the standard cooling sucks.
Something is wrong with your car if it's overheating in city driving. You should take it in for service.
TANGO SUKKA
Member
acceleration set to chill, or he has a front plate mounted over his air intake instead of on top of it
Perry
Active Member
There is no way they'll use my road-rashed aero wheels on another new car.
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Perry
Active Member
That's why I think everyone including AWD should at least get the max cooling and max regen part of track mode. I have no idea why they would withhold a cooling function that would fix the less than adequate standard cooling especially when it's just a software thing.
Perry
Active Member
If track mode is indeed so reliant on specific hardware instead of relying on a closed feedback loop sensor approach then I believe it is trash. Just think, if its like you say then no one with a P of any kind could change any hardware. You couldn't change the calipers, pads, rotors, suspension, wheels, tires, because if the system is that brittle it would break the moment anything superficial like that was changed. Track people are known to change parts. There is no way in hell Tesla engineers would not account for that. But we have proof that their design approach is sound by the fact that the odometer re-calibrates itself with GPS when you change the diameter of your tires.
The other point is that some of Track Mode is not even based on different HW. For example the extra cooling option. There is no special HW for that and the P- gets hot just as fast as a P+ because of the extra acceleration. Or how about the higher regen. They could give both of those to us now if they wanted to since its just software.
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Perry
Active Member
The service center told me there is nothing wrong with my car. What's wrong is that everybody else drives like a slug so Tesla calibrated the standard cooling to fit the standard driver. Since I push my car harder than most, I don't fit into that standard driver role so I need the extra track mode cooling for day to day driving. Also need the extra Track Mode regen if possible.
Perry
Active Member
Acceleration is set to Sport. No front plate at all. Just driving fast.
