I got a call from two weeks ago asking me to convert to a Plaid from Plaid+, this was before the Plaid+ was "canceled". I told them that no, I didn't want to cancel and go for the Plaid because the real-world range with performance wheels and tires is much lower than the rated range. I also told them that the projected 1-year wait for the Plaid+ was in "Elon-musk-years" which are kind of like "dog-years", only not.
Now they have "canceled" the Plaid+, and even though I think they will eventually produce that car I might consider switching to the Plaid. The problem is that doing so would cost me $10k more than it would have cost me had Tesla never announced the Plaid+ in the first place.
Tesla should offer Plaid+ reservation holders the option to convert their reservation to a Plaid order based on the pricing at the time they placed their Plaid+ order.
As it is, Tesla is charging me $10k for their own unreliability. That. Is. Insane.
The only compensation for Tesla's incompetence is "priority" on delivery of a Plaid, but if I go to their website, they offer June delivery of a Plaid anyway.
I strongly encourage Plaid+ reservation holders to not cancel their reservations and to refuse to downgrade to the Plaid unless Tesla converts the reservations based on the pricing at the time their reservation was made. I believe the reason Tesla has not already refunded and canceled the Plaid+ reservations is that those reservations have legal standing, don't cancel your reservation.
Now they have "canceled" the Plaid+, and even though I think they will eventually produce that car I might consider switching to the Plaid. The problem is that doing so would cost me $10k more than it would have cost me had Tesla never announced the Plaid+ in the first place.
Tesla should offer Plaid+ reservation holders the option to convert their reservation to a Plaid order based on the pricing at the time they placed their Plaid+ order.
As it is, Tesla is charging me $10k for their own unreliability. That. Is. Insane.
The only compensation for Tesla's incompetence is "priority" on delivery of a Plaid, but if I go to their website, they offer June delivery of a Plaid anyway.
I strongly encourage Plaid+ reservation holders to not cancel their reservations and to refuse to downgrade to the Plaid unless Tesla converts the reservations based on the pricing at the time their reservation was made. I believe the reason Tesla has not already refunded and canceled the Plaid+ reservations is that those reservations have legal standing, don't cancel your reservation.