mrkymarc
Member
Definitely feeling frustrated/sad. Not because the delay in general, more about the bait and switch with SR timing and options pricing. It seems now that the car I will end up buying will not be my ideal configuration and/or will cost significantly more. I'm a non-owner, reserved online as soon it opened.
Below were my somewhat informed expectations at different points:
At reveal: Base car with AP, AWD, glass roof, hitch receiver (for bike rack), get full tax credit
35 + 3 (AP1 price) + 4 + 1 + 0.5 - 7.5 = 36
Delivery hopefully Q1 2017, definitely Q2 2017
At July '17 launch: Base car with AP, PUP, full credit
35 + 5 + 5 - 7.5 = 37.5
More expensive, fancier seats and audio that I don't need, no AWD
Delivery hopefully Q2 2017, definitely Q3 2017
Now: Base car with AP, PUP (maybe), half credit
35 + 5 + 5 - 3.75 = 41.25
Delivery hopefully Q4 2017, definitely????
I can afford the price increase, I could likely afford the "1st production" version, but I don't need it and it definitely wouldn't be the smartest financial decision when my current car is fine, if a bit old. It's just frustrating and sad to have the slow degradation of my expectations combined with increase in cost.
When you combine that with my grave concern about the climate and my suspicion that if Tesla fails to make a true mass market car ($50k isn't) then the other manufacturers will drastically slow their transitions that is just a cherry on top of my sadness and frustration.
Ugh.
(I'm not cancelling, I still think it is a great car, the wait won't kill me, but I did need to vent)
Below were my somewhat informed expectations at different points:
At reveal: Base car with AP, AWD, glass roof, hitch receiver (for bike rack), get full tax credit
35 + 3 (AP1 price) + 4 + 1 + 0.5 - 7.5 = 36
Delivery hopefully Q1 2017, definitely Q2 2017
At July '17 launch: Base car with AP, PUP, full credit
35 + 5 + 5 - 7.5 = 37.5
More expensive, fancier seats and audio that I don't need, no AWD
Delivery hopefully Q2 2017, definitely Q3 2017
Now: Base car with AP, PUP (maybe), half credit
35 + 5 + 5 - 3.75 = 41.25
Delivery hopefully Q4 2017, definitely????
I can afford the price increase, I could likely afford the "1st production" version, but I don't need it and it definitely wouldn't be the smartest financial decision when my current car is fine, if a bit old. It's just frustrating and sad to have the slow degradation of my expectations combined with increase in cost.
When you combine that with my grave concern about the climate and my suspicion that if Tesla fails to make a true mass market car ($50k isn't) then the other manufacturers will drastically slow their transitions that is just a cherry on top of my sadness and frustration.
Ugh.
(I'm not cancelling, I still think it is a great car, the wait won't kill me, but I did need to vent)