Hey, folks,
I'm a long time member and occasional contributor to the forums, I also write for CleanTechnica about Tesla and other clean power issues. Here's a link to some of my work on CleanTechnica:
Chris Boylan, Author at CleanTechnica
At the moment, I'm working on a couple of articles: One about the current state of Tesla Service, and another about the impact of the recent pricing changes on people's opinions of the company.
So if you've got an experience with Tesla service - negative or positive - please post it here. As far as "Service" is concerned, this would involve any direct personal experience with Tesla service, mobile service, on-site service and/or parts availability and its impact on service turn-around. If you've been a customer for a year or more and have noticed any change, this is worth noting.
As for the pricing changes, if you are an existing Tesla customer (preferably a Model 3 customer) who purchased a Tesla before the recent price reductions, what is your opinion on the situation? This may include the Model 3 $5K PUP option package that was rolled into the base price of the Model 3 performance last fall (and how Tesla handled that) or it may involve the more recent price reduction in the Model 3 across the board with the introduction of the $35K base model.
Also of particular interest is those who pre-paid for the FSD option (Full Self Driving). Those who bought a Model 3 prior to the recent price reduction paid $3K up front for AutoPilot and $5K up front for Full Self Driving. As most know, "Full Self Driving" is more of a "promise" then an actual feature, as it doesn't exist yet. Now, in the wake of the price reductions, Tesla is offering existing customers who did not purchase EAP in advance to get that feature for $2,000 and to sign up for the Full Self-Driving feature for $3,000. So those who paid $8,000 up front for this same feature set might be a bit perturbed about that. Or you may just consider it the "price of being an early adopter."
If you'd prefer to message me directly, please feel free. I will need your full name and city/state of any contributors for transparency purposes. I can't promise to include everyone's opinions, but I do intend to include a fair sampling of opinions on both sides in the piece.
Thanks,
-Chris
I'm a long time member and occasional contributor to the forums, I also write for CleanTechnica about Tesla and other clean power issues. Here's a link to some of my work on CleanTechnica:
Chris Boylan, Author at CleanTechnica
At the moment, I'm working on a couple of articles: One about the current state of Tesla Service, and another about the impact of the recent pricing changes on people's opinions of the company.
So if you've got an experience with Tesla service - negative or positive - please post it here. As far as "Service" is concerned, this would involve any direct personal experience with Tesla service, mobile service, on-site service and/or parts availability and its impact on service turn-around. If you've been a customer for a year or more and have noticed any change, this is worth noting.
As for the pricing changes, if you are an existing Tesla customer (preferably a Model 3 customer) who purchased a Tesla before the recent price reductions, what is your opinion on the situation? This may include the Model 3 $5K PUP option package that was rolled into the base price of the Model 3 performance last fall (and how Tesla handled that) or it may involve the more recent price reduction in the Model 3 across the board with the introduction of the $35K base model.
Also of particular interest is those who pre-paid for the FSD option (Full Self Driving). Those who bought a Model 3 prior to the recent price reduction paid $3K up front for AutoPilot and $5K up front for Full Self Driving. As most know, "Full Self Driving" is more of a "promise" then an actual feature, as it doesn't exist yet. Now, in the wake of the price reductions, Tesla is offering existing customers who did not purchase EAP in advance to get that feature for $2,000 and to sign up for the Full Self-Driving feature for $3,000. So those who paid $8,000 up front for this same feature set might be a bit perturbed about that. Or you may just consider it the "price of being an early adopter."
If you'd prefer to message me directly, please feel free. I will need your full name and city/state of any contributors for transparency purposes. I can't promise to include everyone's opinions, but I do intend to include a fair sampling of opinions on both sides in the piece.
Thanks,
-Chris