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Interesting, the stock floor / frunk mats are terrible anyways. I was going to throw them away, but decided it's best to put them back in, all brand new like, when I sell the car.
Interesting, the stock floor / frunk mats are terrible anyways. I was going to throw them away, but decided it's best to put them back in, all brand new like, when I sell the car.
You can usually resell the weather-techs too.It funny you mention that. My thinking used to be the same. I recently found a full set of brand new Honda Civic mats in the basement from 10 years ago. Sold the car with the Weathertechs. Completely forgot about saving the stock mats.
I also have the new stock mats for our Escape that were replaced with Weathertechs. I'll try not to forget them when it get sold!
Interesting, the stock floor / frunk mats are terrible anyways. I was going to throw them away, but decided it's best to put them back in, all brand new like, when I sell the car.
I'm thinking of taking the opposite approach and letting the OEM mats wear out before buying some higher quality upholstered mats. There should be more aftermarket options available by then.Interesting, the stock floor / frunk mats are terrible anyways. I was going to throw them away, but decided it's best to put them back in, all brand new like, when I sell the car.
I should have clarified, I think the stock mats are poor in terms of actually protecting the carpet, staying in place, and looks. I don't think they will wear out exceptionally fast. Also it depends on where you live and what your protecting against.I'm thinking of taking the opposite approach and letting the OEM mats wear out before buying some higher quality upholstered mats. There should be more aftermarket options available by then.
Interesting, the stock floor / frunk mats are terrible anyways. I was going to throw them away, but decided it's best to put them back in, all brand new like, when I sell the car.
Yeah, especially SR owners who will have to pay $95 for them.Don't throw them away. Maybe give away. That is what I did with mine. Many owners here would love to have them.
@TEG
I total get not including the interior mats, they are an extra, but wait even $35K is supposed to be a premium car...
IKEA sells door mats for $1.49. Think of this before you pay over $50 for a frunk mat. A sheet of black plastic the size of a door mat doesn't cost a lot to manufacture.
If you don’t know what you are talking about, it’s best not to postIKEA sells door mats for $1.49. Think of this before you pay over $50 for a frunk mat. A sheet of black plastic the size of a door mat doesn't cost a lot to manufacture.
Agreed. Cheapness of a minority of some Model 3 buyers is so low brow. You think they were buying a Nissan Micra or GM Spark with manual roll down windows.If you don’t know what you are talking about, it’s best not to post
Raw material isn't the main factor in determining cost. It's machine tooling or CNC equipment time.
Just to give you an idea how expensive tooling is. My company makes small power supplies, they go in plastic cases which are fairly simple rectangular shaped cases, maybe 3 inches by 6 inches by 2 inches. Hard tooling (long term use) is typically $20,000 or more. That's just for manufacturing a dinky little plastic case.
Raw material isn't the main factor in determining cost. It's machine tooling or CNC equipment time.
Just to give you an idea how expensive tooling is. My company makes small power supplies, they go in plastic cases which are fairly simple rectangular shaped cases, maybe 3 inches by 6 inches by 2 inches. Hard tooling (long term use) is typically $20,000 or more. That's just for manufacturing a dinky little plastic case.
You can't compare something IKEA mass produces, and can sell to anyone, anywhere in the world, to a car mat that fits one specific car model, that right now has only sold a few hundred thousand units, predominantly in the US.
I consider this the best response to my post because you got into specifics about up-front costs of hard tooling. I was actually thinking about these things too. And what others said about me being cheap is true in some ways but I like to think my cheapness is like Toyota's cheapness when they squeeze pennies of waste out of their supply chains as a path to market leadership and as a service to their customers.
Here is what I was also thinking: a quality product sold at a market leading price can pencil out for the seller and save buyers significant money if it achieves sufficient scale. Imagine a family owned East Asian factory that was already paid for by prior manufacturing and they pretty much just need to make a new mold for their Tesla customers. They can sell product on eBay and Amazon through their first generation Asian-American friends using garages in California as distributions warehouses. If they set aside just $10 from each sale they could pay for $20k in tooling costs by selling product to less than 1% of the first 300,000 Model 3 car owners ($10 x 3000 mats = $30k). And if they sold a quality product at a market leading price the smart resourceful Tesla owners could spread those links on forums like wildfire in California. And don't forget about Gigafactory 3 in China. That will create a whole new batch of customers.