beefnog
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Just came down from Tesla today stating that now 0 car after 12/31 will be grandfathered in even CPOs for unlimited SC. This sucks as we were buying in Jan. Now, if we choose a car now 1000 down and have 4 days to get a carmax quote and dont even know if they will come close to that quote when we trade it in in 3/4 weeks (time it takes to get a CPO ready) plus having to choose a car NOW. UGH.
Now, what if I go this route now and then they change the "grandfathered" in again on us taking away the unlimited. Which looks like may cost me a few 1000 up front jumping on a car now vs. late Jan. 17
Before being rushed into a decision, consider what the value of free supercharging truly is. In rough terms, supercharging will cost you about half as much per mile driven (very rough terms) versus an internal combusion engine. You're letting yourself get worked into a frenzy, and possibly making a poor financial decision, for the equivalent of maybe $100/mo if you were taking long trips all the time.
The end of free supercharging has multiple motivations. One of which, by introducing a sunset clause instead of just saying "from this date forward", is demand generation. Don't get roped up in it. Buy the right car when you're completely comfortable. Having to compromise will only result in you having free supercharging for a vehicle that annoys you.