Knightshade
Well-Known Member
BUT if the owner trades the car into a different (non-Tesla) dealership and the dealership knows that FSD is going to be stripped when the car changes hands again and can't be sold as a marketable value-add, the dealer is going to pay the original owner less for the car.
But that doesn't actually happen.
FSD was only stripped in this case because tesla took ownership of it.
Tesla's behavior on this proves otherwise.
No, it doesn't.
The fact that they can/will remove the option from the car states that it is not tied to the car.
It's tied to the car exactly as much as the wheels are.
If Tesla never takes ownership of it again- they stay on the car.
If they do- they can choose to remove it.
If it was tied to the car, it would stay with the car. It's kind of like it's tied to the car as long as the car is owned by the person who bought the option.
No- it's tied to the car as long as the car is never owned by Tesla again.
Lifetime Premium Connectivity works the same way- and Tesla explicitly states this in writing in the connectivity FAQ.
The problem is the lack of communication.
No- the problem was Tesla removed the feature on the back end, during their own ownership of the car- but didn't push that update TO the car before it was sold at auction.
That's an IT problem, not a communication problem.
Teslas internal IT is terrible and they know it... (there were new stories back around late dec/early Jan that they're working on a wholesale revamp of this- obviously they're not there yet).
If Tesla was clear about FSD and just openly came out and said that when you sell your car, certain features you purchased may be removed, a lot of this would be avoided (I think they actually started doing this now).
Again- no.
Private sale does not remove FSD. And Tesla has never said anything different.
Sale to Tesla means they might remove it though.
Same for lifetime premium connectivity.