Time to upgrade!!

[speedyellow08]

I am upgrading from 40kW to 60kW in less than 4 months. Like the car very much so far. Hopefully it lives up to its expectations. Is there anybody out there who upgraded earlier than me?

 

[Lump]

A few months back a guy in Facebooks Tesla model S owners club did the upgrade & said it went great, he basically wired the money & that night Tesla sent the update & he woke up with a 60, you may want to take advantage of the Supercharger sale, regularly its $2500 but currently $2k + sales tax.[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif][/FONT]​

 

[Shumdit]

I think he means he sold his 40 and is buying a 60 (at least I guess so because he was selling the 40 a few weeks ago)

 

[yobigd20]

I think he means he sold his 40 and is buying a 60 (at least I guess so because he was selling the 40 a few weeks ago)

why would you do that when they can just flip a switch and instantaneously turn your 40 into a 60?

 

[Shumdit]

why would you do that when they can just flip a switch and instantaneously turn your 40 into a 60?

You would have to ask him. That being said maybe it's because he wanted a different color combo or options that he had not purchased originally or were not available at the time he purchased his 40. Maybe he will chime in.

 

[brianman]

why would you do that when they can just flip a switch and instantaneously turn your 40 into a 60?

Some have made the argument that the 40 is a limited quantity and thus will have some collector value. "Ahead of the curve" collectors might be willing to pay a premium for it.

 

[Shumdit]

I have heard the same viewpoint myself, but to me it makes no sense. They are really just 60kWh with a software limitation. The price is the only advantage to them so to pay a premium for that is sort of hard to justify. I think Tesla will be happy to buy them back as trade ins, flip the software switch and increase the value by $10k for 5 minutes of work.