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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #140 on: March 01, 2019, 12:32:01 PM »
Summary of changes Tesla announced on 28 Feb 2019


Autopilot is now $3,000 instead of $5,000 and it is now called just 'Autopilot' instead of 'Enhanced Autopilot'. 

Cost to add FSD increased from $5k to $7k


Not entirely accurate. EAP, which used to be available for $5,000 pre-purchase, is no longer available. Instead, a pared back version called Auto Pilot with fewer features is available for $3,000. Some of the EAP features have been moved to FSD, which is available for $5,000 (requires Auto Pilot purchase).

While it wasn't included in the core announcement, customers who already have EAP will keep some of the features now part of the FSD package (Navigate on Autopilot, Advanced Summon and Parking Assist) and have the option to upgrade to FSD for $3,000.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #141 on: March 08, 2019, 12:37:45 AM »
Not entirely accurate. EAP, which used to be available for $5,000 pre-purchase, is no longer available. Instead, a pared back version called Auto Pilot with fewer features is available for $3,000. Some of the EAP features have been moved to FSD, which is available for $5,000 (requires Auto Pilot purchase).

While it wasn't included in the core announcement, customers who already have EAP will keep some of the features now part of the FSD package (Navigate on Autopilot, Advanced Summon and Parking Assist) and have the option to upgrade to FSD for $3,000.


This video is good at explaining the various groups that were created by the pricing shift (2018 buyers, 2019 buyers, EAP vs non-EAP, FSD) and costs to upgrade to each depending on your delivery date.


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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #142 on: March 10, 2019, 08:05:11 AM »
Note to self: 
Purchase Model Y after its been out a year.
And don't forget to hold off on AP until they discounted later on.

Lesson learned.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #143 on: March 10, 2019, 08:26:19 PM »
Note to self: 
Purchase Model Y after its been out a year.
And don't forget to hold off on AP until they discounted later on.

Lesson learned.
100% agree. People who rushed to take advantage of the larger tax credit got fleeced in the end.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #144 on: March 11, 2019, 09:42:54 AM »
do you complain when your new iPhone loses half it's value  when the new model comes out? tesla is a tech company with  all the good and bad that comes with it..

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #145 on: March 11, 2019, 12:09:12 PM »
do you complain when your new iPhone loses half it's value  when the new model comes out? tesla is a tech company with  all the good and bad that comes with it..
That's not what happened here at all.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #146 on: March 11, 2019, 12:15:13 PM »
And now prices and going back up and stores will stay open.

It's always amateur hour at Tesla.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #147 on: March 11, 2019, 12:56:02 PM »
And now prices and going back up and stores will stay open.

It's always amateur hour at Tesla.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #148 on: March 11, 2019, 01:56:15 PM »
And now prices and going back up and stores will stay open.

It's always amateur hour at Tesla.
If the pricing on EAP is instructive, people will rush to order their preferred model before March 18th and then on March 19th, the prices will drop further.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #149 on: March 11, 2019, 06:52:23 PM »
Not going to be surprised to see this company bankrupt in the not so long term.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #150 on: March 11, 2019, 06:57:24 PM »
Not going to be surprised to see this company bankrupt in the not so long term.
Hard to say.
The product is light years ahead of everything else. And the service is light years behind.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #151 on: March 11, 2019, 10:11:12 PM »
Hard to say.
The product is light years ahead of everything else. And the service is light years behind.
Light years in this case equals 2 (or even less) years, IMHO.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #152 on: March 11, 2019, 11:47:53 PM »
Light years in this case equals 2 (or even less) years, IMHO.
I don't think others will catch up that quickly, but we'll see. The design, the speed, everything about the car itself makes driving anything else feel like ancient history.

There's no better $30K you can spend on a car right now than a model 3. By a very long shot.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #153 on: March 11, 2019, 11:53:41 PM »
I don't think others will catch up that quickly, but we'll see. The design, the speed, everything about the car itself makes driving anything else feel like ancient history.

There's no better $30K you can spend on a car right now than a model 3. By a very long shot.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #154 on: March 12, 2019, 12:14:01 AM »
I don't think others will catch up that quickly, but we'll see. The design, the speed, everything about the car itself makes driving anything else feel like ancient history.

There's no better $30K you can spend on a car right now than a model 3. By a very long shot.
For right now, yes. But, don't forget, the mega car producers have been developing and preparing competitors for about 5 years now. Their development process is a lot more disciplined than Tesla. While that has some cons compared to Tesla's more rapid development pace, there is a big upside to that orderly process. Much better reliability, and less over promising, and what you see is what you get.

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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #155 on: March 12, 2019, 12:15:47 AM »
All fine and dandy, but I still think they will be playing catch up for many years to come.
Tesla has as big of a lead right now as DJI has to other drone makers. It's not easy to close a gap like that.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #156 on: March 12, 2019, 12:17:41 AM »
As I write this I got a pop-up that there's new software for my Tesla.
A car that gets better each week. What a concept!

Now if only management wouldn't keep making unforced after unforced error in pricing and service they'd be all set to take over the world.
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #157 on: March 12, 2019, 12:44:42 AM »
The app says my car has been upgraded from 2018.50.6 to 2019.5.15

So, what's new?
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #158 on: March 12, 2019, 12:53:16 AM »
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Re: Dan's Tesla Thread
« Reply #159 on: March 12, 2019, 12:53:59 AM »
When will they make minivans?