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Does anyone know what will happen if i just ignore the invite to order now? Will i be able to order a regular CT after they’re done with this initial batch?
tesla corporate* hasn’t said, and even if they had I wouldn’t trust it completely

*I would be even more skeptical of anything said by a call center rep, or a Tesla store employee
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I only know you from your posts, but you seem too prudent to pay $27.5k over the already massive price hike.
I can’t help it! I’ve got fomophobia
 

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If you were already going to buy all of the items included with the foundation edition, then it may be prudent to order the foundation edition.
Exactly! This is my mental games delimma. $99k now with a lot of nice accessories, all I will highly likely eventually purchase (most during inital configuration), versus $67,500 after tax credits but without any of the minimum $13k - $14k in accessories. FOMOphobia indeed, @CyberGus.
 

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Ugh, everyones getting invites cept me! haha
You and me both. I think invitations are gonna keep going out until they get 1000 people to actually order a truck. They’re putting a $20K premium on these trucks that are already priced pretty high, with accessories that cost them way less to manufacture than what they sell them for. The profit margin on the extra 20K has got to be great. We all know that not everyone who receives an invite will buy a truck so it’s in Tesla’s best interest to keep sending them out until they get a 1000 confirmations before production of anything else begins. With that being said, if I got an invite, I’d configure my truck like everyone else. I see the 20K premium as forcing me to get some of the accessories I probably wouldn’t get when the time comes plus actually having a time line. Those of us who haven’t gotten the invite are still in limbo about what comes next. Depending on how long it takes them to build the Foundation series trucks, it could push production of non Foundation series trucks into who knows when.
 


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I got my pre order. I ordered on day and hour one. I’m nervous about the payment. Feel like I’m a fool if I do, and a fool if I don’t. I want to keep it long term, but if I can’t. Does anyone “think” it the foundation edition will hold its value well?
 

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So hear might be a funny story (or not):

Like many on this forum I was super pumped and perhaps a very fast clicker as Elon announced, "reservations are now live" back in 2019, I certainly had a few browsers/windows/incognitoTabs/VPNs/etc all going and clicking...

After the night was over and the next day I had two reservations that rolled in. I actually contacted support in the weeks to follow to ask which reservation to keep and which to cancel as I wanted the earlier one obviously, but as you would expect they were not the most helpful.

So alas fast forward 4 years and I've ended up keeping both reservations even though I thought many times over the years, "I should really cancel the later reservation number and get my $100 back for it". lol, well it turns out that one was the first to hit (this evening):

Both were tri-motor, I checked the FSD option, and I live in Nebraska.
  • res: RN1127508## the email arrived on Nov 22, 2019, 1:31 AM Central Standard Time (able to configure tonight)
  • res: RN1127478## the email arrived on Nov 22, 2019, 2:54 AM Central Standard Time (nothing yet)
After noticing the twitter posts and the posts on this forum mentioning to check my account despite not seeing an email, I did... and low and behold there it was. And interestingly enough the later reservation number (which arrived earlier in the day/night i.e. RN1127508##) is the one that I was able to configure.

More than once this past week as I've watched the posts on X and this forum roll in, I've thought to myself what would I do if I happened to get the opportunity for this foundation series...

I was pretty convinced I'd wait until regular orders opened up "because I don't need all that extra stuff with the Foundation series" and "I can clearly wait until the regular trucks roll out and claim the $7500 tax credit"... well thanks to all of you, this forum, and this thread in particular, I'm now 1 step closer to a CT!

Super pumped but also now really need to focus up and return to that "ramen noodle diet" I had in college to save some cash to pay for this damn thing! lol
Tesla Cybertruck 2nd Wave of Order Invitations Arriving❗️CHECK YOUR APP or TESLA.COM ACCOUNT Screenshot 2023-12-16 at 12.54.42 AM
 


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I got my pre order. I ordered on day and hour one. I’m nervous about the payment. Feel like I’m a fool if I do, and a fool if I don’t. I want to keep it long term, but if I can’t. Does anyone “think” it the foundation edition will hold its value well?
It won't I don't think. Think about those who bought the first PLAID models, and now the huge price decrease. The only chance is is at 1 year and 1 day you decide to sell, and Tesla is still "slow" in production. Then many that have been waiting and are desperate would pay more than new just to get it finally.

But the longer you own it, and Tesla catches up to demand, then of course value will lower. And what if they even actually lower the base price like they have. Then even worse for the Foundation value.
 

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It won't I don't think. Think about those who bought the first PLAID models, and now the huge price decrease. The only chance is is at 1 year and 1 day you decide to sell, and Tesla is still "slow" in production. Then many that have been waiting and are desperate would pay more than new just to get it finally.

But the longer you own it, and Tesla catches up to demand, then of course value will lower. And what if they even actually lower the base price like they have. Then even worse for the Foundation value.
You are so right, I'm already second guessing myself... and I still have to break the news to my better half tomorrow! lol
 

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It won't I don't think. Think about those who bought the first PLAID models, and now the huge price decrease. The only chance is is at 1 year and 1 day you decide to sell, and Tesla is still "slow" in production. Then many that have been waiting and are desperate would pay more than new just to get it finally.

But the longer you own it, and Tesla catches up to demand, then of course value will lower. And what if they even actually lower the base price like they have. Then even worse for the Foundation value.
in other words the reseller price will likely go up substantially in the first year, peak, and then go down. So sell it close to the peak!?
 

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in other words the reseller price will likely go up substantially in the first year, peak, and then go down. So sell it close to the peak!?
I drive a lot. Like my 2018 Model 3 has 102,000 miles. So i'm screwed with retaining value haha. But I do have another Cybertruck reservation around 280,000. So my original thought was get one early, and when my second reservation comes along decide If they made any changes/improvements, sell and get the new one. Doubt I'll make much back due to how much I drive and the Foundation premium.

But I'll at least enjoy the truck a LOT since I'm in it so much.
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