Umm, you bought a 6 year old car. If you want to feel good about yourself go ahead. But the rest of us think ?
. Why are you even on here if you are not going to buy one? Please go elsewhere.
Umm, you bought a 6 year old car. If you want to feel good about yourself go ahead. But the rest of us think ?
Yup, I agree. I was going to hold off for the $79,990 AWD, but after receiving my option to place a Foundation Series order back in December 2023 and waiting until August 2024, I became convinced that the non-FS versions will be stripped down and possibly even arrive with a price increase over the projected $79,990 price tag. Knowing I wanted the Cyberwheels, AT tires and FSD, I placed my order last month and took delivery last week. Time will tell whether our predictions were correct, but I'm certainly not regretting the purchase.
In my opinion, you're thinking of the Cybertruck as just another commuter vehicle. For those of us who actually need a pickup truck and use it as one, the price tag is not that outlandish.
Tesla has changed policy on this. Check what they told me a few weeks ago.
Anyways it doesn’t matter to me as I’m converting my FS Beast to FS AWD and removing the hold to take delivery. Folks who think why someone would place FS and not buy - the answer is simple - circumstances change. Financial situation, stock market, relationships, jobs, I can go on! Sometimes people just change their minds. It’s as simple as that, but Tesla has the right to take that $1K deposit if they want to.
Vehicle is always a deprecating asset. I did so much calculation in terms of FS vs non FS. Though I can afford FS Beast, I want to be smart with the money. Honestly we are only talking about 5K - 6K savings if you go with non FS route. I definitely need FSD, 20” wheels, premium connectivity, and some accessories. I might as well get FS and not worry about what features will be omitted in non FS. I’ll use the vehicle for 5-6 years, take 50K depreciation hit, and upgrade to CT2.0 in the future if needed. I also need CT this year to write off in taxes, as I need it for my side hustle in a farm. I genuinely tried searching for an ICE vehicle that fits inside 20’ garage with 6’ bed, 2500 lbs payload, and 11,000 lbs towing. No such truck exists! Tesla has built an incredible truck. It’s a very real capable truck. I did very thorough research and market analysis. If you need a truck for doing truck things, and need one sooner, just get FS AWD and be done with it. The $$ savings is not much for FS vs non FS!
btw, one thing I don’t like about Tesla is their customer support response rate and hold time. I was on hold for 3 hours yesterday to change my configuration, and they still didn’t answer. The app messaging response rate is also very slow! They should just allow call backs for phone service!! I can’t believe a company that’s building the most futuristic and incredible products, autonomous vehicles and Robots, don’t have a simple process for customer care!
With the message evidence, you may have a case. I have no doubt the Tesla employee texted out of turn, but that's not your problem. Tesla should honor their employee's official response, whether he was wrong or not.
Yeah i do have a case, thinking of what to do, as its a moot point until tesla threatens to cancel my order which they are not doing yet.
To be fair, most said don't listen to Tesla sales on that, historically Tesla forces choices after a 6 month wait. This happened 2 years ago when everyone was waiting for the tax rebate. Many said Tesla Sales told them they could put their non-refundable deposit on hold until after Jan 1 and then in December Tesla put out mass e-mails stating that people had to take delivery or lose their deposits.
Honestly I won’t count on the message evidence. Tesla reps are rarely on the same page. In the beginning they said FS hold is impossible and there is no such thing. I have message evidence for that. Then they said it’s possible. Depending on who you talk to, you get different response. I know that sucks, but it is what it is. At this point, you either keep trying to reach out to someone who can honor or just forget about it. For me, time is money. If I see this pattern of staying on hold for hours without any response, I’m moving on. I love the vehicle so much, but customer care is also important. I don’t have all the time in the world to stay on line for 3 hours!!
You can ask them to put your reservation on hold for six months. They are still honoring that request. After six months who knows they might reconsider $1K towards non FS. At least this option is better than canceling the order and losing $1K. They 100% confirmed that putting RN on hold will save your spot. I have a message evidence for that as well!
Right, but come the end of the year or end of FS, which ever comes first. Don't be surprised if you get a delivery date and Tesla makes you either accept it or lose the deposit. There's precedent there as I stated before.
This is what they told me at least 6 days ago, but I won’t be surprised if they change it and do what you stated above. ?
Yes. That's the point of the nonrefundable $1000 for the placed order.
