I just like the car.
Signed my Y lease agreement. Should have the car soon!
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totally agree with you - the market is what it is and no one can predict where we are going to be months or year from now, so we need to deal with right now and get best deal in this current time. my lease is up for my x3, was going to get another but options changed and i cant get what i want. the msrp will be cheaper than it was 3 years ago because of not having the options. but not going to pay for what I don’t want. I decided on x4 to get what I want and I made a decent deal in this market. is it more than it would be pre-pandemic?- most likely, but not outrageously. i got less than msrp and I’m getting what I want. so for this moment I did fine. I cant live in the past or predict and wait on the future. present moment is where its at. - enjoy your tesla - you made the decision that best suits you…
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But what if it had 6 cameras would the price be justified then?
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8, actually. The front is a tri-cam.
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I cant get around how many Teslas a minute I am seeing on the road every time I am out there. And I am not even in CA…It’s disturbing. Now imagine all these buyers getting used to these “pay what you see prices” and there you have it. Leasehacking may be a thing in the past.
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No - Tesla’s are not common - once the competition heats up and manufacturing ramps up the deals will almost certainly be back
Most of the people buying cars at or above MSRP will be underwater - you’ll have to let the 2020/21 vintage age - let’s see what happens in 24-36 months
Typical loan is 5-7 years - the way the payment waterfall works is it’s mostly interest in the beginning and the principal gets paid down at the end.
By the time people with high interest car loans get to paying principal the vehicle will almost certainly be underwater
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once the competition heats up and manufacturing ramps up the deals will almost certainly be back
Certainly hope so - its painful out there.
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Jeep is your savior
I thought Leaves were our saviour?
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I think the fact that in this market jeep is the savior reflects rather poorly on jeep.
Might as well get Model Y… got quoted 750 a month for 36/10 on a Mini Electric
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That’s pretty bad considering it’s an 94ah i3 with a….less quirky looking body.
Also considering you could get his and hers 4xEs for that amount.
How do they even get to those numbers? They obviously don’t want you leasing. I mean even if you select every option on a 48/mo. loan you’d nearly own the car after 3 years and have a similar payment with 0 down.
You are right, the dealer almost made it like they were doing me a favor by even providing a lease quote
Do you have a Sahara or Rubicon? And how’s the ride on paved roads? Is it long distance worthy?
I have the Sahara. I love it. Does fine on the road, quiet and smooth in the city, a little loud at freeway speeds but nothing major. It’s really fun to drive.
A couple interesting tidbits today regarding Tesla that effects how people may perceive the product:
From the NHTSA in a letter to Tesla:
“Recently, NHTSA has become aware of reports that participants in Tesla’s FSD early access beta release program have non-disclosure agreements that allegedly limit the participants from sharing information about FSD that portrays the feature negatively, or from speaking with certain people about FSD. Given that NHTSA relies on reports from consumers as an important source of information in evaluating potential safety defects, any agreement that may prevent or dissuade participants in the early access beta release program from reporting safety concerns to NHTSA is unacceptable. Moreover, even limitations on sharing certain information publicly adversely impacts NHTSA’s ability to obtain information relevant to safety.”
Also, regarding OTA updates to software to skirt recall regulations:
“Any manufacturer issuing an over-the-air update that mitigates a defect that poses an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety is required to timely file an accompanying recall notice to NHTSA,” Gregory Magno, the head of NHTSA’s vehicle defects division, wrote Tuesday in a letter to Tesla. He asked whether the company intends to file a safety recall, and if not, to provide technical and legal justification.
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