They have 3000 of them on lots, some being discounted $10k off. So at least they haven’t oversupplied, but it’s not like there is a massive demand that’s causing a big backlog.
Not sure if you’ll see any Model 3’s discounted at 25% off anytime soon.
Wife and I did very long (45min) test drove a X back in December. We are not EV or Telsa enthusiasts, but I think qualify for car enthusiasts. We like good cars regardless of EV or gasoline. Our test drive came out not impressed overall. The initial impression was very good due to all the gadgets, doors operations, lack of engine noise at low speed … most impressed is the acceleration from stand still. As the test drive went on, I started to notice things that shouldn’t be in a $79K SUV. Interior material used, fit and finish, how solid the car feel, are definitely not on par with similar price German or Japanese SUVs. Seats are on the firm side. Although lack of engine noise, wind and road noise on highway speed is more intrusive than say BMW X5. Suspension tuning is, lack of word, doesn’t feel sure footed. We actually discussed this with the sales while we were driving. His response was it is due to the weight of the battery, it won’t handle like a X5, which I don’t necessary like, but I can understand.
Overall, wife an I came out of the test drive, both agree we would rather spend $65k on a Audi Q7 3.0T than the Model X. I think Tesla still have a long way to go before matching the refinement of the mass market luxury brands, but unfortunately, they don’t have enough volume to ramp.
GM is selling the bolts as fast as it makes them though? There is currently a huge backlog for bolts in Europe but GM doesn’t care since it no longer owns Opel.
I do agree that Tesla is not being responsible about their Auto Pilot mode too. When I tested drove the X, the sales spent so much time on the AP mode and told me how good it is and how we can pay more attention to the baby and let the car drive itself. The way they pitch it sounds really convincing. The fact is a lot of cars out there have similar capability, none pitch them like Tesla does. When they do this enough, people may just believe it is safe enough.