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expiredTofuVic posted Dec 22, 2022 12:50 AM

*YMMV* Tesla Model 3 and Model Y: Take delivery between 12/21/2022 and 12/31/2022, and receive $7,500 discount and 10,000 Supercharger credits

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Hello, I hope you're well.

Tesla is offering certain customers a $7,500 discount and 10,000 Supercharger credits if they take delivery of a Model 3 or Model Y by 12/31/2022. Check your text message; here is an example.

Yesterday, I posted about how the Model 3 RWD and Model Y will qualify for the full Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) $7,500 if you take delivery in January or February 2023 (of course, if Tesla runs promotions or drop prices in early 2023, there could be better savings then). This is better in several major ways:
  • Lower sales tax because this is a discount, not a tax credit
  • You get the discount immediately, instead of having to wait until 2024 when you file taxes for 2023
  • You get 10,000 Supercharger credits, which is valued at between $500 and $900
  • If you're financing, you don't have to pay interest on the $7,500
  • (For some people) If you didn't qualify for the tax credit due to being over the income limit, you don't have to worry about that at all
  • 12/29/2022 UPDATE: IRS published its list [irs.gov], and some vehicles will not qualify for the tax credit that starts in 2023; of note, Model Y 5-Seat does not qualify because it passes the $55,000 limit, whereas the Model Y 7-Seat does qualify because it is below the $80,000 limit.
  • 01/04/2022 UPDATE: The 10,000 Supercharger miles (which is actually 4,000 kWH) have been added to the Tesla App. Check Settings > Loot Box.
Author's Note: This is a deal thread, not a political thread or a thread for people who dislike Tesla. Please refrain from going off topic or thumbing down this thread. You have every right to hate Tesla and its CEO, but please don't thumb down a thread related to Tesla simply because of that. Slickdeals is a deal-hunting forum above all else, and I'd greatly appreciate it if we treat threads in Hot Deals as deal threads and nothing else. Thank you.

I hope this helps,
Tofu Vic

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Hello, I hope you're well.

Tesla is offering certain customers a $7,500 discount and 10,000 Supercharger credits if they take delivery of a Model 3 or Model Y by 12/31/2022. Check your text message; here is an example.

Yesterday, I posted about how the Model 3 RWD and Model Y will qualify for the full Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) $7,500 if you take delivery in January or February 2023 (of course, if Tesla runs promotions or drop prices in early 2023, there could be better savings then). This is better in several major ways:
  • Lower sales tax because this is a discount, not a tax credit
  • You get the discount immediately, instead of having to wait until 2024 when you file taxes for 2023
  • You get 10,000 Supercharger credits, which is valued at between $500 and $900
  • If you're financing, you don't have to pay interest on the $7,500
  • (For some people) If you didn't qualify for the tax credit due to being over the income limit, you don't have to worry about that at all
  • 12/29/2022 UPDATE: IRS published its list [irs.gov], and some vehicles will not qualify for the tax credit that starts in 2023; of note, Model Y 5-Seat does not qualify because it passes the $55,000 limit, whereas the Model Y 7-Seat does qualify because it is below the $80,000 limit.
  • 01/04/2022 UPDATE: The 10,000 Supercharger miles (which is actually 4,000 kWH) have been added to the Tesla App. Check Settings > Loot Box.
Author's Note: This is a deal thread, not a political thread or a thread for people who dislike Tesla. Please refrain from going off topic or thumbing down this thread. You have every right to hate Tesla and its CEO, but please don't thumb down a thread related to Tesla simply because of that. Slickdeals is a deal-hunting forum above all else, and I'd greatly appreciate it if we treat threads in Hot Deals as deal threads and nothing else. Thank you.

I hope this helps,
Tofu Vic

QA Note: Inventory Varies By Zip - Example https://www.tesla.com/inventory/n...&range=200

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Dec 29, 2022 3:36 AM
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stanleychanDec 29, 2022 3:36 AM
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Quote from SamS :
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After waiting for an hour on hold, I finally got a hold of a real person. I was told that my car is on my way to dealership. It's estimated to arrive on 30th. When I asked what happens if there's a delay, would I still qualify for the discount since I have done everything and ready to pay, the answer I got was it won't happen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, it's cutting it way too close for my comfort. If the built quality is bad that I can't accept, I might just have to walk away with a $250 lost. My other friend took delivery of his model Y last year, the built quality was bad where he found 12 big defects. However, he had no choice since he needed a car badly, he took delivery and spent 6 months working with Tesla to fix the defects.
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turns2stoneDec 29, 2022 3:46 AM
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Quote from stanleychan :
After waiting for an hour on hold, I finally got a hold of a real person. I was told that my car is on my way to dealership. It's estimated to arrive on 30th. When I asked what happens if there's a delay, would I still qualify for the discount since I have done everything and ready to pay, the answer I got was it won't happen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, it's cutting it way too close for my comfort. If the built quality is bad that I can't accept, I might just have to walk away with a $250 lost. My other friend took delivery of his model Y last year, the built quality was bad where he found 12 big defects. However, he had no choice since he needed a car badly, he took delivery and spent 6 months working with Tesla to fix the defects.
Still seems weird they won't assign you a delivery date so your paperwork can get finalized.
Dec 29, 2022 4:28 AM
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AlexK6706Dec 29, 2022 4:28 AM
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Quote from ggapropros :
Just be warned that Hyundai has the largest engine recall in recent history. Their reliability is the worst in the industry. Good if you live paycheck to paycheck and this is more affordable for now, but in the future the engine will have problems and the car will be basically totaled as a result.

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10...e-recalls/

8.1 million vehicles recalled. Mostly sedans. Good luck!
The only thing you are missing is 10 years warranty.
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KnightshadeDec 29, 2022 4:32 AM
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Quote from SamS :
Are we back to Ultra Sonic Sensors/USS discussion again? Assuming we can believe Tesla, that functionality will be restored, soon. Seeing as though they removed radar without any functional impact, there's a solid chance the cameras will do just as good a job of replacing the physical sensors.
Quick clarification- there absolutely was -and still is- a functional impact of removing radar.

Radar cars can set max TACC/AP speed to 90 mph, and follow distance to 1.

Non-radar cars when they first came out could only do 75 mph, and distance of 3. They have improved this over time, finally getting to 85 and 2.... but still, about 1.5 years later, not back to equal to the radar cars.

Currently there's a major difference in the non-USS cars with multiple EAP/FSD features entirely unavailable-- it's unknown right now to what degree, or when, they'll be restored at all but if radar is any guide they won't be at parity for a long time if ever.


All that said- there's also the pretty well sourced rumor that starting in mid-January they'll have radar BACK on new cars-- which could potentially fix BOTH the speed/follow limits I mention, and easily replace the USS with even better functionality.... (and in theory that radar might be pretty easily retrofitted to existing vehicles, but that's more unknown than the fact new radar is coming at all)



Most of the other improvements you list are certainly valid, though one might wanna come with an asterisk-


Quote from SamS :
[*]Higher-power USB-C replace USB-A ports]
While that's true it provides more power, they also no longer supports data like the USB-A ports (and even the earlier build C ports) did- you just get ONE data port- in the glovebox. I'm using 3 different things via data USB ports in my car right now so that'd kinda suck for me... (256GB storage for FLAC music, 128GB storage for dashcam footage, and a wired game controller)
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Dec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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AlexK6706Dec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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Quote from IndiaPaleAle :
More than 9 out of every 10 model S customers do not finance (starts over 100k).
Tesla drivers must be very frugal to be able to pull that trick taking below into consideration.

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The typical Tesla driver is a Millennial or Gen-Z man that lives in an area with a median household income of $85,000.
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Dec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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SDzZzDec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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Quote from Knightshade :
Actually, no, they're not.

The lowest probability of injury of any car ever tested is very much Tesla specific.

Sentry and dog modes are Tesla specific.

OTA updates are Tesla specific (well, VW is allegedly finally getting it this month, but certainly not the Bolt that was being compared, and VWs will still be few and far between in comparison)

The supercharging network (in the US anyway) is still Tesla specific... it's true they may open it up soon, but the bolt, since that was the comparison car, won't get much use of it even then, being limited to MUCH slower max charge no matter how fast a source you plug into it... (like 4-6 times slower max than most Teslas for example).



The legroom and storage bits are somewhat more YMMV... for example again the Bolt DOES NOT HAVE front storage.... or an even worse example that's also expensive- BMWs i4 does NOT have front storage and does NOT have the typical amount of EV interior space a Tesla does, because they converted it from a gas platform and their engineering is kinda crap (so they still have a transmission tunnel despite having no transmission, and need the under-hood space for parts since they're so inefficient and heavy in design of the EV systems).
Buddy,

- Sentry mode is not specific to Tesla. Other manufactures offer something similar (Drive Recorder in BMW)

- OTA is not specific to Tesla. Other manufacturers do offer OTA (although I will admit Tesla's updates seem to be more frequent)

- Dog Mode is just a fancy term for leaving your climate control on

- "Supercharging" isn't specific to Tesla. The supercharging network is - which is rumored to be available to other EV's in the near future, as you stated. There is already a pilot project for this going on.

The crash test ratings - you are correct on although some other EV's are still pretty up there.
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Dec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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t.i.Dec 29, 2022 4:35 AM
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Quote from stanleychan :
After waiting for an hour on hold, I finally got a hold of a real person. I was told that my car is on my way to dealership. It's estimated to arrive on 30th. When I asked what happens if there's a delay, would I still qualify for the discount since I have done everything and ready to pay, the answer I got was it won't happen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, it's cutting it way too close for my comfort. If the built quality is bad that I can't accept, I might just have to walk away with a $250 lost. My other friend took delivery of his model Y last year, the built quality was bad where he found 12 big defects. However, he had no choice since he needed a car badly, he took delivery and spent 6 months working with Tesla to fix the defects.
Not too long ago in this thread, there was an individual who made some comments about Tesla having less to no defects. There goes that... There are horror stories on this.
You are doing the right thing, if it has defects, walk or have them give you another. They will give you BS about we will get that fixed. It takes months to get anything done with their service centers, depending on the location.

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turns2stoneDec 29, 2022 4:37 AM
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Quote from Knightshade :
Quick clarification- there absolutely was -and still is- a functional impact of removing radar.

Radar cars can set max TACC/AP speed to 90 mph, and follow distance to 1.

Non-radar cars when they first came out could only do 75 mph, and distance of 3. They have improved this over time, finally getting to 85 and 2.... but still, about 1.5 years later, not back to equal to the radar cars.

Currently there's a major difference in the non-USS cars with multiple EAP/FSD features entirely unavailable-- it's unknown right now to what degree, or when, they'll be restored at all but if radar is any guide they won't be at parity for a long time if ever.


All that said- there's also the pretty well sourced rumor that starting in mid-January they'll have radar BACK on new cars-- which could potentially fix BOTH the speed/follow limits I mention, and easily replace the USS with even better functionality.... (and in theory that radar might be pretty easily retrofitted to existing vehicles, but that's more unknown than the fact new radar is coming at all)
My car originally came with radar. Tesla says they disabled it. So are you saying that even with disabled radar, there are still the differences regarding max speed limit? I personally don't set mine that high!


Most of the other improvements you list are certainly valid, though one might wanna come with an asterisk-


Quote from Knightshade :

While that's true it provides more power, they also no longer supports data like the USB-A ports (and even the earlier build C ports) did- you just get ONE data port- in the glovebox. I'm using 3 different things via data USB ports in my car right now so that'd kinda suck for me... (256GB storage for FLAC music, 128GB storage for dashcam footage, and a wired game controller)
You have to admit, you have a pretty niche use case. I understand you can either use a splitter (or Bluetooth, for the controllers) or some re-wiring to accomplish a similar USB-data functionality.
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AlexK6706Dec 29, 2022 4:38 AM
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Quote from manku :
but my Tesla is vastly superior to my Bolt EUV in every way (except ventilated seats and Sirius!).
I'm sure it's also superior to Fiat 500 and Moskvich 412.
Dec 29, 2022 4:43 AM
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AlexK6706Dec 29, 2022 4:43 AM
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At $3 per gallon these 10k miles are worth $600. Not much to brag about.
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stanleychanDec 29, 2022 4:43 AM
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Another question, are we getting the 2023 version or the 2022 version? According to the Vin decoder, it's a 2023 version. I'm looking into the accessories (i.e. screen protector, mats, armrest organizers). Any recommendations?
Dec 29, 2022 4:46 AM
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stanleychanDec 29, 2022 4:46 AM
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Quote from SamS :
Still seems weird they won't assign you a delivery date so your paperwork can get finalized.
The app is telling me to check back later. The estimated delivery date is 12/28 - 12/31.
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turns2stoneDec 29, 2022 4:51 AM
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Quote from stanleychan :
Another question, are we getting the 2023 version or the 2022 version? According to the Vin decoder, it's a 2023 version. I'm looking into the accessories (i.e. screen protector, mats, armrest organizers). Any recommendations?
If the 10th digit of the VIN is N, then you have a 2022. If the 10th digit is a P, then you have a 2023. There's no "O".

Accessories will be the same between 2022/2023.
Dec 29, 2022 4:51 AM
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turns2stoneDec 29, 2022 4:51 AM
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Quote from stanleychan :
The app is telling me to check back later. The estimated delivery date is 12/28 - 12/31.
That's good, I guess? I bet you get some more info on Thursday.

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folsomDec 29, 2022 4:52 AM
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i took a chance and ordered a couple of days back.. Gambled $250 for about $8000..
Not sure if i will get it in time.. Otherwise, will buy something else.. Not in a hurry though.
Got a message from the dealer that it might come on Dec 31st, so fingers crossed.

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