Price drop on every Tesla model - $49990

Tesla is never a slick deal. Hit a pothole? $20k. Older than a few years get ready to spend a lot of money on a crap car.

Paid $50,000 for the Model 3 SR+ back in October and received delivery in December with no incentives, no tax rebates.

Instant depreciation of $20,000 in 1 month.

Insert clown emoji here.

Tesla is never a slick deal. Hit a pothole? $20k. Older than a few years get ready to spend a lot of money on a crap car.

"J1772 Wall Connector must be installed by a qualified electrician."

Clowns. So you can't do your own electrical work or hire a local electrician? They just gotta micromanage and get their hands into everything don't they!

Cybertruck = 0 discount

Sure, if you have $48,000 in cash laying around and can buy next week. I personally would go with the bolt. It's almost $20k cheaper and pretty much the same car.

Tesla no longer forces you to wait for the "free" market forces to depreciate your car. King Elon can create depreciation on your shiny new car just by a waive of his magic "cut the price" wand. Buy now and enjoy the depreciation wave ride. Of course, if you continue to wait to buy, King Elon will see sales drop again and lower prices again to continue to stimulate purchase spurts. By waiting, you won't enjoy the deep depreciation curves that earlier buyers have enjoyed. (If you were just in the market to purchase and turn around and resale these cars for a small profit, your business market has been destroyed or severely damaged, but nobody really cares about your pain).

As to the car itself, it works well for our situation (wife commutes 70 miles a day twice a week; I don't have a commute; charging station at house). The ride is noisy compared to prior luxury cars but just turn the radio up. I have to say the car does not feel as nimble as the Model S we rented in San Fran 4 years ago but steering is quick. The technology is not flawless. The lack of ultrasonic sensors in the bulbous Model Y requires a cautious approach to parking. Windshield wiper comes on when car is put into cruise control. Still working on solving that issue. But the seat and steering wheel warmers work quickly. Range is not an issue for us (no road trips yet) but if you follow the advice you effectively get 70% of the advertised range at best (don't charge above 80% for day to day driving and don't let the charge level fall below 10%). In the real world, I never let it get to around 10% anyway. When it gets below 35% or so, I will charge it back up. Better safe than sorry. Definitely don't miss the gas station.

Eliminating fossil fuels for vehicles is a very long term aspirational goal. Don't see us getting there over the next 10-20 years. The current range limitations of these vehicles (including sensitivity to cold weather and how fast you drive) makes this an impractical choice for all users. Also if 40% of the car buyers in the US switched to electric, I don't know whether our grids could meet the demand nor what impact on electricity prices all that demand would create. However, it is nice to drive something that is making a dent in the fossil fuel train. (More people driving a 55mpg 2023 Prius would also help.)

I mean, 50k seems like the average price for a new car now, have you been to a Jeep lot recently? I couldn't find anything less than 55k and most were 60k+, seems like most car makers are focusing on expensive vehicles and are only interested in raising prices.

I don't know what the big deal is about range. My Corvette is advertised to get 29 MPG. I'll be lucky if I get 14 MPG with normal city driving.

Says someone who hasn't gone into the app and tried to buy one with delivery in the next week.

Can you ignorant people please just stop already?

Yeah, you're an idiot. I pay $1400 a year here for full coverage for my Tesla, you're just a terrible driver, that's YOUR fault.