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That's not the full story though. When delivering to dealerships they are often delivered in a more efficient manner, so the per unit cost of delivery is lower.
by tedivm 8y ago
That's not the full story though. When delivering to dealerships they are often delivered in a more efficient manner, so the per unit cost of delivery is lower.
Even if that wasn't the case when you go to a dealership that delivery cost is part of the price. Claiming the car is $35,000 when it's literally impossible to buy it for that is a bit misleading.
- Dylan16807 8y agoWith a $3,750 federal tax credit and possible state credits to offset the delivery cost, the headline price of $35,000 is misleadingly high.
- dymk 8y agoAnd if the car could just be delivered to a dealership, you'd be getting the tax credits, and not paying the cost of to-your-house delivery.
- dpkonofa 8y agoThey don't charge you extra if you live farther away, though. The delivery fee is charged to you whether they deliver it to the dealership or to your house.
- dymk 8y agoI've never seen a dealership delivery fee over $500, and Tesla is going to charge $1200 to deliver this car to my house.
- theartfuldodger 8y ago24,450 is the posted actual cost after normal rebates and credits
- bagels 8y agoA large part of that is "savings on fuel"
- jonathankoren 8y agoYeah that’s a Tesla trick to make their cars look cheaper than they are. It’s deceptive. When I buy a gasoline power car, I don’t figure the cost of gas into the purchase price of the car.
- gutnor 8y agoIt also wrongly assume that you can charge it at home. I only have access to street parking in London. I would need to register to various charging provider in order to be able to keep a car reasonably topped up without having to go to the supercharger at the beginning of a journey. The price of the monthly subscription(s) alone is a very significant proportion of my gas consumption (I'm a leasure only driver, I do maybe 5000 miles per year, the bulk of it is done in 4 to 5 road trips) In Spain, the standing cost of a residential electricity contract that is sufficient to charge a Tesla (i.e. above the regular Spanish 3000W default contract) is similarly a significant portion of the gas price.