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> One of those markets is Taiwan, where the price of a Model S P100D was cut almost in half by Tesla’s latest price changes – resulting in about $100,000 in sav

• JumpCrisscross 8y ago
  > 50% on a ~$200,000 car is... significant It's a luxury car. It's not an investment. It's not a necessity. The money that was "lost" was already spent on hedonistic value. (In any case, Teslas can be returned within a number of days of purchase. The individual who bought five days before the price drop is almost certainly within that window.)
  • freeopinion 8y ago
    If they bought it 5 days before the announcement, there is nothing to return. They just have to cancel their order. Then re-order. Then wait an extra month to take delivery.
• lm28469 8y ago
  That's the market, you can't buy premium cars, the epitome of consumerism and status symbolism, and ask for social justice when something happens. We're not talking about medicine, food or other basic human needs here, we're talking about a car that costs 100 times the yearly minimum wage of some countries. Luxury isn't a right. I'd like to see the same people reacting to a price increase, they'd probably be just as virulent on twitter, but boasting instead of complaining.