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The 1st edition is already "sold out". Reserving the AWD Pro S Gradient, a $49,675 car, is $100. So I suspect the 1st edition was around that same reservation c

by mmglr 5y ago

The 1st edition is already "sold out". Reserving the AWD Pro S Gradient, a $49,675 car, is $100. So I suspect the 1st edition was around that same reservation cost. Too low. Everyone has $100 laying around. IMO reservations should be 10% msrp so that only serious buyers can make reservations.

ajross 5y ago
Tesla wants $100 to reserve a car, so I'm sure that's why the value was picked. If their buyer backs out and the model is popular, they can always get full price on the car as configured anyway.
xeromal 5y ago
10% is a bit high. Would take a lot of nads to drop 5k on a car that may or may not come out in a few years. $1000 feels more like the sweet spot.
- rsynnott 5y ago
  This car is already out; they started shipping them last year.
  - xeromal 5y ago
    The last sentence of the guy I was replying to was speaking generally
geoman123 5y ago
It's because you can reserve with your credit card and the OEM is responsible for the transaction fee. 10% of MSRP is like $4,000 and 1-3% of that is $40-$120. When saving 1/4 of a cent is crucial at scale, you wont be happy giving up 40-120 bucks.