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I'm not sure if "I just bought a Tesla and you should not" is a compelling argument if it's followed by "because it's a great car and I like it but now it's che

I'm not sure if "I just bought a Tesla and you should not" is a compelling argument if it's followed by "because it's a great car and I like it but now it's cheaper!"

jedberg 4y ago
I think the argument would be "wait and see if they drop the prices again before buying".
- LanceH 4y ago
  People act like price changes have never happened with car dealers. The Prius for the first several years always had extra tacked on. Then it suddenly cost less as the numbers in production went up. That was with dealers. Luxury cars are regularly unobtainable at list -- you have to pay more, get service plans, buy options, or sometimes buy more than one. Again at dealers. If we took every complaint about the sales process from marques that use dealers, the automotive journalism industry would have nothing else to write about. Buy a car for a price that is justified by the use and enjoyment you will receive from it. If you're price is based upon speculation of the future price of the car, you shouldn't be buying a luxury vehicle.
  - jedberg 4y ago
    Dealers play tricks all the time, but the price they pay from the manufacturer is what we're talking about. Tesla took the dealers out so they could keep all the profit, and now they're paying the price for that by also taking all the blame. People rightly blamed dealers for marking up prices, but they also had a recourse -- go to another dealer. With Tesla they have no such recourse. They just pay what Tesla asks or not. So they rightly blame Tesla for pricing shenanigans.
dismantlethesun 4y ago
People, not being idiots, aren't going to torpedo their own argument by saying Tesla is great and cheaper. They are going to rant about being nicked and dimed on FSD versus other car brands. They will say the trim isn't up to luxury standards and they feel they paid too much. They will say it's nice not buying gas, but it's too expensive up front. In a word, they will rationalize why they are correct to feel badly about the price drop, and tell themselves the price drop was merely a trigger to make them realize how much of a flawed and expensive car they bought. And they may be right.

I'm not sure if "I just bought a Tesla and you should not" is a compelling argument if it's followed by "because it's a great car and I like it but now it's cheaper!"

jedberg 4y ago

I think the argument would be "wait and see if they drop the prices again before buying".

LanceH 4y ago
People act like price changes have never happened with car dealers. The Prius for the first several years always had extra tacked on. Then it suddenly cost less as the numbers in production went up. That was with dealers. Luxury cars are regularly unobtainable at list -- you have to pay more, get service plans, buy options, or sometimes buy more than one. Again at dealers. If we took every complaint about the sales process from marques that use dealers, the automotive journalism industry would have nothing else to write about. Buy a car for a price that is justified by the use and enjoyment you will receive from it. If you're price is based upon speculation of the future price of the car, you shouldn't be buying a luxury vehicle.
- jedberg 4y ago
  Dealers play tricks all the time, but the price they pay from the manufacturer is what we're talking about. Tesla took the dealers out so they could keep all the profit, and now they're paying the price for that by also taking all the blame. People rightly blamed dealers for marking up prices, but they also had a recourse -- go to another dealer. With Tesla they have no such recourse. They just pay what Tesla asks or not. So they rightly blame Tesla for pricing shenanigans.

dismantlethesun 4y ago

People, not being idiots, aren't going to torpedo their own argument by saying Tesla is great and cheaper. They are going to rant about being nicked and dimed on FSD versus other car brands. They will say the trim isn't up to luxury standards and they feel they paid too much. They will say it's nice not buying gas, but it's too expensive up front. In a word, they will rationalize why they are correct to feel badly about the price drop, and tell themselves the price drop was merely a trigger to make them realize how much of a flawed and expensive car they bought. And they may be right.