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Which is ironic, because today Tesla (and the other no-dealer brands) are the only ones where it is easy to order the base model; you just order it off the webs
by bryanlarsen 3y ago
Which is ironic, because today Tesla (and the other no-dealer brands) are the only ones where it is easy to order the base model; you just order it off the website like any other trim. OTOH trying to get a base model from a dealer is basically impossible.
But at one time you were right -- Tesla had a Model 3 base model that you had to phone to order. They don't anymore. But play stupid tricks, and people remember even once you stop doing them.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoI was more referring to Tesla’s practice of announcing a cheap model at a pretty competitive price A (eg Model 3) and saying that it will be available at X day, but come to find out only the expensive trims are available on X day and competitive price A is only available months or years down the line from the original announced date
- bryanlarsen 3y agoThat's pretty standard practice for all brands, at least for EV's. Try buying GM's $35,000 Equinox EV, for example, or Ford's $40,000 Lightning.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoSucks that “other companies also do shady thing, Tesla is not special” is the response here. Definitely a good case for better consumer protections around advertisement