R.S
Active Member
I think it's more what the 220-mile car was going to have at $35k.
Elon also said "the best car for 35k, even with no options." Really? $35k gets you a black car with aero wheel covers (what happen to "no weird-mobiles"?), no power nor heated seats, and a center console without a top. Was he talking about the best electric car for $35k, perhaps?
The Audi A4 is just as fast with many more base features at $36,000 (12-way power driver seat, leather heated seats, sunroof, LED lighting, Android Auto/Apple Car Play, etc . in the base). And, hey. We've been complaining for months--you can't say we just started griping now.
IMO, Elon brought this on himself. He didn't need to say "best 35k car, even with no options" and he certainly did not need to compare the Model 3 to the Audi A4. I pin this on him.
Battery upgrades and EAP/FSD pricing: I fully expected and predicted these. But the options: ugh, what a crapshoot. Everyone line up to please pay your required 20% margin to the investors,
You realize they're charging more for white paint than Mercedes, Audi, and BMW? Is Tesla paint that great? No. This is margin recouperation time.
Tesla needs the money to build the Model Y and it's alien dreadnought. You as a Model 3 customer should happily pay for the car that will help bring sustainable transport to the masses...