Is it possible that Tesla will keep lowering the price of EVs in the future and have random flash sales at random moments due to government incentives? These sales don't seem to be like black friday deals where it's a annual thing or predictable. It seems Tesla only does sales if it has to and will do it at any moment depending what the company's needs are.
So would consumers be at a disadvantage if they only buy a car only when they absolutely need it and can't wait around for a price cut or a newer refreshed model? Are there consumers out there that will buy a brand new car because they drove it for 500k+ miles and it reached the end of its life? Is Tesla the only car company that can change prices at any moment, either higher or lower? So if someone can wait it out, they will just buy when Tesla decides they need to lower prices? It seems they don't even announce what their plans are for pricing, anything can happen at any moment. And no Tesla employee would be able to predict when the best time to buy is. I just wonder why did people buy at full price, is it because they needed a car at the moment? I wanted to get a Model Y for a while, I was kind of unlucky that I got a Model 3 because there was no Model Y at the time and I did want to buy a small SUV, but I compromised and got the Model 3 because it was around $60k and the Model X was like over $100k and my parents wouldn't buy that which is fine I probably wouldn't either. I got about 4 years and 96k miles out of the Model 3 as of now, I could have kept using it, but I didn't want to put myself in a situation where I wanted to buy a new car at moments notice because the Tesla Model 3 started having major problems and was time to get rid of, but then be screwed that Tesla prices are at its usual price or above thus not being able to pounce on any deal.
It seemed more like I was able to wait until Tesla had a problem with the new tax credit stuff then take advantage of the situation. But Tesla won't tell you when they see a problem, they just do things so immediate, like the day of. I was planning to skip out on the Model Y because I wanted a Performance but it wasn't eligible and I felt the Performance was a better value considering it was only a few thousand more for the top tier model, but then I look online and suddenly the tax credit thing goes up $80k which means any variation of Model Y is eligible and I made an assumption Tesla would raise prices, considering the normal Model Y went up $500 even without any changes. I went to the dealership and placed the order that same day, I took that risk to not think about it even more.
Right now the Tesla Invoice says approx $70k for the MY-P with enhanced autopilot. I checked my invoice and it did say $56,990 on the first line. Because I saw $57,990 in just a few hours and threads here saying price increased and started contemplating if I got screwed and didn't pay the price I saw in the morning. I verified and the Tesla guy was like, ya you got the lowest price and congratulated me for locking it in.
Is there any history of when 20% discounts happen? Or anything where there is a huge discount and previous customers get angry they just bought the car? The main reason I got more serious about trying to lock in a car was because people were getting furious about the new price cut so I felt that must mean it's a good price cut. And even though I could keep driving my Model 3, I also don't want to be put in a situation where I have to buy a car at moments notice and have no idea if the Tesla prices are at its highest and rather have contrl of the situation and just buy when the prices seem the lowest. And also I still wanted a small SUV so I can haul stuff around, especially the arcade, it's very hard to fit alot of prizes in a Model 3 if I need to clean out an arcade with 50k-100k tickets.
So would consumers be at a disadvantage if they only buy a car only when they absolutely need it and can't wait around for a price cut or a newer refreshed model? Are there consumers out there that will buy a brand new car because they drove it for 500k+ miles and it reached the end of its life? Is Tesla the only car company that can change prices at any moment, either higher or lower? So if someone can wait it out, they will just buy when Tesla decides they need to lower prices? It seems they don't even announce what their plans are for pricing, anything can happen at any moment. And no Tesla employee would be able to predict when the best time to buy is. I just wonder why did people buy at full price, is it because they needed a car at the moment? I wanted to get a Model Y for a while, I was kind of unlucky that I got a Model 3 because there was no Model Y at the time and I did want to buy a small SUV, but I compromised and got the Model 3 because it was around $60k and the Model X was like over $100k and my parents wouldn't buy that which is fine I probably wouldn't either. I got about 4 years and 96k miles out of the Model 3 as of now, I could have kept using it, but I didn't want to put myself in a situation where I wanted to buy a new car at moments notice because the Tesla Model 3 started having major problems and was time to get rid of, but then be screwed that Tesla prices are at its usual price or above thus not being able to pounce on any deal.
It seemed more like I was able to wait until Tesla had a problem with the new tax credit stuff then take advantage of the situation. But Tesla won't tell you when they see a problem, they just do things so immediate, like the day of. I was planning to skip out on the Model Y because I wanted a Performance but it wasn't eligible and I felt the Performance was a better value considering it was only a few thousand more for the top tier model, but then I look online and suddenly the tax credit thing goes up $80k which means any variation of Model Y is eligible and I made an assumption Tesla would raise prices, considering the normal Model Y went up $500 even without any changes. I went to the dealership and placed the order that same day, I took that risk to not think about it even more.
Right now the Tesla Invoice says approx $70k for the MY-P with enhanced autopilot. I checked my invoice and it did say $56,990 on the first line. Because I saw $57,990 in just a few hours and threads here saying price increased and started contemplating if I got screwed and didn't pay the price I saw in the morning. I verified and the Tesla guy was like, ya you got the lowest price and congratulated me for locking it in.
Is there any history of when 20% discounts happen? Or anything where there is a huge discount and previous customers get angry they just bought the car? The main reason I got more serious about trying to lock in a car was because people were getting furious about the new price cut so I felt that must mean it's a good price cut. And even though I could keep driving my Model 3, I also don't want to be put in a situation where I have to buy a car at moments notice and have no idea if the Tesla prices are at its highest and rather have contrl of the situation and just buy when the prices seem the lowest. And also I still wanted a small SUV so I can haul stuff around, especially the arcade, it's very hard to fit alot of prizes in a Model 3 if I need to clean out an arcade with 50k-100k tickets.