Thinking out loud here, plus it's on topic for once, at this point I'm considering cancelling my Plaid order.
Here are my reasons:
-I need the car in June 2022, I'm giving my Tesla3 AWD+ to my GF, but she has a lease that only expires in June. So technically, a June delivery would be as close to perfect as it gets.
-At first I wanted a LR, but switched to Plaid because of the Luxury Tax. I figured I know I'd prefer the Plaid but really don't want to pay 14k$ in lux tax, so decided to bite the bullet and ordered a Plaid. FOMO I know.
-I was originally supposed to get the car in August which was great, some summer time to enjoy the 1000hp before winter hits.
-It's been pushed back so many times I'm now Oct 20-31 and could be pushed back to November easily.
-Winter tires option are pretty terrible for now. Freakin' Covid or just lack of market, but the options for great winter tires in Plaid sizes is not good at all.
-It sucks to get a new car right when winter starts.
So now I'm really wondering if I should just cancel the whole thing. The downsides are:
-LR instead of Plaid (FOMO will hit me sometime for sure)
-Not paying for 3 cars when only two are needed
-Not buying average winter tires
-50k$ in my pocket instead of Elon's
I think if Tesla misses the Oct 31 target I'm cancelling the Plaid and going LR instead. Seems that whatever I choose it sucks. Unless the Lux Tax doesn't get implemented then I can buy the Plaid in June next year.
Feel free to chime in with your thoughts.
Here are my reasons:
-I need the car in June 2022, I'm giving my Tesla3 AWD+ to my GF, but she has a lease that only expires in June. So technically, a June delivery would be as close to perfect as it gets.
-At first I wanted a LR, but switched to Plaid because of the Luxury Tax. I figured I know I'd prefer the Plaid but really don't want to pay 14k$ in lux tax, so decided to bite the bullet and ordered a Plaid. FOMO I know.
-I was originally supposed to get the car in August which was great, some summer time to enjoy the 1000hp before winter hits.
-It's been pushed back so many times I'm now Oct 20-31 and could be pushed back to November easily.
-Winter tires option are pretty terrible for now. Freakin' Covid or just lack of market, but the options for great winter tires in Plaid sizes is not good at all.
-It sucks to get a new car right when winter starts.
So now I'm really wondering if I should just cancel the whole thing. The downsides are:
-LR instead of Plaid (FOMO will hit me sometime for sure)
-Not paying for 3 cars when only two are needed
-Not buying average winter tires
-50k$ in my pocket instead of Elon's
I think if Tesla misses the Oct 31 target I'm cancelling the Plaid and going LR instead. Seems that whatever I choose it sucks. Unless the Lux Tax doesn't get implemented then I can buy the Plaid in June next year.
Feel free to chime in with your thoughts.