So today Tesla made a great announcement with the 70D (including navigation and supercharging as standard options). However, they also made a change with the power liftgate that used to be offered in the now defunct Tech Package. The power liftgate is now only available if you select the $5000 Premium Package (LED Lights, lighted door handles, power liftgate).
In my opinion this is a big mistake on Tesla's part since there are a lot of people that would like the power liftgate but don't want the added features of the Premium Package (ie., LED lights). Thus, it has potential to make the purchasing decision more complicated and challenging (especially to those wanting the Power Liftgate but who don't want to spend an extra $5k).
So my proposal is for Tesla to add a separate option for the Power Liftgate. They could charge probably $1000 or $1500 for it. And then they could adjust the price of the Premium Package since it would no longer have the Power Liftgate included in that package.
I've created a poll to see if my fellow TMC'ers agree with me on this or not. Also, I plan to forward this to Tesla management if there a large % of people who agree so they can reconsider the present configurations.
In my opinion this is a big mistake on Tesla's part since there are a lot of people that would like the power liftgate but don't want the added features of the Premium Package (ie., LED lights). Thus, it has potential to make the purchasing decision more complicated and challenging (especially to those wanting the Power Liftgate but who don't want to spend an extra $5k).
So my proposal is for Tesla to add a separate option for the Power Liftgate. They could charge probably $1000 or $1500 for it. And then they could adjust the price of the Premium Package since it would no longer have the Power Liftgate included in that package.
I've created a poll to see if my fellow TMC'ers agree with me on this or not. Also, I plan to forward this to Tesla management if there a large % of people who agree so they can reconsider the present configurations.