@Zach and @TSLAopt: Totally understand your liking of the new and/or improved X over the prototype shown ( I know the prototype can change....but would it have been awful if TM communicated with early reservation depositors that *some* of the utility changed from the prototype to production model before opening the design studio?) and from a TM executive, James Chen, only 2-3 months ago after NO discussion about towing ability indicating that towing capacity would be *about 10K*?
I know we are going around in circles here. Can we agree: TM has suffered some cancelations by early reservation holders because they poorly communicated with us. First, by taking *some* of the utility out of the SUV by not having an *option* of folding rear seats creating the flat surface of the prototype and that they erred when they communicated that towing capacity would be 10K?
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problem with communication and the resulting X shown at the reveal has caused some people to be very happy as the X is a great EV that transports people safely, quickly and in comfort but that has led to other people canceling reservations because it lacks some of the flexibility that *most* SUVs possess?
TM/EM is an innovative company that I, and many others, support through our purchases of their products and the holding of stock positions. IMO, they messed this situation up. Poor communication and lack of the option for the folding seats at launch were mistakes. We all make mistakes. All companies make mistakes. They will correct this mistake. But for many of us buying the X that is available to us now would be a mistake. Once this is corrected, I, and many others will most likely get back in line for an X...just too bad we had to wait this long only to have to wait for the option we *assumed* would be available after our 2+ year wait.
Yes it is possible they could have made a public announcement months ago when they determined the 2nd row seats wouldn't fold down anymore. Unfortunately there is no good way they could have just communicated to a few Sig X reservation holders without it getting to the public so they would have had to make some public announcement, not just a comment in a public interview which would look even worse without an announcement. Even with an official announcement or press release stating that the 2nd row seats won't fold down in the new Model X then you'd have tons of Sig X holders scrambling (including me) trying to figure out what all the other details are of the X to decide what the 2nd row seats will do then if they don't fold down, there must be something else they do instead, right?...what other new/changed features might it have as well? etc.
I'm sure you can imagine how people then on these forums would be anxious or upset even more than they are now creating threads entitled "Tesla communication around 2nd row seats incomplete and incompetent" or "why don't the 2nd row seats fold down anymore? what do the new seats look like then?", etc.
In my opinion, they chose the lesser of two evils by not announcing it months ago and waiting for the reveal for everyone to see everything all at once.
If I were you AIMc I'd still just get the X for $132k (or even go onto the normal waitlist to get the non-performance one with less options for $10-20k less) and then pay $10-20k for a used pickup truck to use the once a week you need to carry large cargo.
This way when you're not carrying large cargo you still get all the benefits (safety and cool new features) and keep your X cleaner and less likely to get dinged up loading big things in and out of it...more importantly, you'd get to experience the product of a once-in-a-lifetime company you're heavily invested in for the long term...if you didn't like the ride or thought poorly of the X in any way after owning it (other than not being able to carry large furniture) then maybe it would convince you to rightly sell some of your TSLA stock and save you a lot more than the $10-20k for that used pickup truck...or conversely, instead of selling TSLA (or some of your TSLA holdings) because you think they missed by not having the 2nd row seats fold down you will experience all the other amazingness of the car after owning it to convince you to hold onto all your TSLA long-term (perhaps buy more which is what I did after getting an S60 2.5 years ago) and it will make you much more than the $10-20k for that used pickup truck.