If the drop in price was small to even moderate - I would be absolutely fine with it. I was an early adopter - I am proud that my money was able to help Tesla on its great mission. And I am completely thrilled with the car - big time cheer leader for the tech. Convinced a few friends through constant badgering to also buy car.
The fact that now you can buy the same car I bought ( actually better car - explanation coming) for 10K less is obnoxious. And it isn't that I am jealous of new buyers, but it is wrong on so many levels.
Fact - in Sept of 18 I bought a performance model 3. I paid $74,500. The only options I didn't get was the performance upgrade tires and brakes. I opted for the 18" rims, quite honestly because I had reached my mental limit with cost of car.
Fact 2 - 10 months later I can configure this same car for $62990. More than 11K less. And now you get all those extra's, upgraded brakes, 20" rims, higher top speed, carbon fiber spoiler, performance pedals. Heck my car didn't even get the badging. That is not right. I am not jealous of new buyers, but why shouldn't I be disappointed? Tesla just devalued my resale value big time. No dealer reduces a car price that much in first year, not even close.
Problems with this:
1. first early adopters naturally feel a bit taken advantage
2. value of car dropped unnaturally fast, not due to market, due to Tesla making a poor decision
3. Tesla is not yet profitable. Sales volume is up but they need to show profit. Why reduce premium version of car which is supposed to make profit so dramatically? I understand chasing 35K base model for mass appeal. But Performance model is not supposed to be that.
In my case I am really frustrated. The fact that now those extra performance options are essentially free- is really disappointing. As I said, the value of my investment has just dropped for no good reason I can see. And yeah, it stings. Yes I was able to take advantage of the full $7500 tax credit. And yes with that credit the $11500 gap is smaller, but remember I didn't get all the extras back then as a "early adopter".
Would you not be upset?