So, for those of you that are curious, here is how this landed: the dealership advertising
that Model Y doesn't have it. They claimed they sold it already (but it's still advertised on their website, along with quite a few others under $40k).
I drove out and checked out what they have. The cheapest Y they had was this
2021 Model Y performance for $45k. Probably a fair price, but more than I wanted to spend.
So that brings me back to the Model 3 I mentioned when starting this thread. I've gone back and forth about this, but here's my situation: I need a car for my line of work (I'm a Realtor), and I put about 22k miles per year on my vehicle. My current vehicle (2014 Chevy Traverse) has transmission problems and electrical problems the dealer can't figure out, and it's at 183k miles. There's a chance I could nurse it along and maybe get a better price on a Model 3 next year--but there's also a chance that the Traverse will have a catastrophic transmission failure and I'll be forced to buy something fast.
I don't like that uncertainty. And the sooner I can get into a Tesla, the sooner I'm starting to save money on fuel.
So, I just bought the Model 3. I really would prefer a Y, but this car will suit me just fine for 98% of what I need and it's much cheaper than a Y. For the other 2% of my needs, my wife has a full size SUV that I can use (e.g., if I need to haul more people or things than the Model 3 can fit).
So that's in. I guess I'm officially in the Tesla Motors Club now