Nubo said:
LTLFTcomposite said:
I for one certainly don't fault them for focussing on the higher margin heavily optioned models. This is a critical time for their financial survival when they need to prioritize bringing in as much money as the traffic will bear over the egalitarian dream of affordable EVs for all.
The story changes when you've got somebody else's money in your hands for a "reservation". When I have a reservation I expect to be served in turn. That isn't "egalitarian"; it's simple common decency which isn't something to discard during critical times.
They have had my money since before the reveal as I was an in store reservation, and this is what I fully expected for delivery. It is how they rolled out the Model S, even if you had an early reservation, its how they rolled out the X, even if you had an early reservation. And while they could have been clearer about this, it is how they planned to roll out the 3. I'm happy to just wait for the standard range pack so Tesla can work out their production issues and sell more profitable cars until they get it figured out. In the end, I'll get a better car. Am I happy about the wait....not really; I wish they could have figured out the production quicker so that I'd be getting my car by now, but I cant control i,t so I cant worry about it.
If you want to get angry about Tesla car deliveries, the Roadster is the one that really got screwed up. People put down a reservation for a car, and they deposited more than I'm planning to spend on the entire Model 3, and then just before deliveries they raised the prices by $5,000-$10,000. That would, and did, really piss people off. https://www.wired.com/2009/01/tesla-raises-pr/
We'll get our cars. Don't get pulled into the hype, just be patient.
