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Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

#11
I'm confused about the return policy, on the glossy ordering web site it say 7 days / 1000 miles, but on the T&C page it says 3 days / 500 miles.

It's an interesting policy regardless. In sounds like it's pretty much 'no questions asked'. Any experiences with this?

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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It's so shady that their advertised price includes some hypothetical "potential gas savings", and the actual price is behind a tiny "learn more" link.

I don't have a Twitter account, but I recommend submitting this to: https://darkpatterns.org/

This is shameful and should be called out. Price is not the same thing as cost of ownership.

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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post #7

It's so shady that their advertised price includes some hypothetical "potential gas savings", and the actual price is behind a tiny "learn more" link.

The real price is at the bottom of the page without having to click through, but yes, it's still really shady. No other car OEM does this.

My experiences with other cars are the opposite. I've seen a lot of advertised prices that are not really what they want to charge you when you make it to the store to purchase.

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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post #7

It's so shady that their advertised price includes some hypothetical "potential gas savings", and the actual price is behind a tiny "learn more" link.

Yeah, that's really bad. I also think they shouldn't make you click to check each model to see what the range is. I should, at a glance, know that it's the $43,000 "long range" model that has as much range as my Toyota.

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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post #3

So this is the big news?

Sorry, your phrasing seems to imply it isn’t, or am I misunderstanding you?

The point being that there was anticipation of something bigger, not finally following through on what was promised previously.

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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Legit: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/28/18245165/tesla-model-3-pr... New Prices Cheap Interior Standard Range (220mi) - $35k Partial Premium Interior Standard Range Plus (240mi) - $37k Premium Interiors Mid Range (264mi) - $40k Long Range (325mi) - $43k Dual Motor Long Range (310mi) - $47k Dual Motor Performance (310mi) - $58k

> The company says it is shifting all sales worldwide to online only, so you’ll no longer be able to buy a car in one of the company’s stores. By moving all sales online, Tesla says it will be able to lower the price of its cars by 6 percent, which is how it was able to finally get to the $35,000 price point.

> As a result of this change Tesla says it will be “winding down many of our stores.”

Buried lede here

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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blog post: https://www.tesla.com/blog/35000-tesla-model-3-available-now

The interesting part is "Shifting all sales online, combined with other ongoing cost efficiencies, will enable us to lower all vehicle prices by about 6% on average, allowing us to achieve the $35,000 Model 3 price point earlier than we expected. Over the next few months, we will be winding down many of our stores, with a small number of stores in high-traffic locations remaining as galleries, showcases and Tesla information centers."

Re: $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now

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post #7

It's so shady that their advertised price includes some hypothetical "potential gas savings", and the actual price is behind a tiny "learn more" link.

I am going to start advertising all my products as free, with a hidden qualifier that it's only free in the sense that you won't be purchasing something of equal or higher cost and so you're effectively saving money.
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