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2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by ajross »

richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

It's just amazing how big a knee in the demand curve there was. I ordered mine in April and got it in eight weeks, which seemed like an impossible wait at the time. Now I feel like an old timer.

And it's not like production got stymied, Tesla's producing 70% more cars now than they were a year ago and they're still sold out for 6-12 months.

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Post by richiezc »

girvo wrote: post #19
nawgz wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Insanity. I feel truly lucky to have bought a car in Oct 2020. I dream of selling it for that sweet above-what-I-paid price point... but these stories help sober me up

Odd question: would you need to report (and pay tax on) the capital gains if you did sell the car for more than you paid for after buying it 12 months prior?

Apparently yes, I guess its no different from selling a home: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/personaluseproperty.asp....

"KEY TAKEAWAYS Personal use property is used for personal enjoyment as opposed to business or investment purposes. These may include personally-owned cars, homes, appliances, apparel, food items, and so on."

"Technically, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers personal use property a capital asset and treats it differently than other types of property or assets.2 Taxpayers cannot deduct losses on the sale of personal use property, while a gain on the sale of such property is subject to taxation.3"

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by ajross »

gabagool wrote: post #5
richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

In fairness, I understand that every car manufacturer is going through the same supply and delivery delays. I would also seriously hope that they aren't going to charge you the new, elevated price.

Tesla's increasing production rapidly, actually. This is absolutely a demand thing, supply is growing.

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Post by rootusrootus »

richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

They must be becoming mainstream now. I bought my 2019 by walking in off the street when I saw a batch show up at the local showroom. Same day, had to wait for prep but picked it up that afternoon like three hours after I put the order in online.

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Post by londons_explore »

Is it me, or do they appear to be cheating a little on this test...?

The test is designed to test the case where a small overlap causes a traditional crumple zone (designed for full frontal collision) to completely crush and intrude into the passenger compartment. Tesla has solved that by causing the car to deform in such a way to bypass the obstacle.

But I bet if they did a test with slightly more overlap, but not full frontal overlap, it would do really badly.

Really, this is a case of engineering to pass some very specific tests, rather than engineering something that's good for use in the wider world. cough dieselgate cough.

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Post by mgarfias »

richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

My wife ordered a sprinter van 9months ago. Was built in September, got stuck on a parts hood and still isn’t here.

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Post by borgel »

richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

To chime in on the pity party; ordered a Ford Mustang Mach E at the start of April 2021. Original estimate was 3 months to delivery. Currently the delivery estimate is 10 months, but no one seems to be able to tell if that's real or not.

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Post by RandallBrown »

richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

I ordered a Ford Transit van back in May 2021. They're currently scheduled to start building them in January. No idea when the delivery will be.
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