CyberLemon 2077
But yeah, for hot items this is somewhat normal. Porsche iirc forces you into a 1 year lease for some models, but it’s more often that I see it for like, watches and stuff
This is a smart move by Tesla. Considering it will take years to get through producing just the pre-orders, this avoids the malcontent generated amongst the people by seeing CT’s flipped foe $200k by the few lucky who get them first. It keeps pricing from ever being an issue why Tesla ramps production.
Remember when people were flipping model 3’s during the Covid lockdown? Some were buying them up and and it was faster to buy from them than Tesla could deliver new production to the masses. That was ‘No Bueno’ for Tesla.
I think a year is too long though, some people might fall on hard times and need to sell their truck, or they might need to move abroad, or have a multitude of reasons for needing to sell. 6 months would be better, IMO.
Car manufacturers do this for highly sought after vehicles to discourage scalpers. Everyone hates it when scalpers buy all the concert tickets than resell them at ridiculous prices. This is an attempt to avoid that situation.
Chevy did it with the Corvette recently: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/09/gm-reducing-2023-corvette-z06-ownership-requirement-from-12-to-6-months/
This is just Tesla helping the little guy, just like when they lower prices.
🤣$199mo FSD subscription get the fuck outta here
EZ 50k Market adjustment price
I would own them and be the one leasing out. You’re allowed to rent your vehicles out, so you capture that value via price hikes and big margins along the way. Then sell later after it is allowed, or keep them and wait for robotaxis.
So is this a clue to how much it will cost? He will sue you for 100% of the car price?
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is reflective of a slow ramp.
A big part of the concern is likely the used market being able to satisfy two prospective customers for each example they sell, whereas this approach lets them have some controlled scarcity in case demand doesn’t meet expectations - you can maintain your supply below your demand levels more easily if there’s no used market for the first 12 months, and therefore publicise long wait times and “popularity” of the model.
The what if talk about other brands such as Ferrari and RR ignore the fact that those are specialty brands- Tesla is supposed to be a production brand.
The only reason the cybertruck will be exclusive is because you will see so few of them on the road.