"None of that works with a $70K+ auto" Well, all the MS owners who have already 'up-graded' to a D may disagree!
On 13 Mar 2015, at 01:32, Michael Ross via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Aside from the grousing problem any manufacturer has offering newer > models... > > Part of the trouble for Tesla is their long backlog (a lot of development > goes on while you wait). And the other is the high entry cost. > > Apple or another tech manufacturer can roll out upgrade after upgrade, but > there is no wait (or nothing like a Tesla wait anyway), the customer goes > in the store and walks out with what they want. They know, given the pace > of consumer electronics, that the widget will soon enough be a lesser > model. You can sell it off or trade it in on a new one for a few hundred > bucks. > > None of that works with a $70K+ auto. You pay like that, you don't want > someone else soon having a bigger one to swing. It is unreasonable to > expect that your new thing stays new. Then there is the mine is better > than your cache that has grown around Tesla vis a vis "lesser" autos. You > think you are going to be a bad ass, but someone who simply waited longer > has a better car. Waaah-waah. > > I think this is a minor detail for Tesla. You don't want unhappy customers > who have the credit to buy, but I don't see a way around this problem. Can > you really go back to an ICE after? > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 5:40 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >> If Tesla really did assure these customers that the changes they wanted >> weren't imminent, then I have to agree that they're in the wrong. >> >> That said, IMO, this situation - buyers asking whether an upgrade is >> imminent - requires a very careful response from Tesla (or any tech >> oriented >> manufacturer or dealer, really). It's easy for a potential buyer to hear >> what he wants to hear at that moment, and re-interpret it later. At the >> very least, they should have been noncommittal when asked. >> > Snip > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
