A Tesla buyer says she effectively lost $10,810 overnight after the carmaker slashed prices
Brewer said it was"really painful for that euphoric feeling of being so happy with the car to be taken away and replaced with a sense of being taken advantage of" to the tune of"several thousand dollars."Deborah Martin, from Los Alamitos, California, said she ordered her seven-seater Model Y Long Range in early January to benefit from the electric-vehicle federal tax credit of $7,500, and was told to expect delivery between January 12 and March.
"I was told by the dealership that if I didn't take delivery by January 12, the car would be given to the next person on the list," she said. She paid $76,440 for the vehicle, which included the Enhanced Autopilot system. The same configuration she ordered is now priced at $65,630, she said:"So within 24 hours, not including tax, I lost $10,810."
A buyer who didn't want to be named for privacy reasons paid $69,000 for a Model Y and took delivery on October 1 after waiting for a year. Following the"It feels like you have been cheated and robbed," the buyer said."It feels like we are helpless. It doesn't seem fair to a hardworking family with two kids to rob them of their six months' savings."
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