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Tesla Model S Ludicrous Performance (née P100D) - From $164,465 (33% off - was $248,000+)

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Tesla Model S Ludicrous Performance (née P100D) - From $164,465 (33% off - was $248,000+)
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Lpathacks on 03/03/2019 - 10:47 tesla.com (16962 clicks)
Last edited 12/03/2019 - 08:56 by 1 other user

Didn't expect this to be my first post, but here we are.

Obviously not a deal for everyone, and still a high yield investment depreciating asset, but Tesla has adjusted the price on their highest end Model S and Model X by about 33% which is a pretty significant saving of about $82,000 - $85,000 (or thereabouts) varying based on on-road costs for whichever state you're going to register the car in.

E.g. VIC pricing

  • Tesla Model S Ludicrous Performance (previously known as P100D) - $165,529 (was $248,112)
  • Tesla Model X Ludicrous Performance (previously known as P100D) - $172,502 (was $258,402)

For anyone previously looking to buy one of these, the value proposition has become a lot better. Still not for everyone. A pricing change of this magnitude is pretty much unheard of in the automotive industry, so it should be interesting to see what impacts it has on the resale value of existing used cars.

Here's an article from Carsales summarising the changes

UPDATE: These prices will only be valid until March 18th 2019 as Tesla will be increasing prices to make up for closing less stores than initially planned. They estimate 3% on average, but this higher margin variant may end up absorbing a large portion of the price increases.

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  • bargainsniper69 on 03/03/2019 - 13:18
    +1

    Thanks op, decided to buy this over M2 Comp!

  • Homr on 03/03/2019 - 13:19
    +1

    Thanks OP, bought 2

    Hoping it won't be cancelled due to price error

  • Homr on 03/03/2019 - 13:20
    -1

    anyone successfully price matched from OW?

  • knackers on 03/03/2019 - 13:23
    +1

    if i was an incel i'd be able to afford one of these

  • Charlie Dont Surf on 03/03/2019 - 13:24
    +1

    Free delivery with an eBay Plus 30-day trial.

    And don't forget Cashrewards!

  • JelIyfish on 03/03/2019 - 13:24
    +7

    What advantages does this motorcar have over, say, a train? Which I could also afford.

    • rolin7 on 03/03/2019 - 13:25

      Damn I was just about to post that!

    • UFO on 03/03/2019 - 14:05
      +3

      I actually remember that quote the first time it was used in The Simpsons (late 90's I believe)…. completely lost it then, and it still brings a smile now when I hear it :).

      Edited: Yep… just Googled. Season 7 of The Simpsons. 1996. Far out I'm old :(.

      • havebeerbelywillsumo on 03/03/2019 - 15:36
        +1

        UFxxxOld. :)

      • Andard on 04/03/2019 - 14:55

        The Simpsons. 1996

        The Simpsons Golden Age

  • forumninja on 03/03/2019 - 13:30

    Nice deal. I'm hoping the Roadster 2.0 pricing will eventually go down (it has not yet).

  • tanastra on 03/03/2019 - 13:38

    90 more votes to go for the #1 most popular votes ever !!

  • [Deactivated] on 03/03/2019 - 13:40

    This is exactly why the negative voting guidelines need a serious overhaul.

  • Hibernian77 on 03/03/2019 - 13:44
    +1

    thanks op, didn't buy 2, saved myself $328930! this is turning out to be some Sunday!

  • grizz_li on 03/03/2019 - 13:46

    Ah about time we get the first car by a rapper Ludicrous.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/03/2019 - 13:51

    New Range Rover sport for the win

    • sfac on 03/03/2019 - 14:35
      -7

      Land Rover is now owned by Indian. It would be much safer to drive a Tesla(even Tesla has safety issues but still safer than land Rover).

      • D6C1 on 03/03/2019 - 18:14

        Sauce?

  • dreamstation on 03/03/2019 - 13:55
    -1

    Interested to know how many of the 800+ upvotes actually go out and buy one.

    • entropysbane on 03/03/2019 - 14:21
      +3

      Don’t be such a sour puss. I myself would never buy one as it would not fit my use case ( I travel by car), but any price drop of an expensive car will get my upvote. Because it needs to be encouraged.

      • dreamstation on 03/03/2019 - 14:58

        What's there to be sour about? I'm simply curious to know how many people here would actually go and buy the car after hearing about it on Ozbargain.

    • UFO on 03/03/2019 - 14:23
      +1

      1000 votes (pretty much to the minute of posting this).

      No OzBargainer is buying this car I imagine, but a bargain is a bargain! (I plus voted)

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 03/03/2019 - 15:39

      "Interested to know how many of the 800+ upvotes actually go out and buy one."

      Why limit to "one"?

  • Daabido on 03/03/2019 - 13:55
    +1

    Just buy a Hyundai Tiburon instead. My mate has one and it has been mistaken for a Tesla a number of times.

    • spaceflight on 03/03/2019 - 14:02
      +20

      I think those people need glasses

    • whyisave on 03/03/2019 - 16:43
      +1

      that's Specsavers cross-promotion with Hyundai !

  • PinzVidz on 03/03/2019 - 13:56

    Waiting on someone to neg the deal for shit build quality.

  • fezzo on 03/03/2019 - 13:56
    +1

    Cashrewards or Shopback for this one?

    • AlienC on 03/03/2019 - 14:00

      Amex rewards for sure

  • railspider on 03/03/2019 - 14:16

    Have my camelcamelcamel price alert set at $150k, this is still just a tad on the expensive side

  • entropysbane on 03/03/2019 - 14:17
    +1

    Wow! Price dropped to a similar price to a Camero ZL1!

    Not that they are the same target market.

    Tesla S ludicrous 0-100 kmh 2.4 seconds
    Camero ZL1 0-100 kmh 3.5 seconds.

    Tesla S doesn’t look like a transformer though, and takes a wee bit longer to refuel and back on the track. Kinda like the tortoise and the hare. Or the young bull and the old bull.

  • seamonkey on 03/03/2019 - 14:21
    +2

    Oh drat! Accidently ordered 5. Was trying to select 4 from the shopping cart. Clumsy BBQ sauce mouse fingers. Wife is going to be p&$$Ed. Still haven't used 3 of the Tesla's I ordered last time.

  • Quantumcat on 03/03/2019 - 14:23
    +5

    This has to be a record number of + votes for an L-plate poster, maybe even a record outright

    • whyisave on 03/03/2019 - 16:44
      +1

      L-Plates on a Tesla…now, that's something.

  • The Value on 03/03/2019 - 14:25
    -3

    No replacement for displacement.

    • UFO on 03/03/2019 - 14:26
      +1

      At 2.6 seconds to 100km/h, apparently there is!

      • abuch47 on 03/03/2019 - 17:50

        1.9s in the roadster

  • abacus on 03/03/2019 - 14:25
    +1

    Three pages, one thousand votes, I'd love to know how many people actually bought one?

  • toobzy on 03/03/2019 - 14:25
    +14

    I'm just upvoting because everyone is

    • abacus on 03/03/2019 - 14:25
      +2

      Exactly.

    • Rookie1 on 03/03/2019 - 15:23

      Same here

  • DogGunn on 03/03/2019 - 14:26
    +2

    What a first post!

  • Dhandoftime on 03/03/2019 - 14:26
    +1

    Wow, over 1000 purchases have been made. Hundreds millions have been spent!

  • UFO on 03/03/2019 - 14:29
    +4

    If anyone's curious, TA's deal has been the highest vote getter in the last 12 months with 2203 votes.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/383722

  • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 14:40
    +2

    How do I get a Telsa car serviced? There is no service centre in Canberra. The nearest service centre is in Sydney.

    What do I do if the car breaks down? Sydney is a long way to get it toed to.

    • fantombloo on 03/03/2019 - 15:01
      +2

      Let your fingers do the walking.

      • MorriJ on 03/03/2019 - 15:07
        +3

        Or your toes

        • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 15:51

          I meant towed.

          • MorriJ on 03/03/2019 - 16:03
            +1

            @Pandamony: I know you did, but I simply couldn't resist toeing the line with my comment.

    • Illyria on 03/03/2019 - 15:34
      +4

      You could probably service this at one of those pop up stores in shopping centres that fix mobile phones.

      • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 15:53

        Right, they'll come out to the car park and replace the battery.

        • Miss B on 03/03/2019 - 16:22

          Or replace your screen.

    • exidez on 03/03/2019 - 16:17
      +1

      doesn't it just drive itself to the service centre?

      • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 17:22

        It will one day, but not yet.

    • snoopydoop on 03/03/2019 - 17:52

      I believe they have mobile service trucks that are available to come to you for no extra charge. Not sure how many are in Australia. I think they also get the car to remotely send diagnostics so they have a rough idea of what the problem could be before they arrive.

  • gerrys on 03/03/2019 - 14:48
    +1

    I dunno why upvoting this.

  • trevor99 on 03/03/2019 - 14:49
    +1

    Burning existing customers. Something most brands work hard to avoid.

  • Bluberry on 03/03/2019 - 14:52
    +2

    Oh dang..i just bought one yesterday :(

    • mmcs on 03/03/2019 - 15:01

      real oz-bargainer would return it and buy this one instead :-P

    • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 16:15

      Is there still a two days return policy?

    • Baysew on 03/03/2019 - 16:49
      +1

      Have you still got the receipt?

  • Jace81 on 03/03/2019 - 15:00
    -2

    Wait for the Rivian.

  • hopper on 03/03/2019 - 15:01

    Officeworks price beat?

  • FireRunner on 03/03/2019 - 15:03
    +1

    Any CashBack?

  • BuyoTheCat on 03/03/2019 - 15:04
    +1

    I love the center console on the tesla.

    • lachhelix on 03/03/2019 - 15:07

      I wonder what would happen if you accidentally spilt something all over it

      • Pandamony on 03/03/2019 - 17:05
        +6

        He couldn't love it that much, surely.

  • ozeebee on 03/03/2019 - 15:13
    +1

    Not available in cashrewards so no go for me.

  • NonSense on 03/03/2019 - 15:19

    you got my my vote at Westpac joke

  • Cindia on 03/03/2019 - 15:24

    Biggest saving in ozbargin ever？
    Can anyone suggest a bargain insurance deal for this?

  • Lit Homie on 03/03/2019 - 15:26
    +2

    Sold my house to get this. THANKS OP

  • Ragnarok1983 on 03/03/2019 - 15:27
    +1

    Get it rego'ed in Canberra to avoid stamp duty and save a few grand?

  • Illyria on 03/03/2019 - 15:31
    +6

    Buy. Dismantle. Sell Eneloops on eBay to get money back. Put petrol engine and tank in car where Eneloops used to be. Drive. Win!

    • seamonkey on 03/03/2019 - 15:47
      +2

      This guy ozbargains.

    • fantombloo on 03/03/2019 - 21:41

      Put Tesla internals in Datto 120Y.

  • Sammyboy on 03/03/2019 - 15:33

    Damn, will have to use my 28D price protection

  • seamonkey on 03/03/2019 - 15:46

    Tell you what…. A somewhat rare incident like this shows us all how vibrant we are, involved, active in this community. I <3 you guys. Now kiss.

  • seamonkey on 03/03/2019 - 15:50
    +1

    Just noticed. Don't think OP has posted a follow up comment. Likely oblivious to what's happened here. Imagine logging on tonight to be met with the sum of our reaction. hahaha. 1.3k upvotes and counting. 4 pages of comments. I'd freak out.

    • danyool on 03/03/2019 - 20:44

      Surprise twist - it was actually Musk who posted it. He knows how to brainwash Ozbargainers!!

    • pathacks on 03/03/2019 - 21:30
      +2

      Hello, it's me, OP.

      I do indeed appreciate the amount of attention and responses this post has gotten. I hope I've helped a few (very lucky) people with what is a very financially material decision.

  • truth000 on 03/03/2019 - 15:55

    Can't find that Model X price.

  • retailtips on 03/03/2019 - 16:09

    Can I price match at Officeworks ?

  • helloeatty on 03/03/2019 - 16:17

    another high-yielded product powered by enloop

  • Cat Herder on 03/03/2019 - 16:31
    +1

    If an egg can get the world record for most likes on Instagram surely this cracker of a post can get the record on ozbargain

  • rjb on 03/03/2019 - 16:32

    Is this the best first post ever ? Great one OP !

  • burns13 on 03/03/2019 - 16:35

    250k for an electric car. That is ludicrous

  • djmm on 03/03/2019 - 16:37

    It's overpriced

  • justtoreply on 03/03/2019 - 16:40
    +1

    Puts on his best jv impression
    This isnt a sale, it's the normal price :p

    • ilovefullprice on 03/03/2019 - 17:08

      jv is no where to be found to talk down on this deal…

      • UFO on 03/03/2019 - 23:34

        It's the weekend, even jv needs a rest day (or so I heard).

        I'm sure it'll be all guns blazing Monday morning :).

    • siuol on 04/03/2019 - 11:57

      jv: This is just the new RRP… not a bargain.

  • justtoreply on 03/03/2019 - 16:43

    I've never heard so many people moan about a price drop. Wtf.

  • minicat on 03/03/2019 - 16:46

    Bought one with my 50 AMEX cards.

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