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Tesla Model Y from $70,700 Delivered + On Road Costs @ Tesla

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Tesla Model Y from $70,700 Delivered + On Road Costs @ Tesla
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LFreekn on 06/01/2023 - 14:29 tesla.com (19251 clicks)
Last edited 06/01/2023 - 18:46 by 2 other users

Hi All,

Just came back from Tesla in Chadstone. The Model Y has a $3000+. price drop. Just started today at lunch time.
Went for a test driver and when I came back, the sales guy said he just received an email confirming a price drop on the Model Y.
Being a true OZBARGAIN guy, I bought one. Took all of 5 mins to order. 2 - 4 month deliver time.
If anyone thinking of getting one, now is a good time before they have massive back orders I guess.

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NSW $71757
ACT $71337
NT $73570
QLD $72856
SA $74360
TAS $71303
WA $76337

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      • turkz1 on 12/01/2023 - 10:50

        The car has very limited short range obstacle sensing as it's forced to rely on the cameras. Less data given to the driver when parking, harder for the car to self park, navigate obstacles using summon, etc. Probably not a deal breaker but definitely a nuisance given the price of the car and lack of real 360 birds eye view for parking.

        There is a youtube clip of a car without the sensors parked directly in front of a pole and it is basically blind to it.

    • hopper on 07/01/2023 - 08:31

      Neighbour was dreaming that his MY will be delivered by feb….does this mean he will not have USC? Cant wait to tell him this news

      • Heybargain on 07/01/2023 - 08:36

        Depends on when he ordered it
        I believe from July no orders will have come with the UMC

        • hopper on 07/01/2023 - 09:24

          He ordered last month. Now any UMC, but any ultra sonic sensors

  • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 19:30
    +2

    Just went into Chaddy and walked passed the Polestar showroom, it was empty with like 4-5 staff members. Kind of sad really, but the cars were beautiful. To me it looked much nicer and felt much more premium compared to Model Y, that I went to look at right afterward.

    Pricing seems to start from 75k + on road cost, so its slightly more expensive with lower range, but it also uses the same Type 2 chargers that newer Tesla's are shipping with, so it should work with the Tesla charging network.

    Been thinking of getting a Model Y in a few years, after looking at Polestar 2 today.. Not so sure about the Model Y anymore.

    • Tazzaaa on 06/01/2023 - 19:51
      +3

      The base polestar doesn't have radar cruise or leather seats. Around $10k option to get the same features you would in a base model Y. Agree with the build quality and looks tho. Polestar 2 looks like a beast!

      • dangerdanger on 06/01/2023 - 20:14

        If you bought base model with pilot plus pack a year ago, it would be $73k with radar cruise. No leather seats. I agree - Polestar looks awesome

      • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 21:49

        Ah fair enough - I actually don't really know too much about the Polestar 2 but boy does it look great, and the interior to me feels a lot higher quality than Model Y.

    • Heybargain on 06/01/2023 - 19:54
      +2

      Nope. Won’t be able to charge at Tesla super chargers.

      • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 21:56
        -2

        It does, as long as it's the chargers with CSS connectors. Tesla ran a trial after announcing it would open up their charging network to other EVs a while ago and implemented the change to many superchargers around in the world.

        • Heybargain on 06/01/2023 - 22:01
          +2

          Not at the moment it’s not available

          • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 22:15

            @Heybargain: Yeah fair enough, looks like its coming 'eventually', but it will definitely come at least for the government funded ones in NSW, and I assume other state will follow suit.

            By the time I get one, hopefully it will be fully rolled out so other EVs won't have a huge disadvantage in this area. Though personally I'd mostly be charging at home anyway.

            • Heybargain on 07/01/2023 - 09:07
              +1

              @buckethat: Yes I’m aware of that and that’s the goal with the increased gov incentives for ev charges in the future. But I’m quietly confident they’ll get an exemption. Nothing is ever black and white. But we’ll see how the rollout takes shape.

              Doesn’t bother me either, I charge at home.

    • Wacky3 on 06/01/2023 - 19:55
      +4

      Have you seen a Volvo XC40 or C40 recharge?

      There was a period when the Polestar and the Volvo were both on display in nearby shopping centres so I looked at both in one day.

      Same platform but the Volvo interior is yet another step above, tradeoff being sportiness of the Polestar vs interior quality for the Volvo.

      And for the Model Y, space - much roomier car inside.

      • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 22:19

        I haven't looked at the Volvo in person but the Polestar 2 looks much sleeker and lower to the ground than the Volvo. Like you said, much sportier. Nothing against the Volvo but it's always just looked like such a dad car to me.

        Never compared the interior to the Volvo either but compared to the Model Y, I like the Polestar much more but I do agree that Model Y feels much roomier, especially the back seats.

        • boomramada on 08/01/2023 - 12:03
          +1

          I haven't driven Y but C40 is much nicer car to drive than 3.

    • Dogsrule on 06/01/2023 - 20:54

      The PS2 really does look good hey? I also think the interior is nicer, but the price and the fundamental engineering deficiencies relative to the Tesla are dealbreakers for me.

      The Polestar 3 though - wow. May be my next EV.

      • illusion99 on 06/01/2023 - 21:05

        The Polestar 3 is expected to be around $135k when it launches in Aus. There may be cheaper lower specced versions after that but probably not until 2024 at the earliest

        • Dogsrule on 06/01/2023 - 21:37

          Yeah I’ve heard that too. Still cheaper than a Model X though.

      • buckethat on 06/01/2023 - 21:58
        +1

        Yeah, definitely haven't looked into the Polestar 2 enough, just seen a few on the road and always thought it looked great. Hopefully by the time I actually pull the trigger, the deficiencies are ironed out.

        Polestar 3 is definitely much more than I'd ever want to spend on a car.

  • HappyBargainer on 06/01/2023 - 19:34

    Cash rewards please

  • wizko on 06/01/2023 - 19:41
    +3

    Do they have an eBay store? I'd like to purchase but with eBay's money back guarantee just in case. Also wondering do they have free shipping with ebay plus.

  • Pluto88 on 06/01/2023 - 20:03
    +5

    Its a good price, but if you're concerned about the environment its better to keep an older car running.

    • GandalfTheCheap on 07/01/2023 - 00:41
      +1

      I mean, no one's scrapping their current car to buy a Tesla.

      They'll sell their old car, no shortage of buyers, not for years yet.

  • jrvb42 on 06/01/2023 - 20:07

    This is a tech item, so shouldn't it get exponentially better with a decreasing price over time? The batteries should, least ways. I'll wait.

    • illusion99 on 06/01/2023 - 21:07
      +2

      An Apple iPhone get better technically over time but also has an increasing price over time. So not true just because it’s a tech item.

  • SLAMMA1102 on 06/01/2023 - 20:09
    +4

    Highway robbery

  • Qwertykp on 06/01/2023 - 20:24

    Great price

  • hopper on 06/01/2023 - 20:32
    +1

    80k is only worth unless you start a youtube channel and start making money

    Channel name suggestions

    Aussi tessi
    teslaroo
    Tessi Dundee

    • stingy007 on 06/01/2023 - 20:46
      +2

      Electric Viking? Sam where are you OzB?

    • Slayer1337 on 07/01/2023 - 04:01

      Came here for the smart arse comments…. Was not disappointed. Upvote for making me lul hard

    • noshopping on 06/01/2023 - 21:26
      +6

      Yup the Tesla Fremont USA factory makes cars with all types of issues, this is well known by now. New Shanghai/German plant is a completely different story. All the cars coming from there have no issues (all imports into Australia is from the Shanghai plant)… Elon just promoted Shanghai guy to #2 to lead Tesla, wonder why.

  • SAU on 06/01/2023 - 20:33
    +13

    I must have been living on another planet… since when everyone started buying $70k car right, left and centre and calling it a bargain?
    I take that everyone in Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast paid off their houses early?

    • ymmf on 06/01/2023 - 20:44

      But everybody use "equity" from their houses to fund the car. And even with the increase interest rate today it is still a "bargain" relative to the finance rate from Tesla!

      • illusion99 on 06/01/2023 - 21:08
        +1

        I thought everyone was using equity to invest in the sports steel Rolexes?

    • team teri on 06/01/2023 - 20:48
      +11

      People have been buying cars in that price bracket for a long time. I don't. But just look around how many 'premium' cars are everywhere.

      Also, to be fair, you'd want to compare to a $50k ICE vehicle: total cost of ownership for this one will be similar, if not lower, for anyone who travels more than 20'km a year. Performance will be better. Pollution will be lower, first in our cities, then all up.

      That said: I hope this is just a start, and other brands will soon reduce prices too. I'd much rather have a non-Tesla EV.

      • SAU on 06/01/2023 - 21:05

        Thats what I am saying, way too many expensive cars. Did everyone apart from me got rich over the last 12 months?

        • ymmf on 06/01/2023 - 22:23

          Yes I notice that too. And no I don't know how they all fund their luxury vehicles.

          • Binchicken22 on 07/01/2023 - 09:17

            @ymmf: Yeah I went camping recently and the amount of people with 200-300k invested just in their "camping rig" between their new LandCruisers with all the "totally necessary" accessories, big ass caravan + accessories and boats etc is crazy.

            Certainly not how I remember it as a kid 20 years ago where most people just had a tent and did it as a "cheap" holiday.

        • dtpearson on 07/01/2023 - 07:30
          +1

          Yes - "Australians are the wealthiest people in the world with a typical net worth of almost $US274,000 in 2021, just ahead of Belgium, New Zealand and Hong Kong."

          https://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/australians-the-world…

      • GandalfTheCheap on 07/01/2023 - 00:44

        Premium? At 70k?

        Take a look at how much the SUVs cost that half the people on the road are driving.

        You'll be calling the model Y a bargain too.

        • SAU on 07/01/2023 - 19:32
          +1

          Under $50k is the average. Those above are the high specced optioned cars. I do see a lot of those as well, which adds to my question as to how people fund these depreciating assets. Maybe because they can no longer afford housing? Or maybe they cannot afford it because they buy these cars? They can do what they want, I just feel that I got stuck overseas during Covid, came back and see that somehow everyone got rich

  • kasp on 06/01/2023 - 20:48
    +1

    I wouldn’t touch Tesla these days.

    Company has gone downhill and the fact they removed LiDAR and other features means that it will never reach level 3.

    The competition has caught up and now surpassing them. Mercedes just got their level 3 very for Nevada beating Tesla. All the other manufacturers seem like they are about to absolutely slam Tesla on automation.

    The stocks are crumbling and elons grifting is coming to an end. There’s no amount of grifting that can make Teslas eligible for level 3 Without LiDAR and other sensors. To rely on cameras alone was just a cost cutting exercise and quality has gone downhill fast.

    I would say just wait there are amazing things coming from all the other manufacturers.

    • stingy007 on 06/01/2023 - 21:53
      +1

      All about the batteries- BYD quality LFP battery too….nothing comes close except those using CATL

    • xtremehell on 07/01/2023 - 01:56
      +1

      Lidar might be coming back. They are also making that steering yoke optional and adding a retrofit option ($700 USD for the official retrofit apparently).

      https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2022/12/12/tesla-…

    • Clain on 07/01/2023 - 02:01
      +5

      Just some corrections, Tesla vehicles never had LiDAR sensors fitted to them. They did used to have radar sensor in production vehicles, but never LiDAR.

      For those who are more familiar with Tesla’s internal development, they did at one point mount LiDAR sensors to their internal test vehicles for the purpose of training/testing/validation of their vision based system (e.g. using LiDAR point cloud as a ground truth for training neural nets). However, LiDAR sensors were never part of their main sensor suite.

      It is difficult to say which manufacturer will be able to go past level 2 safely. Everything past level 2 is actually just a matter of who will take responsibility in the event of an accident.

      I would personally argue that a predominantly vision based approach is significantly more scalable than other approaches which rely on high resolution LIDAR generated point cloud maps, mainly because of the amount of effort required to keep the maps up to date.

      However, it is definitely great to see that Mercedes is pushing out their level 3 (which includes their willingness to take on liability under specific driving conditions).

      Those reading along might be interested to watch previous talks and presentations by Andrej Karpathy.

      • kasp on 07/01/2023 - 07:51

        Mercedes has gone past level 2 in the US and has been available in Europe for awhile.

        A lot of other manufacturers have level 3 in Europe. Not Tesla though because of the removal of all the other sensors and they can’t make it safe enough.

        It doesn’t really matter if one day we will be able to do it all with cameras because that is not going to be anytime soon.

        At the rate Tesla is going at with their build quality issues and the poor management there’s a good chance they won’t survive that long.

  • zeoko on 06/01/2023 - 21:12
    +3

    How are you guys able to afford a $70k car? Any tips would be highly appreciated.

    • TheFIREnanceGuy on 06/01/2023 - 21:28
      +13

      Work hard at school and only mix with smart friends, get into a good degree and you're set! Who knew the stereotypical Asian parent advice still work to this day!

      • MKBHD on 06/01/2023 - 21:37
        +5

        If you can't do that just get into a debt trap like most

    • bemybubble on 06/01/2023 - 21:29
      +4

      Youth allowance

    • Freekn on 06/01/2023 - 21:46
      +2

      Do your shopping on Ozbargain and save.

    • mmd on 07/01/2023 - 00:01

      High investment banker trying to impress my workmates

    • GandalfTheCheap on 07/01/2023 - 00:48
      +4

      Those who can afford a 70k car? We are usually old and didn't over-mortgage ourselves.

      But most of the people driving 70k cars can't afford them.

      Stats show that 90% of cars on Australian roads where bought with some kind of finance.

      • zeoko on 07/01/2023 - 19:11

        What is over-mortgage?

        • GandalfTheCheap on 08/01/2023 - 00:35
          +1

          Getting a bigger mortgage than you can comfortably afford to repay.

          (Based on your financial situation - and a wide range of possible interest rates).

    • db2k on 07/01/2023 - 01:00
      +5

      Dont spend your money on cones, hookers and meth.

      Do that AFTER you get a $70k car.

      • Slayer1337 on 07/01/2023 - 04:04

        This guy gets it

    • brettepi on 07/01/2023 - 08:00
      +1

      It’s fully tax deductible through a business plus you get the gst back.

      • maverick1 on 07/01/2023 - 15:17

        assuming 0 personal use?

    • Speedster on 07/01/2023 - 19:51

      Start with a high-yield investment like a BMW, and only use Big Tyrone to troll your mates when he posts 90% off deals.

  • righttang on 06/01/2023 - 21:14
    +1

    People buy that to pay the engineer to make the Electric cars better, that's why it is a car on basic spec with luxury price….

  • gerardw86 on 06/01/2023 - 21:29
    +2

    South Australia…more expensive Tesla's and no Krispy Kreme deals. Boo!

    • stingy007 on 06/01/2023 - 21:50
      +2

      WA says most expensive Teslas and Matchbox 20/Goo goo Dolls play on repeat on radio

      • kev98 on 06/01/2023 - 23:45

        Sounds like heaven

    • nephilim on 06/01/2023 - 22:23
      +2

      Well if liberals won the last election, we would have an EV tax now also.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/01/2023 - 00:43
        -1

        you mean the new Tax the deranged psychopath dictator Dan implemented in Vic with a per km tax on all EV's …

  • PriceSensitive on 06/01/2023 - 21:32
    +3

    Cool. I bought a burrito.

  • MarsTitan on 06/01/2023 - 21:46
    +1

    HODL

  • stingy007 on 06/01/2023 - 21:47
    +3

    What about the level of engagement on these Tesla posts hey…OzB servers at capacity….there is something about this robotics/electrical/AI company that captures the cultural zeitgeist…incredible

  • GreenMachine360 on 06/01/2023 - 21:56
    +1

    Interesting read;

    https://electrek.co/2023/01/06/tesla-tsla-slashes-prices-chi…

    I’m personally HODL, but certainly can’t knock anyone that’s happy to buy one now and enjoy the benefits of owning a Tesla sooner!

    • nephilim on 06/01/2023 - 22:18
      +3

      Alot of variety in China, even some hatchback PHEV now for like 20k AUD
      Meanwhile people are paying 35k for yaris cross hybrid in Australia, which has less room then a 13k drive away 2012 Nissan Micra.

      • GreenMachine360 on 06/01/2023 - 23:15
        +4

        Yep, very different market. I just hope some of the price cuts we’re seeing in China trickle down our way as well. I don’t know the percentage of EV’s sold in Aus that are made in China, but I’d assume it’s quite high and will probably stay so with Tesla’s being built in Shanghai and many other Chinese brands on the up and coming. Price competitiveness in China should bode well for aspiring Aus EV owners.

  • hopper on 06/01/2023 - 22:03
    +1

    476 +votes 🤔

    Inflation my azz

  • aussieboosie on 06/01/2023 - 22:19

    Promo code?

    • xoom on 07/01/2023 - 08:43

      Some say you can get officeworks to pricebeat.

  • aussieboosie on 06/01/2023 - 22:19
    +2

    10% Cheaper in Ali express. 😃

  • michael128 on 06/01/2023 - 22:29

    Good price, really want to trade in my 1 year old BMW X3 for model Y

  • elvislj on 06/01/2023 - 22:55
    +7

    don't rush to buy ppl. this is too little compared to the drop in US and China as much as 25%.

    also with all the Chinese EV models flooding in, the EV's will become much cheaper in the following years. The cars will become like android phones, assembling technologies made by different suppliers. with less mechanical parts than ICE, their cost will be much lower once the sale volume picks up. I would expect the medium to be circa $30k

    • johnwinkle on 06/01/2023 - 23:01

      which of the chinese evs are good? and are they coming to au?

      • ChickenAdobo on 06/01/2023 - 23:30
        +5

        BYD and MG.

        • team teri on 07/01/2023 - 12:38
          +1

          I'm on my second MG ZS EV. Upgraded in November after I got a trade-in offer that was too good to ignore.

          Nothing wrong with the original model either, I drove 28'km in 20 months and had no issues. One "service" for $171, really just an inspection, but the software updates (not OTA for MG) were worth it, as well as the peace of mind that with a full service history they can't wiggle out of any potential warranty claims.

          Main selling points for me for the new one: bigger battery, and change to LFP battery, which means it can be charged to 100% with much less degradation than NMC, and will most likely outlast the rest of the vehicle (expected 3000 cycles before the battery degrades below 80% capacity, means 900'km). App support. V2L.

          BYD: you'd get more car for the money, but the local support is untested. Service costs are higher, and warranty is very patchy. Factory fitted tyres apparently are crap, many owners buy new ones right away (MG comes with Michelins that perform great and wear very little, I'd expect 70' - 100'km out of them). Don't believe the BYD range promises either. The LR will go further than the MG, but not nearly as much as they claim.

  • BaeSuzy on 06/01/2023 - 22:58
    +1

    People should know that
    - no charger is given
    - standard connectivity is 8 years, not LIFE time anymore.

    • MuddyClear on 06/01/2023 - 23:10

      How to charge without a charger?

      • illusion99 on 06/01/2023 - 23:39
        +1

        You can just plug it into a normal power outlet. Slow but does charge

        • MuddyClear on 07/01/2023 - 01:55
          +1

          You can’t plug it into anything without a charging cable, which apparently it does not come with. How bizarre

          • illusion99 on 07/01/2023 - 06:56

            @MuddyClear: It does come with a charging cable. What baesuzy meant was that it doesn’t come with a fast charge wall box. A “charger” and “charging cable” are different

            • brettepi on 07/01/2023 - 08:02
              +2

              @illusion99: I was told it doesn’t come with any charger so you need to buy either a slow or fast one.

              • illusion99 on 07/01/2023 - 10:47

                @brettepi: I got a charging cable with mine so who knows (in Dec 2022). They keep changing what you get/don’t get every day it seems

      • salmon123 on 07/01/2023 - 00:30
        +1

        How to charge without a charger?

        Need to buy a charger or use a public charger.

        • MuddyClear on 07/01/2023 - 01:55

          How much is a charger?

          • salmon123 on 07/01/2023 - 02:12
            +7

            @MuddyClear: How long is a piece of string?

            For $200 you can get a 10amp charger on ebay/aliexpress
            For $750+installation, you can get a Tesla Wall connector.
            For 2k+install, you can get a Zappi "smart charger" that'll utilize your solar as best as possible.
            For 20k, you can probably install a 25kw DC charger
            For $1m, you can probably install a 150kw DC charger.

            There's possibilities are endless.

            • xdigger on 10/01/2023 - 13:44

              @salmon123: How does the $2k Zappi "smart charger" different from the Tesla Wall charger if one already has solar? Doesn't the Tesla charger already pull electricity to charge the EV if you charge during sunlight hours?

              • reubenb87 on 10/01/2023 - 13:48
                +1

                @xdigger: If you have a Tesla Powerwall I think there's a way in software to set it so it does this way. If just have a SMA/Fronius/other inverter need current clamps for the PV to see when there's PV output.

                • xdigger on 10/01/2023 - 13:51

                  @reubenb87: Thanks buddy, didn't see a need to pay $1k more if the Tesla Powerwall works just as well!

              • salmon123 on 10/01/2023 - 14:08
                +1

                @xdigger:

                How does the $2k Zappi "smart charger" different from the Tesla Wall charger if one already has solar?

                Zappi needs additional hardware to calculation your real-time solar generation and consumption (outside of charging). It will automatically set the charging rate to the excess solar generation rate, rather than feed it back to the grid.

                You can achieve something similar by using an app called ChargeHQ, which will link your inverter to your car, so the car only consumes as much as your generating. It doesn't take into account your household consumption. If you inverter isn't compatible with Charge HQ, you can just do it manually too.

                Each step improves the efficiency slightly. You'll need to decide how to spend.

                didn't see a need to pay $1k more if the Tesla Powerwall works just as well!

                The "Tesla Powerwall" is a household battery. The Tesla wall connector is their EVSE ("charger").

                As I mentioned above, there's different levels of efficiency with each solution. Suppose you have a 25kw solar system at home and know that you only consume 5kw, both zappi and charge HQ might be a waste of time, because you know you can generate enough to charge the car at the maximum rate of 11kw/h (except maybe on a rainy day).

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