Just noticed a price drop on all models. According to this article, all models are down by $3400.
I mainly posted this deal to ignite another Tesla flame war, although feel free to buy a high yield investment product with it if you wish :D
Tesla Model 3 base prices: RWD $60,900, Long Range $73,900, Performance $86,900
Order fee: $400
Delivery fee: $1,000
State-based on-road cost & stamp duty: variable
State-based EV incentives: variable
Referee gets $350 off Model Y & 3 purchase.
Referrer gets $150 credit toward Supercharging, software upgrades, merchandise, service payments or a new vehicle. Limit of 10 referral benefits per calendar year.
BigEV bot army
+400,000 teslas sold last quarter alone. Lots of flesh and blood Tesla drivers (or soon to be Tesla drivers) on the web to post.
I think you will find that almost all Tesla drivers are Tesla fanboys (and will comment here). Tesla fan ≠ Elon fan.
Lol, look at what the staple passionate topics are on this site.. PC parts and cheap fast food. Most of them are broke millennials.
BTW, it's cool to be progressive. Girls might like it.
In some cases the financials stack up better than ICE. Let's say the base model RWD. If you are able to do a novated lease on it, you can save quite a bit. Also the state EV incentives will further reduce the price. Then there's fuel. If you can charge from home it is much cheaper than petrol/diesel by many factors. It can even cost close to nothing to fuel if if you have enough excess solar. Then there's the servicing costs. An EV has many less parts than an ICE vehicle - an upside of having motors instead of an engine - hence regular servicing isn't usually needed. EVs are said to wear tyres out a bit faster though, due to the fast acceleration they have. However this is less likely of a problem with the base model RWD as it isn't as fast in accelerating compared to the higher models.
Thank you OP. bought two of them and used the cashback options too.
You're welcome, hope you remembered to stack coupon codes 'ILoveElon' and 'SayNoToOil'.
If I can afford this price, I would go for a 2018 Prado Kakadu.
You're volunteering to become hostage to OPEC price fixing cartel forever.
No better way to spend my hard earned than propping up a Saudi prince! He needs the money for a new gold plated something.
Yes because a 5year old 4wd with no warranty is exactly the same as this electric sedan.
Yes exactly. You don't need warranty for Toyota.
Thx op got extra 3% using the code from above comments…..🙏
It's amazing how much FUD and lack of research there is in many of these comments.
Yep, I stuns me that people won't take 60 seconds to fact check ANYTHING that confirms their cognitive biases. EV fires are a great example 10-25x less likely than ICE vehicles, but all you hear about is "Tesla kills driver!!!" - https://www.autoinsuranceez.com/gas-vs-electric-car-fires/
Exactly. I guess that's what happens when they see the old world stuff starting to go away - fear grips them and they say whatever they can in an attempt to hang on to the old world, no matter how inaccurate or under-researched. It's just like seeing Sky News headlines.
ev battery failure rate is at around 5% to 1% for cars
Like i agree they are the future but unless you have the extra money to afford a luxury car, i will go for the more conservative option
"Tesla kills driver!!!"
Except that Tesla's have some unique features like electronic opening doors which require electricity and can fail when there is an electrical fire.
This has killed people in the past.
So while EVs may have a lower fire rate some of the "features" can increase the chance of a fatality during a fire.
Yes Tesla's have a manual door release however it's not obvious, especially in some older models
To get to it, you must remove the pocket mat and a plastic tab flush with the pocket, making it impossible to remove with bare hands. Underneath it is a manual door release ring, which you need to pull to open the door.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tesla-model-y-got-a-more-…
Kudos to Tesla for throwing down the gauntlet.
There is absolutely no chance of cars dropping in price otherwise, manufacturers are making it clear that prices will keep rising and they're ditching base models. People waiting for a price crash better get used to their current POS. They're all in it together, Tesla is challenging the narrative. Tesla Model 3 is already the 3rd highest selling car in the nation… Like their cars or not, this is respectable.
aside from the absolute garbage build quality, elon has singlehandedly ruined the brands reputation because he can't stop posting. tesla is now associated with conspiracy theories, neo nazis, and other right wing bullshit. i kinda feel sorry for those that bought in before the whole twitter debacle. i'd be too embarrassed to be seen in one now, quite frankly.
Elon has ruined it for the handful of progressive evangelists who are told to call anyone not following their 'way' a Nazi, or conspiracy theorist. True.
Others can think for themselves.
They can always drive a nazi or a ccp car, or stick with environment killer gas guzzlers in this climate emergency… what a position to be in, how are they going to virtue signal now? Not a winning situation….
Base Tesla 3 or the BYD Atto 3 extended range?
What is your use case? Do you do a lot of city driving? Do you do many longer trips?
We have an Atto 3 and its very good, but at this price difference I'd probably just choose a Model 3 instead.
City driving mostly, wanting larger rear seating space for kids. Its a ~$15k difference.
BYD isn't less than $50k is it? ($62.7k - $15k = $47.7k) Also there's ongoing services for BYD to maintain warranty.
this is why I bought a y - have 3 long teens in the back- no more arguments about sitting in the middle- the flat floor makes a huge difference to back seat comfort. I haven't seen the atto sorry, so can't compare.
@xdigger: More head height in the Y, I think the seats are actually slightly smaller because of the larger boot (vs the 3), but definitely feels bigger in both rows of the Y. Test driving the Tesla is so easy as you preschedule a time, I'd recommend everyone go and do it. They don't put on a hard sale (at least in my experience).
It's a bit hard to say without you specifying your needs, but the ATTO 3 is probably a more practical car. However you are likely to get a much better away-from-home charging experience with the Tesla. There are also a number of other factors such as whether or not you are in to the minimalist look of the Tesla, or the slightly "different" interior styling of the BYD.
Delivery fee: $1,000
And what do I get for this fee ? A car that's been cleaned / washed / vacuumed etc, with enough charge to drive it away?
What if I buy a shirt, do I need to pay a fee for ironing ?
Is it not already included in the quote from the car dealer ?
And don't get me started on the "Order fee" … am I paying for the electrons on their PC ?
Yeah delivery fee feels like a rip off, but they do have to prepare the car and paperwork…
The order fee is part payment for the car
If you do some research, $1000 is reasonable compared to what's standard from other manufacturers. It certainly isn't unreasonable.
No doubt there's some profiteering here but I find this an interesting thing to pick on considering the car you're getting for the price within the class.
How about what the government charges for stamp duty? Talk about a 1min rubber stamp effort… a quick look at an online calculator puts the 'tax' here at over $2,500 - even as a 'green' car. Anything to say about that?
Here's what you get for it - nothing.
Just bundle it into the overall purchase price of the car then compare that price to competitors. I still bought one…
Check out this ad for the Dodge ram ev we finally might get some vehicles that fill the ev gap. Hate to think the cost of one of these though.
Bit of humour.
Got my Tesla 3 RWD end of last year. All i'll say is that there is no going back to ICE cars for me.
Fire away if you have any questions :)
how many times has your car caught fire?
lol - same amount as the ICE cars i've owned so far :D. fingers crossed it remains that way
Less times than a Hyundai or Toyota:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165726222/hyundai-kia-recall…
https://au.news.yahoo.com/toyota-forced-recall-popular-vehic…
:)
I'm more worried about the track catching fire when I floor it to be honest :D. and the instant torque combined with regen braking is just insanely addictive
@tariqsaleem: Haha tell me about it. The LR and P make yesteryears 430kW supercharged V8's look slow:
How much do you pay in an insurance?
I went via my novated lease company and back then didn't realize I can shop around so I am paying a bit extra but I think RAC is insuring these to around $80 or so per month. Best would be to just call RAC - from what ive heard they have the best insurance for Tesla currently.
I'll be swapping over soon too
$80 per month for Tesla lol? srsly?
Why am i being quoted $140-$150 per month for $10k toyota car? Never had insurance in last 5 years, no claims, 27 y/o, Merrylands NSW suburb
@John: It's probably the suburb that I live in, or Sydney as whole. I am with Budget Direct on $139 per month.
@pr0o: You all get ripped off with insurance - the highest risk is that the car gets written off totally or stolen. So I always insure my car with the highest excess possible (usually around $2500). But I opt for agreed value on the replacement costs and add this money on it. Far cheaper. Pay only $400 a year for $28K value car.
You also need to swap insurances a fair bit - I never got longer than 2 years with one insurance company (there is always a better deal available after some time as they just try to make it more expensive over time and people are too lazy to swap.)
When the car value goes down too much (under 10K) I opt for just 3rd party insurance and no longer comprehensive - I pay only $150/year for a 14 year old Peugeot 207 … still drives and the costs are cheap.
@mini_wombat: Do you worry about what happens if you gave a difficult to follow up not-at-fault accident?
Maybe the best insurance in WA … don't think RAC is elsewhere .. (?)
I was considering novated lease on a model Y however I have read via ATO that it will impact on my CCS (child care subsidy) rebate because the lease does have to be reported as a RFBA even know it is exempt from tax. Do you have any experience of this yet? I think alot of people on novated leases may be unaware of this and will find out come end of financial year. It would still make financial sense to go novated lease however it does somewhat take away the benefit for me personally so I have stalled on the idea for now. But I really want one…
Sorry but no experience on how Novated Lease impacts CCS rebate. Quite interesting that this can impact CCS though.
I think it's more that you can't use NL to reduce your income as it reduces your take home pay, they take the NL into account. It wouldn't make it worse.
with no novated lease, your taxable income will be even higher than with-lease; so CCB shouldn't be affected anyway, I guess.
Sal Sac will increase your RFBA by the gross up amount. This is one single reason why I ended up not taking up Novated Lease.
If CCS depends on your ATI, you will be screwed taking up this offer from ATI point of view although from cash better-off point of view, you might still be slightly ahead.
Yeah from my research this what I ended up at. CCS will be impacted as it will increase my RFBA by 10k+ per year but I should still be ahead slightly than just paying cash for the car. What is ATI??
Great - did you spend on house charger?
and Approx how many times a month you charge outside house?
I got the type 2 charger with the car and for my personal usage its been perfectly fine so far - the charger comes with both the 10a and 15a cables. i am using the 10A cable as for the 15A i would need a new plug (and breaker) installed which I will look at if I ever feel the need to speed up charging at home. I haven't charged the car outside yet and usually i have to only add 15-25 percent to the battery to top it up to 100% at 2KwH. That takes around 5-7 odd hours which might seem like a lot but in mycase its not really too much. the car jsut charges over solar during the day as when its not being used and overnight for rest if I plan to drive a lot next day. If I drive the car for longer then I just leave it plugged in overnight and I get enough juice for most daily uses.
However if I ever have to charge from 0 to 100% I would definitely use one of the superchargers do get to me 80% quickly and then may rest at home or something like that.
Can I price match at Officeworks?
If price is $60,900 why does the title say $62,700?
For some reason a Mod modified the text in the post to include the price without the delivery and order fees ($60,900), but it can't be excluded from the total purchase cost.
The price in the title includes these fees which I thought was more accurate.
Hmm, but if you add delivery and order fees you come to $62,300 not $62,700…
Base price - $60,900
Plus delivery fee $1400
Plus order fee $400
$60,900+$1400+$400=$62,700
You forgot to add the order fee.
The RWD model uses LFP batteries that are cobalt free
Correct only on base models currently, but cobalt is still big part of Tesla batteries. Glencore supplies 6000 tons of Cobalt.
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/11/tesla-almost-purchased-sta…
Just clear the current model Y so we hopefully get the new updated model soon that has the basics as standard and a less cartoon like body and comes in at $50k
Still waiting for your delivery mate?
Any ideas on the actual wait time for a new Model Y? Online it suggests April-June but I need one asap.
Usually 30-40days.
EV car prices in general will fall over the next few years as the price of lithium has fallen.
It’s just a bad value proposition buying ev now, perhaps revisit in 3-5 years. It’s also bad for our local environment than petrol cars. https://www.drive.com.au/news/electric-vehicles-worse-for-en…
Great!
Ive actually been needing to buy a new car, leaning towards hybrid or full EV. Do any tesla owners have any opinions on the model 3 or even just things that they loved or didnt like about the car?
Ive watched a bunch of youtube reviews, but I always like to hear more feedback.
Yep I got a Model 3 LR in November 2021, have done over 50,000km.
Awesome performance, great handling, perfect one pedal driving calibration, good build quality (easily the equal of our 2021 RAV4 hybrid). Minimal battery degradation, excellent supercharger network, no faults requiring warranty repair. Seats are also quite comfortable.
Negatives - ride quality is a bit bumpy on crappy regional NSW roads. Autonomous driving functions are generally poor. Auto wipers and high beams don't work well, 'Autopilot' often does phantom braking.
Touchscreen interface has some serious flaws - important UI items are very small and hard to activate consistantly like the wiper controls, and silly things like the speed display are too small and lack contrast.
Overall, the physical car is excellent but the autonomous functions and UI need improvement. That being said, I still enjoy driving every day and it is definitely the best car I have ever owned.
Yeah so my main concern was probably going to be using the touchscreen to do all of my key functions, so did you end up ever using the voice command instead, or do you eventually just get used to the small touch screen buttons?
Nah never used the voice commands. I have gotten used to the touch controls and can use them reasonably well to the point where they are just a minor annoyance, but every time I get back in the family RAV4 I wish Toyota designed the driver controls.
You'll just have to have a test drive to work out whether it's a deal breaker for you.
Ill often use voice commands for car controls (fan, temp). works well. 50% success rate using sat nav
We’ve had our RWD about 6w now. Really enjoying the car. Had sat in one but hadn’t driven one until we picked up the car. Easy and fun to drive- especially using the one pedal. Rear parcel shelf is a bit high. Bit awkward getting out of the back seat. And I still wish it had a hatchback. (It’s my first sedan for about 30 years. Lovely and quiet. And responsive.
Oh actually that was a point i forgot to ask, the regenerative braking i think its called? Are there any settings for it by any chance? Im afraid that I might not get used to it too quickly.
I dont THINK its configurable. But its terrific. Will take minutes to get used to! MUCH easier to control your speed (I got a speeding fine driving a diesel VW caddy as the car picked up speed on a mild incline). Ill touch the brake pedal about once per trip
Yes, there are three modes:
Creep (conventional automatic transmission)
Hold (most regen, maximizes range and reduces brake wear; but be aware that you may have to depress the brake pedal to safely stop depending on circumstances)
Roll (pretend neutral gear).
@the4thzodiac: While you are correct, the settings will have little effect on the car slowing down- it’s more of a tweak as you’re coming to a stop. ive stayed with the default (?) HOLD setting and love it. Take your foot off the accelerator and the car comes to a stop, even down hill, without touching the brake
@roonie: The differences have been more profound at low speeds (during my test drives).
e.g. Creep doesn't stop the car from moving (until much much later). Hold does. Also observed whilst parking nose in, when in Hold mode, you can stop by taking your foot off; other modes will let the car move forward more than anticipated (and requires the use of brakes).
I agree re: Hold, I was able to time traffic stops after 15-20 min of driving!
Sometimes Hold/regen doesn't kick in (due to temperature or battery charge level), hence my comment around being aware/mindful of the fact that the brake pedal exists :D !
Wait for the updated Model 3 coming later in the year, they're going to fix a couple of know issues.
Whats the ETA for a fully self drive car so i can sleep while going on a 2 hour trip
but… DON'T BUY A TESLA UNTIL YOU WATCH THIS FIRST! Pros and Cons of a Tesla Model Y One Year Later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRa5YEyzeUE
How's your eagerly anticipated model Y going?
…. we will proceed with cancellation.
Kindest regards,
Tesla team
Well, at least you admitted defeat :)
Can any new owners provide some feedback on the suspension and parking sensors?
Parking sensors are very good, suspension is a little bumpy on poor roads. Great handling though.
300+ for this thread? Jesus, ozbargainers are full of millionaires..