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BYD Seal: Premium $55,798 (was $58,798), Performance $65,748 (was $68,748) + On Road Costs ($1,000 Deposit) @ BYD

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BYD Seal: Premium $55,798 (was $58,798), Performance $65,748 (was $68,748) + On Road Costs ($1,000 Deposit) @ BYD
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tempting on 01/08/2024 - 10:41 bydautomotive.com.au (6676 clicks)

BYD have lowered their pricing on the Seal Premium and Performance models (no love for Dynamic).
Comes out a bit lower than the BYD SEAL Drive Away offer they ran last month.

Premium – From $55,798 + On-Road Costs

Drive Away Prices

ACT From $56,807.40 Drive Away
NSW From $58,932 Drive Away
NT From $56,638.25 Drive Away
QLD From $57,697.35 Drive Away
SA From $58,684.11 Drive Away
TAS From $58,666.42 Drive Away
VIC From $59,030.05 Drive Away
WA From $60,521.10 Drive Away

Performance – From $65,748 + On-Road Costs

Drive Away Prices

ACT From $66,757.40 Drive Away
NSW From $69,382 Drive Away
NT From $66,888.25 Drive Away
QLD From $67,847.35 Drive Away
SA From $69,034.11 Drive Away
TAS From $69,016.42 Drive Away
VIC From $69,400.05 Drive Away
WA From $71,118.05 Drive Away

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    • Caped Baldy on 01/08/2024 - 11:14
      +2

      Not expensive enough to be a high yield investment.

  • OzBargainerr on 01/08/2024 - 11:14

    Great deal, thanks for sharing.

  • Spacexyz on 01/08/2024 - 11:17
    +5

    Come on, $39,999 please.

    • Drakesy on 01/08/2024 - 11:26
      +3

      I reckon that's what they can comfortably make money at but they're in a pricing war with Tesla so only have to just undercut it.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 01/08/2024 - 12:10
        +1

        They most likely only make money because of CCP grants anyway.

        • Gorby on 01/08/2024 - 12:40
          +9

          If the Chinese government wants to subsidise my car purchase, let them

          • beach bum on 02/08/2024 - 08:15
            +2

            @Gorby: BYD bring the car in cheap , then local dealers jack it back up again to max the market will bear .
            Don’t buy until the price starts with a 3 .

  • pooman on 01/08/2024 - 11:19
    +3

    I have a dynamic but test drove the premium. Not sure the upgrade is worth the extra $ even with the discount. Performance is good as it is.

    • WhyAmICommenting on 01/08/2024 - 12:20
      +3

      Ripped from Reddit. Seems a fair bit different:

      150 vs 230kw motor

      -About 80-100km more range on Premium (bigger battery)

      -Continental 235/45/19 vs 225/45/18 notsurebrand (gitti) tyres

      -Rims

      -No Heads up display

      -Faster charge rate on premium

      -Leather vs imitation leather

      -Heating for steering

      -Lumbar adjustment

      -Fixed vs Float calipers (found the float very aggressive on the Seal Premium)

      seat/mirror position memory for 2 drivers.

      • pooman on 01/08/2024 - 12:24
        +1

        Talking from personal ownership vs stats. I honestly didn't care about most of those apart from performance. All I can say is the dynamic doesn't lack anything for normal driving.

        • smoothymcmellow on 01/08/2024 - 15:10

          Owning the premium, bigger battery, decent performance boost and heads up display are worth the cost over Dynamic, I think it's the sweet spot.

          I honestly think you would struggle to use the extra performance from the top model legally, it would be insane.

          • ry34 on 06/08/2024 - 17:04

            @smoothymcmellow: if its anything like the Model 3 Performance, it makes short work of overtaking… weeee!

      • DingoBilly on 01/08/2024 - 12:55

        The range alone would be worth the upgrade for me.

        Rest is just a nice bonus.

      • SupeNintendoChalmers on 01/08/2024 - 13:30
        +1

        -Continental 235/45/19 vs 225/45/18 notsurebrand (gitti) tyres

        These tyres alone are worth at least $2000 for a set of 4.

        -No Heads up display

        Love HUDs on cars. Next one will def get it

        -Faster charge rate on premium

        How much do you value your time?

      • Creamsoda on 01/08/2024 - 13:32

        If people don't need the range then Dynamic is a no brainer. It also handles better due to lighter weight and the most efficient out of all the variants.

  • diazepam on 01/08/2024 - 11:25
    +1

    I just put an order for the Atto3. Better cancel the order if there’s going to be a discount on that model too…

    • rcgy on 01/08/2024 - 11:30

      Would be curious if this is planned. The Seal 7 EV is meant to be out later this year, would the Atto3 be priced down to the "budget" option, or would the Seal be the budget pick?

      • scotty on 01/08/2024 - 11:50
        +1

        The Seal 7 EV

        You meant Sealion 7 SUV? That would be priced against Tesla Model Y, and quite a bit larger than Atto 3.

        Sealion 7: 4830x1925x1620mm
        Atto 3: 4455x1875x1615mm

        But that would hopefully push down Atto3's price.

        • rcgy on 01/08/2024 - 12:00
          +1

          Oops! Yes, the Sealion. Interesting to see the sizes directly compared, didn't realise it was that big a difference.

    • abetastic on 01/08/2024 - 11:32
      +2

      I would say if you don't need a car immediately, that is a good idea. Prices of EVs will continue to come down for the rest of the year. Chinese EV penetration is slowing so BYD needs to shift volume elsewhere.

  • krish955 on 01/08/2024 - 11:34
    +1

    I believe facelift coming soon form what I recall?

    • orza on 01/08/2024 - 12:06
      +2

      Possibly about to get the new e-Platform 3.0 Evo, so expecting 800v and faster charging. Base model power should increase from 150kW to 170kW.

      • Caped Baldy on 01/08/2024 - 12:12

        I'd personally want faster AC charging too.11kW would be a very nice to have.

      • xrailgun on 01/08/2024 - 12:13
        +1

        wow. I'll be hodling

  • dealsucker on 01/08/2024 - 11:36
    +3

    65k for the Performance version is a lot of car for the money

    • WhyAmICommenting on 01/08/2024 - 12:11
      +2

      The premium is the sweet spot though. Who really needs 3.8 seconds.

      • xrailgun on 01/08/2024 - 12:13
        +3

        I wish I could last 3.8 seconds!

      • dealsucker on 01/08/2024 - 13:04

        Same way when someone buys a diver watch which can go down to 200m but they never will.

        • ilikeit on 01/08/2024 - 23:14

          I get your point. I wouldn’t need to go close to that fast unless I was flexing, which is not a good idea where I live.

          FYI a 200m dive watch can’t go down that far. It doesn’t work like that. Overall, they are the most rugged watches though.

          • dealsucker on 02/08/2024 - 07:38

            @ilikeit: As long as you got my point. The other thing is the car is quicker everywhere else as well - try 80 to 60 or 100-120.

    • tightm8 on 01/08/2024 - 11:42
      +18

      You probably typed this message from a Chinese built phone/pc, and probably spend 80% of your discretionary money on Chinese stuff.

      Thanks for being more holier than thou.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/08/2024 - 13:48
        -1

        Nope!

    • Creamsoda on 01/08/2024 - 13:36
      +2

      i listen to what the US engineering firm Care soft and Sandy Munro say about Chinese EVs. not some racist xenophobe.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oqv_NRdZic&t=152s
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3-PQ3TdUHI

    • HentaiEnjoyer on 01/08/2024 - 16:25
      +2

      Racist with zero reason or logic

    • Ryanek on 01/08/2024 - 16:44
      +2

      Looking at your comment history, the majority is just you criticising others. You serve absolutely no purpose in this community.

      What a miserable life you must lead.

  • mboy on 01/08/2024 - 11:49
    +1

    It looks like the price in VIC for the Premium model has gone up?

    I was looking at the BYD website a few days ago and the drive-away price on the Premium was $58,798. I copied the price into a spreadsheet I was maintaining. And now it's $59,030?

    • scatman00 on 01/08/2024 - 11:57
      +1

      Was thinking the same. I beleive the only difference is that was my23, this is 24?

    • WhyAmICommenting on 01/08/2024 - 12:11
      +1

      They had a drive away promo last month

    • mandelbrot on 01/08/2024 - 20:34

      Yeah, I'm pretty sure the drive away price for performance went up in WA.

  • khomeini on 01/08/2024 - 11:50
    +10

    I have a Tesla Model 3 Performance and have driven the Seal.
    For the price I prefer & recommend the Seal Performance over it…unless you feel the need to speed.

    Some of the below is subjective as you may prefer a normal/standard car experience vs Tesla's/electric ones, so keep that in mind.

    Seal Pros:
    - Looks better interior & exterior IMO
    - Battery & charging technology better
    - Warranty better (7yrs Seal vs 4yrs Tesla)
    - Cost is much sharper (69k vs 87k driveway)

    Seal Cons:
    - Not as quick as the Tesla (0-100km/h in 3.8s Seal vs 3.1-3.3s Tesla is a big difference)
    - Regenerative braking is not the same, Seals is slower & keeps rolling & more like an ICE cars
    - Software is not as great as Tesla's but does have Apple & Android carplay (Tesla does not).

    -* Replaced full set of tyres at least 3 times in 2 yrs (not sure if it's a Tesla thing but may be for performance models across brands - unknown)

    I'm not a Tesla fan at all (I dislike Elon) but wanted something with speed. I do like my car but the Seal is amazing as well.

    One thing to consider and I personally thought all electric cars were the same, but after driving a couple, feel the Tesla is much better with its software. If you're not into electric cars then fine, and you'll have to consider the cost of replacing if needed between 5-10yrs if battery degradation is a thing.

    Good price & good luck.

    • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 11:52

      The Seal (and all over EVs) perform regenerative braking using the brake pedal (makes sense right?). What the Seal doesn't have is OPD and intense regenerative braking by lifting off the throttle.

      • antman on 01/08/2024 - 12:12

        Sorry are you saying other Ev's don't do one pedal driving???

        • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 12:13

          Many do but it’s not always the default option and it’s never the only option like it is on the Tesla.

          BYD notably don’t have it in any of their vehicles.

          • Menzoberranzan on 01/08/2024 - 12:56

            @tp0: I drove a Polestar and they have options you can pick in the UI. Could drive it like an ICE car with the pedals or go OPD to different degrees of braking. Was a bit weird trying it out at first but after driving for a bit it started to make sense.

            • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 13:02

              @Menzoberranzan: Yeah I'm a big fan of the Polestar approach. Especially the low OPD which will still bring the car to a stop but with a less stomach churning amount of g-force.

          • Creamsoda on 01/08/2024 - 13:47

            @tp0: We recently purchased a model Y for more space and it does have "Creep Mode" "Roll Mode" so the car keeps going forward. only on "Auto Hold" would the car come to a full stop OPD.

            Seal feels much more premium with softer leather, Tesla feels more rubbery/plastic. Seal definitely has less road noise and are less bumpy. Hard to get used to the jerkiness of OPD. Seal feels much smoother comfortable car to drive.

            • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 13:57

              @Creamsoda: A lot of people use "OPD" interchangeably for the lift-off regen braking and the actual function that brings you to a stop. I often find myself doing it too. You could argue that OPD is the combination of both since each can exist without the other and not be considered "one-pedal driving".

              Technically yes, you can turn off OPD in some Telsa vehicles, but you cannot adjust the strength of the lift-off regen braking as you probably know.

    • Rimas on 01/08/2024 - 12:21
      +3

      I read pretty much all your pointed Cons as its pros. So it was all pros for me!

      • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 12:23
        +3

        Being able to easily drive a car the same way I always have, smoothly and not make my passengers nauseous is a pro to me but I’m the weird one apparently.

    • tight-ass on 01/08/2024 - 12:26

      Damn……3 sets of tyres in 2 years! I take it you drive with a heavy right foot?

      If not, that's a concern……for me anyway as I have my heart set on my next car being electric with similar specs to the M3P and I'll certainly be giving the right foot a workout! I might need to buy shares in a tyre company.

      • khomeini on 02/08/2024 - 11:00

        Yes, to be fair, if you have a car like this, you want to take-off at each light. Always fun to see drivers who think their cars are fast get beaten

    • dealsucker on 01/08/2024 - 13:06

      Battery & charging technology better

      You got to be kidding me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAiJ8GezlGc&t=1s

      • khomeini on 02/08/2024 - 10:58

        Love that video :) thanks for sharing. I was referring to the blade tech that BYD uses which seems to be better than the standard Tesla batteries (I think new Teslas also use BYD batteries)

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 01/08/2024 - 13:34
      +3
      • Warranty better (7yrs Seal vs 4yrs Tesla)

      The devil is in the detail though

      https://bydautomotive.com.au/public/vehicle-warranty-2022.pd…

      Battery Traction Battery 8 years/160,000 kilometers SOH ≥70%

      Whole vehicle lights, Tire pressure monitoring module, Suspension, ball joint 4 years/100,000 kilometers

      Multimedia system, Shock absorber, Belt, Dust cover, Bushing or gasket, Release bearing, Wheel bearing, PM2.5 measuring instrument, AC/DC charging port assembly, USB charging port connector 3 years/60,000 kilometers

      the last one (multimedia system esp)…. yikes!!!

      • Naigrabzo on 01/08/2024 - 14:41

        That multimedia screen is gonna stop working at 3.5 years I betcha. In aussie sun it will burn!

        • SupeNintendoChalmers on 01/08/2024 - 15:30

          Would love for owners to test this crap warranty out in court.

      • drprox on 01/08/2024 - 14:44
        -1

        So still better than the Tesla?

  • fgfash on 01/08/2024 - 11:53
    +1

    Not sure why, but my Chinese friends all choose the Tesla over BYD… even though BYD is a Chinese company. Strange….

    • abetastic on 01/08/2024 - 12:08
      +9

      Same reason why all my chinese friends carry around Louis Vutton bags. Tesla still has a "premium" image to it.

      • jam747 on 01/08/2024 - 12:16
        -2

        In my area only people with Tesla's are elderly women, maybe when they first arrived I saw them as a premium choice, but not anymore.

    • Dream-cast on 01/08/2024 - 12:18
      +1

      BYD aren't seen as a premium brand in China.

    • edfoo on 01/08/2024 - 12:33

      Seal is not selling well at all in China.

      • Menzoberranzan on 01/08/2024 - 12:57

        Given the plethora of other crazy car EV designs and brands in China I am not surprised

    • zdb97 on 01/08/2024 - 14:26
      +3

      Because Chinese are savvy shoppers, they like to compare the Chinse market price of these two. Teslas here are about <20% expensive than the CN price, whereas BYD in AU market are >30% more expensive than CN price. On top of that, Tesla is considered (semi) premium and BYD is considered as Toyota equivalent in China.

    • MrMarket on 01/08/2024 - 15:07

      it a culture/image thing Chinese don't like Chinese brand products, they prefer foreign brands

    • plmko on 01/08/2024 - 19:45
      +1

      Do your Australian friends choose Australian cars….ah no wait scrap that.

  • jam747 on 01/08/2024 - 12:15
    +2

    Had a performance for 6 months now, incredible car.

  • Dream-cast on 01/08/2024 - 12:19
    +2

    Under 70k for 3.8s car is insane. They just need a sport tuned suspension model.

  • raj76 on 01/08/2024 - 12:25

    Real question, no judgement but why should I invest in BYD when I have the same thing available in Tesla. Like besides the android auto and car play thing. I am talking size, space, comfort, power and range.

    • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 12:33
      +3

      Seal is a lot more comfortable (both seats and ride) and has a lot more space for rear passengers. There are differences there.

      • drprox on 01/08/2024 - 14:42
        +1

        Yep also they really aren't I suspect looking to convert happy existing Tesla owners. For many a Tesla isn't the answer to the EV itch.

    • drprox on 01/08/2024 - 14:41
      +2

      You shouldn't "invest" in any car.

      • boretentsu on 01/08/2024 - 14:48
        +5

        Except for high yield BMWs

    • Naigrabzo on 01/08/2024 - 14:42
      +1

      Dude, you should buy shares in both. Don't buy either car though. HODL.

  • slackme on 01/08/2024 - 12:25

    Most of the comments were made by non voters.

    • Brick Tamland on 01/08/2024 - 12:39

      Maybe we need compulsory voting?

      • SupeNintendoChalmers on 01/08/2024 - 13:36
        +2

        Only people with children should get a vote

        /s

        • Naigrabzo on 01/08/2024 - 14:42
          +1

          JD vance is that you on the couch? ;)

    • wintersnow911 on 01/08/2024 - 13:36

      so discount their opinion?

  • edfoo on 01/08/2024 - 12:31
    +1

    Ah right, sneaky ad from BYD. I thought the prices have dropped by a few thousand dollars, but it is only a few hundred dollars lower compared to the previous driveaway prices.

  • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 12:32
    +3

    people new to BYD need to be aware of the high servicing cost per year for these cars

    they are not like tesla where you have next to nothing on servicing costing per year.

    Plus in many cases they deny battery fault claims under warranty, or make it difficult to get something from them.

    Unless you get a nothing at all that goes wrong with the car you will be in for some hurting.

    additionally I know friends that regretted the byd atto 3 after a year of owner ship, because of the quality issues.

    • ledzep on 01/08/2024 - 13:59

      Like what are you servicing?

      I have only had to do air filters on my Tesla that’s it
      Surely it would be the same for these guys?

      • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 14:01

        on my tesla all I get done on it is the tyre rotation. every 10k which cost like 60 bucks. you would think it would be the same with byd but they expect you do to regular services that you pay for I think my friend has spent about 600 bucks so far.

      • tp0 on 01/08/2024 - 14:48
        +1

        Tesla choose not to schedule coolant and brake fluid replacement. BYD does.

        BYD also are doing transmission fluid and filter changes on the Seal every 2 years. You can find the details here: https://bydautomotive.com.au/service-and-warranty

        Brake and transmission fluid changes every 2 years is likely excessive for an EV but they do still need to be done on some kind of schedule. Coolant every 4 years is reasonable but could probably stretch to 5 or 6.

        • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 18:51

          Tesla provide videos on how to do it yourself and the car tells u when to change it. Tesla's have any sensors it knows when u need to do something and notify u. Also the manual had recommendations on when u should.do.stuff as well. It's 4 years to do brake fluid on a tesla

    • carlscott1982 on 01/08/2024 - 18:12

      None of this really adds up to general sentiment on the BYD Seal. They have only been on the road since January so there aren't a lot of documented disputes about battery warranty claims yet. I have a seal and am in multiple BYD groups and (while there are software complaints etc) I haven't seen a single warranty repair refused.
      Your servicing claims are just wrong too. 5K service is free, then its only every 20K kms, the first one being $165 which is very low and the 40K kms one being a fairly high $545. But then we're back down to $165 again at 60,000.
      So your friend would have had to have done at least 40,000 km in 7 months, in which case, spending $600 seems reasonable. I'm assuming Uber driver, so I hope he's claiming that rapid depreciation.

  • Mechanical on 01/08/2024 - 12:33

    Still expensive as Sedan car

    • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 12:40

      depends what you want for a performance car these are very cheap for a every day car that goes to the city and back these are expensive. So depends what you want.

    • edfoo on 01/08/2024 - 13:53

      You can say the same thing about Mercedes and BMW, they are even more expensive as sedan cars.

    • ledzep on 01/08/2024 - 13:58
      +1

      For the performance variant there is nothing that comes close to sub 4 seconds 0-100 and under $80K.

      • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 14:05
        -3

        Telsa model 3 performance is 85k and does 0-100 in 3 seconds. yes not under 80k but thats the closest to the 80k mark lol.

        • ledzep on 01/08/2024 - 15:03

          the cheapest performance model 3 in NSW is $82K so still $13K more expensive than the seal which does it in 3.8
          bascially $13K for 0.7 seconds of performance…is it worth that much more, probably not

          • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 15:34

            @ledzep: you paying for almost zero service cost over a year, and your paying for more tech in a tesla like full self driving over a BYD. in the long run you end up paying more for the byd in servicing cost over the tesla. the "cheap" price of BYD is to suck people into it.

            • MaximumEffort777 on 01/08/2024 - 16:01

              @kungfuman: $2K in BYD servicing costs (on the Performance) over 5yrs hardly makes a dint on the extra $13K+ outlay on the Model 3 Performance and if you think the Tesla is not going to require a cent spent on it in that time for servicing or maintenance, I’ve got some news for you.

              • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 16:03

                @MaximumEffort777: got a friend with a model 3 performance since 2019 total service cost over servicing has been 600 total and its 2024. you paying 13k more for more tech over the BYD, they aren't the same thing people don't' seem to understand that. you get what you pay for. nothing more.

                • MaximumEffort777 on 01/08/2024 - 16:09
                  +1

                  @kungfuman: Just because that’s all they’ve spent on it doesn’t mean that’s all that’s required. There’s plenty of preventative maintenance things Tesla suggests along with fluid replacements that are costly.

                  I’ve seen stories of plenty of Tesla owners who refuse to have the vehicle serviced because Tesla don’t highlight the need for it, only to be hit with large costs of reactive repairs that could have been picked up with regular checks.

                  Also, $600 is not almost zero and is only $1400 less than the BYD that’s at least $13K cheaper. Don’t forget to factor in the charger cost too, given Tesla don’t supply it for free.

                  • kungfuman on 01/08/2024 - 18:54

                    @MaximumEffort777: If he did the servicing himself the number would lower, 2k over 5 years for service is a rip off

            • ledzep on 01/08/2024 - 16:07

              @kungfuman: I mean if you add FSD then the Tesla is $23K more

              There is no way owning a BYD for 5 years gets close to that gap at all

              And fsd may or may not even eventuate. By the time it does you will have another Tesla anyway so moot point

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