Comment on Deep Discounts

Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• april@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I checked the website it’s actually $45k sticker price in the US.

  The $30k price is with the $1k discount mentioned plus the “Include est. incentives of $7,500 and 5-year gas savings of $6,000” check box the Tesla site has.

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  • MoonHawk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    What the fuck is this scummy marketing bullshit?

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    • Tilgare@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I understand what they’re trying to do - bring attention to total cost of ownership and the price disparity between petrol and electricity. It’s clearly marked and impossible to miss when you’re on the website speccing out a car, so it’s maybe a little initially deceptive, but not scummy imo. But it also leads to screenshots like this…

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      • Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        The proper way would be to lead with the sticker price and follow up with your estimated fuel savings. The other way around is scummy.

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      • BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        My friend, if you don’t think that’s scummy then I think you’re a little bit too acclimated to marketing scams.

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• doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Well they’re made here so it stands to reason they’d be a bit cheaper. No clue about the corolla tho

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Mine would be made in Germany if I bought it. I think it’s more a matter of taxes/lobbying and all that, all cars are more expensive here.

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    • riodoro1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Its sometimes cheaper to get a bmw or a mercedes from the us back to europe then to buy it here in the first place.

      The economy™

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    • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      TIL Tesla has a factory (factories?) In Germany. My mistake.

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      • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Yeah, it has The so called GIGA Factory in Brandenburg(north east Germany).

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    • TheDrunkard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      You also have TUV. Germans are… special.

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      • Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        The US is special in not requiring cars to be roadworthy

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