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Yup, fully expecting it. I’m seriously considering buying a Model Y since my wait for the Rivian is looking like it could be another year or so. If they increase the prices again, I’ll probably hold off though as I’d much rather have the R1T.
Now is probably the best time to buy one after the price drop and with the tax break. Although the tax break wouldn’t be a big deal if you get your R1 this year. But you’d probably be better off with the trade-in/resale value when it comes time than some of us poor saps who bought one as a placeholder within the last year haha.
We got lucky though and really love ours so I highly recommend it if you are able to ignore the Musk side of the company.Yes I feel for everyone that bought one before the drastic price drops over the past couple of months. I admit it's hard to ignore the Musk factor which has kept me from getting one up until now, but it's also a decent option with today's pricing. It may not be a placeholder depending on how quickly values drop, which is a big concern.Now is probably the best time to buy one after the price drop and with the tax break. Although the tax break wouldn’t be a big deal if you get your R1 this year. But you’d probably be better off with the trade-in/resale value when it comes time than some of us poor saps who bought one as a placeholder within the last year haha.
They increased the MY price last week due to overwhelming demand that outpaces production. Their massive price cuts did exactly as intended.. bring the high margin extended customer base Tesla models into the front of everyone’s minds. This tax credit play is just extra incentive to get a MY over virtually any of its competitors.
But if dealers charge a markup because demand outpaces production, then it's a crime.
I paid ADM for my Raptor, I’ll pay ADM for my R that’s set to arrive next month. That said, these are two separate items.. in either scenario with Tesla the end customer was paying MSRP with the only caveat being a wait time.. in the dealer situation you had to fight over multiple dealers in and out of your state that charged different price points for the same or lesser vehicles and it changed based on the customer and how they negotiated among many other factors. With Tesla there is no negotiation, you pay msrp or you don’t.
Dealer didn’t make the car and they have nothing to do with the demand. When a company makes that profit off of the thing they made that means they can innovate and they will still be around to support my vehicle.
This is also what I previously thought, but the remarks of several CPAs and tax attorneys on a similar thread in the other Rivian forum disabused of me of the notion. My takeaway from their remarks is that the PBA is essentially worthless.
People making $300,000 do not need tax payers to help subsidize their purchases.
I largely agree as it makes no sense for a MFJ couple making $299k to get $7.5k and couple making $301k gets zero. That de-incentivizes working in December if you’re close. Should be a phased out credit, i.e. 75%, 50%, 25%, 0% for income ranges and the like.
