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Subscribe to this threadTesla may begin delivering Roadsters with temporary transmissions
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SPF @ Dec 13th 2007 2:39PM
So......, it wasn't even fully developed and thoroughly tested, but they were taking orders.... Doesn't make any sense.
I know I wouldn't put money down for anything if they tell me that I will get it sometime soon.
Bill @ Dec 13th 2007 2:45PM
Yeah but if your an actor/ anyone with an extra $100k lying around and you want to be the absolute first person to get one, you would throw down.
People do this all the time... from pre-ordering video games to putting money down on space flights.
If you absolutely have to be the first hippy/gearhead on the block to have one of these, then I guess that's a risk you're willing to take.
I would be more than happy to have a car with a temporary transmission that will be replaced later (for free), rather than having no car at all.
Essentially you're getting it before you should, which is a plus.
SPF @ Dec 13th 2007 3:18PM
I can understand that, but it's not the same thing as preorder video games which I know when I will get it.(The release day)
100K is still a lot of money, I can think of better way to spend it even if I have millions of dollars.
Carlos @ Dec 13th 2007 5:12PM
only 30-40k was needed for a pre-order not $100k
Plus if you pre-order you got a nice discount from the asking price.
If you have to be the first one on the road with this car the pre-order was a much better deal than waiting until its release and having to pay a premium on top of MSRP.