Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Waiting Room and Delivery Queries (No referral links)

3k drop on all model Y in the US

It's possible that they are making up the difference since the US tax rebate was reduced by around 3k.

Will be interesting to see what cheapest anyone picks up a Model YLR this quarter. My guess some people will get a base one (plus some wheels/tow bar etc) for c.€48k plus cost of the extras. A good bit cheaper than firesale. Regular base price reduce to €51k in next 2/3 weeks then a €3k sale towards end of a June is my prediction.

We might see now lot of people due to pick up cars in upcoming weeks might change their mind and cancel their orders.

Great to see the excitement over the allocation of delivery dates and some positivity l. There tends to be a lot of questions so maybe this might help.

1. payment in full needs to be made prior to registration in your name. Payment made online quoting reservation number will normally feature on your a Tesla account the day after (but don’t count Sat or Sun) .
2. registration number is usually last minute and arrives a day or maybe 2 before collection, no sooner.
3. it is not necessary to provide Insurance details to Tesla despite maybe seeing this as a requirement
4. registering the car for motor tax is usually only possible a day or two after you have received the registration number but this is nothing to stress about
5. the pick up usually runs very smoothly, although there may be a queue of excited new owners. There can be a lot of anxieties shared about pick up but, in my view , been through this 3 times It all goes well. No wine or chocolates but an efficient set up. Cars come with all charging cables and Mod Y have parcel shelf.
6. Battery is usually charged to between 25% to 50% so for those with journey ahead of them factor in a charge session. There is a fast charging Ionity site on Kill that is 5 mins drive away or better still the Tesla Supercharging sites depending on direction of travel.
7. you need to drive the car for about 15 minutes along roads with road markings for the car to calibrate and use of Autopilot

best of luck with it all. You will love the cars.

Looks like people have started to cancel their MY orders, some of the cars came back in inventory this morning.

Quick question, hypothetically if the prices are reduced within say next 4 days, will they still sell the car on old price or will they update it even now? (I am talking delivery in a week)

I can't see them reducing prices further with deliveries dates set and pending. The last reduction was after the expiration of the 14 day return period for the latest collections.

Based on previous posters, I think if you haven’t paid in full and can show a live link of the same car available new at a cheaper price they will match that price.

The Irish prices are set a EU level, they have no control of price locally. Tesla are delivering thousands of cars everyday around Europe.

They will reduce prices whenever suits, they couldn’t care less about a tiny handful of Irish people collecting cars in the next few weeks. They cut prices in US last night. They definitely delivered more cars in the US yesterday alone than they will this quarter in Ireland.

Ha, so maybe it is a good plan to leave at least a 4k balance for the last day and carry that much cash with me ?

Whilst the Irish prices are not set locally, they are set specifically for our market and there are usually price reductions and sales in other EU markets that don't make it to Ireland depending on demand. The timing is always different for price changes across the EU states. It would be somewhat shortsighted to reduce prices here and risk hundreds of cars potentially being returned within the 14 day return period that can no longer be sold as new cars.

I know people ask why I paid in full up front for a car well I just thought I was doing a good thing and also getting a deal in the fire sale but hands up I’ve learned my lesson and will never paid for anything up front till the final day well certainly for that sort of money.

you guessed it still no refund

I’d be suprised if there has ever been a time where only Ireland had a price change occur. Whilst movements differ by country, they tend to occur simultaneously in broader markets (I.E. The EU) as they did in January and last week.

They won’t hold off on any broader EU pricing changes they decide on for the next 4 weeks because of an irrelevant number of cars being delivered here. They likely have delivery windows in some EU country at any given time (plus 14 days around that). If they waited until start June for the 14 day window to be over, they’ll likely be into their second and bigger delivery of the quarter here in Ireland anyway (supposedly starting late May).

Add in that the vast majority of people wouldn’t actually return cars anyway due to a combination of not knowing prices have changed and/or the hassle of going without a car and re-ordering all over again.

There was also talk that VRT can’t be refunded on a returned car. Don’t think that was ever confirmed but seems sensible to me.

Same here. Will be heading up to Sandyford tomorrow to either beg or vent, haven't decided which yet.

We're getting plan B ready for next week's car because I expect Sandyford will say, "nothing to do with us guv, thoughts and prayers."

Well I would hate to see a price drop the day I pick up my car but I think I have suffered enough with the wait and would not want to wait 2 more months even for a 2K reduction (assuming it might be a 3-4k drop that will be offset a bit by reduction in grant). Anyone here who will be cancelling their order in the anticipation of a looming price drop? Or anyone thinking along the same lines?