Advice on buying full self-drive?
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Posted Apr 20, 2021, 6:34 AM UTC
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Not worth it in the US. Definitely not worth it outside of the US.
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Make sure you buy it after purchase/delivery of car (via app) to avoid paying LCT
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Never thought about that. Thankyou
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Yeah best thing you can do is buy it after you get the car. You can even wait until you see the price hiking past 10k and make a decision then like i did from 7-8k. Personally, I love FSD and I think it was a great investment b/c it's on all the time. That said, I wish i had gone for a LR or Performance model b/c realistically AP is good enough in place of what FSD does now.
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Just got a model 3 myself. Looking around, the consensus seemed to be that it’s not currently worth it. When FSD hits, it might be, but Tesla is supposed to be launching a self drive subscription soon. So you should be able to try it before you commit
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It seems you’re right. I didn’t realise it was just a loaded on feature that I can buy in the future. I think I’ll put my money elsewhere and buy it in the future when it’s worth it! Thanks for your response
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Waste of money atm.
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If you specifically want to hedge against it just put that money in TSLA stock. If FSD works as promised the stock will be worth many multiples of the price. If it does not you dont have much to lose holding the stock for a few years.
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I think it will be better ti wait for subscription model. 10k is a huge investment.
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Totally worth it.
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The short version: there are better uses for your money.
The long version:
The current features offered by the FSD package are:
If those features are worth $10k, go ahead and order the FSD option.
Otherwise I'd highly recommend putting that $10k into your mortgage offset account, upgrading to the Model 3 LR, or paying for ceramic coat on the paint & buying a bunch of accessories like type 2 to type 2 cable, J1772 adapter, sun shades, floor mats, etc.
My armchair expert opinion is that FSD is a long way from being ready for unsupervised driving in the real world. In the meantime if you're going to be supervising the car driving anyway then Autopilot as delivered standard with the car is more than adequate to reduce driving fatigue. Also once FSD comes out, it'll be a few years until you won't even need to think about owning a car ever again.
edit: further to my "auto park optimises for curb rash" joke above, be aware that for someone like me used to driving econoboxes with cheap round tyres, the tyres on the Model 3 provide absolutely zero protection from curb rash. By the time the tyre is rubbing against the concrete, the rim is already damaged. So there's another use for that $10k: repairing the rims every year because of the amount of curb rash you're going to get >.<
Wow thank you for your insight this was the perfect answer I was looking for. I didn’t realise I could just buy it in the future as it’s just an update to the OS (I’m assuming) very cool.
I’ll be using the money elsewhere until FSD is worth $10k. Appreciate your response can’t wait for my car to come :)
While you're waiting for it, make sure to learn how to use A Better Route Planner and set up an account on PlugShare. Plugshare will come in handy to "book" a charger as you're approaching (basically getting in the queue if there is one), though not all EV drivers will use it. You'll see the busiest charger in PlugShare is the RSL Mittagong :D
Thats what a lot of folks do. Do keep in mind that your insurance might not consider the FSD a part of car in that case (of buying FSD post-purchase). This would likely mean lower rates (yay) but lesser payout (whomp whomp).
At least in US, I have heard that some insurance providers can consider adding FSD to the value later as well. In Australia, YMMV
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Also you won't have to pay 10k. There will be subscription option so unless you use it everyday it's not worth it.