So far about 230,000 people have put down a deposit on the Tesla 3 which won't even start delivery until late 2017 (if all goes well).
Did any B and B members do this? I don't really care about the car itself one way or the other. What do you think of this whole deposit tactic? My take on it is if I ever wanted this car, I'd be able to get one eventually, so why lock in for a grand now? Is Tesla just trying to induce a sense of scarcity to get people signing up now? They could just be trying to size up the market. And putting a $1,000 deposit as a requirement does help separate the wheat from the chaff as far as who is seriously thinking of buying. But I suspect the deposit/waiting list model solves more problems for Tesla than it does for Tesla buyers.
What do you folks think?
Did any B and B members do this? I don't really care about the car itself one way or the other. What do you think of this whole deposit tactic? My take on it is if I ever wanted this car, I'd be able to get one eventually, so why lock in for a grand now? Is Tesla just trying to induce a sense of scarcity to get people signing up now? They could just be trying to size up the market. And putting a $1,000 deposit as a requirement does help separate the wheat from the chaff as far as who is seriously thinking of buying. But I suspect the deposit/waiting list model solves more problems for Tesla than it does for Tesla buyers.
What do you folks think?