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Old Feb 2, 2025 | 04:06 PM
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I've always felt Tesla leases are not worth it. It's a shame because they could get more people driving Tesla's that would probably buy their next one
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Old Feb 2, 2025 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Interesting, thank you. That part looked a little confusing on the website but perhaps I just read it wrong. They were showing income caps - it's possible I was on the 'purchase' tab at that time. I'll poke around and see how it changes the math.
Yeah the income caps are for purchasing, $300k for married filing jointly, $225k for head of household or $150k for individual filers. I make too much money to qualify also but we got the tax credit on the Pacifica lease anyways.
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Old Feb 2, 2025 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by swajames
The spoiler alert on the above is that a zero down 36 month lease on a Model Y Launch Edition is close to $900 including tax (adjust for local taxes). If that's including a 7,500 inventive it's effectively meaning that the lease without the incentive would be getting on for $1100 per month. It's bad regardless, but clear that Tesla are not really putting 7500 into the lease.
Whats it pretax? Better to get that R1S or literally any other ev suv from legacy mfgs and enjoy the old school luxury features like a massaging seats and real quality interior.


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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 05:01 AM
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Potentially stupid question. But what exactly is the Launch edition? Is it a long range? Is it a performance? If neither, which is it more similar to?
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 05:08 AM
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i think it's just awd long range with all options including performance boost and fsd.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i think it's just awd long range with all options including performance boost and fsd.
Yes, also towing, any color included, any wheel choice included and initially any interior color included, but white is no longer available on the launch edition.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 07:46 AM
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As the two answers above mention, it's an AWD long range, but with every option included at the same price as well as discounted FSD and supercharging
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 01:43 PM
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Next door to my office is a Tesla testing facility, and a couple of us spotted a Model Y refresh in the parking lot. It seemed to be missing the light bar














I didn't get any front pics because I didn't want to cross on to Tesla's property. As I was walking away, a Tesla employee came out, not sure if it was because I was taking pics

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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:32 PM
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???

The light bar is there not sure what you mean. And isn't that black thought there was no black in the U.S. can't believe everything you read.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
???

The light bar is there not sure what you mean. And isn't that black thought there was no black in the U.S. can't believe everything you read.
On other pics it's a red light bar. This didn't look like a light bar, but just a bar with no LED's, although it could be a white light bar

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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
On other pics it's a red light bar. This didn't look like a light bar, but just a bar with no LED's, although it could be a white light bar
Can't be white all rear facing lights have to be red or amber/yellow except license plate and reverse.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:54 PM
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Look at it, it just looks like a piece of plastic, unless it's red when it's on
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Look at it, it just looks like a piece of plastic, unless it's red when it's on
There is an LED strip above the textured plastic piece that's how this works, reflective.
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
There is an LED strip above the textured plastic piece that's how this works, reflective.
Got it 👍
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Old Feb 3, 2025 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Next door to my office is a Tesla testing facility, and a couple of us spotted a Model Y refresh in the parking lot. It seemed to be missing the light bar

That looks hacked up. Like they added the refresh rear to the older model. Those wheels are the same as on our '23, too.
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