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Wow, really? They have a store in my local mall that is always packed with people. They have been trying to build hype for the past 2 years in in our area, I thought they would succeed.
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Website is still up and the Reserve page is still working. but looking at the price of 90K-100K+, I think this would have been a hard sell...
I never went into the store, but I assumed based on brand and style of the vehicle, this would be a 60K car
The current gas prices are now trickling down to goods and services. I reserved an Uber for tomorrow night to meet up with a friend, I'll be working late and parking is an issue so it's easier to take an Uber, and the price has gone up from what it normally is which is $12. Interestingly enough, it's a little cheaper to select an Electric vehicle
The current gas prices are now trickling down to goods and services.
I noticed that this week at the grocery store. A couple of things suddenly spiked, but perhaps the clearest example is tubs of lettuce (Earthbound Farms or Gotham Greens brand). We get these regularly, and the standard "sale/coupon" price is $1.99 pretty much every week, with a very rare 99 cents maybe 5 times a year. Has been that way for YEARS. This week the coupon is $2.49, which I'm expecting to be the "new normal". Since these are physically large compared to their cost/weight, I'm guessing the per-delivery costs have risen to the point that the prior margin was untenable.
Last edited by geko29; Mar 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM.
Reason: Removed reference to gas prices
I noticed that this week at the grocery store. A couple of things suddenly spiked, but perhaps the clearest example is tubs of lettuce (Earthbound Farms or Gotham Greens brand). We get these regularly, and the standard "sale/coupon" price is $1.99 pretty much every week, with a very rare 99 cents maybe 5 times a year. Has been that way for YEARS. This week the coupon is $2.49, which I'm expecting to be the "new normal". Since these are physically large compared to their cost/weight, I'm guessing the per-delivery costs have risen to the point that the prior margin was untenable.
Not to bring up or discuss gas prices, but diesel is now above $7 at many stations here, and gas has pretty much hit $6 for regular. As we already know or are slowly learning, it's diesel fuel that transports goods. Maybe time for the Tesla Semi?
Last edited by geko29; Mar 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM.
Reason: Removed quoted reference to gas prices
Yeah this was always the plan. The iX was a pilot of sorts, to learn and bridge the gap to the launch of the Neue Klasse, while also familiarizing the customer basis with a new branding. The iX5 is the direct replacement for the iX, though the iX3 is launching first.
Audi did the same thing with the e-tron, which was discontinued and directly replaced with the Q8 e-tron--but joined by the Q6 e-tron, Q4 e-tron, A6 e-tron and e-tron GT (Taycan).
