I happen to purchase my MYLR in April 2023. Just before they came out with HW4. So, my HW3 FSD won’t ever meet the potential that even the HW4 cars will meet, let alone the future need for HW5. I have had the car for 2 years now, so by the time it gets retrofitted (Elon Jan, 25) it may be 3 to 4 years old. It has already depreciated 50% from purchase, what will it be worth in 2 more years when Tesla might get around to the problem of us Legacy FSD owners? I have a suggestion that could help Tesla and the current owners who are loyal to Tesla and are planning on upgrading their cars in the next couple of years. Make them an offer they can’t refuse to get them out of their legacy HW3 cars. It will cost Tesla most of $15,000 to retrofit these cars. And what about the FSD that they paid at least $8000 for? Let them purchase a new car (any model) with a discount that works for both parties, such as $12,000 plus let them transfer the FSD to the new car. Give them top dollar for trade in. Maybe throw in another benefit like a couple of years of Supercharging. Make it a program for the next two years, and see how many of those legacy cars can be recovered. This is a win-win for all involved. It creates loyalty, moves new cars into the population and tells the public that Tesla cares about their owners. I’d actually like to have a new Model S, probably after the rumored refresh this fall. It could come with the HW5 and solves another future problem.
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