Just the base model rwd juniper, please.

Kinda dumb expecting to drive for 300k miles and getting FSD outright but not getting a premium.

As long as your happy with your purchase that’s all that matters. Enjoy!

Why do they keep buying FSD before Elon makes it transferable 😭😭 Makes no financial sense. FSD doesn’t care how much you drive.

The standard MY is highly underrated. It’s a great car for the price. At least in my country, nothing comes close

In fairness, a vehicle having FSD increases the value by a couple thousand. If OP intends to constantly use FSD and drive a lot, it makes sense.

I feel like if you were gonna keep it 300k mi and purchase FSD I would spent the little bit more for the premium for the extra quality features. However you did say you're not a car guy and head the light bar so I kinda get it. But also your frunk is now smaller and not waterproof. Which people don't realize it's a big downside. I don't know boss man. I feel like the premium rwd would have been better for your Long term keep. Also, slightly better range +36 mi. But I get money talks too with what offers were currently available

I'm learning over time that I'm the odd one. For something as expensive as a car, I don't want to pick from what is just on the lot at that time. I'll wait the time to get the options I want.

Can't wait for you to come back here and list all the negatives...

Why should he? Personally, the standard has everything what I need. Considering that the price gap in Europe is about 10k euro, this is smart decision

Declaring that he wouldn’t wait 2-3 weeks for a premium is a weird thing to say when going a big step down.

It’s not transferable. It has no impact on car value.

Good on you. Enjoy. I’ve had the refreshed M3 RWD since April ‘25 and love it. You can get 300k miles no problem

How so?

20-20 hindsight. I didn't know they were going to bring the apr down to 0.99%. I wouldn't justify the extras for that much extra money and the FSD on top. In the end I just don't like the look of the premium. I can buy a rubber gasket for the frunk.

I think you’re just convincing yourself you made the right decision but deep down you wish you got the premium.

I’ve used my frunk less than 10 times since I got my M3 RWD last April. Not sure if I’m not considering the utility or if it’s not that big a deal

Buying FSD outright on a standard instead of upgrading to a premium was defiantly a decision.

Simply wrong, the car itself keeps FSD. You can’t transfer it to a different car but the car you sell retains FSD (which increases resale value).

Again, the only premium feature I like is the acoustic glass. I don't like the headlights. I used to really like solid tail lights like on the older Dodge charger but the faded beam doesn't appeal to me. I'm being completely honest.

Congrats man! Even the base model is a good choice.

I think you're reacting to possibly buying or thinking of buying a premium and being content that it's the "better" choice, while I don't really agree with the marketing and marginal additions.  At first sight, I thought the headlights were interesting, but over time I've seen them as odd. I used to think a panoramic roof would have been really cool, but using it isn't something I'd be doing because I'm not sitting in the car staring up.  The vegan leather isn't a big difference to me. The rear screen isn't a big deal to me. The interior lightbar is really not an interest. If I could have bought acoustic glass for $2000-3000 I would have, but nothing else appeals. A standard 2026 car is far beyond acceptable. The standard juniper reminds me of an older rx7 FC3S with an obvious modern take, and I like that more than "bling".

It will save me around $4000 over the total ownership 🤷

Fair enough. In US the stdd-to-prem price gap is 5k for rwd, and 7k for awd; i can appreciate the narrowing of scope to only spend on exactly what you need, i did that when picking which gen model S i was going to get. What’s jarring is that the discount doesn’t objectively equal the value of what’s taken away; on the flip side I suppose we could say damn we get a lot more for 7k! But you opened your post as “didn’t want to wait 2-3 weeks”, that screams impulse buy and just accepting less for a big purchase. You should probably downvote yourself instead of me for that botched thought process :)

I still think these base models are great cars. Not everyone needs the speed and small quality of life upgrades from the premium. Enjoy the extra cash in your pocket. I would have preferred a covered roof to reduce cabin noise and i hear the interior in the base is almost just as quiet because of that change. I likely would have got the base model if it were out at the time. I also prefer the open center console, and manual steering wheel. Im considering vynaling over the center of my premium AWD to get as similar front headlights look

It's more like why not make it water proof? You never know when it'll rain and if you have something there, it'll get wet. The peace of mind is great.  It's such a penny pinching move from Tesla.

I might be in the minority but I like the front look of the base standard better than the premium 😂

The Standard Model Y is mostly a good deal but comes with some painful compromise points. The lack of FM radio, fewer speakers, shorter range, and slower charging are most notable. You can probably live without them but they are painful compromises at that price point. I ended up in a Premium RWD Model 3 instead.

Haven't listened to the radio in years 🙂 I can live without the subwoofers, I dial the bass down currently. I have fairly high end headphones for reference, so the comparison when listening to the same song in-car is satisfactory. I wouldn't say I am charging any slower. Full charge at Tesla is 30 mins.  So, while on paper is looks one way or another, it's totally fine.  Again, it's totally fine.

🤝

It is a bit weird. So I'll buy a gasket seal and not think twice about it. $30-$40. Could be worse. If anything, I'm mad about the need to purchase liners.

Sounds like you made the right decision. Congrats.

The thing people disliked most about the standard was no autopilot. Now no models have autopilot. It's a good deal now

Not true anymore unfortunately.

Fsd?

It only came with cruise control unless you bought fsd. Everyone thought that it was crazy. Now the premium only comes with cruise control

Assuming you paid $2k then, not $8k? There is no cost savings with the $8k at the current sub price.

I have a friend who bought a used model y with FSD on it… where are you getting your info?

Welcome to Tesla and don’t listen to anyone who will try to say anything negative. Your car is the most efficient Tesla vehicle, and does everything that any other model Y does. And you saved close to $7k vs Premium model if you consider APR difference. Congrats

Premium doesn’t offer anything special to many people. Many care less about 0-60 number, LED lights, don’t use frunk, cover roof with shades etc. The biggest loss is 20k miles of battery/DU warranty, but with the savings it may be worth the risk.

It's not a lease, so yes, I will have it for a few years without paying the subscription fee.

Do you really regret buying FSD outright. IF your planning on using the car forever then i think its worth. Is it really not worth it?

It's only worth it in the long term. Like 10 years.  I'll be saving $1000 per year after year 8. That's a long time.

How dare you be happy!

I still have Christmas lights my parents gave to me in November sitting in the frunk

😭😭😭😭😭

I don’t think ventilated seats, better climate filtration, panoramic roof, premium audio, better range, faster charging, and ambient lighting are “marginal additions” or just “marketing”. That’s like saying you’d rather have a steel frame bike because carbon is just “marketing”.

I disagree, because I'm not overheating on seats, I don't need "bioweapon" filtration, 2026 basic audio is using the best patents because they've been free use for over a decade, the charging is literally minutes faster, and ambient lighting that is set to rbg is reminiscent of a teenagers bedroom. These are marketing options for people with stimulation issues.

Plus it doesn’t have drain now anymore so is there any chance of it starting to fill up with water?