This was an interesting read from an admittedly biased crew - not a negative, but all forums have selection bias. You probably wouldn't be here if you didn't own or like Taycans ;)
My opinion will probably be an unpopular one, but I'll throw it in here to get torn apart. First of all, agree...
From Motor Authority:
Let's see... $50k down on a $200k+ car or a ?? deposit on a $2m+ car (before import/taxes or whatever it takes to get the car from Croatia). Yeah, I'll wait for the Roadster :cool:
That's the price you pay to be "first in line" as it were. This is no different than when you read about other manufacturers release some supercar in the future - oh and by the way, they're already all spoken for. Tesla will be late for sure, but they'll deliver.
I actually like Tesla's model...
Obviously people dropping that kind of cash aren't missing it. If I had any indication that production would start soonish, I'd. certainly put down $50k on a Roadster, but I'm not wealthy enough to part ways with that type of money for years.
And if you have to ask why, consider what this car...
I just installed an electric water heater which has way more draw than the Tesla charger and it has the same exact connectors. To my knowledge, they're standard UL approved connectors. If there's melting it's because the connection wasn't properly made/torqued down.