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Lots of Gravity inventory in Miami World Center garage.

Lycra said:
Check xpeng X9 (I know not available in Us).
Just based on specs I mean
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Like you said, not available in the US so not especially relevant to me. Interesting though.
 
Ron_Burgundy said:
Like you said, not available in the US so not especially relevant to me. Interesting though.
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And it looks like a minivan! Don't be silly.
 
Miami_Lucid_Man said:
They need the midsize now more than ever if they’re relying on Gravity leasing upwards of $1700/mo.
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I don't think they really are. They're just focused on pushing the 2026 models out the door, and the 2027 lease prices are likely to be more attractive when they shift focus to selling those. Possibly as soon as this weekend, since I see the number of 2026 in the inventory page is down quite a bit, and picking 2027 shows more vehicles to choose from than picking 2026.
 
TahoeMichael said:
I don't think they really are. They're just focused on pushing the 2026 models out the door, and the 2027 lease prices are likely to be more attractive when they shift focus to selling those. Possibly as soon as this weekend, since I see the number of 2026 in the inventory page is down quite a bit, and picking 2027 shows more vehicles to choose from than picking 2026.
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Let's see...
 
Well, if the count is correct on the available inventory site there are only 80 2026 Gravity left - 43 Grand Touring and 37 Touring.
 
No depends how you filter. For 2026 I got 106

30 - Black
12 - White
36 - Green
16 - Gray
12 - Bronze

Also 106 when checked by wheel size.
 
Pragmatic said:
No depends how you filter. For 2026 I got 106

30 - Black
12 - White
36 - Green
16 - Gray
12 - Bronze

Also 106 when checked by wheel size.
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Quite a few of them are labeled "available in 2 weeks", which implies there's a reserve of vehicles at the factory, and perhaps not all of them are visible in the inventory system. They may well be on the verge of having sold all the 2026's, but I also wouldn't be shocked to discover that there's a bunch more of them that we cannot see when we search. I won't be surprised if the leasing terms in August continue to be focused on clearing out 2026, and I wouldn't be surprised if they shift gears to focus on 2027 sales. I'm more comfortable predicting that September will see just a few lingering unsold 2026 vehicles, and the lease terms in that month will be focused on trying to move enough 2027 Gravities to make the quarterly numbers look good.
 
Lycra said:
Even thorugh a business is nonsense... because you still pay for it ;)
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Not really. Here in the US and especially in Calif, you either find ways to spend money on your business or ship it off to Uncle Sam in taxes...and look what they do with it!
Self employed is the way to go here!!
 
hwy17er said:
Not really. Here in the US and especially in Calif, you either find ways to spend money on your business or ship it off to Uncle Sam in taxes...and look what they do with it!
Self employed is the way to go here!!
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But only tax profits :) if you invest in things to grow your profits are lower and therefore lower taxes. But spending extreme amounts in a car I doubt it's worth it 😅
 
hwy17er said:
but where would you service it?
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In Germany there is service close by actually. And even closer than gravity service center...🙈
However I actually still do not want a Chinese car...
 
TahoeMichael said:
Ship it to China, get it repaired, ship it back, takes about the same amount of time as one of Lucid's overloaded service centers.

kidding-not-kidding
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That could be true 🤣but honestly I do not know about the service centers in Germany yet. Not having a gravity yet. Asked the sales rep about sc issues because I read so many bad things here...he said it is also taking 4 weeks for one of his customers at the moment...
That is crazy considering the low sales of lucid in Germany..
These sales are nothing...🙈
 

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Lycra said:
But only tax profits :) if you invest in things to grow your profits are lower and therefore lower taxes. But spending extreme amounts in a car I doubt it's worth it 😅
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Hmmm...not sure you get my point in the US tax system. Assuming you're going to spend that money on the car anyway, claiming it's for business use allows you to deduct it off your tax bill ...otherwise you have to pay that money in income taxes and spend the money on the car, a double expense. In other words, your lease payments can come from after tax dollars or as a cost of doing business that lowers your taxable income by that amount. The theory being that the leasing company then pays that amount as their taxable income instead of you.
Investing in the growth of your business is a completely different animal.
 
hwy17er said:
Hmmm...not sure you get my point in the US tax system. Assuming you're going to spend that money on the car anyway, claiming it's for business use allows you to deduct it off your tax bill ...otherwise you have to pay that money in income taxes and spend the money on the car, a double expense.
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Sure i understand and it is the same in Germany ;)
I meant that the leasing price is so high compared to other car companies ;)
 
Lycra said:
Sure i understand and it is the same in Germany ;)
I meant that the leasing price is so high compared to other car companies ;)
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So have some fun having a nicer car...we work hard for it!
 
exxxviii said:
Haha. For this price, I expect it to be pretty freaking amazing at almost everything. Is this your first luxury car purchase? Do you have Stockholm Syndrome? Have you never had a BMW 7 Series or M-B S Class? For this price tag, I expect nothing less than ne plus ultra.
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Price means nothing….Toyotas are cheap and they are better than a BNW at some things.

Oh, I paid 100k so my car needs to the best at everything doesn’t make sense.

Each customer has their expectation. Yours are not based on reality. You are free to expect what you want, but that’s not how the world works.
 
Bdr100 said:
Yes, I realize that option 1 is unlikely. First off, the Gravity you referenced is a pretty low spec model, so not a direct comparison to your car. But still likely that fully loaded used GGTs in 2 years will be selling for low $60k. The stupidity is that BoA does zero negotiation on buy out price. Assuming average resale in 2 years is low 60s, when BoA takes your car back, they will auction it off for low 50s. Financially it makes sense for BoA to offer you to keep your current car for mid 60s and cut their loss by $10k.

My gut feeling is that I might end up with option 3. BMW and Mercedes are making major progress. Will be interesting to see what the GLE EV looks like in another year or so. New C class is getting rave reviews and GLE should upgrade things a bit. Will also most likely have the new NVIDIA Thor chip and be capable of Level 4 ADAS. People on this forum love to trash traditional dealers but my local Mercedes dealer (my other car is a Mercedes ICE convertable) is light years better service experience than local Lucid SC.
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I am willing to service my car at a Lucid service center despite the present issues rather than deal with a dealership! That’s how much I hate the nickel and diming. They are just not straightforward. I never left a dealership content with my experience.
 
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