About a week ago, I took a test drive of a 2023 MX. I was happy with the yoke but not the price so I told the salesman that I would think about ordering a vehicle. That was a week ago. Yesterday, I got a call from a California-based Tesla Ownership Loyalty Advisor who offered a "$20,000 discount" on the price as well as a $3000 offer that could pay for 3 years of Supercharging or just taken off the price--but the details of those offers were contingent on me trading in my 2017 MX. I asked him to send me the details in an email. He did, but while it clarified the $3000 offer, he did not mention the $20,000 discount other than to say that prices have dropped and that the offer expires in February. He said that the trade-in estimate they made would be finalized by sending them six pictures (inside and out) but only if I committed to the sale. He called again when pressed and said that the discounts were between "$10,000 and $18,500" depending on what I ordered.
He then asked me to use my Tesla App to configure my new vehicle and push the commit button. I looked at the price offered online and it's no different than the price I had seen leading up to this exchange. I'm really uncomfortable agreeing to a sale that does not have the bottom-line price. I've been buying cars since 1966. I know high-pressure sales techniques when I see them and they still make me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable.
I'm still considering selling the 2017 MX to a private party--I have a couple of friends who have shown serious interest. I have not negotiated a price but they were not spooked by the suggested price around $65,000--at the top end of the Tesla trade-in estimate. But if I sell to a private party, I would pay 10% state sales tax on the whole amount which would cost me an additional $5,500-$6,500 (or so).
Suggestions?
He then asked me to use my Tesla App to configure my new vehicle and push the commit button. I looked at the price offered online and it's no different than the price I had seen leading up to this exchange. I'm really uncomfortable agreeing to a sale that does not have the bottom-line price. I've been buying cars since 1966. I know high-pressure sales techniques when I see them and they still make me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable.
I'm still considering selling the 2017 MX to a private party--I have a couple of friends who have shown serious interest. I have not negotiated a price but they were not spooked by the suggested price around $65,000--at the top end of the Tesla trade-in estimate. But if I sell to a private party, I would pay 10% state sales tax on the whole amount which would cost me an additional $5,500-$6,500 (or so).
Suggestions?