Recent content by bbqc

Did Tesla just lower its Model X price? Dual motor starts at $99,990 and Plaid at $109,990?

I am on the same boat. But my EDD was March-June 2023 at the time of order. So my request for putting a hold on the order till March 1st was accepted with no question asked. Now, they want me to remove the hold MYSELF by Feb 16 or it will get cancelled automatically. Well, it looks like the...

I did not make any predictions, nor did I invite anyone (or you) to make predictions. I simply presented a fact that used car prices (particularly Tesla) have tanked crazily in the last 6 months or so. Many have said (you included) given the recent price cuts and tax incentives, now is a great...

A salesperson told me they took a MS plaid trade in at $110k around Christmas and now that car is still in the parking lot and will be there probably longer…

Just wanted to offer an update. After having received trade-in offers from Tesla and Carmax, I contacted several local dealers for appraisal. Surprisingly, nearly 1/3 of the dealers I called said they would not even consider buying a used Tesla. Some said it's their corporate decision because of...

Tesla is worse in some sense. They lowered the trade-in offer by about $10k over a month (and about $8k lower than a carmax offer), citing scratches and dings on a rear door. But these were already reported in the last estimate.

I thought they would allow customers to decline 1 VIN. This is the first VIN I was assigned with. The question is whether declining a scheduled delivery is the same as decline the assigned VIN. These two seem the same to me, just wanted to confirm.

Thanks. This is the first VIN that I was assigned. If I cancel this delivery, will they kick me to the back of the line and assign a second VIN later or simply cancel my order?

We could have traded in the MY last summer for $40k. We have two cars and have been working from home, so 1 car would work for us too. Now, I am in the similar situation: I could trade in the car for $22k to Carmax and not take the MY. Then, waiting for a couple of months for further price cuts...

True. Given the crash of used car market (particularly Tesla), it’s hard to believe this won’t affect the new car sales. At least, this massive price cut has not created a huge decrease in new car inventory numbers as the $7,500 incentives around last Christmas. Another reason for this post was...

I have a new family addition last year, so need a big car (hence the 7 seater MY). Also, my 2018 M3 started throwing minor problems from last summer, e.g., doors locks fail to engage from time to time. This is actually my wife’s car. Parking sensor are quite important, I am hoping Tesla vision...

I don’t consider a Tesla car as investment, but when something depreciates ~50% over a period of merely 5 months, one may naturally have a second thought about putting more money on it.

Many of you are excited about the recent price cut on Tesla models and are ready to bite the bait. And those who had purchased their cars last year were whining about the massive price reduction. But, as the title says, is now really a good time to buy a new Tesla? Here is my story for you to...