Recent content by durbinlc

I am in this predicament as well now. I have a 2022 Model 3 SR that I do not need. It was from a buyback swap of my 2021 Model 3, but I upgraded to a Model Y already and took delivery. I live in Houston,TX and have been looking into what, if any options I have in getting out of the tax on the...

Did some research and you are right. After 3 years I would only owe 30k and it still be worth 55k roughly. That is 25k in equity. Over those 3 years it is $7,200 more than leasing so I would come out ahead roughly $18k. I just have to put my wife's frame of mind that it is a savings account...

Do you have to pay the full taxes up front on the lease as well in Texas? I was under the impression the Sales Tax on a lease is factored into the lease price. The reason I was going to go with the lease and put $11,440 down and pay $745 per month, while putting $8,500 in investments. If I end...

Yeah this is the way I am leaning as well. I just wanted to get as many eyes and opinions on it as possible. I guess I could order and take delivery of both. I wonder if Chase Bank would allow me to modify my loan once I got the check from my equity in the wrecked M3 and the sale of the 2022 M3...

Yeah so here is where it stands right now. Tesla got back to me and admitted that the car was indeed wrecked and the only reason it is showing up on the Carfax is because the test driver had to file an insurance claim because they could not cover the damage. They told me normally Tesla would...

That is lesson I learned so far from this. Unless it has 0.00 miles on it, I will probably run a Carfax/Autocheck on it. I am naturally an optimistic person so to me it is very possible no one at Tesla intentionally did this, perhaps there was miscommunication internally or a breakdown of...

3% is ~$1,200. So yeah. My brother had a fender bender where the sensor fell off the bumper and it was 8k on his exact model and year as mine.

Then it has to be from Fremont California. This is what is on my 553-TX-ARB-e Sales Contract.

I purchased and registered it in Texas

Yes, according to the damage scale it can have a 3 number range. Autocheck and Carfax reported airbag deployment. The Crash report filled out by the officer also listed code number 5, which means multiple airbags deployed.

Minor damage to the building. The vehicle damage rating was 12-FD-3. Which by the state of Texas resembles something close to these two images.

Dude...took your advice. Autocheck had the actual case number. So I did some digging and found out it was Harris County Sheriffs Office that filed the report. Went to the TXDOT website, purchased the State Accident Report. Unbelievable.

December of 2020, which keeps it in play. That was a good idea though. Thanks!

Not yet. I am waiting for Tesla to respond. Those are good ideas, I have not taken it to a body shop. When I took delivery of the car I inspected it close like everyone on this site says to do (panel gaps, chips, rim scuffs, etc) It looked great and still does. The Carfax does not list where it...

I want to give Tesla a chance to make it right I love my car and still plan on buying another one even with these issues. At the same time I also don't want this to take months to resolve if possible. I have sent information to an attorney that specializes in diminished value in vehicles, and I...