Recent content by gobble

So if I'm in WI and want to order a long range but the delivery estimate of a performance is much sooner, June - August, is it realistic than I might see one in June/July if I spend the extra for the performance version? Is there a way to get more certainty?

I am one who is reconsidering...I have a new found respect for Elon and am considering buying a Tesla again. I'd love to see him move from CA to a state friendlier to business.

Why would you pay that much though when you could have bought one brand new for that price after the tax credit in early 2019?

But with the Tesla model not really taking trades that forces people to private party their cars.... or settle for the lowball offers from Carmax.

Why would you not do a private party transaction for $40k? You trust a dealer more than an individual? That makes no sense. Last year I bought a $195k car from a private party. I got to know the seller, saw his house and other cars, learned the history of the car, etc. I'd much rather buy a...

This is where the LR 2WD is trading at the Manheim auctions: 1/3/20 $42,700 4,363 4.5 EL/A Blue Regular Southwest Dallas 12/27/19 $42,750 2,710 4.1 EL/A Red Regular West Coast Nevada 12/26/19 $29,200* 17,550 2.1 EL/A Black Regular Southeast Palm Beach 12/12/19 $36,600 7,999 4.0 EL/A Silver...

I've probably told this story before but I had my 458 in for paint protection film last fall and the owner of the shop walked me over to a tesla they were wrapping to show me how bad the paint job was. He knew I was looking at them. It was a black car, had spots where the primer was showing...

Do you think when Ford starts rolling Mach E's off the line next year you could pull 10 cars aside and find a single paint imperfection in the bunch? I doubt it. I wouldn't be surprised if Tesla pays people to troll these forums convincing people it's ok to accept cars with inferior build quality.

Ha, yeah right. A new car shouldn't have a pimple in the paint right by the door handle and they were smart enough to know that and take care of it. It was a pretty easy conversation.

Going back to 2007 I refused delivery of a Mini Cooper because it had a little pimple in the clear coat, after waiting 3 months for the car. The dealership ended up giving me like $1,000 of accessories to take the car. I didn't know it at the time but a week later a body shop was able to...

Not overreacting at all. These posts probably don't even happen in the Kia forums (if there is such a thing). A $60k car shouldn't have paint this bad. Can you imagine the build quality in the cars that are being slammed out for 12/31 delivery...

I think being able to switch over to gas when the charge runs out is a pretty big benefit. I've also looked at the Bolt but can't justify paying the same price for something that can't get me to Chicago and back without stopping for a charge.

This is a really good question and it's one I've been asking myself for about a year now. I really want to buy a model 3, I can't explain why, but every time I get close I realize it's a bad idea. My 4th Volt that I bought earlier this year had something like a $42k MSRP but was ~ $29k after...

If I were you I'd just cancel the FSD. Tesla's lack of concern for their customers will catch up with them once the other manufacturers start introducing better built cars with the full federal tax rebate.

It would make more sense for black to be free and to charge extra for the good colors.