Recent content by rpat

How is it possible to delay delivery repeatedly?

My new Tesla's auto-wipers suck. They are slow to start when rain starts, and they don't function at the rate they should. Having to look at the touch screen in order to press two buttons while driving in the rain is really not a great experience to control the wipers. Minimalist interior is...

Just like end of 2018, buying to get your tax credit is seemingly a bad idea with Tesla. Don't forget that in Dec 2019. Tax credit drop is more than offset by price drop + better paint. More-so for the Performance version. Also better build quality as they won't be rushing to get things out...

You got a steal. I would've easily taken that. I was told there were no demos or inventories with price reductions in June

You've picked one of the best resale cars (civic) and one of the worst (C250). No one wants a C250. The average 2013 42k car should be worth a bit more. The average civic-like compact sedan from ford/gm/nissan/kia will be worth less Maintenance of the civic will be cheap. Maintenance of the...

mine is also saying 'within spec' . lol i haven't asked what spec is though. I've only bought a few cars. None came with visibly obvious defects, or wax residue, wax dust, and pollen at delivery

Glamisduner -- those def look worse than the issues on mine. I agree with the trunk being the trickiest because it requires pulling out interior trim -- which could break clips, and probably very hard to align by hand by someone who is overworked. I emailed the list of issues, said if they...

Your opinion on if I should ask to fix these things or just pass on it?

I rejected delivery of LR AWD. This morning, via email, they said they could fix the paint chip and asked if I still wanted it. Here's the list of cosmetic issues I had, and what I'm thinking of asking before accepting a delivery retry (side note: i didn't check for any missing clips or to...

I rejected delivery yesterday. Would you have done the same? Small issues, and maybe if I hadn't read this forum I wouldn't have rejected, but rather fix it when I can check the work, rather than later. DA (Delivery Adviser) said it might not get fixed in Q2. I said if that's the case, then...

June 6 build date, LR AWD. Tesla Rep said it has HW3. How to confirm that at delivery?

^^^ awesome!

cheapening out on power seats on a 50k car would not have been a good idea. The extra the S offers is worth the price difference from the 3. Most shoppers don't care about it though, and won't spend the extra money. Its the same reason the BMW 7 series, MB S class, Lexus LS sell much lower...

If somoene isn't paying 3750 in federal taxes, they don't qualify. Could easily be the case for a retired person or someone starting or running a money losing business venture. So a price reduction is better. Or he could be Jeff Bezos. He never sells stock, just borrows against it to finance...

Agreed. I dont need the car until July. Seeing end of Q1 deals, I decided to wait for end of Q2 deals on either new or inventory. Price went up by 2000. No big deal, autopilot now included Price went up by another 500. Shoot, that sucks FSD went up by 1000. That also sucks Referral bonus...