Let's see....
Where to begin?
* I welcome the commentary, it provides an opportunity to explore the amazing world of Tesla and many perspectives!!!
Thank you. Sincerely.
1. I view this car as a "play with and sell" by the current owner. More akin to buying a rental than from a private party.
A rental car will have several hundred different and often abusive drivers. How could anyone possibly suggest this of our car first from the standpoint the car thus far has had 4 drivers since new. Then the odd perspective that a total stranger has judged my care for a very high valued asset. You know nothing about me or my respect for the assets in my care. How could this be a reasonable position? To suggest that my wife of 35 years or myself have tortured or de-valued this car by "Playing" with it is at the very least strange. Maybe review my LinkedIn page and consider if I seem like an abusive character.
I think we all can agree, there are many private party single owners who completely trash their cars. I just don't happen to be one of them. And so you know, rental cars bring within $1k - $2k of non-rental cars at the wholesale auctions. I'm speaking about the cars Sixt or Hertz would offer in the Mercedes or BMW line. And the Tesla demo/loaner program will have hundreds of different drivers vs our 4 driver car. They discount the car approx. $1.00 per mile on the odometer and I believe $1k per month of use. That would make our car for sale around $$104,500. I would sell it for that. And keep in mind, Tesla doesn't have any white demos for sale like ours. There is that whole supply vs demand thing again.
2. Model X had teething problems, so a low VIN is not attractive.
It's an 8 year unlimited mile drivetrain warranty and as you of course know, 4 year 50k full coverage on all parts and labor. If teething problems can be directly associated with a devaluation I would like to understand your matrix. I have been buying and selling highline, luxury, exotic, and classic cars since 1986. To date, a little over a quarter billion dollars worth. Early and late serial numbers of all cars are the most coveted. No one cares about the middle of the run. If you don't believe the company will stand behind the warranty then your point is valid. I'm not the least bit concerned about that.
And what of the trade-in value? Who really cares what the selling price of the car is if the trade in value offered is $15k short! Just test the waters like I have. See how much Tesla or other dealers will pay for your trade. I can always pay more and offset any spread from a seemingly higher purchase price.
I've personally ordered and driven two Model S sedan over 30k miles. Bought one Roadster via the CPO Tesla program, and Kelsey Grammer's 2008 "EARLY" Roadster off ebay. Which by the way was very easy to sell (after I was finished playing with it) even as a car with significant "Teething problems". Many of which were never resolved. Sadly, none of those sales occurred through this forum.
But I always throw it out there and reply to the comments. And I always use my actual name on all forums. If for no other reason than to cause folks to consider things they might not have processed previously. I'm not much good at many things. I can't say that about this part of my career because I've made the mistakes, learned, and applied the lessons over 30+ years.
Lastly,
Who didn't buy a Tesla of any model and play with it?
And exactly what does that mean? I bought a 2004 Ford F350 new and played with it for 8 years and 100k miles. It still looked brand new when I sold it.
Cheers!
