Yes! I 100% agree! But once again goes back to the risk you’re willing to take! I just can’t bring a female! Hence, in my personal opinion I just haven’t seen any “deals” from a used car dealership worth jumping on vs one certified from Tesla! They have all seemed to be priced very similar to Tesla’s used car prices, esp if you wait then out! But again, that’s just been my observation from what I’ve been looking for!The other MASSIVE downside to buying from a used car dealership is the incredible risk you take with a car that has been wrecked, rebuilt, salvaged or otherwise compromised. Often times a history check, test drive or even careful inspection may not reveal this checkered past.
In my experience, shopping for used a Model S in the $40-$50k+ price range, it seems that the percentage of this being the case at a used car dealership is alarmingly high. Often times it's not easy to find even if you do your due diligence due to intentional deception and omission. There's is, after all, a LOT of motivation for a dealer/salesperson to hide this from you and convince you it's the greatest car ever.
For every person like me, yourself and the few others that have posted much negativity about ALM specifically there is 1,000 sheep that will simply stumble into a car dealership, find the car they never knew they needed and slurp up whatever the salesperson is peddling all while volunteering their monthly payment budget of "around $2,000" hoping they can "get financing done" because banks hate financing upside down cars to people who clearly don't understand finance as it makes it difficult to recoup their investment once they repo.
The only true “deal” I saw was a 2016 w/2.0 in an odd color from ALM, which was around 50 K. However this was the car which was sold but still listed!
I would say to just do your thorough research b/c I have heard of these horror stories, especially from used car dealerships; before signing on the dotted line!