Buying out of inventory

[Robert A]

Tesla has a LR RWD from inventory. Has about 200 miles, and the savings is around $800. Tesla sales consultant confirms it's not a returned car. April build. Config is good, and I would consider buying the same as a custom build for full price.

What are the considerations of buying a car out of inventory? Are there things to look for? Does the car feel slightly used at time of delivery?

 

[Zaxxon]

Same things you'd look for in a custom build. Remember that there's no guarantee that a custom built car would be perfect, either. So I'd say look it over really well, and go for it unless you find something significant.

Minor stuff can be remedied by lighting dollar bills on fire until you reach serenity. You'll likely get there far before you hit $800 burnt.

 

[Gordon87]

In March I purchased a LR AWD built 12/2018 with almost 600 miles, with a discount of about $4,600. Never learned the history of the miles, but I did learned that the car was at a suburban Chicago retail store that had been closed. So I assume it might have been a test car and maybe a floor model for some time. Upon delivery, the car seemed flawless and they had washed it (actually, it seemed to have been detailed) and fully charged it (since I didn’t have access to an electric outlet when I picked the car up). I was quite pleased with the deal and the delivery experience.

You might ask for a larger discount, but I don’t know if they will agree. Mine got a greater discount possibly because they just wanted to liquidate the closed store’s inventory, and I wanted the larger discount since it was a 2018 build and thus, a year’s depreciation. (I know, I know - Tesla’s don’t have model years, but stil...)

Good luck.

 

[ewoodrick]

Biggest item is not to wait too long. There are a number of folks wanting that config, so it may already be gone. (Especially since you told folks it was available)

 

[jerryfan2000]

$800 off doesn't sound like a very good discount. I bought a Mid Range on the same day MR was discontinued (I was there to buy LR in fact) and they gave me $3900 off for a brand new MR.

 

[Robert A]

$800 off doesn't sound like a very good discount. I bought a Mid Range on the same day MR was discontinued (I was there to buy LR in fact) and they gave me $3900 off for a brand new MR.

$800 off sound like much of a discount to me either, but it's $4/mile. Does Tesla ever negotiate?

 

[OCR1]

$800 discount on a LR RWD for only 200 miles is a good deal. But if the car was built prior to April 12 and only has V2.5 I’d probably pass. Otherwise, I’d grab it before someone else does.

 

[Robert A]

$800 discount on a LR RWD for only 200 miles is a good deal. But if the car was built prior to April 12 and only has V2.5 I’d probably pass. Otherwise, I’d grab it before someone else does.

What's significant about the 4/12 build date or v2.5? I'm still pretty new here.

 

[SoManyM3s]

What's significant about the 4/12 build date or v2.5? I'm still pretty new here.

After that date, cars have hardware 3.0. so if you don't okay on buying fsd, you'll have better hardware. If you but fsd, they'll upgrade you to 3.0 later anyways

 

[Robert A]

Is there a known issue with April build quality?

 

[OCR1]

Is there a known issue with April build quality?

No. There are just a lot of buyers who are now aware that Tesla switched over to their newly released Autopilot V3 hardware as of April 12th so Tesla has been offering discounts to the pre April 12th builds to move them out of inventory. The one you are looking at may or may not fall into that category but it’s a good thing to ask just so that you know what you are buying.

 

[bogich]

No, they just come with the upgraded full self driving computer HW 3.0.
If you do not buy FSD and do not care about it, then you are fine. If you get pre April 12 car and buy FSD, they will upgrade your car's computer for free(but you'll have to wait).

 

[ngogas]

Let us know if you end up getting it.