My guess is less paperwork for the buyer and Tesla as it relates to state taxes. NJ does not charge any use/sales tax on EVs, while NY does. So if you take delivery in NY you’ll probably have to file paperwork ahead of time seeking an out-of-state waiver, or pay it and then request it back, which might take a month or more to get your money back.
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May 8th OD here and still VINless…
Hoping you get a VIN soon, I noticed your EDD and I wanted to mention that I‘m a May 10th order and my EDD was somewhere around October when the VIN appeared. So hopefully a similar situation on your order where it just appears and your EDD moves up.
eleven24
Member
I'll admit, I initially thought you were overreacting (to Vroom, not the private sales - been there done that and you get some interesting messages), until I started reading a little:
Is Vroom Legit?
If you're looking to purchase a car, the question you want an answer: Is Vroom legit? PR Pro Justin Brady shares how they silence customers.justinkbrady.com
The one thing I find weird about this is that they have a policy that you're supposed to be able to return a car for whatever reason for up to a week or 250 miles.
I kept reading in a lot of other review and ratings sites and to be fair, most negative reviews I read were in the purchase process. And the ones that discussed selling were that the company became unresponsive BEFORE they even picked up the car. I didn't see any that brought up not receiving the agreed upon amount after the car was picked up.
All that said, there are definitely some issues with the company so just an extra confirmation that you don't need that your concerns are probably well-founded. I am sure people have great experiences with no problems, but theyre a small and growing company and seems like they don't have everything ironed out yet. I guess it runs in the industry.
Having only conducted vehicle transactions through traditional car dealerships, this is foreign to me. It absolutely seems like Vroom, Carvana and Carmax are the future of sales, but I just don't know enough about them. Sure, there are online reviews of which most negative ones come from the purchasing side like you said, but my initial gut feeling is don't do it. Perhaps because I'm analytical by nature and gray area is not something my brain likes to process, but going against my gut instinct in the past usually hasn't worked out too well.
As of now, the difference between Vroom and Tesla is about $1500 more on the Vroom side. That's assuming Vroom's price doesn't change. But there is a real risk that after taking away the Raptor that the $1500 difference evaporates. Or the whole transaction becomes a nightmare.
I'm looking at it this way. 19 months ago the Raptor cost me $68k. 16k miles in and Tesla's offering me a few thousand less than I purchased it for. Not exactly a bad situation to be in.
I appreciate the good vibes…hope I get some good news soon.
Besides waiting for VINs and EDD updates, anyone have fun or interesting plans for the long weekend?
My weekend kicked off with a bang! Had today off in addition to the upcoming Monday holiday, thanks to Air Force higher ups in my command, generous taxpayers, and viewers like you. Had a chill day helping wife with groceries, laundry, cooked us lunch, relaxed, did the good husband gig…and decided to get some exercise and go for a long walk on a nearby trail around 5pm. Things got interesting there.
I plugged in my earbuds, turned up my NPR, tech, news, science podcasts, and had an entirely uneventful 4.5 miles out of my 5 mile walk. Then a gang of cyclists approached, swerving all around the trail, yelling profanities at me. I moved over to the far right, pretty much to the edge, and they lined up, momentarily blocking the trail, then came charging at me full speed in succession. Well, I had to either dive into the bushes/trees, or stand my ground. I chose to stand my ground, kept walking forward but with a little more vigor, and did my best stiff-arm fend. Made contact with 3 of them, fourth and fifth riders played chicken and swerved away at the last second. None of them fell off, but they were surprised and a little caught off guard that I hit them. I expected them to come at me again for another go at me, but thankfully all they did was just shout a lot more profanities at me. Nothing racial, though again, thanks to NPR I couldn’t hear everything they shouted. I’m no superstar athlete but I‘m fit and decently coordinated. Getting in an unarmed fight with five young asshats would’ve been unpleasant and painful for all parties.
Well, the weekend’s just getting started and my buddies will for sure get a kick out of this story. Party on, VINless souls!
My weekend kicked off with a bang! Had today off in addition to the upcoming Monday holiday, thanks to Air Force higher ups in my command, generous taxpayers, and viewers like you. Had a chill day helping wife with groceries, laundry, cooked us lunch, relaxed, did the good husband gig…and decided to get some exercise and go for a long walk on a nearby trail around 5pm. Things got interesting there.
I plugged in my earbuds, turned up my NPR, tech, news, science podcasts, and had an entirely uneventful 4.5 miles out of my 5 mile walk. Then a gang of cyclists approached, swerving all around the trail, yelling profanities at me. I moved over to the far right, pretty much to the edge, and they lined up, momentarily blocking the trail, then came charging at me full speed in succession. Well, I had to either dive into the bushes/trees, or stand my ground. I chose to stand my ground, kept walking forward but with a little more vigor, and did my best stiff-arm fend. Made contact with 3 of them, fourth and fifth riders played chicken and swerved away at the last second. None of them fell off, but they were surprised and a little caught off guard that I hit them. I expected them to come at me again for another go at me, but thankfully all they did was just shout a lot more profanities at me. Nothing racial, though again, thanks to NPR I couldn’t hear everything they shouted. I’m no superstar athlete but I‘m fit and decently coordinated. Getting in an unarmed fight with five young asshats would’ve been unpleasant and painful for all parties.
Well, the weekend’s just getting started and my buddies will for sure get a kick out of this story. Party on, VINless souls!
Dayum…. I’m humbled. Get thee a VIN now!
Lesson: don’t mess with members of our Armed Forces. Nor, as least as importantly, with VINless MY waiters.
It just sucks because it’s beautiful and popular trail. Lots of families, dog walkers, runners, women, children, young, old, everyone - a true a gem for the community. Who are they going to mess with next? Who have they messed with before? Is it satisfying to them to push grandma down in the ditch?
Part of me almost wish that I could teach them a lesson that attacking people out of the blue is not okay, that if you eff around, there are consequences. Oh well, I can only do so much, I certainly can’t fix other families’ poor parenting.
Not directly about Tesla but impactful, nonetheless:
“General Motors will shut production at most of its North American plants for a week or two starting next week as the worsening chip shortage takes another bite out of its plans.”
the difference —-> GM communicates with its customers. Tesla shows meaningless EDDs and doesn’t communicate a farking thing.
“General Motors will shut production at most of its North American plants for a week or two starting next week as the worsening chip shortage takes another bite out of its plans.”
the difference —-> GM communicates with its customers. Tesla shows meaningless EDDs and doesn’t communicate a farking thing.
That’s awesome! Ahead of the curve, I like it.
Well, ahead of the curve for a military installation at least.
ConchChick
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collaGOunltd
Current Delivery Times Grad Class of 9/2021
Well, it’s not going away completely as we’re keeping our truck, but it won’t be me pumping the fuel lol! I just filled up on Sunday and had to do it all again today 
Our kiddo is gonna be super sad when she realizes we don’t get Icees or Tornadoes from the gas station anymore
Yes007
7/Red/Blk/OD7-21/EDD(11/02-11/30)/Order on hold
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JaeTheDev
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I was hoping my MYP showed up early to the Warwick SC so I could pick it up. Doesn’t appear that will be the case though. LOL
ConchChick
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I kept checking the website as often as I could; took 2 days. However I think mine lasted on the website for a couple hours before I took it because it was a demoQuestion for those of you trying to nab an inventory/demo car (or have successfully grabbed one already). Are you camping out on Tesla-info? Monitoring with a distill? Something else? My spec has popped up a couple of times, but I wasn't quick enough to grab it. Set up a distill and now I'm getting this message
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DaveGT
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So in anyone's opinion, how long do you feel, it should take for an inventory car to go from Vegas to Atlanta? Taking a poll for science...
To be included in the next holiday's safety briefing! Glad it didn't escalate beyond that. It's a shame they didn't fall.
I played 18 holes of disc golf with my wife and friends. Then did nothing followed by a few deployments to Rebirth Island in Warzone for the evening. Tomorrow is a long run then cleaning the house in preparation for hosting some friends for a cookout following going to a AA baseball game with them, which is on Sunday. Probably more disc golf on Sunday if I can squeeze it in. Monday? Probably no labor besides a light run.
Oh, and checking my EDD and tesla-info.
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