Wouldn't it be cheaper to just pick it up in Virginia?
Yes, but some of us thought it would be cool to pick up at the Factory, take the tour, and drive it home cross country. You get that, right?
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Wouldn't it be cheaper to just pick it up in Virginia?
Yep. I might do that myself. I'm thinking about it. The only problem is that it's going to happen in the Winter.Yes, but some of us thought it would be cool to pick up at the Factory, take the tour, and drive it home cross country. You get that, right?
I was under the impression that even if you picked up at the factory, you paid the destination charge.
Can someone confirm this?
A resident of NH can't buy a car in OR? Neither state charges sales tax. I'm not trying to get out of anything, as I wouldn't have paid sales tax purchasing in my home state.
I don't believe that's correct. Oregon isn't going to charge CA sales tax unless it was selling to a Californian.
Federal law says destination charge is the same no matter where you get the car. Another bit of protectionist legislation courtesy of the auto dealer cartel that limits meaningful competition among dealers.Yeah, can someone answer this?
buying from Portland is what he's saying, unless I missed something I don't see the issue (besides potentially jamming up my local portland SC with an east coaster )Yes, if you purchase the car in OR, OR will then charge the sales tax in your resident State. The OP apparently wants to purchase the car in his resident State (NH) but take possession in OR to avoid the CA sales tax. That's where the rub is. If he wants to avoid the CA tax, he should purchase the car in OR from an OR Tesla showroom (Portland, I think).
The OP is in CT (which has lower sales tax than CA, so picking up in CA costs more in tax). I mentioned picking up/taking delivery/purchasing/whatever in OR as a NH resident in post #25.Yes, if you purchase the car in OR, OR will then charge the sales tax in your resident State. The OP apparently wants to purchase the car in his resident State (NH) but take possession in OR to avoid the CA sales tax. That's where the rub is. If he wants to avoid the CA tax, he should purchase the car in OR from an OR Tesla showroom (Portland, I think).
Damn east coast tourists!buying from Portland is what he's saying, unless I missed something I don't see the issue (besides potentially jamming up my local portland SC with an east coaster )
Federal law says destination charge is the same no matter where you get the car. Another bit of protectionist legislation courtesy of the auto dealer cartel that limits meaningful competition among dealers.
That's good to know. I will be very interested in finding out if Tesla will make any adjustments.Okay, here is the latest on this issue, I just called my local store, service center. Currently, the model S and X have a $1200 destination and factory prep fee. That fee cannot be waived, even if picking up directly in Fremont. However, he said there has been some informal chat about waving this fee or reducing the fee on the model 3 with a factory delivery. He said that everything is still up in the air with regards to the T3. He said the current best guess is that initial deliveries of the T3 will not begin until Spring of 2018.
Yeah, can someone answer this?
Yeah, can someone answer this?
I believe you are correct. This is my understanding too.A quick search of the BOE website came up blank for me, but I believe that since an out-of-state buyer has no California address, Tesla would only collect 71/2% of the sales price exclusive of the delivery charge for those folks.
Sure, there would be plenty to see and do on the way home, an it would be a nice week with my wife.
I got my Mercedes with European delivery at the factory in Germany and I dropped it off in Amsterdam and it was shipped to my nearest dealer (Oregon) without any destination charge. That was in addition to 7% off MSRP and a factory tour and lunch. They also provided 1 night in a very nice hotel and taxi vouchers from the airport to the hotel and then to the factory. BMW, Porsche, Volvo and others have similar programs. If Tesla insists on the "destination" fee they should at least comp hotel and taxi when picking it up.