Ahhh had no idea about this. Now a lot of what I read makes sense.
A couple of questions about your two points:
- Are they still giving additional warranty when buying through Tesla or is it just whatever factory warranty remained on the vehicle?
- To your 2nd point (putting in writing anything you notice cosmetically): how does that work? Can you explain to me the process of delivery currently? How you take delivery, what happens when you point out the defects, how they do the repairs for you, etc.
You wouldn't believe how much of a battle it's been with a select few members of this forum who insist on continuing to refer to used cars from Tesla as CPO which they clearly aren't. They call me pretentious & saw everyone knows what is meant. I try to explain that lots of people don't & intentionally referring to cars as CPO might lead them to believe that program still exists which can be confusing & very financially punitive. Sadly, I've even seen people go through with buying cars they thought were CPO & went through with delivery (official method of delivery for Tesla is to sign paperwork and THEN see the car) and return to have cosmetic issues or other things fixed just to be told "sorry, you bought a used car" and most of the time they don't even get the "sorry" pleasantries.
Back to the topic...
1) cars will include the balance of the 8-year warranty on battery & drive motor(s) buy they also either get a 4-yr/50k mile warranty or a 2-yr/100k on the odometer warranty depending on how old the car is. This as roughly the same as the extinct CPO program but it's manufacturer defect failures only & there's no refurbishment or repair prior to delivery or after unless you specifically negotiate something PRIOR to taking delivery. If you do, absolutely get the agreement fully in writing.
2) You agree to buy the car as it appears on photos. Any damage not shown in photos can be negotiated to be repaired (which they aren't obligated & often don't agree to) and anything in photos was agreed to previously & you'll be subject to possible penalties to refuse delivery. Be warned, they're VERY crafty in disclosing damage without disclosing damage if you know what I mean. If you see a full panel photo assume it's a mess even if it doesn't look bad in the photos. At best, a car will look as good as it's photos in person and almost never will it appear better in person. More often than not it will be worse. In many cases... Much worse. Lots of horror stories out there. Search. Weigh newer posts heavier as it will be more accurate to how they do things today. Ignore most everything 2+ years old because those days are loooong gone.
To properly set your expectations for delivery; expect to take delivery one month from when you click the "deposit" button & submit it. Some have been lucky & taken delivery in a week or two. Some have been unlucky & taken delivery 5-6 weeks after. These are all outliers though so expect a month & if you get it earlier it's a bonus.
Lastly, it's important to know that you will likely sacrifice both lifetime free Supercharging (FUSC) as well as Premium data for life if you buy used from Tesla or a 3rd Party dealer. The ONLY say currently to retain those is to buy a car that had them (manufactured prior to January 2017) from a private party seller so they transfer to you for free. You'll also get the bonus of resale when you can transfer those to the next person as well.
Tesla has made this entire situation intentionally convoluted so you need to do lots and lots of research before you buy anything. any of the differences above could affect the value of the car you're getting from $5k to $10k based on what I've seen.
