Found a 22 M3 LR .... Something is up.

[davewill]

What would be the point of Tesla auctioning it off without repairing it, if the new owner would simply be able to come back and have it repaired under warranty? My thought is that at the best, it has a warranty, but the current damage would be considered accidental and not covered..OR...it is being sold without any warranty at all...OR.. Worst case, it is actually a salvage vehicle, but that status is currently hidden.

 

[Gauss Guzzler]

There’s some threshold of damage repair beyond which Tesla may have to reclassify the car as a “Demo” which devalues it. They also don’t have the staff to deal with managing major repairs of inventory cars. It’s much easier to just cut their losses and sell to a broker as-is.