I know the rates prior to Oct 31st we’re 2.49/96 month, 2.24/84 month and 1.99/72 month...and they were around from Fall 2017. Prior to I saw 1.99/1.74/1.49 for a brief period. Tesla’s rates with rbc/scotia change sometimes quarterly. No way to tell which way it will go. Check your rate on an 84 or 72. It should drop.
Does anyone remember what they were in Dec 2016 and Jan 2017, by any chance? Has Tesla typically done a promotional rate in Jan to move some product during a slow quarter?
Perhaps call RBC’s auto finance dealer program on the 27th when banks re-open and ask them what’s on deck for Tesla? Worth a shot!
Good idea. I've filled out the contact form at their site. Hopefully they will respond. I figure the rates are negotiated by Tesla corporate so they may not be willing to tell me that, but it's worth a shot.
We have a white interior for the last 3 months and while it’s beautiful to look at, it’s become increasing difficult to keep clean during winter. Ie. snow on jackets etc end up on the seat. For kids I’ve placed some towels at the back so as to prevent any further marks or stains. I’m sure with a good detail everything will be ok but i would assume the cream has less maintenance than pure white.
According to the Tesla dealership, the bright white seats have a stain protector on them and so any stains should be able to be easily removed with a quick wipe of a damp cloth. Can you confirm that this has not worked for you? Anyone else have any experience with white seats holding up with a Canadian winter?
As for the cream, it is also a synthetic material but apparently doesn't have the same stain resistance as the white.
May I ask what the exterior colour is for the cream? Ours is blue on white. Blue/Cream or Red/Cream would look beautiful.
So went down to the local Tesla showroom to check out the options and I've decided I'm definitely going with the Blue exterior. The interior choices are Cream or White. The Cream comes with the traditional wood grain trim and the headliner (roof, floor & glove compartment) is also cream coloured. The White, on the other hand, comes with glossy black trim that has a very subtle wood grain pattern in it, but you really have to look hard to see that. It is mostly a glossy, piano black accent. The headliner is black on that option.
I find the White interior more slick and striking with the glossy black trim and black headliner while I think the Cream is a bit more of a traditional and classic sort of look. Both look great with the Blue. I saw a blue/white X and it was stunning. I also sat in a black/cream S and it is also nice, but does feel a bit more beige (forgive the pun). The other thing is that the Cream interior, with the light headliner, will likely show every bit of dirt on the floor/carpets. Whereas the black carpet that comes with the White interior would hide that a bit better.
I'm inclined to say that because I'm spending so much on this luxury item, I only buy it with exactly the options I want. That would be the Blue/White combo. However they don't have any blue/white in stock and so I would have to custom order it and that means a couple months wait and the risk of a higher interest rate when I finally get it in March. A 1% increase in the interest rate over 96 months increases the total interest cost by 6700 over the term (assuming a 145k principal). Combine that with the 6600 inventory price reduction they are offering on the Blue/Cream and the white interior ends up costing me more that 12k in total. That's no small amount, just to get the white interior. Is it worth it?