Help Me Tesla Peers! Contemplating Trading/Selling 10 Day Old Model 3 AWD for Performance

[focher]

Go for it. You obviously made a poor decision 10 days ago, so why stop now?

NOTE: I have 3P. Waited to order my 3 until it became available.

 

[JulienW]

Go for it. You obviously made a poor decision 10 days ago, so why stop now?

NOTE: I have 3P. Waited to order my 3 until it became available.

3 posts. Guess that is how you get a phantoms attention.

 

[VQTRVA]

I just realized, OP began this thread and has not chimed in once out of 2 days and 5 pages of posts(?) Regardless, I wish him the best of luck!

Gotta work to pay for that impending 72+ months loan. LOL

 

[candyfordays]

Hey guys, thanks for the great responses.
Right now, I'm still weighing all my options.
I was ALMOST going to take Tesla's offer at 45.5K but decided the hit was absolutely too much.
Carvana got back to me with a outrageous 37K offer so thats off the table.
I put it up for private sale, if I can make 48-49K I'll probably do it TBH.
Figured I could claim the 3K MD incentive (I registered it in my MD address than VA) and the 1875 tax credit and then claim another 3K MD incentive and 1875 for the second Tesla which would minimize the loss to just 2-3 thousand.
I spoke to MD EV customer service who just mentioned that to claim a second 3K incentive a cosigner would have to be attached which isn't a big deal. The MD incentive is not a sure thing (even for the first car) as extended funding will be voted on in April but it is what it is.
I did get to drive the Performance yesterday and sheesh, that thing is crazy fast. Absolutely love it. Not to the point where I would take 45.5K though.

 

[MrG_NY]

Hey guys, thanks for the great responses.
Right now, I'm still weighing all my options.
I was ALMOST going to take Tesla's offer at 45.5K but decided the hit was absolutely too much.
Carvana got back to me with a outrageous 37K offer so thats off the table.
I put it up for private sale, if I can make 48-49K I'll probably do it TBH.
Figured I could claim the 3K MD incentive (I registered it in my MD address than VA) and the 1875 tax credit and then claim another 3K MD incentive and 1875 for the second Tesla which would minimize the loss to just 2-3 thousand.
I spoke to MD EV customer service who just mentioned that to claim a second 3K incentive a cosigner would have to be attached which isn't a big deal. The MD incentive is not a sure thing (even for the first car) as extended funding will be voted on in April but it is what it is.
I did get to drive the Performance yesterday and sheesh, that thing is crazy fast. Absolutely love it. Not to the point where I would take 45.5K though.

You left one big piece out of the equation. Payoff of current loan, the financial istitution will still want something for loaning you the money.

 

[candyfordays]

You left one big piece out of the equation. Payoff of current loan, the financial istitution will still want something for loaning you the money.

Eh the loan part I'm not too worried about. If it sells through private party then I think the website uses an Escrow company to take care of the loan payoff / lein. Also I don't mind having to pay off the loan. Its not too much and the interest is a total of $100 bucks or something on those lines.
I would be lying if I didn't say I wasn't now considering taking Tesla's offer. I keep telling my self I could just spread the depreciation + extra cost (which comes out to be about 15K) over three years and would allow me to drive the car until the P arrives which these days seems to be about 1 month. I don't know. I rather this regret just goes away and I become happy with the AWD.

 

[MXWing]

@candyfordays

Have you thought about holding period on the 3P if you switch?

Longer you hold the less expensive your fee will be.

 

[yerEVan]

Maybe this will help your decision.
Kinda mean of me to do. This is a P3D- at 81% SOC.

 

[tvad]

Maybe this will help your decision.
Kinda mean of me to do. This is a P3D- at 81% SOC.

Nice...but you were going downhill! LOL.

 

[yerEVan]

Nice...but you were going downhill! LOL.

Ha! However, it was not downlhill during 0-60. That’s the overall decline, i think. I got to 60 in about 150’ so i think that part was flat. Maybe I’m wrong, i don’t know exactly how vbox records that info. Super cool toy.

 

[kevyli]

Have you thought of buying a used P3D? That would soften the blow. I had a 2018 AWD and just traded it for a 2018 P3D+ that I got during the fire sale for 45k. I wouldn't have done it at full price though.