June 30, 2023
I think most of us are very aware that Tesla is trying to close out the second quarter with a bang.
As a stockholder, I certainly endorse the strategy.
Unfortunately, I think they have a blind eye in one particular area that I would like to mention.
There is a vehicle in inventory that we wanted to buy and we were ready to pick it up same day or next day, but we needed to know what our trade would be worth.
Their response was that we should order the new vehicle, charge $250 to the credit card and only then would they would give us a trade-in value.
If I went into a legacy car dealer and offered to buy a particular vehicle, they would give me a trade-in value on the spot, and they certainly would not charge me anything.
I have owned 5 Teslas, all of which have been ordered, versus purchased from inventory, so I kind of understand the drill and the reasoning for the system.
However, I think this should not apply to inventory vehicles.
The long and the short of it is they lost the sale because of their inflexibility.
I will be interested to hear what you think.
I think most of us are very aware that Tesla is trying to close out the second quarter with a bang.
As a stockholder, I certainly endorse the strategy.
Unfortunately, I think they have a blind eye in one particular area that I would like to mention.
There is a vehicle in inventory that we wanted to buy and we were ready to pick it up same day or next day, but we needed to know what our trade would be worth.
Their response was that we should order the new vehicle, charge $250 to the credit card and only then would they would give us a trade-in value.
If I went into a legacy car dealer and offered to buy a particular vehicle, they would give me a trade-in value on the spot, and they certainly would not charge me anything.
I have owned 5 Teslas, all of which have been ordered, versus purchased from inventory, so I kind of understand the drill and the reasoning for the system.
However, I think this should not apply to inventory vehicles.
The long and the short of it is they lost the sale because of their inflexibility.
I will be interested to hear what you think.