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Yes let's make Sagebrush head of the secret police and citizen informer brigade.
It's either pay a premium or wait until probably 2019. Someone's precious little boy or girl may not want to wait that long, especially if they are graduating in 2018.
If you can't wait and are ready to spend money to get the car earlier, why not just buy a Model S? Available today and better in every single way.
deonb
Active Member
It appears to me that new TMC member @Vred is not doing that because he/she has decided they can flip their Model 3 and make a profit. Maybe they can. But since the next owner won't be eligible for any federal or state EV incentives, I doubt they will be able to sell the car for enough of a premium to come out ahead after they pay sales tax since they won't get the EV incentives either.
omgwtfbyobbq
Active Member
JonathanDandrea
Member
We reserved a model 3 just in case it was a more affordable replacement for our model s because the timing worked out with our lease. But I'm not gonna lie that potentially making a profit flipping the car did not play a role. I'm sure there are a ton of people in this boat. No shame in attempting it just might not make financial sense.
As time has passed we are leaning towards getting another S or an X but waiting until we can sit in a 3 to decide.
BTW All the speculators gave tesla a 1000$ 0% interest loan for two years, they should not be ridiculed, they helped financed the model 3 even if they end up canceling.
No need to involve the IRS
As time has passed we are leaning towards getting another S or an X but waiting until we can sit in a 3 to decide.
BTW All the speculators gave tesla a 1000$ 0% interest loan for two years, they should not be ridiculed, they helped financed the model 3 even if they end up canceling.
No need to involve the IRS
I live in a high rise and can't charge at home. I have an electric motorcycle and a nissan leaf right now and have no problems getting them charged at public l2 stations and power outlets at casinos. Also as others have said you can simply cancel your reservation.
MotoEvCA
Member
Why would Tesla allow someone to 'transfer' a reservation to another person? From what I saw many people reserved multiple vehicles hoping to profit from potential high demand. Is there some sort of precedent for this with the Model S or Model X?
I suspect many who reserved will not move forward if:
- A HUD is not available and the center display is the only display
- The 'base' configuration @$36K will require $45K to be acceptable
- The trunk opening is too limiting for many (strollers, bikes, etc.)
Tesla does not allow reservations to be transferred except to immediate family members, as far as I know.
JeffK
Well-Known Member
You can only with prior approval:
https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_reservation_agreement.pdf
Jason Bourne
Member
It does happen in rare cases, and with prior approval like @JeffK said. For example, the CXC raffle.
- It won't be and it is.
- The base is $35K and "acceptable" is completely subjective so I'm sure the base version will be just fine for a great many people
- Unless they made it smaller the trunk opening will certainly fit a stroller and Elon already said it'll fit a bike as well.
I hope "prior" can just mean before you configure your m3 online and not before you put down your reservation...
Jason Bourne
Member
That I'm not sure of. It seems a bit of a stretch that someone could have enough forethought to seek Tesla's approval before they made their reservation way back as early as April of 2016. But it also seems like a stretch to expect Tesla to approval a request to transfer a reservation shortly before Tesla begin accepting orders. I guess somewhere in the middle? Who knows...
