CyberGus
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Wouldn't be great if you could bypass the middleman at the dealership, can just call the factory directly? They could sell to you at the same price they sell to the dealers.
...aaaaaaand that's what buying a Tesla is like
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Model Y LR built in Giga Austin!!
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Wouldn't be great if you could bypass the middleman at the dealership, can just call the factory directly? They could sell to you at the same price they sell to the dealers.
...aaaaaaand that's what buying a Tesla is like
So who actually played a game? Big or small your car had a dent you didn’t disclose when quoted. As a used buyer I To would negotiate a correct price. If it was as simple as $25 as you noted maybe you should have fixed it?
I disclosed the dent when the original quote was issued. Where did you read that I had not disclosed it? Or did you just make that up? I didn't fix it, because there was no need for me to fix it. Which was verified when the Honda dealer bought the vehicle.. with the dent.. that I physically pointed out for them IN-PERSON.. and still wrote me a check for $4,000 more than Tesla's low-ball price.
***FYI.. this is my last post on my trade in. As someone else pointed out.. I'll stick to the thread subject.***
EVer Hopeful
Active Member
Ha ha - that was the absolute worst part of the purchase for me
They were supposed to call me when enroute, but didn't
They were supposed to park it round the back, but didn't
Instead I just happened to look at the security cameras (I wfh, but in the very back of the house) and saw the vehicle just sitting there on the front of the house and the dickhead who delivered it parked it too close to a fire hydrant and directly opposite a painter's van parked on the other side making it a sitting duck for all the commercial vehicles that come barreling down our street. When I reviewed the footage, he'd parked it, taken a bunch of CYA pics then effed off back to base
I'd read the manual so I knew I had to to accept delivery, then got in the vehicle and it asked me for the key cards. I didn't know they were in the glovebox so had to call the SA to figure that out just to get it off the street
First World Problem I know, but a pretty lousy end to a four month wait. Other than that though I love the vehicle, had few if any problems with it and really liked the online-buy-for-a-fixed-price system
They are using self-piercing rivets to put the top on the battery. So no just opening it up and then closing it back up. (Which I think you can do on the 2170 based Model 3/Y packs.) It will be interesting to see how destructive it is to get the top off.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
For all you folks critical of Tesla QC, I have a story for you.
I have a Model Y on order, but mostly because I decided that a lesser car would do, I bought a new Chevy Bolt on Saturday from the dealer and drove it home 30 miles.
Next morning I found service alert lights, and a few hours later when it dawned on me to look under the hood I found a filthy compartment and an EMPTY coolant reservoir for the battery cooling circuit. This 2022 new Bolt was under recall for a new battery due to the spate of battery fires, so the battery had been swapped out one day earlier. A battery swap entails drainage of coolant, swap, then refill of fluid. So they either did not refill or the fluid leaked out very quickly.
Dealer error is not in dispute. I call it dealer incompetence, but whatever. I notified the dealership, and said I was fine with either returning the car for a full refund or an exchange of a new Bolt that had been prepped correctly. Each option was refused by the dealership. They instead offered to bring the car in and add coolant. As far as they are concerned, that is all that is needed.
I have a Model Y on order, but mostly because I decided that a lesser car would do, I bought a new Chevy Bolt on Saturday from the dealer and drove it home 30 miles.
Next morning I found service alert lights, and a few hours later when it dawned on me to look under the hood I found a filthy compartment and an EMPTY coolant reservoir for the battery cooling circuit. This 2022 new Bolt was under recall for a new battery due to the spate of battery fires, so the battery had been swapped out one day earlier. A battery swap entails drainage of coolant, swap, then refill of fluid. So they either did not refill or the fluid leaked out very quickly.
Dealer error is not in dispute. I call it dealer incompetence, but whatever. I notified the dealership, and said I was fine with either returning the car for a full refund or an exchange of a new Bolt that had been prepped correctly. Each option was refused by the dealership. They instead offered to bring the car in and add coolant. As far as they are concerned, that is all that is needed.
Dealers are scum in this country as well...especially Volvo
Model Y LR delivery from Austin this week.
Serial 44xx
LI battery, parcel shelf, Ryzen CPU, NO matrix lights.
Drivers side door and front fender not perfect, but acceptable. No other issues noted. Door looks adjustable, fender (top gaps near windshield) is a just live with it thing.
Paid cash, so I wanted to inspect prior to delivery.
They store the cars in the church parking lot on McNeil Rd. Mine was unlocked and I gave it a good checkout prior to pickup the next day.
At the service center on pickup day, just for fun I tried to get them to open it up for inspection. They would not. Go inspect prior if you want to get inside.
Cleanup was adequate but not great. They appear to be a little swamped with delivery (3 of us at the same time).
In general OK experience, but the wild fluctuations in EDD and the no-look-before-you-pay things will become non-starters when they have competition.
Don't forget you have to pay sales tax when you register the car for Texas plates.
Serial 44xx
LI battery, parcel shelf, Ryzen CPU, NO matrix lights.
Drivers side door and front fender not perfect, but acceptable. No other issues noted. Door looks adjustable, fender (top gaps near windshield) is a just live with it thing.
Paid cash, so I wanted to inspect prior to delivery.
They store the cars in the church parking lot on McNeil Rd. Mine was unlocked and I gave it a good checkout prior to pickup the next day.
At the service center on pickup day, just for fun I tried to get them to open it up for inspection. They would not. Go inspect prior if you want to get inside.
Cleanup was adequate but not great. They appear to be a little swamped with delivery (3 of us at the same time).
In general OK experience, but the wild fluctuations in EDD and the no-look-before-you-pay things will become non-starters when they have competition.
Don't forget you have to pay sales tax when you register the car for Texas plates.
Not great. But other than cleaning the compartment and adding coolant what else need to be done?
Well if the battery was damaged from driving around with no coolant it would need to be replaced, what is that $20,000?
The tough part is it would be hard to know how much premature damage and premature wear happened. Maybe zero damage. Maybe the battery will fail at 10k miles, or 70k miles or 150k miles. Would really suck to have this on a car you paid to buy new.
While I agree this could happen, the car was driven 30 miles and the battery sensor tripped. One would assume that sensor detected the condition early enough to prevent damage or else there is serious design flaw. In addition, the battery has an 8 year/100K mile warranty.
With that said, I hope the owner and dealership can come to some sort of agreement.
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
Think about it this way: you go to buy a car and there are two choices. They are identical expect one of the EVs had been driven about 100 miles without coolant in the battery circuit (coolant pump, chiller, battery pack.) Which car do you choose ? I'll guess you pick the car that has not been driven coolant free. The dealer turns to you and says "how much of a discount do you want to take the other car ?"
It it helps, imagine the EVs are Teslas (without Octovalves.)
Well, I hope you and the dealer come to an agreement.
But it is the fallacy that any previous car anyone has owned had never been damaged and repaired. A new car can have damage or repairs AND the dealer or manufacturer does not need to reveal it unless it exceeds a large number. The car industry pays a lot to get these things written into your state's laws.
Your brand new car might not be completely new after all - Autoblog
New cars can get damaged in transit or on the dealer lot, and in many cases the dealer is not required to tell you if any repairs have been completed.
www.autoblog.com
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