It has been 7 1/2 weeks and they have not shipped my car. My DS is a ghost.
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My CPO buying experience timeline
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Picked up my car last night! Pics coming soon. I love it.
That sucks, my SA talked me into picking it up simply because he said it isn’t worth the $2k. I can get a flight much cheaper and ship it and save money, or like I think I am going to do, drive it back. Nice way to see some countryside and get in the driver’s seat.
Fortunately, there is no transport fee, or I would be livid. I expressly had the CPO Advisor confirm there was no transfer fee, because if there was one I would absolutely have gone down to pick it up. A 10 hour drive is no big deal.
Minnesota to Charlotte. But to hear my DS tell it, you would think they had to fetch the car from Betelgeuse. Apparently, when they decided to sell the car it did not occur to them that they would also have to deliver it to the customer.
Nice setup. Mine unfortunately didn't have the extra wire harness so I had to get one of the OBDII charging plug run.
That sux. Is the car being refurbed at the location where it is sitting or does it still need to go through the process?
Update:
I dropped my lease off at the Nissan dealer and Tesla picked me up there and brought me to their dealership to put me in a rental car until my CPO is ready. While there I asked where my car was at and was informed it was out back, "Would you like to see it?" HELL YES
The car is a 2013 S85 and shows mild wear on the exterior for it's age. It has a tiny ding in the hood they will fix and the front bumper on the passenger side has a parking rash on it they said the body shop will fix.
The rotors looked a bit rusty like the car sat a while and the calipers slightly corroded looking. The interior from what I could see looked very good even before they cleaned it up. The car was full with a set of tires in it in bags. I took a look on the outside and noticed it was running a set of Michelin X-Ice tires. The ones inside must be a summer set. Slightly bummed though because my sales rep said he does not believe the extra set can be included.
Also slightly bummed because the mirrors don't appear to be power folding even though it has the tech package. The center button on the armrest is blank. Did earlier models have a different way to power fold mirrors?
So no delivery update other than the car has officially been inspected and the sales rep will get me a copy of the report.
One other question. When I opened the door, a fairly loud motor came on under the car? Rep said it was trying to cool the car a bit since it was in the 90's. I don't recall hearing a loud motor during my other test drives but may have had the door closed then and just didn't notice.
I dropped my lease off at the Nissan dealer and Tesla picked me up there and brought me to their dealership to put me in a rental car until my CPO is ready. While there I asked where my car was at and was informed it was out back, "Would you like to see it?" HELL YES
The car is a 2013 S85 and shows mild wear on the exterior for it's age. It has a tiny ding in the hood they will fix and the front bumper on the passenger side has a parking rash on it they said the body shop will fix.
The rotors looked a bit rusty like the car sat a while and the calipers slightly corroded looking. The interior from what I could see looked very good even before they cleaned it up. The car was full with a set of tires in it in bags. I took a look on the outside and noticed it was running a set of Michelin X-Ice tires. The ones inside must be a summer set. Slightly bummed though because my sales rep said he does not believe the extra set can be included.
Also slightly bummed because the mirrors don't appear to be power folding even though it has the tech package. The center button on the armrest is blank. Did earlier models have a different way to power fold mirrors?
So no delivery update other than the car has officially been inspected and the sales rep will get me a copy of the report.
One other question. When I opened the door, a fairly loud motor came on under the car? Rep said it was trying to cool the car a bit since it was in the 90's. I don't recall hearing a loud motor during my other test drives but may have had the door closed then and just didn't notice.
brutal...Im starting to get a bit concerned Im going down the same path as you. It's been three weeks for me, and it doesn't even sound like I'm close to receiving pictures of the car, not to mention the car itself.
Most likely the A/C and fan. My 2014 is pretty loud when I get in and the climate is on.
Wow...I feel for you. The lack of communication is what I was very afraid of when ordering. Luckily my DS was pretty good with communication so it eased the long wait. Perhaps hit up your advisor as well as stopping by your SC, if it's close by.
Spoke to our DS (Carlos) yesterday who confirmed with the Dallas SC we should be good to go for delivery late the week of the 24th. We are hoping that pans out as we have to be in Dallas the 28-30th for a wedding and picking up the 28th would work out perfectly.
If delivery ends up being the 28th, that would be exactly 6 weeks from purchase date. (6-8 week estimate originally given)
So far both our SA (Derek - Fremont) and DS (Carlos - Utah) have been very responsive (and helpful). High remarks and recommendations for both.
If delivery ends up being the 28th, that would be exactly 6 weeks from purchase date. (6-8 week estimate originally given)
So far both our SA (Derek - Fremont) and DS (Carlos - Utah) have been very responsive (and helpful). High remarks and recommendations for both.
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Yeah, the closest SC is 3 1/2 hours away, which is probably part of my problem.
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