No discount on 200+ mile showroom Model Y

[Saevo]

Hi all,

Was curious as to anyone’s experience negotiating or buying a showroom Tesla. The one they found has over 200 miles and has been a test drive car for 3 weeks now in the Bay Area. I am concerned they aren’t willing to provide any discount or concession, but our lease ends by Aug 10 and I believe new Model Y orders won’t be fulfilled until mid September. Anyone have any advice on whether it’s worth renting a car for a while to get a “newer” one or trying to negotiate this down?

Thanks,
Saevo

 

[Shap]

Hi all,

Was curious as to anyone’s experience negotiating or buying a showroom Tesla. The one they found has over 200 miles and has been a test drive car for 3 weeks now in the Bay Area. I am concerned they aren’t willing to provide any discount or concession, but our lease ends by Aug 10 and I believe new Model Y orders won’t be fulfilled until mid September. Anyone have any advice on whether it’s worth renting a car for a while to get a “newer” one or trying to negotiate this down?

Thanks,
Saevo

You may be surprised how fast they can deliver you a brand new car I see folks here getting it 1-2 weeks after ordering. It is definitely based on location, but you are BA, so the chances are good.

 

[raggedy]

If the demo has beautiful paint I’d take it, but we each have our priorities

some buyers have gotten a car a week after placing an order

 

[theganjaguru]

Bro, you are seriously confused. You might as well roll into a Land Rover dealership and ask for that deal on a new defender demo unit.

 

[f2000sa]

Based on location, pre-order in 2019 and still have not fulfilled.

 

[Saevo]

Thanks all, your points make a lot of sense. Even the dealer told me it’s probably better to wait for the delivery. There are some cheap Turo rentals out there so I think we’ll hold out and release the showroom unit. Especially if it could be ready in a few weeks it should be pretty manageable.

 

[Ruffles]

See if they will through in some accessories instead of coming down on price. When I bought my CPO Model X, it had 500 miles more on it that when I had bought it on Tesla's site. To make up for it, they threw in the Chademo adapter.

 

[Watts_Up]

I remember reading that showroom, test drive, or loaners, were discounted $1 per mile, so $200 would not be that much.

But may be you could get upgraded wells or tow hitch option, or get for free the paint or white interior option if applicable?

Or may be try to make a little story, like you want to buy this car for your Dad who have a worn out car...

 

[OZKM3]

You may be surprised how fast they can deliver you a brand new car I see folks here getting it 1-2 weeks after ordering. It is definitely based on location, but you are BA, so the chances are good.

delivery times for MY just slipped to 5-9 weeks on Tesla.com

 

[jsight]

delivery times for MY just slipped to 5-9 weeks on Tesla.com

Want to bet that in 2 weeks they will be 3-7?

 

[OZKM3]

Want to bet that in 2 weeks they will be 3-7?

sure. Based on what?

 

[imola.zhp]

Call their bluff, order a car online. Lots of people have received their cars within just a few weeks.

 

[OZKM3]

Call their bluff, order a car online. Lots of people have received their cars within just a few weeks.

I ordered two weeks ago. I’m fine waiting. Was just pointing it out.

 

[FredMertz]

Hi all,

Was curious as to anyone’s experience negotiating or buying a showroom Tesla. The one they found has over 200 miles and has been a test drive car for 3 weeks now in the Bay Area. I am concerned they aren’t willing to provide any discount or concession, but our lease ends by Aug 10 and I believe new Model Y orders won’t be fulfilled until mid September. Anyone have any advice on whether it’s worth renting a car for a while to get a “newer” one or trying to negotiate this down?

Thanks,
Saevo

If they sell you the test drive car at a discount, they'd have to replace the test drive car with a car they would otherwise sell at full price. That would not make sense for them.

 

[FredMertz]

Based on location, pre-order in 2019 and still have not fulfilled.

You've made no changes to your order in more than 8 months and you ordered a car they are currently making?

 

[asa8080]

sure. Based on what?

4-8 already

 

[Watts_Up]

delivery times for MY just slipped to 5-9 weeks on Tesla.com

Want to bet that in 2 weeks they will be 3-7?

At the beginning of a quarter, most of the production is exported so the exported cars have the greater chance to be included in the quarter sales.

 

[Zer0t]

What I’ve seen is ~$1 / mile. So it’s worth about 200 bucks. I’m not sure it’s worth worrying. I looked at a couple Inventory M3’s and it was 1 dollar / mile off. My Y was a demo and I received that discount.

 

[totoro722]

I would suspect the showroom car would not have the panel gaps and other cosmetic issues so much complained about here. A car with a lot of paint and other issues will not sell the product well.

 

[Threader]

At the beginning of a quarter, most of the production is exported so the exported cars have the greater chance to be included in the quarter sales.

Currently the Model Y is only exported to Canada so really not the same as the Model 3 leaving the North American continent overseas.