Tesla Motors Club
I'm based in Eastern Washington state (99354 zip code). My nearest Tesla stores are in the Seattle area, 196 miles away from my home address.
A couple questions. I've been talking to a Seattle area store and asking for a quote. It appears even though I told him where I live he's applying Seattle area sales tax (approx. 10.1%) while my local vehicle sales tax is 8.9%. I know it's not a crazy difference, but depending on trim it can be worth about $500 difference. Anyone in Washington state know if I can get the local tax rate applied? It sounds like tax is charged at point of sale, but it seems crazy I'm having to pay Seattle rates when I don't live there...
Second question, do I have to pick my car up from the closest store? (I would have to fly there and then make the 30 or so mile trip to the store, probably not cheap). Or can I order online and have it delivered to my house? Is there an extra charge?
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Now the question about the trim....
I was quoted this:
Standard Range with Blue/White for $38,600
Standard Range Plus with Blue/White for $43,100
I was told I could add the Autopilot to the Standard Range for $3,000 more.
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Basically since Tesla is shipping SR cars as software locked SR+ cars, then the only thing different is the software locked 20 miles of range, and maybe some audio fidelity? (though I keep hearing people say that the SR+ does NOT have immersive audio still...) And of course no autopilot.
If that's the case, adding autopilot to the SR would make it $41,600, or $1,500 (before tax!) cheaper. Would I really only be getting 20 miles of range and slightly better audio (maybe?) for $1500 (more like $1630 more after tax)?
It seems to me that as long as I'm happy with the 220 mile range then I could still get AP and save $1600.
A couple questions. I've been talking to a Seattle area store and asking for a quote. It appears even though I told him where I live he's applying Seattle area sales tax (approx. 10.1%) while my local vehicle sales tax is 8.9%. I know it's not a crazy difference, but depending on trim it can be worth about $500 difference. Anyone in Washington state know if I can get the local tax rate applied? It sounds like tax is charged at point of sale, but it seems crazy I'm having to pay Seattle rates when I don't live there...
Second question, do I have to pick my car up from the closest store? (I would have to fly there and then make the 30 or so mile trip to the store, probably not cheap). Or can I order online and have it delivered to my house? Is there an extra charge?
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Now the question about the trim....
I was quoted this:
Standard Range with Blue/White for $38,600
Standard Range Plus with Blue/White for $43,100
I was told I could add the Autopilot to the Standard Range for $3,000 more.
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Basically since Tesla is shipping SR cars as software locked SR+ cars, then the only thing different is the software locked 20 miles of range, and maybe some audio fidelity? (though I keep hearing people say that the SR+ does NOT have immersive audio still...) And of course no autopilot.
If that's the case, adding autopilot to the SR would make it $41,600, or $1,500 (before tax!) cheaper. Would I really only be getting 20 miles of range and slightly better audio (maybe?) for $1500 (more like $1630 more after tax)?
It seems to me that as long as I'm happy with the 220 mile range then I could still get AP and save $1600.