I have delivery of a Y scheduled for the 30th. My Tesla account is now nagging me to complete payment.
Unfortunately, it appears the only way payment is accepted is by "Plaid", which tries to reassure me with some generic fluff about FULLY ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS then expects me to fork over my login credentials for my bank's web site.
No thank you. Not handing those to some 3rd party intermediary (no, I wouldn't give them directly to Tesla either). Certainly not signing up to some click-through agreement dramatically limiting my options for recovery if they lose or misuse those credentials, either. What a ridiculous expectation just to pay for a car.
Is it still possible to pay Tesla by wire transfer? That's what I did when I bought my S 5 years ago. How would I even ask? I haven't talked to a human being about this purchase since the day I test drove, and when I call the local showroom/service center, I don't get anyone on the phone...
Unfortunately, it appears the only way payment is accepted is by "Plaid", which tries to reassure me with some generic fluff about FULLY ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS then expects me to fork over my login credentials for my bank's web site.
No thank you. Not handing those to some 3rd party intermediary (no, I wouldn't give them directly to Tesla either). Certainly not signing up to some click-through agreement dramatically limiting my options for recovery if they lose or misuse those credentials, either. What a ridiculous expectation just to pay for a car.
Is it still possible to pay Tesla by wire transfer? That's what I did when I bought my S 5 years ago. How would I even ask? I haven't talked to a human being about this purchase since the day I test drove, and when I call the local showroom/service center, I don't get anyone on the phone...