People I know who've used the lemon law got their money back. Definitely the cheapest way to own a BMW if you don't mind all the trips to the dealer!
My understanding is that you can ask for a replacement or a refund, but it might depend what tesla feels is fair. I don't know if this would kill my tax credit or not, or how much I would get back. I only had the car just over 2 weeks before it went into service, 6-7 more days until it's a lemon by CA law. But even If I lose out on the tax credit, I'd still be ahead $2500 (if no lawyer) in the end I guess if I got a PUP car (still pay more than everyone else but nothing I can do about that). I think it has about 1000 miles on it.
As someone who’s gone through a buyback (without going through lemon law), they refund you the full amount minus 7500 tax credit and mileage use. They don’t give you a replacement. You just order a new car if you want to get another Tesla
If your intent is to buy a P3D with PUP, and you cannot lemon your car for 1-2 weeks, you are almost certain to fall to 2019 50% tax credit.
Well we don't know what it will cost to add PUP later, but my guess is around $8000. In which case it still makes sense to get a new car with PUP. But yea, it would only be lemoned due to tesla's lack of QC not because it's mechanically broken in some more serious way.
Unfortunately that sounds about right.My understanding was that Lemon Law was about making it (something like) never having purchased the car in the first place -- meaning your car is "returned" and you get cash (perhaps minus depreciation or somesuch).
Given that "legal things" never seem to be "quick" you'd probably have to order a new (additional) PUP car before the Lemon Law invocation car gets resolved -- if you want to get it this year (i.e. order on/before 11/30). Further, doing so might give additional fuel to the Tesla side of the argument.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do or not do.
I think they're gonna do everything they can to make sure you stay in The Screwed Group. 
As someone who’s gone through a buyback (without going through lemon law), they refund you the full amount minus 7500 tax credit and mileage use. They don’t give you a replacement. You just order a new car if you want to get another Tesla
A decent general overview but doesn't hit all the identified groups. We also have "The Super-Gifted" and "The Screwed" groups.
On the positive side: I live over 6 hrs away from my SC, but my mobile service guy has been awesome.
Noticed for my last two service appointments they called me before the service was scheduled and converted my appointment to a mobile service appointment. I wonder if they are doing this so the car doesn't stay in their shop preventing me from reaching the "weeks in shop" limit required to engage the lemon law. I already have 6 weeks in SC so they probably don't want any more to accrue.
You know, in a way we are all partly in your scenario. Even though I took delivery 8/31, everything from Tesla at the time I ordered indicated it might be very difficult to get cars by end of year if I dawdled. That deadline kept moving out and delivery lead times kept shortening. I guess I should have never factored that in, but you work with the info you have at the time.
California Lemon Laws | DMV.ORGAs someone who’s gone through a buyback (without going through lemon law), they refund you the full amount minus 7500 tax credit and mileage use. They don’t give you a replacement. You just order a new car if you want to get another Tesla
