Well, it is about 11:15 am. My delivery is scheduled for 1:00 pm.
I'm excited and a little anxious.
I'd planned to have all the funds sent before now ACH to Tesla, just walk in, sign a few places, be introduced to the car and be done.
However, Wednesday, I got a text that I needed to pick up the car Friday or Saturday - Schedule for these days or we will schedule for you.
I am happy to get the car now, please do not misunderstand. However, A little more warning would have been helpful.
The Honda Pilot needed to go but there was not time to advertise it so I shopped it around to dealerships. There was a $4,300 range in prices offered, I took the high offer and took those funds to my bank. My bank said, no problem, you can have the funds 5 business days from now because it was a large deposit. So I went to the bank the check was written on - same thing. They would not cash it or produce a Cashiers Check to Tesla from those funds - Same thing as my bank - We are going to hold the funds for 5 business day - it will be available December 26th. No cash, no anything.
That bank suggested I return to the buyer of my Pilot, a business, and have them wire the money to my bank account - the funds would be immediately available. I went to that business, they told me there is nothing they can do - they did not have a means to wire money to me.
Much stress on me, I felt pretty much SCREWED.
I called Park Meadows, it was my SA's day off. The person that answered the phone said there was nothing they could do but he put me on hold to talk with his manager. He came back on the line and restated that I was SCREWED, of course he did not put it that way. We continued to talk, he put me on hold again and after a long wait, he said he and his manager had conferenced with three other people and they would make allowance for my situation. Go ahead and keep your delivery appointment.
So today I am going under the cloud of this non-standard transaction to South Broadway with the idea that the people at Park Meadows are correct. As I said, I expected I would have everything done by ACH before I ever left my home - but banking policies and Tesla's short notice put me in a though situation.
So, excitingly and anxiously, I will meet for my scheduled appointment.
Oh, yes, I decided to drive there instead of taking UBER.
I'll let everyone know what happens!
Life is never dull!
Merry Christmas!
