Pro tip: you CAN pay partly with credit card!

[SoCalGuy]

So as I was picking up my car this weekend, when I was making my payment I was joking with the delivery specialist about all the points I could get on my credit card if Tesla would just let me pay that way. Then the DS said they just recently (as in Friday I think) decided to allow up to $10K to be paid by credit card - without any fees! So I then asked the DS if I could put $10K of it on the card and sure enough I was able to! I think this new policy is just through 9/30 it seems, so if you like CC points and are taking delivery this week, check it out!

 

[dailo]

Do they just swipe your card at delivery and then the payment shows up on your online account? My car is supposed to get delivered to my home tomorrow, so guessing I won't have that option.

 

[asianxtreme]

How did your purchase code with the credit card company? My fear would be that it shows as cash advance...

I would interested in putting this on my sapphire reserve or amex plat, both have limits over $10k. But I guess it is only worth about 10,000 * 0.015 = $150, depending on how you value points. Worth the hassle?

 

[Jedi2155]

How did your purchase code with the credit card company? My fear would be that it shows as cash advance...

I would interested in putting this on my sapphire reserve or amex plat, both have limits over $10k. But I guess it is only worth about 10,000 * 0.015 = $150, depending on how you value points. Worth the hassle?

Many cards have limits in cash advance like ~$500 or ~$2500 unless you've asked for it. So I'm thinking a $10k limit is a standard transaction. I will try this as well on my delivery this Friday....

 

[SoCalGuy]

How did your purchase code with the credit card company? My fear would be that it shows as cash advance...

I would interested in putting this on my sapphire reserve or amex plat, both have limits over $10k. But I guess it is only worth about 10,000 * 0.015 = $150, depending on how you value points. Worth the hassle?

Shows just like the initial reservation deposit does - standard transaction

 

[SoCalGuy]

Do they just swipe your card at delivery and then the payment shows up on your online account? My car is supposed to get delivered to my home tomorrow, so guessing I won't have that option.

They swiped it somewhere at the command center where they processed all the check ins and paperwork. Got a CC charge alert on my phone within minutes

 

[ftlum]

I tried to do this on Saturday and was told I could not pay any part by credit card. Previously at the showroom, another person said I could pay $5000 online. I don’t think my delivery person knew what their own policy was however. In general, this seems to be a huge problem across Tesla. During the ordering process, I got different and often outright wrong information from customer support, depending on whom I had contacted on a given day. If I wasn’t a Tesla enthusiast, this sort of thing would have driven me away.