Hi, Folks//
Curent car - 2018 XLR 100d - maybe 43k miles. In pretty good shape. Actually, pretty nice. Ordered XLR Blue/Black 20" on 29 January 2021. Have delivery scheduled for this Saturday (June 4th) at high noon in beautiful (!) Renton, WA. I've been with you guys for a long time and have gone through the heights and depths of whatever it is we're all going through.
Was stressing about the trade in value and had some serious difficulty getting the photos to Tesla. Just replaced my MacBook and the email is really messed up. Finally got the photos in (used a ten year old MacBook that I fortunately kept) and received my trade in value. Was sorta hoping for maybe $80k - dreaming, I guess. But... Anyway they came back with $77.6k, which I accepted. So, I'm getting my new Blue Bat for $24k. I'm happy.
Had the Bat washed and actually vacuumed the inside. Pulled the WeatherTech mats and had them pressure washed. They're going into the new X. Based on some advice given here I'll leave the mats in the car and put the old WeatherTechs on top. Hoping for some sound attenuation. Took the advice of someone else here and bought those gizmos that fit between the seats and the center console. They'll be winners. Also bought one of those aluminum fob holders thingies - it'll arrive tomorrow. So, generally I'm OK.
Now I have to get some bucks to Tesla. Seeking advice here. They suggest Plaid. Plaid wants my banking credentials and I am seriously not going to do that. I'd have to change account numbers and other credentials afterwards. Is there any way I can do an ACH to Tesla without giving up personal information? Is there any reason why they can't give me their account credentials and allow me to drop some bucks on them? I may have to bite the bullet and give then a cashiers check. Probably the safest way.
Any suggestions?
Bob