It is very easy to buy a CPO, they just want your money and will gladly take it
Inspect and verify everything and don't pay a cent until you see the car and you are satisfied with the condition of the car. Basically assume you are buying a used car from a shady Craig's List seller who has no time for you and treat the transaction accordingly:
- They won't disclose the condition of the car on the listing.
- They won't disclose the actual photos of the car and instead show stock photos of what the car used to look like.
- When you ask for photos, you receive low resolution photos taken from weird angles where you can mostly tell just the color of the car. The low resolution photos hide paint and interior damage.
- Will not accommodate a test drive and personal inspection.
- Will not disclose the service history of the car.
- Basically they just want you to pay them and pray to god that they deliver a car to you that is not trashed. If you value your money and don't want a damaged car, hold off on paying and only pay once you've confirmed in person, that the car does not have interior or exterior damage. If the car is has damaged, ask them to fix it or reduce the list price by how much it would cost to fix the damage. Otherwise reject delivery, unless you are find paying these prices to drive around in a damaged car.
I agree completely with
@glide, your best bet is to find a private party sale. Also CarMax sells refurbished Teslas that look like new with extended warranties.
Having said all this, I don't think you need to be as concerned with mechanical issues because Tesla service is exceptional and they will fix any mechanical issues with the car. You just need to make sure they don't try to sell you a trashed car.
I just can't understand how
the best car company on earth can sell cars in such an awful way