Mike_TV
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My bad. Who knew there are two Colorado Rivers. Sorry.
Popular thing to do in Austin is get a cooler full of beer, rent an inner tube and float down the Colorado river.
My bad. Who knew there are two Colorado Rivers. Sorry.
Thanks for your reply, I appreciate the response. You're right that thousands of people have bought Teslas in TX without any issues. And that's great that your experiences have gone so well. Maybe I gave off the wrong impression with my message. I do NOT think having the factory in Austin will make it more difficult to buy a Tesla in TX and I agree with you that right now there are no major hiccups for purchasing a Tesla in TX. I also agree with your point about the strong dealership network in TX, which was more to maybe what I was curious about and not so clear in asking. As you are aware, in TX you can't currently purchase a vehicle directly from the manufacturer in the state, right? So unless the laws change before the factory is complete and pumping out vehicles, I believe the current law would require Teslas to be temporarily shipped out of state and then brought back into TX to be sold to TX customers. Like you said, as it stands, there are no issues buying a Tesla in TX and this certainly wouldn't be an issue if this is what would need to happen. However, I imagine the entire process would be even smoother if direct sales to customers were allowed in the state (much to the frustration of dealerships). Speculation on whether part of Tesla's factory negotiating would allow them to sell directly to customers? Or would we already have this news if that were the case? At the very least, I could imagine that not needing to send vehicles back-and-forth across state lines would cut costs for Tesla (for vehicles staying in TX) and also get vehicles into the hands of TX customers even slightly quicker, right? Maybe I'm simply overestimating the volume of Teslas that would stay in TX to matter.First, you can buy and pick up your Tesla in Texas. Thousands of people have done so. I bought my two Teslas in Texas with no issues. For the MX, I went to a Tesla gallery, looked it over, had my questions answered and a week later I purchased it on line. Less than two weeks later, I picked it up at the Houston Service Center. Second, the dealership network is very powerful in Texas so I predict no changes. That’s the good news, because you don’t have to deal with a car salesperson or their Manager.
This is sort of related to the question I'm asking too. RE: Speculation on the impact the Austin factory could have on purchasing a Tesla in TX? There aren't any problems buying a Tesla in TX now but I'm curious about how things could potentially be even smoother with the factory here in TX. Not sure if any of the negotiating addressed this and, if it did, whether we'd already catch wind of this in the news.So, Teslas will be made in Texas, but Tesla can't sell them there? Do I have this right? Tesla US dealership disputes - Wikipedia
Thanks for your reply, I appreciate the response. You're right that thousands of people have bought Teslas in TX without any issues. And that's great that your experiences have gone so well. Maybe I gave off the wrong impression with my message. I do NOT think having the factory in Austin will make it more difficult to buy a Tesla in TX and I agree with you that right now there are no major hiccups for purchasing a Tesla in TX. I also agree with your point about the strong dealership network in TX, which was more to maybe what I was curious about and not so clear in asking. As you are aware, in TX you can't currently purchase a vehicle directly from the manufacturer in the state, right? So unless the laws change before the factory is complete and pumping out vehicles, I believe the current law would require Teslas to be temporarily shipped out of state and then brought back into TX to be sold to TX customers. Like you said, as it stands, there are no issues buying a Tesla in TX and this certainly wouldn't be an issue if this is what would need to happen. However, I imagine the entire process would be even smoother if direct sales to customers were allowed in the state (much to the frustration of dealerships). Speculation on whether part of Tesla's factory negotiating would allow them to sell directly to customers? Or would we already have this news if that were the case? At the very least, I could imagine that not needing to send vehicles back-and-forth across state lines would cut costs for Tesla (for vehicles staying in TX) and also get vehicles into the hands of TX customers even slightly quicker, right? Maybe I'm simply overestimating the volume of Teslas that would stay in TX to matter.
Is this a picture of the site? Colorado river winding thru? What is the airport in the background - is that the civilian airport (Bergstrom)?
edit: Posted prior to reading prior posts, which suggest the answers to my questions. I will keep the post up to encourage @cybertrucker to confirm what is in the picture
Yup, I'm gonna slap a big "Proudly made in Texas!" sticker on the rear bumper of my CT. And no, I'm not kidding.Might need one of those stickers to appease the "rolling coal" boys.
I'm honestly expecting the big diesel pickup guys to be even angrier at my CT than they have been about my Model 3. And the amount of anger I've been shown has honestly been surprising...