patrick40363
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used cars don't get a federal tax credit.Don’t forget to factor the loss of the tax credit(s) into the replacement deal as well (if applicable to your financial situation).
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used cars don't get a federal tax credit.Don’t forget to factor the loss of the tax credit(s) into the replacement deal as well (if applicable to your financial situation).
Ask for new car, any car of same or higher value. Dont take your cash back.
2/20 update:
After a few back and forth emails and phone calls, Tesla is offering to replace it with a new inventory Model S with no additional money out of pocket. I was also told that they will be handling all of the coordination with my financing bank to unwind the deal and reinstate a new loan at the same rate or better than I currently have. So now we are searching the new inventory listings to find the one we want. To throw one last wrench in the situation, the temporary registration on our current used vehicle has now expired and is unable to be renewed given the circumstances with the title so they are trying to coordinate a loaner vehicle until this is finally resolved. Thanks for everyone's input and hoping this all gets finalized smoothly!
Just curious, why was it a lemon and who did you contact. Thank you very much. God-bless you and yours.2/20 update:
After a few back and forth emails and phone calls, Tesla is offering to replace it with a new inventory Model S with no additional money out of pocket. I was also told that they will be handling all of the coordination with my financing bank to unwind the deal and reinstate a new loan at the same rate or better than I currently have. So now we are searching the new inventory listings to find the one we want. To throw one last wrench in the situation, the temporary registration on our current used vehicle has now expired and is unable to be renewed given the circumstances with the title so they are trying to coordinate a loaner vehicle until this is finally resolved. Thanks for everyone's input and hoping this all gets finalized smoothly!
that is what I called.....Super Lucky Tesla owner....heheheWow, you bought a used 2016 90D, and they are going to do an even swap for a brand new 2020 100D?
2/20 update:
After a few back and forth emails and phone calls, Tesla is offering to replace it with a new inventory Model S with no additional money out of pocket. I was also told that they will be handling all of the coordination with my financing bank to unwind the deal and reinstate a new loan at the same rate or better than I currently have. So now we are searching the new inventory listings to find the one we want. To throw one last wrench in the situation, the temporary registration on our current used vehicle has now expired and is unable to be renewed given the circumstances with the title so they are trying to coordinate a loaner vehicle until this is finally resolved. Thanks for everyone's input and hoping this all gets finalized smoothly!
Tesla is great about buying back lemons in my experience. I bought a 2019 3 that would sporadically veer back into the original lane after starting to change lanes in autopilot. After 3 attempts to fix, they agreed to buy back. We would have been happy for a straight exchange, but they insisted on giving us our money back which we used to buy another new 3. Because they had lowered the price in the interim, we made approx $4,000 on deal.2/20 update:
After a few back and forth emails and phone calls, Tesla is offering to replace it with a new inventory Model S with no additional money out of pocket. I was also told that they will be handling all of the coordination with my financing bank to unwind the deal and reinstate a new loan at the same rate or better than I currently have. So now we are searching the new inventory listings to find the one we want. To throw one last wrench in the situation, the temporary registration on our current used vehicle has now expired and is unable to be renewed given the circumstances with the title so they are trying to coordinate a loaner vehicle until this is finally resolved. Thanks for everyone's input and hoping this all gets finalized smoothly!
You are not entitled to an "upgrade". At most they owe a full refund and any out of pocket expenses. Nevertheless, allow them to treat you well. The Tesla folks involved would likely want to help you step up! This could work well for you if you don't play the angry victim.Thanks for the responses! Yeah, Tesla called me and left a voicemail on Valentine's day when I was at dinner with my wife to tell me they need to unwind the deal. I thought this had to be some kind of mistake when listening later and called back immediately to confirm they have the correct car. I could barely process the situation on the phone given the circumstances as they were explaining to me. I have had no issues with the car and absolutely love it because it was in great condition cosmetically and was happy with the deal.
I will definitely be giving them every opportunity to make this right and really hope they do, but dang this has been upsetting. I will also recommend they not call on Valentine's day with this type of news in the future... geez!
2/20 update:
After a few back and forth emails and phone calls, Tesla is offering to replace it with a new inventory Model S with no additional money out of pocket. I was also told that they will be handling all of the coordination with my financing bank to unwind the deal and reinstate a new loan at the same rate or better than I currently have. So now we are searching the new inventory listings to find the one we want. To throw one last wrench in the situation, the temporary registration on our current used vehicle has now expired and is unable to be renewed given the circumstances with the title so they are trying to coordinate a loaner vehicle until this is finally resolved. Thanks for everyone's input and hoping this all gets finalized smoothly!
I just bought a tesla from a dealership in TX. At the time the car fax was clean. 6 weeks after the purchase, Florida and Tesla returned signed documents of my car having lemmon law back in 2019. I have a clear blue Texas Title but No dealerships will take my car in on trade because carfax report shows the title to be branded. IDK what to do. Dealership had no idea at time of selling.These things do happen, yes.
Whatever it is, it had to be serious for them to get ahead of the curve on it. OP if you don’t mind, send me your VIN and I’ll pull up an AutoCheck on it to see if it bleeds onto that as well or if it’s truly an internal thing.