I think this is Tesla’s unsubtle way of saying they aren’t too interested in maintaining a used car lot. Thankfully, there’s plenty of other ways to sell a car for a fair price
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Used Tesla Model 3s pricing error?
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I think this is Tesla’s unsubtle way of saying they aren’t too interested in maintaining a used car lot. Thankfully, there’s plenty of other ways to sell a car for a fair price
Tesla doesn’t have enough cash to pay for buybacks specifically. That’s part of the reason for such low resale values. No point in using precious cash for inventory.
Takes few weeks from buyback to sale. It’s the cash position that suffers. Finally Tesla has learned a bit to “move the metal” from Detroit. They need to churn production to inventory to sale faster and faster since they are not a traditional dealer.
Tesla lowballs the trade-ins on their own vehicles. They just do not want them back. They would rather have you sell it to Carmax, etc. The problem is you lose out on the tax savings when you trade for a new one. I think it will hurt their repeat business if they don’t address this. In 3 years from now there may 30 or more EVs available from different manufacturers and many will just switch brands as these other manufacturers will offer “conquest” type rebates and incentives to trade your Tesla for their brand. Right now Tesla doesn’t have to offer much for trade in but they will if they want the repeat buyer.
Tesla did good on my purchase on this "error that listed an incorrect price on the vehicle", I got it much less than I would have paid new or same Tesla Model 3 with same configurations (less than 1000 miles -yes it's 7 days returns Model 3) - sounds like price was intended for auction or employee pricing - not for public. Tesla called and made an offer this afternoon and it's better than I was going to suggest to Tesla in compromise. Thank you Elan and Tesla!
Tesla did good on my purchase on one of these Model 3! Not exactly the fire sale price, but much much less than I was going to pay.
Sounds like it was an error, pricing
Tesla actually came very close, not the fire sale prices that listed on Friday night, I am very happy with the price! I was actually going to buy same exact Model 3 4 days earlier.
After I pick up the car next week, but if you already brought one earlier, then not sure you want to know.
Haha no i was trying to on Friday night but was about 30min too late for most. Found a couple of stellar deals but hesitated because they weren’t my preferred colors and they sold while I was deciding. Very much interested in what you ended up with!
The supercharger network is a game changer for sure but who knows maybe Tesla will open it up in the future and let any EV use the network. Also, many households may have one EV and one ICE based vehicle for long distance travel. If the average person only drives 30-50 miles per day then it doesn’t matter all that much anyway.
I also assume that businesses will invest in their own charging stations as a way to lure folks into restaurants and shopper centers.
Congratulations! since you are aware that this is a 7 day return vehicle, what are your plans around inspecting the vehicle, or dealing with any issues that may have caused the original person to return it?
Congrats. But I would not have have paid more than $2k than the prices listed(error or not). They were really good but now just good if it’s a compromise.
Also you have to factor in $1875 federal credit + state incentive if any on new vehicle purchase.
If you are patient you can squeeze a seller who wants to really sell. These will be dumped in market once Model Y comes along. As much as Elon thinks these are appreciating assets with FSD, they really are not.
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There were only like 3-4 P3D. Best deal was LR AWD. I should seriously have ordered Red exterior + white interior just for fun. Maybe could have flipped it. But with taxes and other hassles especially financing it’s too much.
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