I've heard of selling a car to Carvana at trade in value. How do you do a trade-in to Carvana when buying a new Tesla?
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Waiting Room for MYLR/MYP : May 2023 orders
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Separate transactions. You sell your car to carvana , keep your license plate , then pay in full to Tesla . Carvana gives you instant cash before they drive away with the car .
Exactly. I've done that. That's no trade in. That's just selling one car and buying another. Trade-in has tax advantages in many States.
Correct florida has trade in advantages so even If I am quoted less with sales tax savings and convenience it might just be worth it . Question - if they quote a lot less can we show carvana. Carmax quotes and ask them to match ? Do they listen ?
I couldn't get them to change. They said "trade values are not negotiable". I did Carvana, KBB, Vroom, and only one value was high enough to beat the trade amount (including the tax savings). The issue was, it was only 200 more, and that would have forced me to drive 2 cars to pick up my Model Y 300 miles away in Jacksonville since I would have to leave my trade in. Wasn't worth it for me.
I've read on these forums that Tesla will sometimes match, but it's not consistent and YMMV.
It seems that Tesla employees have lot's of discretion in some matters, including trade-ins. I was told yesterday by a sales associate that each delivery center was allowed to set their own rules about how much help to give during delivery. Some allow you to inspect the interior of the car before accepting and others don't. That sounds more like a dealership than a billion dollar corporation which claims to present a painless, transparent, and seamless transfer in buying their vehicles. I would think there would be company-wide rules on these issues.
out of blue I got assigned a VIN, pretty sure it's a previously rejected one PF789538. I'm not going to take delivery until July 1st anyway due to new Colorado EV incentive, so will reject.
Milehighblue
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Also in CO. Ordered 5/26 and got EDD of 6/23-6/30. No VIN yet. Same here...will not take delivery until after 7/1
Damn, was I wrong?Tomorrow, it’ll be June 6 - June 16…. I can guarantee that
EDD: June 16 - June 30 updated 06-06-23
Yes I got an Austin VIN. Double checked with the Reddit guy today and confirmed that my vehicle was produced on June 3rd in Austin with HW4.0 and non-matrix headlights.
which reddit guy? and what is your VIN#? i just got my VIN yesterday A122XXX. so i'm thinking it's hw3. What's the cutoff on vins for the HW4?
What's your vin without the last 3 digits? Austin or Fremont build? I just got vin yesterday for austin build, trying to figure out if it's HW4. Would appreciate your help!
Austin made really starts to switch to HW4 around June 2nd (~A130XXX), so yours is likely not HW4. But you could check with Reddit post here:
Just saw THIS on Reddit 
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MYLR
White/black + 20'' wheels
OD: June 3rd
EDD: June - July 2023
Vin received: June 5th
Delivery Scheduled: June 8th.
San Diego
Car was born on June 4th with HW4.0. I think I just got really lucky!
:MYLR
White/black + 20'' wheels
OD: June 3rd
EDD: June - July 2023
Vin received: June 5th
Delivery Scheduled: June 8th.
San Diego
Car was born on June 4th with HW4.0. I think I just got really lucky!
This is the Reddit post where I found my vehicle info. I got a VIN A130010 so I guess I'm just lucky to be in the first batch.
How funny! Two weeks ago I asked Tesla for a trade-in value as I was considering ordering a Model Y. They responded with $33,900 to $36,500. I ordered on May 31. Today, I received an offer from Tesla for the trade-in at $32,500. My vehicle is perfect, nothing in the photos showed any different. KBB just offered $35,900. Tesla doesn't want trade-ins. 
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