Getting cold feet. Vin Assigned, pickup anyday. What to do?

[Woodrick]

I can accept that.
As I was browsing the Porsche site looking for the information to post. It seems to be pretty obvious that Porsche has been taken over by the dark side, money.

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[HaulingAss]

Legal precedence in contract law implies that Tesla has an obligation to give you an answer in a timely manner. 30 days would be more than enough time for Tesla to respond with a purchase offer. If they don't, you can sell it without much legal liability because they wrote the contract that they failed to perform under.

In other words, if you understand contract law you will understand that you only need to give Tesla reasonable opportunity to buy it. If they fail to act, you are free to liquidate it as you see fit. Sure, Tesla could still sue you, but they wouldn't and, if they did, they wouldn't have a leg to stand on. There isn't a court in the land that would rule you have to wait indefinitely for Tesla to respond or buy it before you take charge and sell it yourself.

If you are unfortunate enough to want to be selling a newly purchased new truck within a year of purchase, make sure you have legal proof that Tesla was properly notified of your intent to sell it (for example, Ceritfied Mail).

 

[HaulingAss]

Tesla decapitated the scalpers market by introducing the Foundation Series. The resale clause is both unnecessary and offensive. Why punish honest early adopters who may want to flip the vehicle for normal reasons such as they do not like it, their needs change etc..?

Tesla is not punishing people who want to resell it in the first year, they are simply making it clear as a bell that you won't be able to profit from it (unless they don't want to buy it off you for a very reasonable price, relative to what you paid for it).

 

[HaulingAss]

I'm super stoked that Tesla was able to kill the scalpers market so I can get my own long-awaited Cybertruck without having to wait for the profiteers who placed lots of orders before me, simply so they could mark them up $20K-$80K and sell them to someone without a reservation, someone who didn't plan ahead like we did.

Thank you Tesla! Now just call me up and give me my VIN# cause I'm ready!

 

[HaulingAss]

I hear this a lot about how Lightenings are on the lots right now and available.

Why do think that is? At that price point for a Electric truck, shouldn’t they be flying out the door? I promise this isn’t a snarky comment. I don’t know much about the Lightening. My buddy has one and it seems very nice. Why do you think they’re not selling well?

Two words:

Driving dynamics. O.K. there's more:

Boring, ponderous, numb, outdated, software, frumpy styling, still tied to dealerships for service, and on and on. I'm so glad there is a new alternative to what Detroit has been offering us.

 

[HaulingAss]

I like the last part. The problem is the first part. I already have a 1/2 ton 4-door pickup parked on the street in front of my house and I don't want an electric version of that. Sure, it gets the job done, but I don't like driving it.

I'm buying a Cybertruck because I want a truck that, when I need to use a truck, I don't regret having to drive a truck. I want to look forward to it.

 

[HaulingAss]

OK, so it's just like a traditional gas F-150 in every way, but it has an electric powertrain.

There is a perception that the F150 Lightning is somewhat of a kludge. An electric motor and battery stuffed into the F150 frame and body. Not true at all. Its a ground-up EV vehicle that was intentionally made to look like an F150. Might share some portions of the cab weldment and doors. Hardly anything else.

Sounds like a real contradiction. Now it's not at all like a gas F-150, a ground up redesign that only looks like an F-150.

OK, I get it, you will say whatever helps Ford unload all those unsold Lightnings that are aging on dealership lots. Good on ya! I dont like to see EV's sit around and rot either!

 

[tenetke]

I like the last part. The problem is the first part. I already have a 1/2 ton 4-door pickup parked on the street in front of my house and I don't want an electric version of that. Sure, it gets the job done, but I don't like driving it.

I'm buying a Cybertruck because I want a truck that, when I need to use a truck, I don't regret having to drive a truck. I want to look forward to it.

The CT is the reason I installed solar and batteries for my home. While waiting for a CT to materialize, I’ve been driving and enjoying my Lightning for about 18 months. I’ve put around 38k miles on it now. I like it so much I’m keeping it and I’m still excited about getting a VIN for my FS order soon I hope.
Things I will prefer without even having driven a CT that I use extensively and appreciate are the power outlets in the frunk and the size of the frunk. I actually use my Lightning to do work, mostly for ranching and agricultural work. I’ll continue to get paid by my utility company every month to charge my Lightning and very much look forward to getting paid to charge my CT via the excess power my solar panels produce. Buy a CT because it’s useful for you, and what’s the point of shaming an early adopter of an ev truck because of the brand or the vehicle itself?

 

[cvalue13]

I like it so much I’m keeping it and I’m still excited about getting a VIN for my FS order soon I hope.

love that US Government math**



**why have one when you can have two for >2X the price


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[REM]

I'm with @CyberGus on this one. It is very common, and I will guarantee you that your house is designed the exact same way, that the cumulative amount of a load on a circuit is more than that of the leg above it.
When the electrician designed your house, they didn't take the max capacity of each circuit and use that in the calculation of the number of breakers that they can put in your 200A panel. Go down and count the total capacity of breakers in your panel and they will probably surpass the panel's load.

So yes, EV charging does tax the campground's grid. And it is very possible that during the heat of the summer with all lots on a circuit occupied and three people unplugging their NEMA 15-40 from the trailer and connecting to the car, or worse, using the NEMA 14-50 AND the TT 30A, that an upstream breaker will blow.

Using both the NEMA 14-50 and the TT 30A is probably on the dangerous side, as they weren't designed to be used that way. I know of no camper that uses both, one or the other (More than 1 AC - NEMA 14-50, 1 AC - TT 30A) And using both is possibly going to give your AC or car fits, because the TT 30A probably uses one of the legs of the wires going to your site.

Not a great comparison, because you don't have several tenants renting one house with a 200 amp panel.

This is still simply a case of campground owners being lazy and not properly provisioning their systems.

 

[Jon Snow]

Our service advisor has told me our Cybertruck is in Cali and should be ready for deliver anyday.


Anyone else getting cold feet on accepting delivery? Reviews seem to be mixed. I keep going back and forth.

Ive wanted this car since it was announced but what’s another year at this point right?

anyone else feeling the same?

Why not figure out your needs, wants, and values in a vehicle? There is a ton of FUD out there and anti-ev/anti-Tesla types are clearly afraid of it. Tesla is a good company and they have created something special here. CT’s epa range is accurate, and like all EVs if you drive faster than the epa test you lose range. You can count on getting epa if you drive 55-60 .. but going 70-80 you will see range drop about 20-25%. I’m buying one for sure since I did the math on all of my routes. The only group that I’d say hold off on an EV truck would be the small group that tows over 100 miles .. it will be a few years before that becomes easy.

 

[Woodrick]

Not a great comparison, because you don't have several tenants renting one house with a 200 amp panel.

This is still simply a case of campground owners being lazy and not properly provisioning their systems.

But you do have multiple houses sharing a single transformer.

They were properly provisioned for the loads that they have experienced for 50 years. The main reason for the 50A is to provide the inrush current for the air conditioners.

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