For supposed EV "failure", no used CT deals.

[VAF84]

Asking price and going price are two different things. A lot of the prices you see listed are a starting point for a negotiation.

Lot of experience negotiating, IMO it's not looking soft, not to mentione trade low-balling comes into play. @hemiarch has the right idea, need to hear some real world examples. If they were rock bottom we'd have seen some boasting on these forums by now. I know I was stoked when I paid rock bottom for my new Lightning some time ago, and I dropped those numbers on a couple of Lightning forums. The owners who took big hits weren't shy about sharing that data either.

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[cyberrr1]

I'm seeing plenty of 2024 CTs with $8k off, if you lease that's another $7.5k off...That's roughly $64.5k + fees...you can then buy it out within a few days, as soon as the leasing paperwork is sorted. I sold my CT to Carvana for $77k 2 months ago, I'm expecting deals to pop up before the end of Q2. As the year progresses used prices will continue to fall.

 

[VAF84]

I'm seeing plenty of 2024 CTs with $8k off, if you lease that's another $7.5k off...That's roughly $64.5k + fees...you can then buy it out within a few days, as soon as the leasing paperwork is sorted. I sold my CT to Carvana for $77k 2 months ago, I'm expecting deals to pop up before the end of Q2. As the year progresses used prices will continue to fall.

What state are you in? Least expensive new in the Texas area is $77.6k, with tax credit $70k.That $64k price is about where I popped in to buy the Lightning ($80k MSRP).

 

[cyberrr1]

Call Tesla, they will give you a heads up when a 2024 pops up for sale. I'm seeing them in NY, but I'm waiting to see what happens in a few weeks. I'm not in a rush. They still have 2024s and FS in inventory, nearly half way through 2025.

 

[VAF84]

Call Tesla, they will give you a heads up when a 2024 pops up for sale. I'm seeing them in NY, but I'm waiting to see what happens in a few weeks. I'm not in a rush. They still have 2024s and FS in inventory, nearly half way through 2025.

I was mostly asking because pricing depends on the location where the vehicle will be registered. I found that out on this forum a few weeks ago. So it makes sense that in place where the CT is more polarizing, or trucks are generally less popular, like CA and NY; prices will be lower than Texas or Florida. I tested the theory, and sure enough San Francisco had one for $72k, but in central Texas it was $4-5k more expensive.

 

[cyberrr1]

I saw discounted 2024 CTs in Texas inventory a few weeks back and Tesla has called me to let me know when they were available in Texas as well. Get a sales advisor on the phone and have them let you know when a 2024 CT pops up in Texas. They'll work with you to move one of these.

 

[VAF84]

I saw discounted 2024 CTs in Texas inventory a few weeks back and Tesla has called me to let me know when they were available in Texas as well. Get a sales advisor on the phone and have them let you know when a 2024 CT pops up in Texas. They'll work with you to move one of these.

Good to know, thanks! I thought it was what it was on the site. I'll give it a shot.

 

[sefar]

About 2 months ago carvana gave me an instant quote of $69k for a fs beast.

Tesla might do another price drop on 2024 models near end of Q2(June 30). Good luck on the hunt!

i had an offer a couple months ago from Car vana or car max, one of them, in the low 70s, then they came back in the high 50s. They have low mileage FS models on their site in the 70s for sale now.

I really enjoy my CT and can't see taking a loss right now, but if they go out of production, I am a bit nervous. Still, it was the number 2 selling electric truck first quarter after the F150 Lightning by a small margin. Sales numbers are down but electric truck buyers are still getting them.

My hope is that the Robotaxi spurs a breakthrough in FSD and interest will renew as no other company has anything close, flawed though it may be. That actually surprises me because the others use cameras and other tech rather than cameras alone. I expect that to be the superior method, but for the fact that Tesla has a huge head start and more beta testers in the field.

 

[Mini2nut]

Similar to the Model S Plaid CT prices will come down. The truck has only been in the market for 18 months so be patient.

 

[CyberLucky]

Here in Canada I paid about 147,000 Canadian pesos for my FS AWD CT late December. A new, non-FS fully optioned to closely match my CT is about $15K more than I paid - Tesla's prices have gone up quite dramatically here. The cheapest used ones I've seen are $119K (about $85K USD).

 

[kylelol]

I got my foundation AWD used with 10k miles for 75K, but it came wrapped, tinted, and had a slew of accessories purchased for the car that totaled about another 1500

Not to mention I got 15.5K for my 2018 RWD Long Range Model 3, and it had a cracked back window.

I felt like it was a pretty decent deal. Pricing it all out new I was looking at 90-92k for everything it had depending on how much wraps cost.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Stop pedaling this TaxCredit BS… only a select few apply. (Percentage in the single digits I would guess)

always has, always will be BS


Imagine if Tesla (or anyone) actually made a 25K EV which was eligible… the majority of Americans could afford it and I know the Gov is not ready to give out that much money..

…the Emperor is Naked.

I took delivery of my 2025 CT in March. I’ve been back twice and spoke with the sales rep. My truck received the $7,500 point-of-sale credit and the rep said that 90% of current sales on 2025 CTs do get the upfront money off. For most that makes a new CT sub-$72k with incentives. That’s where mine was with the $1k referral deal. So yes, it is real.

If the tax deal currently working its way through Congress survives and the credits go away, look for Tesla to reduce MSRP by $7,500 across the board. That’s exactly what they did in 3Q19 when they lost access to the credit due to exceeding the 200k sales threshold. Every Tesla was suddenly $7,500 cheaper. Which also killed resale values by that amount. I bought a MX in September 2019 and received half a credit, $3750, due to the way the law phased out credits. By the end of 2019 they were entirely gone until the Biden tax act eliminated the volume cap, restoring Tesla’s qualification. Tesla then bounced prices back up.

The bottom line is that margins will be reduced when EVs reach parity with ICE vehicles, because the $7500 federal credit is essentially an industry subsidy, albeit passed through the screen of buyer qualification.

 

[Baldyloxx]

The truck quality’s, yes.. many of the current sales are taking advantage of this, yes…

but ask the majority of the “cough-1million-cough” reservations holders if they qualify for this.. many people can afford $100 deposit, so why the low sales overall? It’s not supply as we see..

I don’t have a business, and I don’t qualify

I took delivery of my 2025 CT in March. I’ve been back twice and spoke with the sales rep. My truck received the $7,500 point-of-sale credit and the rep said that 90% of current sales on 2025 CTs do get the upfront money off. For most that makes a new CT sub-$72k with incentives. That’s where mine was with the $1k referral deal. So yes, it is real.

If the tax deal currently working its way through Congress survives and the credits go away, look for Tesla to reduce MSRP by $7,500 across the board. That’s exactly what they did in 3Q19 when they lost access to the credit due to exceeding the 200k sales threshold. Every Tesla was suddenly $7,500 cheaper. Which also killed resale values by that amount. I bought a MX in September 2019 and received half a credit, $3750, due to the way the law phased out credits. By the end of 2019 they were entirely gone until the Biden tax act eliminated the volume cap, restoring Tesla’s qualification. Tesla then bounced prices back up.

The bottom line is that margins will be reduced when EVs reach parity with ICE vehicles, because the $7500 federal credit is essentially an industry subsidy, albeit passed through the screen of buyer qualification.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

You

The truck quality’s, yes.. many of the current sales are taking advantage of this, yes…

but ask the majority of the “cough-1million-cough” reservations holders if they qualify for this.. many people can afford $100 deposit, so why the low sales overall? It’s not supply as we see..

I don’t have a business, and I don’t qualify

don’t need a business to qualify. If you fail on one of the other metrics, you are the exception that proves the rule. It doesn’t negate the fact that most CT buyers today do qualify.

 

[Baldyloxx]

Imagine if more people qualified.. maybe there would be less inventory sitting.

maybe there would be a supply problem.

maybe the EV Acceptance as a whole would be greater as the incentive implies.

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