tmeyer3
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- Trevor
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Just my input with very limited knowledge:
When I picked up my Truck I asked about this exact thing (in CA). I talked to a very nice higher-up dude in a full suit at the SC (I think he was the general manage of the SC). I wasn't making a big stink or anything, it's just who happened to approach at the moment. He explained that Tesla is not a car dealership, isn't licensed as one, and can't sell cars like one. They have to sell each and every car as a vehicle manufacturer direct to consumer. At least in CA, this means that rather than having a right to "inspect," you instead get the same perks that a dealership would get when they purchase a vehicle from a manufacturer: 7 days of no questions asked returns if any issues arise. This is how, apparently, dealerships do it when they make a purchase because they typical take shipments and can't be expected to be able to inspect every vehicle before it leaves the factory.
Disclaimer: I have absolutely NO experience in this beyond what I was told. So if someone here owns or is an insider on how dealerships work, I'd be interested to learn more about it.
When I picked up my Truck I asked about this exact thing (in CA). I talked to a very nice higher-up dude in a full suit at the SC (I think he was the general manage of the SC). I wasn't making a big stink or anything, it's just who happened to approach at the moment. He explained that Tesla is not a car dealership, isn't licensed as one, and can't sell cars like one. They have to sell each and every car as a vehicle manufacturer direct to consumer. At least in CA, this means that rather than having a right to "inspect," you instead get the same perks that a dealership would get when they purchase a vehicle from a manufacturer: 7 days of no questions asked returns if any issues arise. This is how, apparently, dealerships do it when they make a purchase because they typical take shipments and can't be expected to be able to inspect every vehicle before it leaves the factory.
Disclaimer: I have absolutely NO experience in this beyond what I was told. So if someone here owns or is an insider on how dealerships work, I'd be interested to learn more about it.
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