So I just got a call from Tesla...

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If I had bought the Model 3 (Ops, sorry - it was a Model Y) the price with FSD was $60k. Sales tax in Texas is 6.25% on new cars, so I would loose $2250 in sales tax (value of Volvo) + depreciation (expected) + $8,000 for the FSD which I was told belonged to the owner; not to the vehicle. I have not seen any policy with Tesla that once you own the FSD software "license" that you can carry it with you to the next vehicle. I assume, unless otherwise stated, that you have to buy FSD again on your next vehicle. So I was faced with having to pay and extra $2200 in sales tax, loosing $8000 to use FSD for the one year I planned to drive the Model Y + depreciation. I felt $10,200 + $5 - 7k depreciation for one year of MY ownership was a bit much. I am still anxiously awaiting my Cybertruck which has a order # around 30,000 - so hopefully I will see one about a year from now.
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All my current vehicles are full paid-up so there would be no real incentive to take on a lease right now.
Cheers for having the patience... I made a near opposite deal in financing an SR+ to grant me sanity over the likely next 2 years minimum (being 400K+ in line, accounting for some people cancelling, potential fluctuation in Giga Austin, any legalese bureaucracy, etc.), taking delivery next wee - whilst burying dollars to save for CT in meanwhile ^^;;;
 

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If I had bought the Model 3 (Ops, sorry - it was a Model Y) the price with FSD was $60k. Sales tax in Texas is 6.25% on new cars, so I would loose $2250 in sales tax (value of Volvo) + depreciation (expected) + $8,000 for the FSD which I was told belonged to the owner; not to the vehicle. I have not seen any policy with Tesla that once you own the FSD software "license" that you can carry it with you to the next vehicle. I assume, unless otherwise stated, that you have to buy FSD again on your next vehicle. So I was faced with having to pay and extra $2200 in sales tax, loosing $8000 to use FSD for the one year I planned to drive the Model Y + depreciation. I felt $10,200 + $5 - 7k depreciation for one year of MY ownership was a bit much. I am still anxiously awaiting my Cybertruck which has a order # around 30,000 - so hopefully I will see one about a year from now.
Regardless, you made the right decision to wait. Financially it made little sense to trade a one year old car in for a new Y, only to trade that one in again for your Cybertruck in 1 more year. If you have money to burn it does not matter. Going by your posts that is not your position. We’ll chalk that up to Tesla Fever. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning if you have another fever spike. Hold fast, Cybertruck is coming.
 

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I agree. Going through with that transaction does not make sense from a financial point of view. Patience grasshopper...
 

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Interesting. I was offered Kelly wholesale (and took it).

Have you actually traded in with Tesla or is this just another internet furphie?
I was offered $41,500 for my 2018 28,000 mile long range RWD red Model 3. Clean condition with FSD but 18" aeros. I thought this was good and took it.
 


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Apparently, my CT order made me a candidate for the local Tesla sales guy to call me and ask if I was interested in taking an M3 test drive while I wait for the CT. He was suggesting an M3 lease might be interesting. LOL. Unfortunately for him, I'm working to save for the CT pretty exclusively. All my current vehicles are full paid-up so there would be no real incentive to take on a lease right now.
Smart man! I'm doing the same. As an aside, I leased a Toyota Avalon once and when the 3 year lease was up, they wouldn't let me buy it and charged for every fly speck on it. I bought another new one. Learned my lesson about leasing!
 

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Saw this thread on the related posts and it cracked me up. Seems like there was this very brief lull in demand for the Model 3 and Model Y between the tail end of Model Y reservations being delivered and April.

During that windows they did some outreach like this… then something lit a fire on demand and ever since then Teslas have been hard to find. Wait times are months out and they are only delivering the top models quickly. Plus they bumped prices by $4000 at the same time.

Glad I got the window
 

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Saw this thread on the related posts and it cracked me up. Seems like there was this very brief lull in demand for the Model 3 and Model Y between the tail end of Model Y reservations being delivered and April.

During that windows they did some outreach like this… then something lit a fire on demand and ever since then Teslas have been hard to find. Wait times are months out and they are only delivering the top models quickly. Plus they bumped prices by $4000 at the same time.

Glad I got the window

As it happens, things fell through and circumstances resulted in a bit more debt than at the time of having financing for the SR+, though at least personally a silver lining to delay is a bit more time to prepare for CT...

Quite glad that you had proper timing though :>
 

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Apparently, my CT order made me a candidate for the local Tesla sales guy to call me and ask if I was interested in taking an M3 test drive while I wait for the CT. He was suggesting an M3 lease might be interesting. LOL. Unfortunately for him, I'm working to save for the CT pretty exclusively. All my current vehicles are full paid-up so there would be no real incentive to take on a lease right now.
Hey, FutureBoy - Great name! L Kubic made a Tech/House recording called Future Boy - here is a link for your listening pleasure (hint - turn the volume up to 11):
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Personally, I think a Tesla Store Customer or Service Specialist job interview should go something like this:

[Tesla Interviewer] Do you have any prior experience working at auto dealerships in sales or service?​
[Applicant] Yes, I've worked at an auto-dealership for the last fifteen years...​
[Tesla Interviewer] Please accept our apologies, but we cannot have traditional sales mindsets and mentality tainting our customer experience - we need fresh new mindsets to exemplify a clean slate of integrity with focus on the long term mission.​

Probably won't happen that way, but nonetheless that's what I think.
 


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Personally, I think a Tesla Store Customer or Service Specialist job interview should go something like this:

[Tesla Interviewer] Do you have any prior experience working at auto dealerships in sales or service?​
[Applicant] Yes, I've worked at an auto-dealership for the last fifteen years...​
[Tesla Interviewer] Please accept our apologies, but we cannot have traditional sales mindsets and mentality tainting our customer experience - we need fresh new mindsets to exemplify a clean slate of integrity with focus on the long term mission.​

Probably won't happen that way, but nonetheless that's what I think.
No worries on that.

If you are remotely good at sales, the wages they likely pay at Tesla dealerships are almost certainly not going to be attractive at all. Salespeople get paid way better than the likely ~15/ hour Tesla pays for their showroom staff.

The great thing about Teslas and service is you usually don’t need service… but when you do, Tesla’s service department doesn’t exactly have a pristine reputation. I’ve heard a fair number of nightmare service stories from Tesla owners too. Lots of “It took 4 months to get my car fixed” sort of stories. Also unreturned calls, etc etc.

If you want great service, maybe BMW? Tesla is the “The best service is no service”… which is what you often get from Tesla. (In both the good connotation and the bad)
 

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No worries on that.

If you are remotely good at sales, the wages they likely pay at Tesla dealerships are almost certainly not going to be attractive at all. Salespeople get paid way better than the likely ~15/ hour Tesla pays for their showroom staff.

The great thing about Teslas and service is you usually don’t need service… but when you do, Tesla’s service department doesn’t exactly have a pristine reputation. I’ve heard a fair number of nightmare service stories from Tesla owners too. Lots of “It took 4 months to get my car fixed” sort of stories. Also unreturned calls, etc etc.

If you want great service, maybe BMW? Tesla is the “The best service is no service”… which is what you often get from Tesla. (In both the good connotation and the bad)
I have had a couple of experiences with BMW service. It wasn't cheap, but the quality was top-notch and they played no games. But that was in Germany actually, as I've long made it a point to stay away from (any) dealership in the U.S.
 

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Interesting. I was offered Kelly wholesale (and took it).

Have you actually traded in with Tesla or is this just another internet furphie?
Tesla offered me a very reasonable amount for my Lexus RX toward my upcoming Model Y and I took it.
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