
Originally Posted by
Francis Lau
I picked up my Model S at noon today and funded my BECU loan at 11 am. It was a bit tricky and I think I am the first one to actually execute the loan. I was at a local BECU branch last night but they could not fund the loan because they needed a dealers invoice or official MSRP paperwork. Tesla has neither and the underwriter could not proceed. This morning, the case was escalated several times and it was finally resolved.
A final small hiccup was that the car did not value at the full price. It did not matter much to me since I was flexible in the down payment amount. Interest rates are so low and that is why I took a loan and kept my cash for investments. However, if you are tight on cash and you want a 80% or 100% loan, this may trip you up.
I wonder if anyone else has bumped into this valuation issue.