http://www.businessinsider.com/coming-soon-from-tesla-used-cars-that-have-elon-musks-ok-2014-10
Gotta do something with the buy backs and trade-ins for AWD!
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Gotta do something with the buy backs and trade-ins for AWD!
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Tesla already has a CPO program:
Certified Pre-Owned | Tesla Motors
I bought a CPO Roadster last year and it looks like the page - after months of no changes - just got updated with 2 newly listed Roadsters.
All this means is that the CPO program will be extended to Model S's soon.
ist the 7500$ tax credit also aplicable on used EVs, where the pre owner maybe already used a tax credit already?
In more detail - whether the credit is used or not by the original owner has no bearing on future owners. If you are the first owner, you have the option of taking the credit. If you are the second (or further) owner, you can't take a credit, regardless of what the first owner did.No, tax credits are only for the original owner.
As someone who just finished his taxes, please forgive me if I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone with 0 tax liability! :biggrin: :biggrin:Great news for people like me who have 100% of their federal taxes spoken for due to credits from other projects. If I were to purchase a Model-S right now I'd forfeit the entire $7,500.
Please explain your buying process further - how did you find the car? Did you go to the store and ask specifically about used ones? What was the selection like?Well as it stands, Tesla is already doing resales of customer Model S's. I just bought mine through Tesla for an owner who wanted to upgrade to a larger battery. I still get all the remaining vehicle and battery warranties, and the service center still treats me like any other Tesla owner -- even if I didn't spend $120K for mine.
The CPO program has essentially been in effect all along, it's just never been officially called a CPO program. But in keeping up with Mercedes, BMW, and all the others, I'm sure Tesla marketing has to make it official so they can let people know that they can get used (AKA: cheaper) Model S's if they just ask.
WAG, cut it in half at each step. New in 2012, $80K -> 2015 with 60K, $40K -> 2018 with 135K, $20KHere's a hypothetical: Model S85 purchased new in 2012 for $80,000 (moderately loaded, price net of tax rebates), 60k miles driven by 2015 when traded into Tesla for an X or something. What is rough estimate of CPO price to the public in 2015, and what would it be worth in 2018 after adding another 75k miles?
Please explain your buying process further - how did you find the car? Did you go to the store and ask specifically about used ones? What was the selection like?
Was this Natick? Who did you talk to there? Do they use the 1%/month & $1/mile pricing, or how was it done?
Does this mean any Tesla trade-ins get scooped up by Tesla vs going to autonation?
... Mine only had 10,600 miles on it, but it saved me [roughly] $27,000 off buying new (okay, $17K after incentives, but still...).
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As far as the service center is concerned, I'm every bit as special as any other Tesla owner -- that fact that I bought used is irrelevant. Those guys are awesome. I can't say enough good things about any of the Tesla staff I've dealt with.
I put in an order for an S85D this morning. Will only do it if the trade in is reasonable.
I was told by the salespeople @ Natick that the deposit is refundable until you confirm (or it auto-confirms after 2 weeks).What do you mean will only do it if...? Once you put the money down, you're kinda committed to either seeing it through or kissing 2-1/2 grand goodbye. No? Seems like a big risk not knowing how it'll play out.
I was told by the salespeople @ Natick that the deposit is refundable until you confirm (or it auto-confirms after 2 weeks).
I misunderstood your point. I guess I assumed he was going to use the 2 week period to get an initial trade-in quote. If it's unacceptable, he can back out of the S85D. If it's good, I guess there is some risk that his trade-in valuation could tank by Feb, but it may be low enough to put $2500 at risk.This is true. They give you two weeks to make any edits to the submitted config, or to completely back out. (Maybe they really just give you the two weeks to figure out how to break it to you spouse so you know if you can really keep it!)
My point to MassX1317, though, was that the deposit for the D's would begin a several month wait for his new S, but unless he's willing to go some time without his car, the trade-in evaluation would come long after the deposit is committed.