neroden
Model S Owner and Frustrated Tesla Fan
California tire fee $7 ?!?!
What the heck is that?
OK, I just looked it up. Tesla should NOT be charging the California tire fee. The following sales are exempt:
"Sales of new tires that the retailer ships directly to a location outside California when the transaction is not cubject to California sales or use tax".
So if you're getting your delivery in Massachusetts, Tesla should not be charging the California tire fee. Demand your $7 back, Robert!
I'm also not happy with "registration, transfer, and titling fees" being lumped together without a breakdown. Here in NY, the fees are a mess of little things:
- $32.50 registration (this one may involve a fight at the DMV as I noted elsewhere)
- $20 county vehicle use tax
- $50 title
- $25 plates
- $10 safety inspection
- *maximum* of $75 in fees from the dealer for "assisting" with the process
If I see a number under "registration, transfer, and titling fees" where the total is too high or too low, how do I tell which part they got wrong?
Notably, you're in Massachusetts. I see $50 for plates and $75 for registration which totals to $125. Which means they haven't applied the state safety inspection fee before delivering the car. (Or maybe that's included in the "final inspection, prep, and coordination" fee?) Here in NY, the auto dealer is required to do the state safety inspection before delivery...
Sloppiness in financial affairs is something I do not tolerate, and I don't like it much in legal affairs either.
Bad work, Tesla, bad work.
What the heck is that?
OK, I just looked it up. Tesla should NOT be charging the California tire fee. The following sales are exempt:
"Sales of new tires that the retailer ships directly to a location outside California when the transaction is not cubject to California sales or use tax".
So if you're getting your delivery in Massachusetts, Tesla should not be charging the California tire fee. Demand your $7 back, Robert!
I'm also not happy with "registration, transfer, and titling fees" being lumped together without a breakdown. Here in NY, the fees are a mess of little things:
- $32.50 registration (this one may involve a fight at the DMV as I noted elsewhere)
- $20 county vehicle use tax
- $50 title
- $25 plates
- $10 safety inspection
- *maximum* of $75 in fees from the dealer for "assisting" with the process
If I see a number under "registration, transfer, and titling fees" where the total is too high or too low, how do I tell which part they got wrong?
Notably, you're in Massachusetts. I see $50 for plates and $75 for registration which totals to $125. Which means they haven't applied the state safety inspection fee before delivering the car. (Or maybe that's included in the "final inspection, prep, and coordination" fee?) Here in NY, the auto dealer is required to do the state safety inspection before delivery...
Sloppiness in financial affairs is something I do not tolerate, and I don't like it much in legal affairs either.
Bad work, Tesla, bad work.