Congratulations on your purchase ElSupreme!
Does this make your household all-electric now? Except maybe the lawnmower?
GSP
I have a Honda gasoline lawn mower (that's the only thing left), and based on how Honda dealt with us, with my wife's car, I am temped to just outright sell the thing. And a NG furnace, and water heater, will be replaced with heat pump when the AC compressor dies.
The big advantage Tesla has is consistency in this regard. But to be honest, I've had very positive dealer experiences. My last Cadillac dealer would pick my car up and drop it off at work for me, always cleaned it and never overcharged or sold me crap I didn't need. In fact, I had free maintenance and warranty coverage for the 4 years I owned the car, so it didn't even cost me anything. If I needed a loaner, they always supplied me with another Cadillac at no charge. I do recognize that this is not universal so again, advantage Tesla.
I agree. The dealership I dealt with was actually pretty good. I probably got a good deal, but it didn't feel like it, as I worked hard for a couple of small price decreases. And they tried to sell me on extended warranty (at least the guy said, "these cars don't really need maintenance, so don't get the maintenance plan") and GAP insurance at very inflated prices, but it was a soft sell. Some of the other dealerships were not nearly as tolerable. I showed up in a Model S, ask to see the only fully electric cars, and display extensive knowledge about them. I still get tons of misinformation (pro EV but still some outright lies) about how they work. How many they sell. How far they will go. Then they try to sell me on a GT-R (it was nice looking but not for $140k), SVT-Raptors :scaredAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA) , and Shelby Cobras. The best of which got ~15 EPA combined fuel economy.
And one dealer tried to pass a very visible (that I told him I knew about) manufacturer discount as a deduct from sticker (when they were exactly sticker). Tried to tell me the 0% APR deal wasn't good and I should finance it through them. And kept trying to steer me to 'monthly payment' instead of out-the-door-price! Wouldn't give me his offer in an email, and then verbally offered to undercut the other dealer $300 (on a $30k+ purchase ). He also stole me from a different salesman when I got there!
Although I did learn that driving a Model S onto a Porsche lot will get me a EZ solo test drive in a 911. I'll end up doing that sometime this summer! :biggrin: