Tesla Ordering Tips - And Most Other Reasonable Things Tesla [but no more]

Offers on my SR+ have gone up from $48K to $50K over the 2 past weeks and I believe will continue to climb as these are pulling $52K+ at auction right now. Of course the outlook was better when the MSRP was $4K lower but the market is still adjusting. Here are some OVE listings;

That said the math works out best flipping the LR right now (if you can get one).

May I ask, it was Carvana offers? Or some auction ?

Anyone know if you put in an order for a non-Cybertruck Tesla ($250 fee), can you later switch to a Cybertruck and have the $250 fee applied to it? Or would a separate order be required for a CT and you can’t convert your existing order to a CT?

Ok, bit the bullet and put in an order for a LR 3 with white seats (so exactly the same as my current SR+ except it’s a LR). Estimated delivery is December, but I plan to delay delivery till after the new year (and hopefully after the new EV tax credit is law).
Worst case scenario, the tax credit doesn’t get renewed and I’m out $250.
Best case scenario, they pass the new credit, Tesla jacks up the price of all their cars, and I can flip my SR+ for the LR with no money out of pocket (after taking into consideration the new credit).

As I’ve now locked in the price of the LR order ($51k), if the prices keep going up, it may make sense to flip my SR+ for a LR even if the new tax credit isn’t passed. My SR+ is getting quotes for $45k+ currently and I don’t see that changing too much in the next few months.

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Maybe a glitch? I was able to generate a quote this morning.

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It also says purchase your car, which isn’t an option for 3/y

Also, I’m just calling it right now that the price for the LR 3 will get hiked by at least $2k by this time next week.

Mind sharing who from? I’m getting 48 for red sr+

No, you can change the configuration once the order is placed, but you cannot change to another model.

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So here is the :bomb: Just got of call with Tesla, they stop allowing lease buyouts for 3rd party dealers. Information page will be updated soon.

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That’s gonna suck even for legitimate Tesla lessees since it’s US Bank backed (notorious for being real mamzer on lease returns across the board)

LH’ers who didn’t actually want the car right now:

Frustrated Austin Powers GIF

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So what option is left to get out of a Tesla lease if needed? Pure curiosity. Just lease transfer?

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M3 and MY yes. Others you can buy out yourself and sell it.

Pay off the rest of the payments or get a trade in quote from Tesla and pay the difference in value.

They’re going to allow this now? Right now lessees cannot buy out.

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You can buy out X and S. Just not 3 and Y

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Ah right. I read it wrong in his statement.

Not that I have plans to flip ours, but I’m feeling pretty smart for changing to finance right about now.

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Interesting that Tesla now has an ā€œEV incentiveā€ section in their price breakdown page. Makes me think they are definitely getting ready for a renewed tax credit. They section was not in the price breakdown page when I ordered my SR+ this past summer.

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