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Originally Posted by lemming
Good lord. That car has held it's value decently well, too.
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That's one of the reasons I can afford the Tesla. Its 5.25 years old and the trade offer is ~38% of its original sticker price! Cars depreciate, but this one has done well.
In other news, I spoke with the Delivery Specialist this afternoon. Couple things:
- The car is now scheduled to finish production on May 29 -- a few days later than the initial email stated (May 24). That puts delivery into the first week of June (min 3 days after production is finished).
- Tesla requires payment in full and paperwork signed before they ship the car. I won't sign until June 1 to ensure the new tax rate applies, so it looks like delivery will be sometime between June 5-8.
- I inquired about the buyback guarantee. It requires financing through the Tesla program directly. Since Tesla doesn't have a dealership license in AZ (due to the car dealership franchise law), they don't offer the direct finance program in AZ. I can take advantage of it though -- but it would mean a day trip to Oregon to sign the paperwork.
- He advised against using the AutoNation trade and looking at private or CarMax instead. I will still look at CarMax -- if their offer is at least $2.5k higher than AutoNation, I'll go with them (that covers the additional sales tax, plus a rental car for a week or so while I'm without a car). I really don't want to deal with a private party sale -- and I'm satisfied with the value from AutoNation already...