Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Test drive was booked under my name. She was in the car however could not test drive as their system was down and they had no way of taking a copy of her licence. As I had uploaded a copy of my licence the day before they said I could test drive the vehicle myself. Will escalate it now as whether their employee was correct or not the deposit was placed based on his promise.

This is really annoying. They keep changing offers and prices every couple of days. In last two weeks the 20k free supercharger kms gone, finance drops from 6.9% to 0.9% and a few days later it's now 0.99%. Not sure what the it would be like tomorrow morning.

Ignore all the talk from Tesla and just keep requesting it under distance selling regulations, they know they are in the wrong and just push back on those that are not aware of their rights.

you are wrong, don’t worry.

Tesla have added very specific wording to their Irish Order Agreements (see below) to address the scenario that have been discussed. Whether a specific contractual element specified in the Order Agreement (Contract) ranks ahead of any statutory rights is not something I am opining on but thought it useful to share to inform the debate given the specificity of the wording

“distance contract” means a contract concluded between a trader and a consumer under an organised distance sales or service-provision scheme without the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, and with the exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and including the time at which the contract is concluded

I think the important time is when the contract is concluded. Echo the views to send this into the small claims if there is any guff from Tesla.

(I’m not the EU any more than I’m UEFA, I’m just a person)

What works out better, PCP or HP?

Both at 0.99% and with similar deposit, the cost of finance figure are more or less the same (however everything is based on the wrong on-road price etc). I guess PCP would cost less per month for the period of PCP with the final payment (12k-ish) compared to HP which locks in the full amount into a 5 year loan.

Never bought a car on finance before, slightly clueless. What's the general consensus here.

Thats a secondary point and perhaps irrelevant. Tesla's contactual provisions are clear and state that where the purchaser has ordered following a Test Drive then "this Agreement shall not have been entered into by using means of distance communication and consequently you will not have the statutory cancellation right described herein "

The scenario that you mention as to timing of conclusion is a moot point in circumstances where the agreement was not entered into by means of distance communication.

In conclusion the wording is crystal clear in its intent…whether this contractual term is capable of overriding a statutory right is another matter but there is zero doubt about what it is saying.

I never mentioned anything about the euros here? You did. I said you were wrong on your interpretation of European law.

Define better.

Hp, you pay more per month but at the end, you own the car. Pcp, you pay less per month and after the term, you go again, hand back the car or buy it fom the finance company.

Depends On what your long term plan is really.

Pcp has been best summed up by many as a way to sell folks who can't afford it, a car.

Probably best to do the sums yourself.

You need to familiarise yourself with the differences as comparing PCP to HP is like comparing an Apple to an Orange..both are fruit but very different. The interest rate is similar to both but HP is a loan where you pay off the full amount borrowed by equal monthly repayments for the term and at the end of the term you own the car.

In contrast PCP can appear attractive as there are lower monthly repayments but at the end of the term there is a large "balloon" payment due before you own the car. You may benefit from lower monthly repayments but you are postponing a major decision to the end of the term. You can usually pay the ballon and take ownership, hand the car back or enter a new PCP.