Tesla Talk 2

not at all true for 90% of sellers. You’re still getting a trade price and your car needs to be factory fresh for them to consider it.

Selling private is the best option, but again, not many people like selling a car from their driveway, certainly not a €20-30k one.

It’s hard to sell a Tesla, and get a price you’re happy with. look at the number of private ads for Tesla’s who are selling because of a “new Tesla incoming” - They’re staying within the brand, but are getting rode on the trade-in, so they’re trying desperately to sell privately, but they’re pricing the cars far to high and eventually have to take the measly Tesla/trade offer.

I'm sure GW isn't going to crib about a few thousand kms.

Tesla trade ins recently have been surprisingly competitive. I had one in September that was well over the trade-bid value. Usually the Tesla figure is many thousands less than trade-bid.

Smart strategy. Zero risk to them as long as the cars weren't crashed. And they can cherry pick as few others buy second hand Teslas and offer decent money for them. I believe Vector motors is the other crowd with a similar business model

Leave the older / higher mileage to lower level dealers / traders. Who could well still offer more than the Tesla PFO trade in quotes

And I can see no reason for Tesla to start taking more trade ins. They simply don't have the staff nor the space to do this

I think private sellers of EVs are putting too high asking prices initially, but instead of adjusting price they sell below market value. There are two groups of buyers, one that is comfortable with negotiation and other that is not. If you accept offers significantly below your asking you will be selling to limited market.

Looks like they have kept FM radio and Basic Autopilot on the European version of the new Model Y Standard anyways.

What's the reason for GW only accepting cars under 60k km? It seems really arbitrary. I could have 40k and destroyed the car and battery. I could have 100k and be in mint condition and a healthy battery.

Edit: sorry missed the latest posts. It's about the warranty.

I think you have a good experience with Vector yourself? My brother in law just bought a Taycan from them, trading in his Q8 etron. Good no nonsense experience and he got a decent deal. It's embarrassing what some diesel loving clowns from other (well known) dealers offered him for the Audi.

So you’re saying that the only dealer who wanted to offer a half decent trade in on the depreciation magnet that is the Q8 eTron was a dealer who was trying to offload an even bigger depreciation magnet Taycan.

and you think these guys are just ‘diesel loving clowns’. They’re running a business and might know just a little more than the rest of us about what is selling.

Nah they were clowns. Well there was only one in fairness, in Spirit motors. Same deal, selling a Taycan. It is still for sale, no surprise there

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/porsche-taycan-taycan-4x4-all-wheel-drive-cross-t/40579226

Unlike Vector motors, who were totally professional and knowledgeable. Did a deal there and then and my brother in law took his card out and paid in full. Pretty much on a whim, he doesn't need to count the pennies

And make no mistake, these days in general a well informed amateur often knows better than a sub par professional. In many trades.

Tesla warranty for most TM3/TMY expires at 80k or 4 years, hence such cars are zero risk of big warranty claims.

Any link to a country that has that? Agree that would be bizarre. A thinly veiled price increase. Somehow I doubt it is real though and meant like that, perhaps just a few steps or edits in updating the sites

Nothing to see yet about the Standard Model 3 or Model Y yet on the Irish site