A brand-new Cybertruck buyer says he will reject delivery because Tesla is attempting to sell him a truck that has been sitting on the lot for months. His suspicion arose when Tesla matched him with a VIN immediately after he placed his order.
There’s plenty of people out there still driving and maintaining vehicles over 20 years old. Yes they require maintenance, but there’s no good reason for new vehicles to have potentially major maintenance/recalls within mere months.
I was in the trades for a while and there are absolutely people who would rather wait for 3 months for one fresh off the assembly line than have one next week thats been on the lot for 4 months recalls or not.
I don’t doubt you a bit. Those tend to be the sort of people with money to piss away and just want to brag about having the newest shiny thing on the block.
Im sure that happens at higher end brands but it was more often than not the reverse. People who were stretching to get a brand new vehicle, it was a REALLY significant purchase for them so getting it as new as possible to help with potential resale, in the exact color and trim they wanted, with the options just right because they simply couldnt afford to do it again in a year or so if it was wrong.
Yeah, I remember back then having conversations on Reddit about how the whole “Stealership” model has its perks when everyone was sucking Teslas dick about the whole manufacturer owned dealer network was how it should be. Like giving the megacorporation more control was ever the best idea.
The difference between it being a Dec 2018 and a Jan 2019 car doesnt matter for dick real world until people go online to shop and set their filter to 2019 and newer. Buyers are influenced by the little things and 2 identical cars, same price the average consumer is going to pick the 2019 every time.
There’s plenty of people out there still driving and maintaining vehicles over 20 years old. Yes they require maintenance, but there’s no good reason for new vehicles to have potentially major maintenance/recalls within mere months.
I was in the trades for a while and there are absolutely people who would rather wait for 3 months for one fresh off the assembly line than have one next week thats been on the lot for 4 months recalls or not.
I don’t doubt you a bit. Those tend to be the sort of people with money to piss away and just want to brag about having the newest shiny thing on the block.
Im sure that happens at higher end brands but it was more often than not the reverse. People who were stretching to get a brand new vehicle, it was a REALLY significant purchase for them so getting it as new as possible to help with potential resale, in the exact color and trim they wanted, with the options just right because they simply couldnt afford to do it again in a year or so if it was wrong.
You do realize that for a while, you couldn’t even resell a Cyberdump, by contract agreement?
But I just refreshed myself on that and found this…
https://electrek.co/2024/08/22/tesla-quietly-gives-up-cybertrucks-no-resale-clause/
Yeah, I remember back then having conversations on Reddit about how the whole “Stealership” model has its perks when everyone was sucking Teslas dick about the whole manufacturer owned dealer network was how it should be. Like giving the megacorporation more control was ever the best idea.
Also, you do realize that as soon as you drive a new vehicle off the lot, it’s already lost around half it’s potential resale value…
Yes, as I said I was in the trades.
The difference between it being a Dec 2018 and a Jan 2019 car doesnt matter for dick real world until people go online to shop and set their filter to 2019 and newer. Buyers are influenced by the little things and 2 identical cars, same price the average consumer is going to pick the 2019 every time.