Tesla Assessed my 2019 Carrera GTS Coupe at $75k
06-02-2020, 06:06 PM
#1
Three Wheelin'
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Tesla Assessed my 2019 Carrera GTS Coupe at $75k
Was considering consolidating down to one car and trading my Ford Fusion Sport daily driver and my 2019 911 Carrera GTS and getting a new Tesla Model S Performance. Tesla came back with $75k for trade in. KBB on the car is $109k ($105k-$113k). My GTS coupe was $146k new in December of 2018. It’s silver, full alcantara, 7MT, glass roof, PDCC, RAS, SPASM, Bose, Premium Pkg, etc. Clean and garaged. I assumed they’d be $5k or even $10k different but come on, $35k? Screw Tesla. I’d consider a Taycan but I don’t want a stripper 4S, and trying to get into something under $110k.
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subaru335i (06-05-2020)
06-02-2020, 06:15 PM
#2
You sound surprised a manufacturer/dealer low balled your trade?
Happens all the time, even at a Porsche dealership. Here’s the deal, they do want to sell you a new car, they don’t really want to deal with your old one unless there is an easy upside flip and they have ample room in the price to ensure they are not stuck with it. (even more so at another brand).
You want retail, sell privately. You want quick and easy, you are going to get lowball wholesale.
Happens all the time, even at a Porsche dealership. Here’s the deal, they do want to sell you a new car, they don’t really want to deal with your old one unless there is an easy upside flip and they have ample room in the price to ensure they are not stuck with it. (even more so at another brand).
You want retail, sell privately. You want quick and easy, you are going to get lowball wholesale.
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AlexCeres (06-04-2020)
06-02-2020, 06:17 PM
#3
Sounds about right. I also would think Tesla is just going to auction it off. They wouldn't try and sell it on their lot. Maybe they would be willing to come up to $80k or discount the Tesla. They would be looking to make $10k on a $50k car, so on a $100k car, they will be trying to make even more.
06-02-2020, 07:03 PM
#4
Sounds about right. I also would think Tesla is just going to auction it off. They wouldn't try and sell it on their lot. Maybe they would be willing to come up to $80k or discount the Tesla. They would be looking to make $10k on a $50k car, so on a $100k car, they will be trying to make even more.
06-02-2020, 07:27 PM
#5
Instructor
Way too low of a value for that car. You could get $10-15k more on trade-in at other dealers.
06-02-2020, 07:28 PM
#6
Three Wheelin'
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You sound surprised a manufacturer/dealer low balled your trade?
Happens all the time, even at a Porsche dealership. Here’s the deal, they do want to sell you a new car, they don’t really want to deal with your old one unless there is an easy upside flip and they have ample room in the price to ensure they are not stuck with it. (even more so at another brand).
You want retail, sell privately. You want quick and easy, you are going to get lowball wholesale.
Happens all the time, even at a Porsche dealership. Here’s the deal, they do want to sell you a new car, they don’t really want to deal with your old one unless there is an easy upside flip and they have ample room in the price to ensure they are not stuck with it. (even more so at another brand).
You want retail, sell privately. You want quick and easy, you are going to get lowball wholesale.
06-02-2020, 07:31 PM
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06-02-2020, 07:32 PM
#8
Three Wheelin'
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Sounds about right. I also would think Tesla is just going to auction it off. They wouldn't try and sell it on their lot. Maybe they would be willing to come up to $80k or discount the Tesla. They would be looking to make $10k on a $50k car, so on a $100k car, they will be trying to make even more.
06-02-2020, 07:51 PM
#11
Tesla absolutely would be selling the car via auction. They don't have a traditional manufacturer/dealer network and they don't maintain used vehicle inventories from other manufacturers.
That said, I will be taking delivery of my third Tesla next weekend (Model S P100D, Model X Long Range and incoming Model 3 Performance). The acceleration, charging network and convenience of Autopilot are awesome and once you get used to life with an electric car and living within the Tesla ecosystem, you may not want to go back.
That said, I will be taking delivery of my third Tesla next weekend (Model S P100D, Model X Long Range and incoming Model 3 Performance). The acceleration, charging network and convenience of Autopilot are awesome and once you get used to life with an electric car and living within the Tesla ecosystem, you may not want to go back.
06-02-2020, 07:54 PM
#12
Three Wheelin'
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Tesla absolutely would be selling the car via auction. They don't have a traditional manufacturer/dealer network and they don't maintain used vehicle inventories from other manufacturers.
That said, I will be taking delivery of my third Tesla next weekend (Model S P100D, Model X Long Range and incoming Model 3 Performance). The acceleration, charging network and convenience of Autopilot are awesome and once you get used to life with an electric car and living within the Tesla ecosystem, you may not want to go back.
That said, I will be taking delivery of my third Tesla next weekend (Model S P100D, Model X Long Range and incoming Model 3 Performance). The acceleration, charging network and convenience of Autopilot are awesome and once you get used to life with an electric car and living within the Tesla ecosystem, you may not want to go back.
06-02-2020, 07:56 PM
#13
That said, why not just sell you Porsche private party and use the $$ to buying/leasing a Tesla?
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AlexCeres (06-04-2020)
06-02-2020, 08:07 PM
#14
Not saying you should take that offer, just saying for Tesla, that sounds right. It is how they are going to make a large portion of their money. I wouldn't take that offer as $5k is a lot of money to me, so I would end up consigning it with a dealer like Merit Partners, or your local dealer, or sell it directly to your local dealer. Get $100k for it and move on.
06-02-2020, 08:07 PM
#15
You may know about these websites already, but there are some very useful sites that use Tesla's API data to find cars that are hidden from normal inventory lists. You may be able to find a demo or CPO car that is quite a bit cheaper than ordering from the factory.
This one is my favorite:
https://tesla-info.com/
This one is second best, imo:
https://teslainventory.teslastats.no/index.php
This one is my favorite:
https://tesla-info.com/
This one is second best, imo:
https://teslainventory.teslastats.no/index.php