You have more faith in dealers than I do
Don’t forget another motive for the buy-and-flip purchase: the EV tax credit, which goes only to the original purchaser. On the other hand, $7500 would cover little more than the sales tax/fees on the original purchase; a resale would have to be a lot more $$ than MSRP, to avoid a loss on the transaction. Can’t imagine that working out very often.
Legally? No.
But Tesla arbitrarily increases the prices of their vehicles all the time. Demand is such that they can price it however they want and sell them all. Pretty much an ADM but it applies to all Tesla.
The difference being that the additional money is going directly to Tesla. Why should I give an $10k to a glorified delivery center?
Tesla control their own prices cause they only deliver/service in the B&M. All the pricing is handled from corporate, and not Family of Dealerships. Yes they have those stores, but I dont think they sell anything their per say.
I guess I’d rather a local dealer get more money that corporate Tesla. But my point is that the price increases feel a lot like an ADM being added on for no reason. The ford truck might go up $1,000 in a year while the Tesla goes up $6,000 or more. But since it’s not listed as ADM it’s all well and good I guess.
What's the dealer doing to deserve that? Why shouldn't the corporation actually researching, prototyping, building and delivering the product make that money?
The difference is that the Tesla price applies to everyone who places an order at a particular time. When you go to a legacy automaker dealership, your out-the-door price is going to vary depending on the mood of the sales manager, how busy the floor is, the amount of time you want to spend negotiating, and probably the barometric pressure.
Two significant differences: that price change didn't fluctuate as you tried to buy the vehicle from various local sellers *and* you were told about it before you ordered.
