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Looking at it from the original buyers perspective, When they sold/traded in their used Model S to Tesla did the price they get take into account the self driv
by sammachin 7y ago
Looking at it from the original buyers perspective,
When they sold/traded in their used Model S to Tesla did the price they get take into account the self drive feature, or do Tesla pay the same trade in regardless of software features?
If Tesla aren't buying back the feature then it makes it even less enticing to buy it on a new car as it has 100% depreciation!
If they're paying for it at trade in then removing it before they sell it on then thats kinda fair enough its a bit like a dealer taking in a car with fancy wheels and putting stock ones on before they sell it on, sucks for the used buyer if they then have to pay full new price to add that feature later but...
Although in this case it seems the issue is that Tesla sold a used car with a feature and then decided to take that feature back, which is theft in my book pure and simple.
- TheGrumpyBrit 7y agoIt sounds like it was returned due to lemon law, which I imagine means the original buyer received a full refund. That's probably also the reason the feature was removed - they probably meant to disable it before selling it on. However, they didn't, and that's their mistake to accept - they can't just revoke features after they've already sold it without agreement from the buyer.
- greglindahl 7y agoCan you point at a source for the auction paperwork? The article doesn't have it.
- TheGrumpyBrit 7y agoThe Monroney paperwork is provided by the manufacturer as a legally binding assertion of the features the vehicle was sold with - there's a copy of that in the article.
- greglindahl 7y agoThat's for new cars. This wasn't a new car.
- TheGrumpyBrit 7y agoI'm not 100% sure of the law, but I wouldn't expect that to make a difference. The manufacturer may not be legally required to include the document if the vehicle isn't new, but if they choose to include one, I expect that it would still be required to be accurate and would still be legally binding.
- rootusrootus 7y ago> do Tesla pay the same trade in regardless of software features? Yes, they do not give you any value on a trade-in for things like FSD. This car in particular, however, was a lemon buy-back, not a trade-in.