A Tesla representative would have told the buyer that he couldn’t inspect the car before agreeing to buy it
February 15, 2025 at 12:40 p.m.
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- The second -hand car buyer says Tesla has put it on the acceptance of a model in poor condition.
- He claims that the car manufacturer would not let him inspect the cabin before designing it.
- Now he’s gone hoping that Tesla will solve the problems now that the electric car is officially his.
The purchase of a used car is almost always delivered with its own risk set. Many consumers try to mitigate these risks by buying directly from a dealer or car manufacturer. In the case of one of these customers, his dream car ended up arriving in a less blank state and he says that “Tesla failed to deliver what I paid.” Its history is built which all reminds us of being aware of the way we buy cars.
Non-photo policy, without overhaul of Tesla
Before diving into details, it is important to understand how Tesla manages vehicle sales. Whether you buy a new model, a certified used unit or a demonstration car, the process is the same: you place your order via the application or the Tesla website, without Never seen real photos of the specific car. Instead, everything you get are stock images that seem identical, whatever the real condition of the vehicle.
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In addition to this, buyers must pay non -refundable fees in advance. For new cars, it’s $ 250. For used models, such as the Y model in this case, the buyer had to pay non -refundable transport costs of $ 500 Plus a deposit of $ 500. In theory, Tesla claims that these vehicles go through an inspection process. In practice, many owners of Tesla know that quality control is always left to the buyer, even for brand new cars. The problem is so common that Tesla enthusiasts have created Control lists To inspect their new vehicles on delivery, something practically unknown with traditional car manufacturers.
A Tesla dream turns into a waste
The car in question is a Y 2022 model with complete Tesla technology (supervised) already installed. The buyer says that having a Tesla has always been a dream and that he thought he was initially a good deal. When the electric car that was under warranty arrived, things took a nightmare turn.
According to a Reddit User who displayed his experience, the model had scratches and blows that were so bad that he wanted to reject the car. A scratch alone was more than four inches long, bad enough for the representative of Tesla admitted that he was outside the company’s standards for a used car. However, Tesla’s representative convinced him to move forward, however, promising that society would solve problems. Keep in mind that if the buyer had refused the car, he would have released $ 1,000 because he had committed this money as deposit and transport costs.
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It gets worse. The buyer says that Tesla’s representative also told him that he was not authorized to look inside the car until he agreed to accept delivery from the dealership. When he took a look in the cabin, things have become disgusting. The visors both have what can only be described as raw remains of the previous owner. These are not the only problems.
A list of laundry problems, including a screw in the tire!
Beyond cosmetic damage, the car had several functional problems. According to the poster, the air conditioning is “barely functional” and the right side camera is dead. This camera that does not work means that the automatic driver and the FSD will not work. To complete everything, one of the tires has a giant bolt or a vision (!) And requires at least a minimum patch. “If I knew it would be such an ordeal, I would have rented a new Tesla or disappeared with a different car,” said the buyer.
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At Tesla’s credit, it seems that he is convinced that the buyer will not clean, will repair and do what is not going well with the car. At the same time, it looks like a very bad experience in the world of buying a used car from the car manufacturer who did it.
Buyer benefiting
This is only an example of the risks of purchase of a used Tesla directly from the company. He also highlights the frustrations of the Tesla -free sales process without intervention. The lesson for buyers is clear: when a purchase is delivered with non -refundable costs and no chance of inspecting the car beforehand, you make a bet – in the orientation, this is paid.
