I wanted to trade in Maserati in because I'm bored of it, and I want to get into a EV. I submitted for appraisal on Tesla's website and got nearly 23k offer for the car. Great. I go ahead and reserve a new Model 3 Performance. Lots of back n forth, one rep to another. They assign you a new person for every step of the process. I had a sales rep, delivery rep, trade in rep, I don't even know who's who. Worst part is the reps never pick up when you call them. I have to leave a message and don't get a call back until late evening because their 2 time zones away. Call the main Tesla line and they're no use because they don't have access to your file.
I get to the final steps before applying for a loan and the trade in appraisal drops to 19k. No clue why - clean title no accident, no blemishes, same mileage.
So now I'm out $100 which is no big deal but mainly time wasted for no reason.
I'm looking at CPO Audi e-trons but the local Audi dealers don't carry them. I rather go and see the actual car then deal with any of this online phone stuff. My dad has a BMW i3 and I hate the idea of having 2 of the same cars. I don't think I can own a non-luxury car any more after my Maserati. Normal cars feel cheap, slow, and noisy to me.
I can spend anywhere from $25k-50k, willing to stretch $55k if it's a trim/option worth getting. Of course the cheaper the better. Doesn't have to be a full EV, can be PHEV or ICE as long as its efficient and still nice enough(Porsche 718, Audi TT, Lexus hybrid) preferably used so I don't take the deprecation hit.
I get to the final steps before applying for a loan and the trade in appraisal drops to 19k. No clue why - clean title no accident, no blemishes, same mileage.
So now I'm out $100 which is no big deal but mainly time wasted for no reason.
I'm looking at CPO Audi e-trons but the local Audi dealers don't carry them. I rather go and see the actual car then deal with any of this online phone stuff. My dad has a BMW i3 and I hate the idea of having 2 of the same cars. I don't think I can own a non-luxury car any more after my Maserati. Normal cars feel cheap, slow, and noisy to me.
I can spend anywhere from $25k-50k, willing to stretch $55k if it's a trim/option worth getting. Of course the cheaper the better. Doesn't have to be a full EV, can be PHEV or ICE as long as its efficient and still nice enough(Porsche 718, Audi TT, Lexus hybrid) preferably used so I don't take the deprecation hit.