Obxcast
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- First Name
- Steven
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2020
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- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
- Vehicles
- 2014 Ford Escape hybrid
- Occupation
- Program Director
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Hello future Cybertruck owners!
If you are like me and you are drooling over any information that comes out about our Cybertruck, and you constantly search YouTube and the internet trying to find any information you can on it, then let me fill you in on how awesome it's going to be to actually buy the Cybertruck!
I have owned ICE vehicles all of my life; however, my wife and I recently purchased a Model Y. Remember as you read this that this was not a preorder, but rather a phone call to a Tesla dealer location that had this Model Y on their lot and is the same way I have purchased ICE vehicles in the past. While we did not get the 1000 supercharger miles that we wanted by using my Cybertruck referral number (see that post here), it was the best car buying experience I have had.
If you have ever purchased an ICE vehicle then you probably understand my angst buying an ICE vehicle. For me, the process is usually as follows. First you walk on to the car lot pretending that you don't want a salesperson to bother you, but you're intentionally giving the "excuse me I need help" vibe as you look at a car you like. Then, like sharks to blood, the sales people come a stormin in (I am kidding...most have been very helpful). Then you take the test drive. Then your salesperson ask you "what do you want to pay a month?" and the infamous dance of me thinking I am smarter than them while they gracefully make me pay too much money as I am thanking them to do so begins. The salesperson goes and talks to the sales manager perched on high (literally elevated above the showroom a foot or two for me most of the time) and comes back with an offer $150 more a month than you wanted. After a few negotiations and me saying I'm leaving, they magically meet the magic monthly number I asked for, because they are doing me a favor, as it is the end of the month. Then you head to finance and that's where they assault my wallet with overcharged fees and free "services for life" that cost me $3500 up front. Finally, 6-8 hours later I am driving home, having had a cavity search I didn't even know I was getting.
Now let's talk Tesla. We called the dealer and they had a standard Model Y on the lot that we wanted. We put down a $100 deposit (non-refundable) to hold the vehicle. We drove to the dealer, test drove a vehicle (not ours) of the same model, and decided we wanted the vehicle. Our sales person stated the paperwork was in our email. I logged in and it was there. My wife and I both signed, I pulled up my insurance card and showed them, signed about 3 pages of paper (10 total pages or so), and received a short description of how to drive our vehicle. There were no oil changes and priority BS services for life. There were no hidden fees, only title and taxes. I was utterly shocked.
From the time I stepped on the lot until I left with our new Tesla...it was 45 minutes. There were no hidden fees, and I worked with my salesperson from start to end. Holy heck what a great car buying experience. I am now really excited to take possession of my Cybertruck. Remember, this was a car lot purchase, not an online purchase I was picking up. So the preorder purchase can only be so much better!
If you are like me and you are drooling over any information that comes out about our Cybertruck, and you constantly search YouTube and the internet trying to find any information you can on it, then let me fill you in on how awesome it's going to be to actually buy the Cybertruck!
I have owned ICE vehicles all of my life; however, my wife and I recently purchased a Model Y. Remember as you read this that this was not a preorder, but rather a phone call to a Tesla dealer location that had this Model Y on their lot and is the same way I have purchased ICE vehicles in the past. While we did not get the 1000 supercharger miles that we wanted by using my Cybertruck referral number (see that post here), it was the best car buying experience I have had.
If you have ever purchased an ICE vehicle then you probably understand my angst buying an ICE vehicle. For me, the process is usually as follows. First you walk on to the car lot pretending that you don't want a salesperson to bother you, but you're intentionally giving the "excuse me I need help" vibe as you look at a car you like. Then, like sharks to blood, the sales people come a stormin in (I am kidding...most have been very helpful). Then you take the test drive. Then your salesperson ask you "what do you want to pay a month?" and the infamous dance of me thinking I am smarter than them while they gracefully make me pay too much money as I am thanking them to do so begins. The salesperson goes and talks to the sales manager perched on high (literally elevated above the showroom a foot or two for me most of the time) and comes back with an offer $150 more a month than you wanted. After a few negotiations and me saying I'm leaving, they magically meet the magic monthly number I asked for, because they are doing me a favor, as it is the end of the month. Then you head to finance and that's where they assault my wallet with overcharged fees and free "services for life" that cost me $3500 up front. Finally, 6-8 hours later I am driving home, having had a cavity search I didn't even know I was getting.
Now let's talk Tesla. We called the dealer and they had a standard Model Y on the lot that we wanted. We put down a $100 deposit (non-refundable) to hold the vehicle. We drove to the dealer, test drove a vehicle (not ours) of the same model, and decided we wanted the vehicle. Our sales person stated the paperwork was in our email. I logged in and it was there. My wife and I both signed, I pulled up my insurance card and showed them, signed about 3 pages of paper (10 total pages or so), and received a short description of how to drive our vehicle. There were no oil changes and priority BS services for life. There were no hidden fees, only title and taxes. I was utterly shocked.
From the time I stepped on the lot until I left with our new Tesla...it was 45 minutes. There were no hidden fees, and I worked with my salesperson from start to end. Holy heck what a great car buying experience. I am now really excited to take possession of my Cybertruck. Remember, this was a car lot purchase, not an online purchase I was picking up. So the preorder purchase can only be so much better!
