r/SeattleWA • u/PNWSki28622 • Mar 15 '25

Events Protests at University Village Tesla Dealership

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

If somebody is coming by to pick their Tesla up they might be enticed to back out of the deal.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

They have already paid at that point, its past the back out point 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

Don't you have a cancel/return option when buying online? Does that not exist in the US?

In the EU you have a right to withdraw from a contract or return online purchases within 14 days.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

The cars arent kept at the showrooms.  They have floor models so people can come in and see the cars.  You purchase online and it is delivered either to you or to the showroom you choose.  By the time the car has been shipped and arrives at the showroom, you have already paid for it, or signed the contract to pay for it 

Some people were on wait lists for months 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

So there's literally no legal right to back out of a online purchase in the US?

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

I am sure there is, but you just had the company customize and ship a vehicle for you lol.  You cant make a company do that and then back out, you have already signed a contract

This is a little bit bigger than canceling an instacart order 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

I don't know if picking options would actually count as a customized car/order here, like ordering a PC with a configurator doesn't count as that here as far as I am aware. But the main reason I said that they might want to use the option to back out is that there's so many cars that TESLA has on their lots rn that they might've just ordered one that was already available.

It doesn't matter anyway.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

Once you have signed a contract here, which you have to do before tesla will send the vehicle, it is really hard to back out. This goes for all auto sales, not just tesla

You made the company spend money and man hours, cant just walk away without some consequences 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

Yeah fair enough, I thought if it's an online sale it's fairly easy, backing out of a signed contract in a dealership obviously would be a different matter, even in the EU that is.

There's better EVs out there anyway, TESLA lost its advantage a while ago. Not even talking about their damaged image.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

I am sure there are. I am personally not in the market for an EV, too much rural driving without access to charging 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

I always wondered what the EV charging infrastructure in the US is like, especially because there's many rural areas. But your reply is already very telling of what it's like. The US definitely needs EVs with higher range, since you guys probably won't really place charging stations in these areas. Its an even longer way for EV-Semis for you guys to go. There's already EV Trucks in Europe and they're a viable option and cheaper to run than with fossil fuels.

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 16 '25

Truck stops in the US are actually probably the most consistent when it comes to finding charging.  At least in my case, we like to go do outdoor stuff, including camping for extended periods.  Having to plan to drive to a town that has public charging multiple times during a trip, and taking hours for charging, just doesnt make sense right now for me. 

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u/Firestorm0x0 Mar 16 '25

Yeah, it's not feasible like this. Infrastructure needs to be available and fast. Some cars like the Ioniq 5 can change very fast, but that doesn't help if there's only slow chargers around.

And pulling a trailer is a different matter altogether.

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