Rejecting a new Teslar

Rejecting a new Teslar

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dontdobends

Original Poster:

485 posts

221 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Hi thinking of pushing the button on a new Teslar model 3, I understand you can reject the car within the first month and get a full refund, if you don't the like the car.
has anyone been through this process? Painless?

ChocolateFrog

28,632 posts

180 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Nikola will be rolling in his grave laugh

AdeTuono

7,405 posts

234 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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dontdobends said:
...thinking of pushing the button....
Why not try pulling the trigger? Or just buy it.

HTP99

23,293 posts

147 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Says 7 days on the website.

RDMcG

19,516 posts

214 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Teslar?

Bemmer

1,145 posts

209 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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I read into that your not going to like the car.... and regect it....?rolleyes

Mikebentley

6,711 posts

147 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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RDMcG said:
Teslar?
It’s how posh folk say it.

TheDriverCom

113 posts

102 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Mikebentley said:
RDMcG said:
Teslar?
It’s how posh folk say it.
Well one good thing is he will be able to reject the car as it's got the incorrect badge on it...can you let us know how you go about finding this Teslar dealer who you're buying the car through?

School holidays?

Rushjob

1,984 posts

265 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Mikebentley said:
It’s how posh folk say it.
Should that not be Teslah dahlink?

Mandat

4,002 posts

245 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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dontdobends said:
Hi thinking of pushing the button on a new Teslar model 3, I understand you can reject the car within the first month and get a full refund, if you don't the like the car.
has anyone been through this process? Painless?
Is this a new way to get a month's free car hire?

raspy

1,790 posts

101 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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dontdobends said:
Hi thinking of pushing the button on a new Teslar model 3, I understand you can reject the car within the first month and get a full refund, if you don't the like the car.
has anyone been through this process? Painless?
It's not one month. Tesla have a 7 day return policy. It's on their website. https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/support/tesla-return-p...

I returned my Model 3 last year within the return window.

It's an easy process and I got a full refund in 10 days.


Ructions

4,705 posts

128 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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raspy said:
It's not one month. Tesla have a 7 day return policy. It's on their website. https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/support/tesla-return-p...

I returned my Model 3 last year within the return window.

It's an easy process and I got a full refund in 10 days.
Out of curiosity, why did you return it? I looked at a Model 3 demo and the paint finish was horrendous.

raspy

1,790 posts

101 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Ructions said:
Out of curiosity, why did you return it? I looked at a Model 3 demo and the paint finish was horrendous.
It's a brilliant EV, it was the Performance model, so rather astonishing in many respects. My paint finish was impeccable, and I found no issues with panel gaps or interior fit and finish. I was actually shocked at that, as I've heard horror stories.

Alas, it was stuff like a faulty seatbelt upon handover that didn't appear to be a big deal to the person wanting me to sign for the car, and alas, no matter what I tried, the seats and driving position were really uncomfortable resulting in leg and knee pain (never had that when I've driven S or X models but those are way out of my budget, brand new) - I also noticed the driver's seat rocking back and forth a bit on the motorway.

Finally, whilst many aspects of the car were genuinely light years ahead of any other car, I found I didn't like some aspects of how the car drove, especially the steering, which felt too nervous and twitchy, for me. Refinement was also quite crap after 50mph (in terms of excessive road and wind noise) and refinement is something that is important to me. I had pre-ordered years ago, so there was no chance of a test drive before purchasing prior to UK launch.

aestetix1

873 posts

58 months

Thursday 13th August 2020
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Since they don't offer test drives rejecting is the only way to try the car out for many people. When you reject you can't buy the same spec car again for 12 months.

The small size and awkward driving position are things you really need to test out before committing.

Good news is that this means there are more nearly-new Teslars on the market at a discount.

selym

9,557 posts

178 months

Thursday 13th August 2020
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ChocolateFrog said:
Nikola will be rolling in his grave laugh
It won't be his first rotation - imagine the spinning he did when that odd man used his name for the company.

raspy

1,790 posts

101 months

Thursday 13th August 2020
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aestetix1 said:
Since they don't offer test drives rejecting is the only way to try the car out for many people. When you reject you can't buy the same spec car again for 12 months.

The small size and awkward driving position are things you really need to test out before committing.

Good news is that this means there are more nearly-new Teslars on the market at a discount.
Where did you get your information? They have been offering test drives since post UK launch and now offer zero contact test drives due to the pandemic.

https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/drive

aestetix1

873 posts

58 months

Thursday 13th August 2020
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raspy said:
Where did you get your information? They have been offering test drives since post UK launch and now offer zero contact test drives due to the pandemic.

https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/drive
Interesting, maybe it was only the US where they stopped. The official word was that you couldn't test drive but you could just reject the car in the first week.

modeller

468 posts

173 months

Thursday 13th August 2020
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aestetix1 said:
raspy said:
Where did you get your information? They have been offering test drives since post UK launch and now offer zero contact test drives due to the pandemic.

https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/drive
Interesting, maybe it was only the US where they stopped. The official word was that you couldn't test drive but you could just reject the car in the first week.
Did an M3 test drive a few weeks ago at Heathrow. Book online, turn up and show your license, off you go. Route in the nav to follow .. easy!