Tesla may agree to buy the truck back at the original price minus "$0.25/mile driven" and any damages and repairs.

Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year::Tesla may agree to buy the truck back at the original price minus “$0.25/mile driven” and any damages and repairs.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        1 year ago

        Dealerships suck and everyone except the dealers themselves will be over the moon once they’re gone, manufacturers most of all.

      • JokerEnglish
        217·
        1 year ago

        Not really. I don’t particularly like them, but they don’t contribute much to the cost of cars. They barely make anything selling the car. That’s why they are always pushing extended warranties, accessories and trying to get you back in for service. Most of these guys are just hustling and getting as bad a deal as the rest of us.

        The dealers are under huge pressure from the manufacturers to move cars. They are given sales targets they have to hit or they don’t get paid. That’s why they end up selling a car for like $500 profit or even break even. There’s a good episode of This American Life called “Cars”.

        Of course, none of this applies to high-demand cars that sell themselves. They will mark those up like crazy to survive because the manufacturer doesn’t pay a bonus for those and barely gives them any inventory.

        • Malfeasant@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          They barely make anything selling the car.

          If you’re as much of a snake as they are, maybe. For the rest of us, not so much.

        • zalgotext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          36·
          1 year ago

          There’s nothing to stop anyone from buying a single unit and scalping it

          Except, you know, the economic principles of supply and demand

              • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
                52·
                1 year ago

                Presumably there’s going to be very few Cybertrucks. Supercar manufactures, with their very low production rates, generally have some kind of wait list, Ferrari goes to extremes and won’t even consider selling you most stuff if you’re not already driving a more entry-level Ferrari.

                It’s not really about the money, though: If a Sheikh comes along and wants your car, he’s just going to add double the penalty amount to his offer. It’s more about getting shitbinned by the manufacturer.

                • zalgotext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  5·
                  1 year ago

                  Ah, yeah that’s my bad. I didn’t think about the manufacturer-limited supply and sort of misunderstood the point. That’s for being patient with me and setting me straight.