Hertz to sell used Teslas at Fire Sale Prices

It will be interesting to see how many they actually sell. There has been a lot of talk even from Tesla themselves, that they need cheaper EV's to encourage adoptions. If I can buy a used Tesla for under $25K from Hertz, bank the $4K tax credit, why on earth would anyone want a cheap Chevy anything instead?

Here is one. Maybe I should buy it?
Tesla offered me $20,200 on trade for our perfect 2018 Model 3 Mid Range with 22,600 miles, which is the original RWD Std range. But the newer 3's had cheaper interior (flame suit on) and cheaper infotainment stuff. My car has alloys and EAP. I will sell it to a friend or family for this price, or maybe lower. I will miss this car.
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So you are saying the guy is lying? That is the answer I expected so no great shocker.
No, I am implying people post extreme cases and gullible people think it is the norm.
Think about it; if this were a common problem, no one would buy these cars because the problems would be all over the news.
Why are his Y batteries so bad as compared to others? Remember, the Model Y was the #1 selling car in the world last year and has been a top 10 seller for years as has the Model 3. Where's all the other bad batteries, new or reman?

Show me the data, otherwise it's just opinion. Sure, you can find one offs. I feel bad for this guy. It is at least possible he bought the wrong vehicle for his use case. At least his last battery seems to be better. Who knows?

Would I be mad if this were my experience or I saw data saying battery failure was common? Of course..
I was an early adopters of the Tesla product. Did I expect it to live as long and be as dependable as my '65 Bug or '93 Toyletta Strippie PU (probably well over 400K now)? No. But so far so good. I love my Model 3 and will miss it when the M3P Ludicrous shows up.
 
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There was a lot of double talk here. It can’t be summed up in these two small paragraphs.
Let’s ignore the words and look at the actions of the company.
They have slashed plans to scale up EV production to what they initially said they were going to.

It makes no difference what they talk about 11 years from now at the present time.
Actions, my dear Watson! That tells the story.

Which may or may not ultimately lead to 2035 but nobody knows what that year holds in reality
Disagree. To get to where they wanna be takes time and effort, especially such a global initiative. Plans are made with target dates and numbers; but plan changes are part of development and project execution leading to completion.
GM is cutting back due to less than planned production and sales; they could not have predicted all the events including and outside of their EV market.
 
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It will be interesting to see how many they actually sell. There has been a lot of talk even from Tesla themselves, that they need cheaper EV's to encourage adoptions. If I can buy a used Tesla for under $25K from Hertz, bank the $4K tax credit, why on earth would anyone want a cheap Chevy anything instead?

Here is one. Maybe I should buy it?

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Slash that in half and I would have to think long and hard about taking a chance on buying one to flip. Even that could turn out to be a bad investment.
 
Tesla offered me $20,200 on trade for our perfect 2018 Model 3 Mid Range with 22,600 miles, which is the original RWD Std range. But the newer 3's had cheaper interior (flame suit on) and cheaper infotainment stuff. My car has alloys and EAP. I will sell it to a friend or family for this price, or maybe lower. I will miss this car.
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I like those wheels, class act. (really nice)
The only ones I see around here are those black style hubcaps I believe. It just look fake and is I believe.
 
Slash that in half and I would have to think long and hard about taking a chance on buying one to flip. Even that could turn out to be a bad investment.
The Hertz cars, if I am not mistaken, are all Std Range. If you are buying used, I would not consider a Std Range. There is no substitute for range and there are plenty of used Model 3s out there. Around here, higher $20K gets you a nice newer Long Range with low miles.
 
The Hertz cars, if I am not mistaken, are all Std Range. If you are buying used, I would not consider a Std Range. There is no substitute for range and there are plenty of used Model 3s out there. Around here, higher $20K gets you a nice newer Long Range with low miles.
I've said this before. I have friends in car sales, in management positions. They still pass on Tesla trades, it doesn't matter what the range is. They're not worth taking up lot space here on L.I. according to them. Maybe in time, but not now. Hertz still trying to off load them seems to reinforce it.
 
I like those wheels, class act. (really nice)
The only ones I see around here are those black style hubcaps I believe. It just look fake and is I believe.
The Aero wheels are butt ugly but increase range. But pull off the hub caps and the actual wheel ain't half bad. Plus they are 18" and offer a smoother ride. I like our car. 2 people have offered me cash so far. I told them both to go figure out how much it will cost to add home charging. 1st things 1st.
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Absolutely agree. I think the first strong indications were where the big guys like GM (and others) cut back their plans for EV production. For once, GM was almost ahead of the 8 ball on this but (besides their screw up cancelling the Bolt until they decided not too) Toyota takes the crown for sure.
Toyota was headed by a stick in the mud who got let go over this. They want to do EVs, they are just terrible at it, and their other products are rubbish, too. They've gone the way of late 2000s GM, basically.
 
The Aero wheels are butt ugly but increase range. But pull off the hub caps and the actual wheel ain't half bad. Plus they are 18" and offer a smoother ride. I like our car. 2 people have offered me cash so far. I told them both to go figure out how much it will cost to add home charging. 1st things 1st.
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Yep, massive difference. I did this to our car.

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Toyota was headed by a stick in the mud who got let go over this. They want to do EVs, they are just terrible at it, and their other products are rubbish, too. They've gone the way of late 2000s GM, basically.
Toyota sales are killing it, so not sure what you are talking about? Sales in the first quarter are up 24% What did the all electric car company (Tesla) do. Hint they are actually down, a company that they state needs to grow in the double digits every year.

The stick in the mud was not let go, he is now Chairman of the board at Toyota BTW- Toyota continues the path they were on regarding Hybrids vs Electric and that is why they are killing it in sales. Im not sure how you can discount the incredible sales numbers of Toyota when Elon Musk sales numbers are the ones the mud. You're not making sense in this post. (just discussing and off to the beach we go!)

I mean, Im just talking sense here go back to the posts from the EV proponents in here trashing Toyota and look at how wrong they all were. It's all in your posts and it's all in the sales facts of both companies. The true story here is, Elon Musk has driven his car company into the mud not Toyota. All projections of Tesla domination are in the toilet however this is not to say they will not recover, it is saying the high and mighty status laid on the company has proven to be false and currently they are just like anyone else, a car company with flatline sales at a time that Toyota and GM are killing it no less.
 
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All I know is Toyota's recent vehicles are either junk, or borrow from companies better suited. Their EVs are complete jokes. Meanwhile, companies who make good EVs, are expanding their EV production ferociously.
SO who is the fool? calling them junk cars yet they are killing it in sales. Maybe I am wrong but I thought the purpose of companies where to dominate the market, increase sales and profits and stay number one in the marketplace. Meanwhile Tesla goes backwards.
Im not for or against anything but facts not innuendo. Just look at the sales numbers and profits.
 
All I know is Toyota's recent vehicles are either junk, or borrow from companies better suited. Their EVs are complete jokes.
Nobody cares about their EVs, but people seem to really like their ICE and hybrid models. They sure do sell plenty of them, and usually as fast as they roll off the truck.

Meanwhile, companies who make good EVs, are expanding their EV production ferociously.

But are people actually buying them? That’s the real question.
 
Nobody cares about their EVs, but people seem to really like their ICE and hybrid models. They sure do sell plenty of them, and usually as fast as they roll off the truck.



But are people actually buying them? That’s the real question.
I'm not sure where you are getting your information, or are just asking a question.
The Model Y was the #1 selling car in the world last year. And it costs 2x or 3x the next car, the Corolla. So somebody must care.
I'm sure you know Teslas have the highest customer satisfaction of any car, right?
Are people buying EVs? Toyota, MBZ and others, not so much. Bolts, Teslas, Kias sell tons. So it depends on the vehicle, ICE, hybrid, EV, etc.
 
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Nobody cares about their EVs, but people seem to really like their ICE and hybrid models. They sure do sell plenty of them, and usually as fast as they roll off the truck.



But are people actually buying them? That’s the real question.
Even as problematic as they are, lol, toyotas are trash to me. Poorly engineered.

Now, as to EV sales...

Yeah man, they are.
https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/tesla-us-sales-figures/
Double pronged point made:
https://electrek.co/2024/04/02/toyotas-us-ev-sales-continue-lagging-hyundai-kia-plow-ahead/
 
SO who is the fool? calling them junk cars yet they are killing it in sales. Maybe I am wrong but I thought the purpose of companies where to dominate the market, increase sales and profits and stay number one in the marketplace. Meanwhile Tesla goes backwards.
Im not for or against anything but facts not innuendo. Just look at the sales numbers and profits.
Okay, let's look at this as a vehicle owner. If I had a RAV4 Prime still...


...I would be on the hook for the roof leaking and ruining the air bags when the foam disks degraded.
...I would have a HV battery cable that would corrode and cost $5K to fix.
...I would have a vehicle with a fire risk if I charged it in freezing weather.

Instead I have a Kia, which has no issues that aren't already fixed, just little software updates was all. Not engineering flaws and trash design.

Attention to assembly detail was equal between them, btw.

Sales numbers and profits? Tesla wins by a mile. I guess they're the best made car...?
 
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