It is really no relevant since there is a test drive option on the web site and in addition Tesla says you can return in if you don’t like it up to 1000 miles.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 9, 2019, at 2:12 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that Musk was smoking something. > > Personally, I would NEVER buy a car without driving it (or at least sit in) > first. The only exception would be for brand new clean technology vehicles > that I *knew* I wanted - think EV1, RAV-4 EV, Civic GX, Tesla Roadster, > Toyota Mirai, Honda Clarity, etc. > > But I’m an air quality guy, and an early adopter of these technologies. > > Then again, for the ones that I did get, I did get to drive first. And my > guess is that my wife would veto any car purchase without driving it first. > > People like me that would buy a Tesla because of the technology, for the most > part already have one. > > We’re now starting to get into the mass market. I think it’s ridiculous to > think that many people will buy online, at least to the extent that you need > to be a successful company. > > I really hope that I’m wrong, and that Musk has some research to back up this > move. > > My 2¢. > > - Mark > > Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > >> On Mar 1, 2019, at 7:41 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Is Musk right - people are comfortable buying online? >> Peri >> >> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-to-close-stores-take-orders-for-a-35000-model-3/ >> >> Tesla will sell its electric cars only online as it accelerates its cost >> cutting so it can realize its long-running goal of selling a mass-market >> sedan for $35,000. >> ... >> To save money, Tesla will close many of its stores, but leave some open as >> galleries or “information centers” in high-traffic areas. >> ... >> The online sales shift will enable Tesla to lower all vehicle prices by 6 >> percent, on average, including its higher-end Model S and Model X. >> ... >> Although he said going online-only was a difficult decision, Musk said he >> believes it’s the right one. “It’s 2019,” he said. “People want to buy >> things online.” >> ... >> Although Musk said he didn’t know for certain, he predicted there’s enough >> pent-up demand to sell about 500,000 Model 3s annually at the starting price >> of $35,000. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190301/e7abb83d/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
