How to interpret this "cold call" email from Tesla?

[MiguelAznar]

Seeing there is a mis-spell in the email, I’d be highly suspicious.

Yes, lower case “Model” and “please reply” in wrong tense:

“…delivery of a model 3 a few…please replied (not interested)…”

Though if Tesla no longer has a Marketing / PR Dept, maybe they no longer proofread either. Or a salesperson without a degree in English went rogue ?

 

[Ogre]

Possible scam.

When it comes to email… Everything you get that you don’t expect in your email is a possible scam at this point.

 

[SwampNut]

I still get scam postal and email stuff regarding my jeep that I traded in for the gladiator. They claim or hint at being related to either jeep themselves or to my dealer but definitely not.

The Tesla model three is sold out for nearly a year. So my neighbor bought a very low mile used one for about as much as a new one would cost but he would have wasted thousands and gasoline if he waited. Once he broke through the fear of electric he wanted it right away particularly after doing the numbers on it.

 

[ecotrials]

Was it really from Tesla?

-Crissa

I agree .... pretty crappy English in the last sentence. "Please replied", with no punctuation between obvious sentences.

 

[nomadmusk]

Maybe its because of how significant the Hertz deal is for Tesla. They actually do have a bit of vehicle inventory. It's a couple cars that accumulate over time because they have been passed on by customers after an in-person walk around. They might have found something they didn't like (sometimes it's easily solvable at the first service but sometimes its a manufacturing imperfection) and chose to get back in line for several months for another vehicle. Those cars float around for a bit at Fremont/delivery centers, but now with Hertz, they aren't nitpicking their +50 vehicle deliveries as much.

It's not surefire, since they produce variants in batches and a majority of known defects are addressed, but if your vin is significantly lower then the avg at the delivery lot take a second look around the vehicle.

 

[Ogre]

Of course… all of these typos could be the result of the fact that Tesla doesn’t have a PR department. Maybe these were just cranked out by some intern on their lunch break.

 

[Crissa]

bruh....wtf is this thing lol

Awesome. Awesome is what it is. It does what the Cybertruck doesn't, while keeping me warm and dry, which my motorcycle doesn't.

My first EV. They intend to deliver their first few lAutoCycles this year (2022). If the CT is the truck of the future the Aptera is the commuter vehicle and the RV dingy of the future.

Alas, they've slipped to 2023 for most orders, though they hope to have the first out at the end of the year.

An environmentally responsible suppository for a giant.

Watch them beat a Model 3 and an Audi R8.




-Crissa

 

[Luke42]

Toyota used to send us messages like that with our Sienna, It's business as usual. Bring in used vehicles as a trade-in, and Tesla makes 2 sales. Plus, they get you to come in and see all the latest extras that your 2018 doesn't have. Basically, their sales associates are supposed to be selling cars. Who knows maybe they're having a hard time getting people to place orders on vehicles that won't be delivered until next year. Maybe you are happy with your current car but will want to order a new one without minding the wait time. Call them and see. I live in Oxnard and the folks at Tesla, Santa Barbara called me within a month of my CT reservation, wanting me to come take a test drive. With you in Atascadero it's probably the same folks at Santa Barbara just doing their job.

Given my history with local car dealers, these coldcall attempts aren't likely to go anywhere.

Chevy Dealer: "We heard from GM's website that you'd like a Silverado EV?"
Me: "Your internet salesperson told me in no uncertain terms to stop bothering y'all about getting a test drive in Chevy Bolt a few years ago. Are you guys serious about selling EVs now? Could I meet the technicians who would maintain my Silverado EV?"
Chevy Dealer: [Crickets]

Honda Dealer: "You bought a Honda from us 5 years ago. Would you like another?"
Me: "I've ordered a Teala Model Y to replace our Honda, but it won't be delivered for a few months. I'm pretty sure Honda doesn't sell anything like that -- but, if you do, I'd love to see it."
Honda Dealer: [Crickets]

GMC Dealer: "Maybe you'd like a new truck of some sort?"
Me: "Your GMC service guys strongly hinted that they'd like for me to stop waving my wallet around and asking them to work on my GMC Sierra Hybrid -- because they prefer to work on the conventional ICE trucks. I was never in the market for a conventional ICE truck, and there's no reason to think they'll be any more interested in working on a GMC Hummer EV than they are on my current truck. So, waiting until mid-2023 for a Tesla Cybertruck to be delivered is looking like good value right now."
GMC Dealer: [Crickets]

If you're in sales/service and you tell me that I should go away, I'll probably take your advice. ??‍

 

[Sirfun]

Absolutely agree, I've tried to teach my kids, don't spend your money at places where people are rude to you.
Even The Soup Nazi from Seinfeld wouldn't get my money.

 

[larryboy31]

An environmentally responsible suppository for a giant.

I tried a suppository once. For all the good it did I might as well have stuck it up my ass