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New payment estimator added to the site today.
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👉 Slate Preorders Tracking List: Add Your Slate Preorder 📊
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1yeliab_sufur1
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oh finally XD but no tax yet but we got the destination charge and i wasn't to far i was off by $50
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No doc fee showing and I can call my local county clerk and get the tax and registration amount and deduct it from my down payment.
Hopefully Doc fee won’t be any more than half of the $300 preorder.
Hopefully Doc fee won’t be any more than half of the $300 preorder.
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The payment estimator seems rather crude, with 5/7.5/10/12.5/15 % APRs? I hope they'd have better estimates than that. But it comes along with a bunch of updates to the FAQ:
They also clarified accessory delivery: "How do accessories get installed" previously read "Before delivery: get select accessories installed at the Slate delivery partner." and now adds "All other accessories are shipped directly to your home or a RepairPal location." You can't go to a Carvana facility after your order and hope to pick up a bulky freight item in person; the delivery partner is not warehousing and distributing that stuff. Unfortunate but not unexpected.
They also touched up a few other things: They changed "Here's a closer look at each of the Slate's body styles" link to "Here's a closer look at each of the Slate Truck's body styles" - I'm guessing someone from legal asked them to please stop referring to them in any way that could be construed as being separate models, because that complicates some kind of regulatory filing. Same thing as the reminder that the $300 pre-order counts towards the final purchase price, I'm guessing the accountants get really angsty about how to track that kind of income.
They also clarified accessory delivery: "How do accessories get installed" previously read "Before delivery: get select accessories installed at the Slate delivery partner." and now adds "All other accessories are shipped directly to your home or a RepairPal location." You can't go to a Carvana facility after your order and hope to pick up a bulky freight item in person; the delivery partner is not warehousing and distributing that stuff. Unfortunate but not unexpected.
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"You have to understand, explaining the way you would to a normal car buyer isn't working. These are autists, dammit." -- Slate's community relations director to the marketing team, probably.
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Honestly I think this is one of the better payment calculator's I've seen on a vehicle website. So many other ones try to fudge the number with potential gas savings.
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I just ran the same information through my credit union’s loan calculator and they agree.
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I would hope they are lingering in the forums and on Reddit to see what people are saying and try to improve as much as they can within reason.
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When I bought my Tesla in NC, I don’t recall a separate doc fee. I believe it’s rolled into their destination fee.
Also, many States have laws capping doc fees (California: $85; NY: $175);and Slate’s home States (Indiana: $250; Michigan: $280).
I’m hoping Slate follows Tesla’s practice.
Also, many States have laws capping doc fees (California: $85; NY: $175);and Slate’s home States (Indiana: $250; Michigan: $280).
I’m hoping Slate follows Tesla’s practice.
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The next step would be to start getting the state information so they can begin to add that to the total. I suspect that for those of us in the Seattle area (vehicle sales tax rate about 11% and higher annual registration because we are in the RTA zone) that will add about $3700 to the price of the Slate.
Edit to add: If a Washington resident is doing a vehicle trade-in the price paid for the trade will be deducted from the total amount subject to sales tax.
Edit to add: If a Washington resident is doing a vehicle trade-in the price paid for the trade will be deducted from the total amount subject to sales tax.
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Interesting but I don't like the payment it comes up with if you do zero down at 5% for 72 months 😬 and that's before taxes. Might have to sell a vehicle to get a comfortable payment
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