I actually love the idea for anti-scalper activities (I wish we would make that shit illegal in general. If we legally put some kind of limit on it, it would help greatly. I remember when there was a news media who interviewed a woman who thought she was going to buy like 10 new Iphones cash. She paid one of the people who had been waiting at the front of the line, $500+ for the spot. Went in the store when the opened and they would only allow her to buy a single phone. I lmao!
That said to force someone to have to keep a vehicle thar they pre-ordered, never tried before, never seen in person before for at least 1 year before reselling is BS. What if I pre-ordered it thinking it was the perfect fit for what I needed and then once I had it, I realized it didn’t work as well for me as I thought I would. Lots of people lease vehicles and that exact same reason. That’s not an option with Tesla though. So if I decide after I bought an untested, unseen item, that it doesn’t fit my needs, I can’t return it for a full refund AND I can’t resell it? I can only sell it back to Tesla for a likely far discounted price since they no longer deal in used vehicles, or suck it up? Sorry, but that’s some BS.
I own a Tesla. I laugh when people driving $100k trucks look at me like I’m driving a Ferrari and point out that their truck could buy nearly 2 of my car. I’m a realist. They are selling a truck comparable to a Ford F-150 to F-350 depending on options. They aren’t selling a nearly one of a kind artistic masterpiece that they will only be producing 50 of.
You think Ferrari is expensive? Look up the cost on a Picasso ;)