"All existing reservation holders as of May 31, 2022 in the U.S. and Canada will have an opportunity to order under the original pricing and will have at least 30 days from the date they are invited to place their order."
Things to note (as stated by various sales reps):
1) Must accept within 30 days of Order Confirmation to lock price (says "at least 30 days" but it IS 30 days)
2) Downgrading after May 31 will cause price to increase.
3) Upgrades after May 31 will retain pre-increase prices.
4) Multiple reservations are allowed and are refundable ($300 for Pure and $1000 for Touring/GT)
5) Reservations are non-transferrable so the car must be purchased under the name of reservation (Electrify America is also non-transferrable iirc)
6) Upgrading or downgrading reservations will not reset the placement (ie original Pure reservation made on Feb 1 2022 but upgraded to Touring on September 1 2022 will be treated as a Touring reservation made on Feb 1 2022)
To downgrade, contact a Lucid agent as this cannot be done online.
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Need to delay actual car purchase?
I understand most people want the cars sooner than later, but I'm certain there will be some people who are still on the fence but are forced to reserve now due to the upcoming price increase. For some of us that want to delay the purchase for whatever reason (in my case I wont get full $7500 benefit if car purchase hits 2022 so I need to delay it to 2023), there are various methods to delay purchase.
Timeline and delay tactics looks like:
1) Reserve a Pure because those will be produced last
2) Order Confirmation will someday arrive. Will have up to 30 days to accept it once it arrives. Order Confirmation does not legally bind a purchase when accepted.
3) If really desperate for more time, select car options that have longer delays (ie Silver currently have delays). Note that Lucid may not allow further changes after Confirming.
*Does anyone know if we can still change specs after Order Confirmation?
4) After confirming, Vin Assignment comes after 2+ weeks (optimist, based on recent GT reservations) to several months (production and supply chain issues)
5) Payment/loan approval will be requested by Lucid ~2-6+ weeks after VIN assignment. Do not pay immediately as we've had cases where Lucid asked for payment right away (mistake by agent) and the car isn't even close to production. Be sure with Lucid that the payment deadline is not a HARD deadline sometimes they may just want to see some progress is being made.
6) Delivery and inspection for another 1-2+ weeks **
Other tactics:
*Ask if it's possible to test drive and have full inspection in-person before you can commit payment?
**If deadline to pay lands close to holidays, can possibly notify and request additional time from Lucid due to holidays. Tell them you're on vacation?
***Ask loaner to start the process and include Lucid in the communication so they know loan process has been started. At the back, talk to loaner to delay it a bit?
****Sign a blood contract with your life as collateral promising to pay the car on within a reasonable timeframe?
If people can confirm whether some of these delay tactics have worked, please post.
Communication is key. Explain situation and show genuine interest to purchase the car but need to delay due to circumstances and Lucid may give exceptions. Timeline for actual payment is important so make sure to communicate right away for questions and if the assigned agent does not give a timely response then call the sales number.
Good luck and I hope we get our Airs with tax incentives and at pre-increase prices!
edits: added info how to downgrade (need to call Lucid agent)
Things to note (as stated by various sales reps):
1) Must accept within 30 days of Order Confirmation to lock price (says "at least 30 days" but it IS 30 days)
2) Downgrading after May 31 will cause price to increase.
3) Upgrades after May 31 will retain pre-increase prices.
4) Multiple reservations are allowed and are refundable ($300 for Pure and $1000 for Touring/GT)
5) Reservations are non-transferrable so the car must be purchased under the name of reservation (Electrify America is also non-transferrable iirc)
6) Upgrading or downgrading reservations will not reset the placement (ie original Pure reservation made on Feb 1 2022 but upgraded to Touring on September 1 2022 will be treated as a Touring reservation made on Feb 1 2022)
To downgrade, contact a Lucid agent as this cannot be done online.
-----------------------------------
Need to delay actual car purchase?
I understand most people want the cars sooner than later, but I'm certain there will be some people who are still on the fence but are forced to reserve now due to the upcoming price increase. For some of us that want to delay the purchase for whatever reason (in my case I wont get full $7500 benefit if car purchase hits 2022 so I need to delay it to 2023), there are various methods to delay purchase.
Timeline and delay tactics looks like:
1) Reserve a Pure because those will be produced last
2) Order Confirmation will someday arrive. Will have up to 30 days to accept it once it arrives. Order Confirmation does not legally bind a purchase when accepted.
3) If really desperate for more time, select car options that have longer delays (ie Silver currently have delays). Note that Lucid may not allow further changes after Confirming.
*Does anyone know if we can still change specs after Order Confirmation?
4) After confirming, Vin Assignment comes after 2+ weeks (optimist, based on recent GT reservations) to several months (production and supply chain issues)
5) Payment/loan approval will be requested by Lucid ~2-6+ weeks after VIN assignment. Do not pay immediately as we've had cases where Lucid asked for payment right away (mistake by agent) and the car isn't even close to production. Be sure with Lucid that the payment deadline is not a HARD deadline sometimes they may just want to see some progress is being made.
6) Delivery and inspection for another 1-2+ weeks **
Other tactics:
*Ask if it's possible to test drive and have full inspection in-person before you can commit payment?
**If deadline to pay lands close to holidays, can possibly notify and request additional time from Lucid due to holidays. Tell them you're on vacation?
***Ask loaner to start the process and include Lucid in the communication so they know loan process has been started. At the back, talk to loaner to delay it a bit?
****Sign a blood contract with your life as collateral promising to pay the car on within a reasonable timeframe?
If people can confirm whether some of these delay tactics have worked, please post.
Communication is key. Explain situation and show genuine interest to purchase the car but need to delay due to circumstances and Lucid may give exceptions. Timeline for actual payment is important so make sure to communicate right away for questions and if the assigned agent does not give a timely response then call the sales number.
Good luck and I hope we get our Airs with tax incentives and at pre-increase prices!
edits: added info how to downgrade (need to call Lucid agent)
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