Did you see you can lease a Tesla for $299 a month now?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2024/05/05/299-tesla-model-3-too-good-lease-makes-it-competitive-with-honda-civic-despite-lower-price/?sh=2bfbed2d52de
See, what had happened was, you said people's "lack of knowledge is (their) weakness" and "Tesla are built to order." But really what Tesla had said was that "it's important to know that Tesla rarely build to order." So, there's what you said and there's what Tesla said and those two things are...
"It's important to know that Tesla rarely build to order."
https://tesla-info.com/guide/buy-new-tesla.php#:~:text=We%20also%20have%20a%20guide,to%20what%20they%20have%20built.
Looks like South Carolina has banned squatted trucks.
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/05/04/drivers-mechanics-prepare-carolina-squat-grace-period-comes-an-end/
Probably get better rates on your cd using a bank online. Local banks can be crucial when it comes to some type of loans for sure. And sometimes you just need a human to deal with something directly.