---
title: "Elon Musk’s Recent Tweet Promises 3-Day Money Back Guarantee on New Teslas"
description: "Didn't go for a test drive or don't like your Tesla? Musk says you can get your cash back."
date: "2018-10-24"
modified: "2018-10-25"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/24428/elon-musk-promises-3-day-money-back-guarantee-on-teslas"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Tesla News"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Test Drives"
---

# Elon Musk’s Recent Tweet Promises 3-Day Money Back Guarantee on New Teslas

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that customers can take advantage of an unusual workaround to get an extended test drive of one of Tesla's vehicles.

A prospective customer contacted Musk via twitter, asking about options for test drives, stating they don't meet Tesla's age requirement of 21 to go for a test drive. Musk suggested that the customer could buy a Tesla and then return it within three days of delivery for their money back. He also said that buyers who opted for a test drive before buying can also return their car for a refund, though only within a shorter one-day window.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1054496095819116544

The tweet seems to be a clarification regarding an earlier tweet of Musk's, in which he promises customers can return their vehicles for any reason, though the previous tweet said nothing of a time window in which this would be possible.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1053128497747582976

Conflict between the information presented in the two tweets was highlighted by social media users, who questioned whether Musk's statements would be honored by Tesla—Musk has a [history of getting himself into trouble with his tweets](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24063/tesla-stocks-fall-after-elon-musk-mocks-sec-on-twitter>). Musk's claims, however, are supported by [Tesla's website](<https://www.tesla.com/support/tesla-return-policy>), which states on its page regarding its return policy that customers indeed have three calendar days to return their cars if bought without a test drive, or one day if purchased after a test drive.

Getting a test drive in a Tesla is often difficult for customers, as the automaker seems to be capable of selling as many vehicles as it makes, despite a [still-tall barrier of entry](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24417/tesla-increases-price-of-mid-range-model-3-just-days-after-launch>). Tesla aspires to eventually inflate production of its Model 3 sedan to the region of 10,000 cars per week, though whether the automaker can manage that before [its financial problems](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/24261/elon-musk-and-10-billion-of-debt-why-tesla-will-go-bankrupt-in-2019>) catch up with it remains to be seen.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)