Anyone else: Would you pay more for documentation than lower mileage?

Get the messy numbers in writing first. Keep sale price, trade, and financing split on the 2025 Lucid Air so a “good payment” cannot bury a worse deal. If they balk, that's your answer. On “would you pay more for documentation than,” that was the fork that mattered for me. Just my two cents from doing this recently. This is the filter I use when the thread starts repeating itself. I asked for the buyer’s order in email, not a text.

Insurance and tax belong in the comparison, not as a surprise. Call your insurer in NYC / Long Island before you fall in love with the 2025 Lucid Air. Do that before you talk monthly again. On “would you pay more for documentation than,” that was the fork that mattered for me. This is from a 2025 Lucid Air in NYC / Long Island with 96,000 miles. Time, temperature, and whether it's in gear are the notes that actually help a shop. If your situation is the opposite, ignore me. That's my plan before I call anyone.

Walk if they won't put it on a buyer’s order. If they're pushing term length to shrink the payment, the 2025 Lucid Air price probably got worse. Then the comparison gets honest. Have you gotten a second quote in writing? I'll update if anything new shows up.

Compare apples to apples or you'll get spun. GAP, paint, and nitrogen are optional until you run the 2025 Lucid Air numbers without them. If they balk, that's your answer. I'd want that in writing, not as a promise. I'd sleep better after that step, even if it finds nothing. I'll post OTD once I have two apples-to-apples sheets.

I would not stare at the monthly. I would not wire money until I've seen the 2025 Lucid Air and the title situation in person or via a trusted PPI. Then the comparison gets honest. Take it or leave it — that's what I'd do. A day of patience here is cheaper than a wrong part. If the VIN lookup is clean I'm still doing PPI.