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>which the salesman tried to haggle me for more options and told me he thinks we should raise the price a bit "to make sure it gets approved" as I'm signing the paperwork.

If you're walking into a store to spend tens of thousands of dollars and manage to get bullied by the salesperson, it's probably a "you problem".

Tesla charges retail; that's it, it's no magic.

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I "managed to get bullied"? No, I put the pen down and asked him to make a phone call and ensure it will be approved, whatever he thinks that means. Somehow the question of "it getting approved" was resolved without him ever making that phone call.

He probably thinks I bullied him.

This is a classic car salesman tactic. The idea is that a buyer that's completed paperwork will be more likely to agree to a last minute price increase "because my manager won't let me sell it for $X". It's a total bullshit move. It's so common it's even mentioned in the book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

Sales bs seems standard with basically all car dealers except Tesla.

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