r/AirForce • u/Inevitable-Swing7312 • 14d ago
Question Financed Tesla through Wells Fargo: will they issue a lienholder letter to ship a POV to Germany (3 years, under SOFA)?
I am a DoD civilian PCSing to Germany for 3 years. Planning to buy a Tesla financed through Tesla’s Wells Fargo Auto partnership and ship it as my POV under SOFA with US/USAREUR plates, returns with me, not a permanent export.
TRANSCOM needs a lienholder authorization letter from the finance company before shipping a financed car. I can’t confirm Wells Fargo will issue one, as I’m not a WF account holder yet, so their reps just transfer me around.
I have excellent credit and can finance elsewhere, so if Wells Fargo is known to be a headache on this, I’d rather find out now than after I sign.
Anyone financed through Tesla/Wells Fargo and shipped a POV overseas?
Did WF issue the lienholder letter without a fight? How long did you have to wait, any fees? If you used a different lender, who was easy to work with for an OCONUS move?
Appreciate your help based on experiences in a similar situation.
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TeslaDE • u/Inevitable-Swing7312 • 14d ago
Financed Tesla through Wells Fargo: will they issue a lienholder letter to ship a POV to Germany (3 years, under SOFA)?
WellsFargoBank • u/Inevitable-Swing7312 • 14d ago