&gt; Pick a car you like, and Drive lets you configure options, set up a financing plan, and pay the dealer right there. Then all you do is drop by the lot and pick up your new car. Drive brings the Tesla buying experience to every other car brand.<p>Not at all. Perhaps the biggest benefit of all to the Tesla approach is <i>not having to deal with a dealership at all</i>. This is still going to incur all of the traditional slimy dealer markups.