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    Primer Coat Color - Based Upon Chosen Color - Variances?

    The Pearl and Base White have a white primer, all other colors are a medium/dark gray prime. Signature Red used to have a red prime on the Model S, but no longer.
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    Hi - I'm new. Am I nut for considering a Model S??

    Rethink. Sorry, just wanted to be contrarian :smile:
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    Tesla's Paint Shop Upgrade

    The colors for X will be exactly the same as S.
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    Tesla can't deliver 50-55k cars 2015?

    The demand for S is diminished. They can't build the X bc the new paint shop is not ready. Even if it was, the new body shop is not ready either. Tesla will build 45K this year, X production next year.
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    New Model S paint color choices (as of 10 Apr 2015)

    Correct, they are still using the original paint shop.
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    Tesla's new Lathrop, CA facility

    Krug beat me to it and is exactly right. They are casting parts there, not dies.
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    Design Studio Revisions 4-10-15 (Yes, again)

    Midnight Silver is what they have renamed the "new Gray" that replaced the "old Tiburon/Dolphin Gray". It's not a new color, just a new name.
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    2015 Q1 Discussion thread for Delivery numbers, Earnings Report and Conference Call

    Maybe up front, but all of the people that actually make the car were in there working, be it body, paint, assembly, etc. They were building cars on Saturdays last year, especially in the last month of each quarter. Please don't take that away from the people in there working their butts off...
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    2015 Q1 Discussion thread for Delivery numbers, Earnings Report and Conference Call

    Not sure if it means anything or not, but they don't have the whole factory working Saturdays this quarter up to the end as they have previously.
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    Lighter Shade of Blue?

    Not sure why they need the new paint shop to run new colors - they have run 10 colors in the past and are currently only at 7 in production now, so they should have 3 open systems for new colors. Fits nicely with the three new colors that seem to be floating around.
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    Lighter Shade of Blue?

    Or within a couple weeks :wink:
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    Tesla's Paint Shop Upgrade

    Maybe the upgrade is why they increased the price of Silver, Gray and Blue from $750 to $1000 a couple weeks ago, gotta pay for the new paint shop :smile:
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    Lighter Shade of Blue?

    very true - I should have clarified I was referring to the color options in the 1000's range
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    Lighter Shade of Blue?

    usually the common theme for range of color selection depends on hand built/painted vs going through an automated line using high-volume paint circulation systems
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    New color rumors (of facts) anyone?

    We will see, but I stick by my statement that new colors will be offered before the new paint shop/Model X is up and running, and that the green and brown were eliminated to be replaced by new colors (will not be brought back). I also bet that there will still only be ~10 colors offered, and...