Recent content by Hephaestus

Don’t know.

A short note. Don't know how valid the source is, but someone posted on Twitter yesterday that Tesla has nearly 500k orders on the books in total for all 4 models currently for sale. Unfilled orders for the X stand @ 22,000, for the S less than half that @ around 9,000. Take it FWIW.

Well that stinks. It's probably about the money. Is there any way you could swing paying for the car in its entirety now? Do that, and maybe the store will hold it for a couple of weeks on their lot until you can pick it up. Not ideal, I know, but it's one way to do it. You could talk to the...

Hmmm. All I was trying to do was point out some reasons why stuff happens. I do have several years experience dealing with Tesla, this is my 2nd X. IOW, trying to help folks beat the frustration by adding a little info, not talking down at all. I've followed Tesla closely since 2015 because I...

Hmmm. Even having my X I can't seem to stop reading this thread. :rolleyes: Scanning the posts of some still waiting, there appears to be an enduring theme: Tesla is screwing with me. They're lying. They don't want to give me my car. Let's break it down a bit. What is Tesla in business to do...

On another note, I'm not going to get into the politics of it, but Elon's Twitter bid has unleashed the ideologues, trolls and bots once again. Twitter is filled with nasty tweets from suspect sources attempting to destroy Tesla's reputation using Musk's bid to take over the company and some...

SpaceX is privately held and therefore exempt. The small cadre of well heeled owners know and accept the risks. The SEC can say nothing about it because shares are not publicly traded. Koch Industries is another privately held conglomerate.

Which Tesla delivery center. The Tesla store where you accepted delivery.

Everyone driving down the main drag in Napa is a DUI waiting to happen. We toured the wineries once and were definitely candidates for a DUI after two stops. Wouldn't have helped that the back of the car was full of full wine bottles.

A Little Hope for You Guys Freaked Over the Jan 2023 - Apr 2023 EDD Placeholder If you go over to the Tesla website to order a LR X right now, it reads: Est. Delivery: Jan 2023 - Apr 2023. That means a 7-11 month wait... if you're ordering today. For the MX Plaid, the current EDD range is Aug -...

I doubt that's true. More likely supply chain issues. The S/X are both made on the same assembly line in Fremont so ebbs and flows between those two models could affect production somewhat. OTOH, the 3/Y each have dedicated assembly lines @ Fremont, Shanghai and/or Berlin. There is no crossover...

Back in 2017, I was out of town on vacation when Tesla called and wanted me to take delivery of my first X. When I told them I wouldn't be home to accept delivery, Tesla offered to deliver the car in DC where I happened to be. I declined and they were fine with it, took delivery at home a month...

Thanks to daddy's genes, I suffer from sleep apnea. Last July, my CPap machine went kablooie. Three months fooling around with doctors to get an appointment. Then a six month wait for the machine to arrive. Miserable 9 months for me. This is getting to be the norm with a lot of products.

What business practices have you so up in arms? Nah. Actually I go a lot further back than that.

A gas line during th 1973 Oil Embargo. BTW, 86¢ per gallon in 1973 works out to $5.66 today in real dollars.