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On Friday 8/26, Day 201 since my OD, we picked up the car in Highland Park, IL. The car has all the latest goodies, including the matrix headlights. Build quality is near perfect. The edge of the rear section of the headliner in not even with the front section; this is quite visible even...

Actually, I got a lower quote of $252 (which I jumped on) after I bundled my homeowner's insurance with the new auto policy. This is indeed for 6 months. I did get several one-time discounts for the first six months which means my renewal rate will be somewhat higher. The policy is a pretty...

Day 195 since my OD and Tesla finally reached out for the delivery appointment, via text message, on Saturday. The delivery date/time/location is set. The only thing I still need to do before delivery is to get insurance - I got a quote of $283 for six months from Progressive and doubt I will...

Day 194 since my OD and went from a four-day window to a closer six-day window this morning. The window starts tomorrow! Sadly, Tesla has not reached out to me for a delivery appointment yet. Model 3 RWD/MSM/Black/18"/No FSD/Chicago Order Date: 2/6/2022 Estimated Delivery Date History...

Your experience may be different, but I received my VIN at the same time I went from a two-week window to a four-day window. To put it another way, I received my VIN almost three weeks before the start of my four-week window.

Day 188 since my OD and went from a two-week window to a four-day window this morning. I also discovered my car's VIN in the Tesla App. It won't be long now! Model 3 RWD/MSM/Black/18"/No FSD/Chicago Order Date: 2/6/2022 Estimated Delivery Date History: 2/6/2022: October 2022 2/8/2022: May...

Five days ago, I went from a four-week window (September 1 - September 29) to a two-week window (August 20 - September 3). Still no VIN, though.

Day 181 since my OD and went from a four-week window to a two-week window yesterday. Not complaining that it's only three days since I went from a five-week window to a four-week window! Broached the topic of how to get to the Tesla delivery center across state lines with my wife (Tesla is not...

Day 178 since my OD and went from a five-week window to a four-week window this morning. Given that September is the last month of the 3rd Quarter, I'm feeling pretty good about a September delivery. Model 3 RWD/MSM/Black/18"/No FSD/Chicago Order Date: 2/6/2022 Estimated Delivery Date...

It's the paint color Midnight Silver Metallic.

On the Teslike Survey and Order Tracker spreadsheet, it appears that seven Model 3 RWD VINs have been assigned today, all from Australia and all ordered between Jan 22 and Feb 1. These would have been manufactured at Giga Shanghai. I don't have any special knowledge, but I would expect a large...

Went from a six-week window to a five-week window overnight. My wife said, "so what" 🤣🤣🤣 Model 3 RWD/MSM/Black/18"/No FSD Order Date: 2/6/2022 Estimated Delivery Date History: 2/6/2022: October 2022 2/8/2022: May 17 - June 14 3/7/2022: August 2022 3/12/2022: July 25 - August 22 5/13/2022...

I ordered a little bit earlier in February. Here is my history: Model 3 RWD/MSM/Black/18"/No FSD/Chicago Order Date: 2/6/2022 Estimated Delivery Date History: 2/6/2022: October 2022 2/8/2022: May 17 - June 14 3/7/2022: August 2022 3/12/2022: July 25 - August 22 5/13/2022: August 11 - September 22

I live where we average about 44" of snow per year. In my experience, an RWD or FWD car is decent in the snow if you have a good set of winter tires...better than an AWD car with all-season tires, especially when braking or cornering. Of course, the combination of AWD and winter tires would be...

Thanks for keeping those of us who haven't switched from RWD to LR (yet) up to date, and congratulations on getting a pickup date. I'm still holding out for an RWD (Order Date: 2/6/2022, EDD: August 11 - September 22) but might feel differently if the EDD slips past October.