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Although I would agree that the Tesla agents seemed very accommodating and willing to rework all of the problems - I have enough things to juggle in my life without "perfecting" a new car purchase with multiple service calls.

Ha! The Alfa gets a whole lot more attention than a model 3 and is far more unique - I never see another Quad on the road around here. And although the Clarity certainly lacks the sheetmetal beauty of the Alfa, it is a superior car in most ways to the Volt - which was orphaned by GM this year...

It is good to know they can get it right. I have been driving EVs since the original Nissan Leaf, so I appreciate the benefits and hope to give Tesla another chance. For now, I will enjoy our Honda Clarity PHEV when I want the EV silence and my Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio when I want...

I appreciate and agree with your comments. Although Tesla wasn't really building cars when they were producing the roadster (it was a Lotus). So if we are being generous, they've only been doing this since 2012. One of the reasons I gave up on doing this a 3rd time is that there were 5 other...

Guys, these problems were clearly visible from 10 feet away without looking hard. I am not some crazy paint fanatic. For those defending this level of quality, either this forum is infested with corporate damage control or you drank too much of the coolaid. I really wanted to like this car -...

Went to pickup the my replacement order Performance Model 3 with build date 6/12. Verified HW3 with H.265 codec on dashcam after rep had confirmed it on the Tesla build database. Unfortunately, the replacement vehicle failed paint inspection, same as the first. This example had dozens of...

My new VIN Performance M3 shows HW3. The build date for this new unit is June 12. I will verify before I pay for it.

Well, I have received a replacement VIN already with delivery scheduled next week. New VIN is 25k higher than my previous one ending in 393XXX. I'll find out tomorrow if it is HW2.5 or HW3. First unit was HW3. My first assigned car I was TOLD had a build date of 5/6 (I received 3 different...

I live in Ohio, so it takes 1-2 weeks just to get the vehicle shipped to our state.

Well, if my build date is < 3 weeks of delivery date, I can be fairly certain my car was not rejected by someone, repaired and offered to me.

I have worked in the automotive industry for 26 years. What do you consider "exceedingly common"? In any case, rework at the factory is one thing - where they are using the same lot of paint & clear coat. Bringing it down the road to a local body shop is a significant step down. I admire the...

Doesn't look like I'm going to find out. They called to tell me that mine had paint defects and did not pass inspection, so I will not be taking delivery today after all. They did offer to bring it to a body shop to fix by next weekend, but who wants a brand new $70k car with paint work...

OK, so after your comments reminding me about APH3, I checked back in with my delivery agent and challenged the information. He reiterated that my vehicle is absolutely HW3. He explained that HW2.5 is denoted as PARKER_PASCAL_2_5 in the Tesla system for this entry. A little research...

I'm glad you pointed this out. I had seen that before somewhere but had forgotten. Looks like I will have to use the physical inspection to be certain.

My delivery appointment is set for tomorrow morning for a P3D. My delivery agent was able to pull up a detailed configuration screen which states explicitely that my vehicle has HW3 (AP3). He confirmed the build date of May 6. He showed me the entry on the Tesla system for my car "Drive...

At least your build date aligns with the build date the second agent gave me, assuming the factory is still making 6-7k cars per week. If the information they gave you is correct, they are either: A) Using up old stock - particularly on SR/SR+ builds. B) There is some problem with HW3 and they...

...and a moment ago I jumped on Chat again, and the next agent gave me a build date of 5/2 - and confirmed HW3. The first agent above said 4/23 and that they couldn't see HW3 or not. Clearly, you cannot trust the information from the Chat agents - although the second one seemed to be a...

Odd. I was given VIN ending 3680XX and the rep tells me the build date is 04/23.