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That's bad news for sure. The one guy know that works in the Austin Gigafactory was not laid off but many of his friends were. I wonder if this is more of an "accountant's layoff" where the higher paid people are being let go regardless of how good of an employee they are? Two GOOD top execs...

I've got a 2024 MSLR and have installed a OBDLink MX+ using this cable: HRN-CT06S1 | Tesla Adapters | Geotab Adapters | GPS Fleet Tracking However, after connecting it with Bluetooth to my Android phone and installing the SMT app, I'm getting no data. Every 30 seconds the SMT app says...

I got a 2024 MSLR on 3/27 and have done the modifications shown here. Thanks for the excellent tips to keep my new Tesla stink free.

@sorka Thanks for all your help with alignment issues here. But I gotta' ask... How the &^%$ do you know all of this stuff? Have you worked in a body shop before? Worked for Tesla on the production line or in service? Seriously, I consider myself fairly handy with fixing things but I would...

I expect you forgot a "/s" at the end of your post but if not, I'll bite. I'm a geek - see my username. I'll be fine. In both of our ICE cars we have now, I use adaptive cruise control all the time and am always ready to take over when they do something wrong. I'll treat FSD the same. I...

I forgot to mention - they did not do the FSD drive. Instead, they asked me if I had ever driven a Tesla before and I said yes, I had driven my daughter's MY (without FSD). I did verify that I will get the 3 months free FSD trial. I'm a fan of the concept of FSD but $12k is WAY too much -...

Nice. I thought you were getting a Plaid? I need the longer range for road trips and Insane on the LR is plenty fast for me. Considering that Texas plates are at TZZ-nnnn now, there's a chance one of us will get UAW-nnnn. I think it will be funny to have "UAW" on a Tesla.

Yes. I did not get a photo. I just remembered one more thing that I also didn't get a photo of. I think I remember a small wrinkle in the front passenger seat. Small enough that I think it will look like that after someone sits in it anyway. All the talk of imperfections on this thread...

I think I see what you are measuring. It's not the glass - it's the metal (red) parts between the roof and the liftgate, right? I will measure all of the gaps on mine when I get it back - hopefully Friday. Edit: I forgot. There is one more mis-alignment that my son-in-law pointed out. The...

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I didn't look at that and I don't have the car now. I'll check when I get it back. I'll also measure the gaps left and right. By running my finger along the gap, I could detect a LITTLE difference but it was small enough I wasn't sure if there was any. I guess my finger isn't as calibrated...

I picked up my car today. It's not flawless but it was close. The trunk looks like it does not have the sorka-warp. ;) One of the doors is slightly mis-aligned but that's all I could find. It's at the Xpel PPF installer right now.

I tend to agree with this. But my Chevy cost a LOT less than a Taycan. (And it shows...)

My delivery is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. It will be interesting if I get the FSD demo drive or not. I'm also a little worried I won't be able to spot misaligned panels or big panel gaps. My eyes have been calibrated with my "perfectly aligned" Chevy. /s :rolleyes: 🤣

3/28 is my current delivery appointment but they tell me my car isn't here yet. I hope it arrives ASAP.

Current wisdom / rumor on this thread is that the Plaid cream interior (which is slightly different than the LR cream int) is the holdup. AFAIK there have been no Plaid w/ cream interior delivered this year.

Do you mean sort of like "Red Shift"? ;) (Clever name by the way...)

Those prices match the quote I got.

Want me to come by tomorrow for emotional support? 🤣 🤣 I might need you to do the same when I get mine next week... :rolleyes:

I think when the price went above $10k for an actually functional FSD promised "real soon now", that's when people said "no thanks". That's certainly true for me. I'd buy it if it was ~$5k but: - the current price of $12k plus - the possibility of a monthly subscription option (I'd...

I also will be (soon) getting a cream interior. It seems that the LR w/ cream is shipping. It's the Plaid w/ cream that is not. Apparently.

I finally got a delivery day (3/28) but that will miss one of my personal needs for schedule. I've asked them to pull in the date if they can. Oh well - I just guess I'll be "happy" with what I can get. At least I'll get the free super charger miles.

I agree with this. The Lucid Gravity is (for me) the perfect vehicle. I'm not buying one for at least 2 years because: 1) Lucid is not (yet) on the Tesla Supercharging network 2) I question / worry about Lucid's viability. In other words, will they be in business in 2 or 3 years?

Cream interior, ordered Dec 1. I have a VIN but no specific delivery date yet. Rumor (from a Tesla SA yesterday) is that the car is in transit and is near Dallas (about 200 miles away). It is expected to arrive here by the end of the week. Hopefully delivery Monday 3/25 or sooner. Built...

Also check for messages in the Tesla app.

Yes. It will mainly be a way for me to decide to reject or not. Maybe some of the things could be fixed later. I just want to make sure they are noted before I take delivery. (or not.)

Thanks. I've read comparisons to Tessie and am still confused as to which one I'd prefer. I guess I just need to try them both. Do you have any comments comparing to Tessie? I'm also planning on getting TeslaScan with a OBD port Bluetooth device.

@sorka Where / how do you get that data?

Hang in there. I expect you'll get one soon. December 1 to March 11 for me.

Oh I don't. I'm planning on looking for EVERYTHING we can find then going back and removing the tape for the thing(s) we are willing to accept. What's left will be reason for reject. Hopefully we'll have no tape on the car at the end. Edit: My son-in-law will be going with me and is VERY...

If you've ever bought a newly built house, you'll be familiar with the "blue tape" process. Where the buyer sticks a piece of blue tape on every defect that needs to be fixed. I'm thinking I'll bring a roll of blue tape with me when picking up my MSLR...

I plan on using it. I'm kinda' a dick anyway. Why hide it? ;) 🤣 Seriously, this is the most I've ever paid for a car. I don't expect it to be perfect and I *REALLY* want the car but I will reject for serious issues. Like the rear glass scraping and grinding in that video. <cringe>...

I'm in nearly the same spot. I do have an old ICE car so for me, "need" is a bit strong of a word. However, we're planning a trip at the end of March so it would be really nice to have the car before then. But like you, if the car is too bad, I will reject. Front camera would be nice but I'm...

I got a call from Tesla today. My car was "born on" 3/8/2024 and is in transport. It is expected to arrive Saturday 3/23 with a delivery to me of Monday 3/25. I hope it doesn't push out from there...

Thanks - the [Start] button is greyed out. I've texted the SA I've been working with to fix that. BTW - People keep mentioning "messaging through the Tesla app" but I'm not seeing a way to do that. There is the messages icon in the upper right (looks like 3 dots in a cartoon bubble) but I can...

Well... I guess I'll need some help here. I'm on Android and searched the Play Store for "Plaid bank app" and got "Chime" as the top response. Is there actually a "Plaid" app or am I doing it wrong?

I texted my SA about narrowing the delivery date window and how I would pay. I got this reply: Is this information wrong? Or is this a Texas thing? Do I need to use Plaid to pay? (I don't want to.)

I'm a little nervous about all this panel gap discussion. Hoping mine will be perfect but I'm not sure I'll have good enough eyes to pick out a "bad" one. I guess if it looks good enough to me, that's all that matters. Right? Edit: Same goes for paint touch-up spots. Will I see them? Will...

See my signature. Dec 1

I FINALLY got VIN!!! It's an RF VIN. EDD now 3/23 to 3/30, (Was 3/11 to 3/31) I'll ask what the actual build date was.

Same here. Dec 1 order, no VIN. Also no request to accept vision instead of ultrasonic sensors - or whatever that agreement is that others have talked about. I have nothing yet. I am getting full PPF for mine and planning a road trip at the end of this month. I need to get the car in 2...

Since I don't have a car yet, I've been spending a lot of time reading the owner's manual. I found this:

That matches my quote for the PPF. I don't know about the tint.

That's what a lot of us old guys say.

I just got off the phone with Tesla (888-518-3752 / 51TESLA) and got no useful information other than that she said the EPA range issue was resolved on Feb 29 with the range being reduced from 405 to 402. I asked about front bumper camera - she had no information about that and had heard...

That's what they told me. I have no idea if it was complete sales BS or not. I have to admit - I never heard of that but had a meeting to rush off to and didn't press the issue. YMMV

I think my quote was roughly $500 or $600. I decided to not get it so the quote was only verbal and I didn't really pay close attention. At an XPEL site (not a retailer - it's an actual XPEL office). Edit: They did mention that if you order tint through Tesla, they are the site that actually...

That's generally my luck too but since I don't have a VIN yet... Who knows? Maybe I'll get lucky this time with the new 600 mile battery. - Let's see if this makes it onto the NotATeslaApp web site. ;)

I went to a SC to talk to a human today. She said there are no cars matching my build in transit - except for one going to FL. No more useful information other than parroting back my (already known) EDD. <grumble> So still no VIN after more than 3 months.

I have decided to not wait for news about the front bumper camera (or lighting) and take what I can get - if I ever get one. There is finally ONE car in inventory in Texas matching my build but I still do not have a VIN. Hopefully that car will be mine. I will go to a SC tomorrow and see what...