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We are the first and only owners of the car and have taken care of it with painstaking detail (manually detailing the car at least 1x/week). This is a car that falls into the 3% of vehicles with an “Excellent” rating on Kelly Blue Book. The car was delivered on December 26, 2017, which makes...

HOw can I look at the tiles?

You're a boss.

A manual isn't the answer in terms of User Experience. Someone else suggested a required video course to be watched before using the feature...and while that has it's drawbacks, that's a way better UX and way more effective than hoping people go to the right page in the manual IMHO

Expecting everyone to read every page of a dry-as-hell manual is ridiculous. There's a reason the phrase "RTFM" exists - because most people don't and never will. Personally, I think a major problem with the function is it's name. Calling it "autopilot" just sounds like you can set it and...

I'm really confused why anyone would go with any setting that's not 7 on a highway...? I want to be safe as hell in my car, especially while I'm not directly in control. It's best practice, anyway, to always follow at 1 carlength/10 MPH, and on the highway I can't think of any reason why I...

I still feel way safer with AP2 on while driving, than not using it. It's good to see these stories to know the limitations of the tool I'm using, but damn that tool is still super powerful

FRee supercharging is no longer transferable btw..

Evie because she’s an EV

Same

Bingo - it's something I always struggle with because my risk tolerance is through the roof compared to most people.

Generally, I agree with you. But it is important to note that just because you know wealthy people who didn't behave that way, doesn't mean that there aren't wealthy people who have over-leveraged themselves as a kick in the ass. In my network, there are quite a few people who have done...

This was the biggest shock for me. Apparently, never having a huge car loan is something that lenders don't like to see. Found that crazy since I have a mortgage, and 15 years using credit cards with never a late payment and carrying some pretty impressive balances (100k+ in credit card spend...

So I went without the PUP, and the self-presenting door is the only feature we are sorely missing. It would satisfy the desire for me if the fob had a button to open the front doors, too. Of all the PUP features, this is the one we miss the most. So, in retrospect, it wasn't worth it because...

Autosteer popped in for me at about 60 miles. If it’s not there by 100 call the service center

@Sgadhia: Terrible Buying Experience - Should I be as turned off as I am?

Understood. Though service center staff isn't the question. I loved the service staff. Every OA I have worked with has been an asshat so far, though. And to get a sales experience that is commiserate with buying a $175k car, they've got a ways to go.

Is that's what's required to have a good buying experience on a car that costs as much as a home in many places?

Btw should probably remove the unpainted door issue in the checklist. There’s nothing they will do about that and I don’t know why anyone would care about that.

I took delivery of my Model X on Dec 26th. For the most part the car was flawless. In fact everything “wrong” with it was minor nitpicks from my perfectionist wife For example, there were minor scratches from overbuffing on the back of the trunk, but I couldn’t even notice them. Still they...

THey all pretty much suck. I got a referral to one that was better than all the others, but he still wasn’t amazing. Happy to DM the info to you, rather than bash individuals in public :) shoot me a private message if interested

I talked with my Delivery Specialist, and given some of the woes I have had during my ordering process, they are going to give me the older S/X charger that supported 50 Amp -- or at least try to when I pick up in 2 days. I highly recommend you ask your DS before delivery so they can have one...

I never needed a loan for a car before, so this was the first one we've ever had. I've always just gotten lower priced cars. Based on my research, lots of others are in the same boat.

In my experience, there are very few banks who are going to be able to do financing on a car with Tesla's value if you've never had a huge car loan before. Even with impeccable credit, few lenders would give me a loan without requiring 50k down because I never had a big car loan before. I...

Just a little annoying that I paid extra to install a 50 Amp NEMA 14-50, instead of a 30 Amp, and I am not going to be able to use it without spending additional cash on another charger. Oh well, such is life. Nothing to be upset about when there's so much more to be grateful for ☺️ Not much...

I emailed my Delivery Specialist to ask for it up front. Will let you know how it goes. Pretty annoyed that they try to sneak in this downgrade without calling it out specifically on the home charging website: Home charging installation On that page, it makes no mention that the second...

So they will try to give me this one... But I want this one: Right? And the reason is because it's faster (and, on the store, it's more expensive), right?

What's the difference, visually? I want to make sure I know the difference when asking for new vs. old one...right now I have no idea.

For anyone who cares, I found the color from someone else who has done this:

I am planning on painting a wall in my garage in Tesla red. According to their brand manual, this is Pantone 186. To match the color, I would need to buy Pantone's Chips/swatches and compare with swatches in Home Depot (or do a custom color computer match)... But the Pantone chips cost ~$200...

Don't be so hard on yourself boss :) At least you're in the game. Most people are too scared to try.

Sounds like more Fisker bullshit to me.

For anyone playing along at home, the call with the regional sales manager went well. Still no $1000 incentive, but was very receptive to all my feedback about how they can make the purchasing process better for future buyers.

This part of your post seems really incongruent with the rest of your post (i.e. being so happy, not being able to go back to gas, etc.) Why are you not as happy as on the day of pick up?

Really helpful, thank you! I'd rather get the lump sum, and just put the whole thing behind me. But good to know I have options. I just had a long conversation with the regional manager for my territory and she assured me she will do whatever is necessary to make sure I get the $12.5k for the...

Awesome feedback. Why the 100D? Seems the only difference is range + .2 sec 0-60 time for about $10k

Thanks!

@Pentium2004 I don't see it in this thread...have a link?

Thanks for sharing that story @comanchepilot ...I have a call with regional sales manager to talk about my experience. I'll make sure to bring up stories like these.

Yes, exactly. And they have made it so OAs are the bottleneck you must go through to get things done, with no alternative. So it's a low touch company trying to be high touch, and having no idea wtf they are doing, imho.

This would be helpful, though I have no idea how it would be circulated. :)

Thanks for your thoughts @RVD98072. Some replies for you, conversationally, of course :) Pre-amble: I put my deposit down on a Model X yesterday. To me, this isn't a problem. I'm an entrepreneur and acting CTO for a small startup company. I love and embrace the concept that it's all in beta...

Just about to put my order in, and considering the PUP. We originally decided to not get the PUP because the standard car includes so many features that used to be premium (ambient LEDs, turning headlamps, etc.) there's only 3 features that are even remotely attractive: Heated...

I misspoke, it wasn't CPO, but inventory. If those are also not eligible for referral credit, then that's another area where my OA misinformed me.

^^ If it makes any difference @Canuck , this community has really turned my opinion around. I realize now this is where I should have started, and not the Tesla store...

I was going with an inventory car, because with their current sales process it's framed up as somewhat stupid to NOT go with an inventory model. The inventory cars can have additional features for the same cost as a custom build. When I started looking, several inventory models were a much...

Wow, sounds like if you buy a Model X, you need to be ready to visit the SC at least once a month. :o

Dang.

Also just saw this. Super freaking helpful, because Tesla's inventory search on their site is terrible.

Are you advising to not put down a deposit then, to keep the pressure? Or put down the deposit and hound them for inventory deals closer to the date? Sounds like the former.