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Do you mind sharing where you got your inspection?

I should have said safety inspection. My car is about one year old now. It needs to pass safety inspection to get the registration renewal.

My Model 3 will have its first state (security) inspection soon. Any good place to recommend for the state inspection around Cary/Raleigh? NC SC doesn't do state inspection. I am afraid a random place may just screw my car. Many people here don't even know how to open the door. Many thanks!

Thanks for the information. I think I have to contact the central CS line. Do you have any trick as far reach out CS quickly. Every time I called their CS line, I have to wait 30 min to 1 hour.

I got 42.4 firmware update Monday night. When I walked in the car Tuesday morning, a EAP trial window stuck in the screen. It says "Enhanced Autopilot Trial. Software update in progress. Please leave car in PARK and release the brake pedal. This may take a minute". It turns out the minute means...

Good. At least EAP is not the reason. I just want to narrow down the problem because I am constantly behind in most updates. Do you mind sharing what date you got the 39.7 update?

May I ask when did you get the 39.7 update? I got it on October 6. Have been on 39.7 ever since. I believe I did everything on my end to ensure a timely update.

My biggest miss is the regen brake change. I heard RWD got the biggest change. I have RWD version. Also, curious whether no EAP plays a role in delay of my updates.

I have been on 39.7 for almost a month. Still no 42.2 or 42.4 yet. Wondering if this has anything to do with the fact that I don't have EAP. So, Tesla feels I don't need the latest update.

Why you guys are already on 42.4 from 42.2. I am still on 39.7. I did everything I can including Wi-Fi to ensure no barrier to get quick update.

It is based on Teslafi's firmware tracking and forum data as well. You pay attention to their data. You will observe something very similar.

Unfortunately, Tesla is in a stage that the gross margin is a matter of life or death. I think that's also why Tesla is afraid of disclosing publicly that it prioritize updates on more expensive cars. By the way, do you have AP? I observed on Teslafi that Model S and X without AP also get...

Good findings, Boourns. Just as you showed, Performance M3s are mostly with VIN higher than 50. More in the 70- 100 range. My observation is also from the forum members who got the V9 update. They almost all said they had the performance version.

First of all, if you read my post properly. I didn't bash Tesla. I bash the ones denying the fact. Also, I only said VAST MAJORITY of V9 update went to P3Ds first. So, couple of regular RWD may have got the updates. Also, in case some fans just lied to claim they got V9 with regular RWD to...

Some Tesla fans may dislike that Tesla prioritize updates on P3Ds, but they cannot deny the fact. It is crystal clear that the vast majority models getting the V9 updates are the performance versions. That's why I dispute the assertion that Tesla push out updates randomly. However, I don't...

Clearly, Tesla doesn't roll out new firmware randomly. It rolls out new versions to more expensive cars (model S X 3 performance). As we see we have people with p3d got 39.6 and 39.7 even before many get version 9.

Looks like Tesla really wants to first update the more expensive cars, i.e., Model S, Model X, and Model 3 Performance.

Thanks. Sounds like it is abnormal to be so many versions behind.

Yes, on WiFi. I knew Wifi typically give you earlier upgrade.

Did anyone who get delivered in Raleigh schedule any service appointment yet? I tried to do so for an noise issue. Guess what. No appointment is available for October. The earliest they can do is November. A whole month from now on. With more and more cars coming to Raleigh, I am curious how...

Anyone with Model 3 still on 2018.32.6? I upgraded from 32.2 to 32.6 in early September. Now, I am still on 32.6. I saw many people are on either 36.2 or 34.1. Why I am so many versions behind? By the way, I didn't buy AP.

It really depends. I have seen better ISAs than worse ones. Sometimes, they will just have you hang there with them and never hand you over to local DS until near your delivery day. In the Raleigh case, it is particularly damaging. You may end up waiting for a month before the car transporting...

The problem is there is no panel in my garage. The only panel is in the the other side of the house outside. The electrician claimed he had to create a new line from the outside and made a big circle to the front of the house and insert it in the garage. Anyhow, that's too big a project for my like.

Who is your ISA? As I mentioned many times in the past, there are several quite incompetent ISAs in the Vegas area. They never go any extra miles to facilitate the communications. What they did is sending couple of milestone emails. That's it. When there is a bottleneck somewhere, they never do...

The problem is why the heck the Vegas ISAs continue to push that many cars to Raleigh when the storage issue is still there. As I said before, the Vegas ISAs seem to have to clue or don't care about the logistic problem in Raleigh.

Thanks for the info. I forgot 6-15 can do as good a job without worrying about the amp limit. If an electrician charge anything less than $100, I will probably let him do it. 11 miles per hour means about 120 miles over night. That's more than enough for my typical use.

I don't think so. Remember, it is an ISA from Vegas scheduling 10/2 in Raleigh. Typically, these ISAs in Vegas know little about the storage issue in Raleigh. They basically schedule the time based on their typically turnaround time.

I saw people converted NEMA 5-20 to NEMA 6-20. But the only A/C outlet I have in my garage is a NEMA 5-15. There is also no separate Panel in my garage. An Tesla approved electrician told me I needed a big project to add NEMA 14-50. It costs $3200. That's why I am thinking about whether there is...

Tesla badly needs to revamp its delivery. I am also one of those believing delivery is the bigger bottleneck compared to production right now. I also understand why Tesla didn't address this earlier. This is such a capital intensive business. Production already requires lots of capital...

I bet the Saturday event will be huge. I heard they delivered 20 cars last Saturday in Charlotte. Many folks from RTP area went to Charlotte to pick up cars.

Another option for Tesla is moving its store and service center to Cary. Cary has higher average household income than Raleigh. It also has quite a few dealerships around and some open spaces.

If the tentative delivery is made by an ISA from Vegas, likely he/she isn't aware of the storage situation in Raleigh. That means you are likely have to schedule again.

The opposite, Tesla is effectively increasing the price. The painting option price, for example, has increased steadily this year. The red color was $1000. Later, it was $1500. Now, it is $2000.

I think most of the unpleasant experience is due to a lack of communication between the ISAs based in Vegas and the actual local delivery people. We often hear from ISAs that they don't where the cars are. But do they really cannot it out? It is certainly not the case. It is also why so...

This is really odd. I can't tell your order has anything too special to make it slow down this much.

The problem is not only real estate infrastructure but also human infrastructure. I bet they won't have enough employees or contractors with enough Tesla EV repair experience to service the cars. The problem is Tesla is cutting back its capital expenditure due to cash constrain. They probably...

The same thing happened to me as well. Does anyone have any experience to bypass the ISA to directly contact the local delivery center?

Agree. Tesla's problem is it didn't build a SC infrastructure suitable for its growth. I cannot blame them though. Building dealerships is super capital intensive. That's why other big automakers chose to franchise the dealerships to conserve capital. Still, it is pity that Tesla pissed so...

This kind of things really happens very often lately. Typically windshield crack of painting issue caused by transportation. The problem is Tesla is so much on the edge, so it doesn't let customers know until the delivery day.

Sorry to hear that. You must feel bad after you see ck867 got his so quickly. Do you mind sharing what kind of specs you ordered? Maybe it has something to do with that.

That's really speedy delivery. I wish I am as lucky as you are. This really fits my speculation that Tesla is fulfilling RWD demand very well with its increased production.

My observation is Tesla has been moving RWD version of the model 3 extremely quick with the increased production. It seems that only folks ordering AWD verions before August are waiting for responses. I ordered in July and got VIN quickly and still waited for delivery due to delivery delays...

This can happen. I understood it. But I can't understand why Tesla, a $50 billion+ company, cannot secure another storage lot within a week. Plenty of storage lot in North Raleigh. It is just a matter of the right price and the right term. Tesla shouldn't be cheap to pay a little premium to...

Could anyone tell me how Raleigh SC lost their storage lot? This sounds incredible silly that a SC could lose its storage lot in the middle of the busiest time of its delivery. This is very poor planning. Is this also the reason they have a new delivery manager? I assume the last one was fired.

Do you know why Raleigh lost their vehicle storage place and how long they expect to lose it? Lots of demand in Raleigh. They cannot use it as an excuse forever.

That really sucks. If Tesla delays your delivery by more than 2 weeks, I can't imagine mine will be delivered anytime soon. Do you have an estimate when Tesla will delivery yours?

Sorry, I should have made it clear. It was Raleigh.

Sad to report that my M3 delivery for Aug 22 is also canceled. I think Elon is wrong to just focus on production to satisfy the wall street. Tesla's delivery process is as much a bottleneck. Repeated delivery cancellation will make consumers depressed and lose the confidence in Tesla.