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2019/20 Orders and Deliveries [closed]
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Glan gluaisne
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Tesla have just confirmed my order change to the inventory car that's sat in Southampton docks. Not got a delivery date yet, though.
My original order was for a black LR, with black interior and aero wheels, and that was due for delivery 2nd week in December, so will presumably now be available to be VIN matched to someone else that's ordered that spec.
My original order was for a black LR, with black interior and aero wheels, and that was due for delivery 2nd week in December, so will presumably now be available to be VIN matched to someone else that's ordered that spec.
good luck!
(out of interest, are you the Jeremy Harris self-builder who's blog I'm currently reading?)
Glan gluaisne
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Funny old thing, but yes, I am that self-builder (or rather was, as the house has been finished for a while now). Small world, isn't it? I also approved your membership of a self-build form a week or so ago, I think.
Swapping to an inventory car has saved me some cash plus meant that I'd got the 19" sport wheels, rather than the aero wheels.
it is a small world indeed! are you having to increase your PV array to accommodate the new Model 3 charging? (assuming this is your first EV that is!)
it's a great self-build blog btw. I love your ingenuity to get everything working and your hands-on approach. i think I'll be a bit more off-the-shelf when our build gets going mid-2020 some time but there is great information in your blog and I thank you very much for it.
That is the Model Year. Manufacturers typically make changes to cars and launch the next years model towards the end of the current year. I’m not sure what changes there are on the Model 3 apart from the Performance having grey wheels for MY2020 compared to Silver for MY2019.
Glan gluaisne
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Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.
I've been driving plug-in cars since 2013, first a Prius Plug-in, and the past year a BMW i3. I built my own charge point, so that I can use spare generation capacity from the PV array to charge, albeit at a fairly low rate (it's not often there's more than about 5 kW spare from the PV system). As charging time relates to distance driven each day I suspect that the M3 will be roughly the same as the i3, maybe a bit more as it's a bigger car.
I think this relates to when the US model year changes. IIRC, they change the model year part way through the year before, and that year is assigned during manufacture. I don't think it means much in the UK, TBH, unless there has been some design change that coincides with the model year change (don't think that's the case with the M3, except, perhaps, for the grey, rather than silver, wheels).
[edited to add that I cross-posted with @JCremonini ]
Glan gluaisne
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My account now has the final invoice, with a delivery date of 11th November. To say I'm gobsmacked is just a bit of an understatement.
Bit of a shock, as I only changed the order to an inventory car this afternoon. As I need to get insurance arranged, transfer the final balance, as well as make a ~2 hour train and taxi trip to West Drayton, it looks as if Monday is going to be just a little bit hectic...
Bit of a shock, as I only changed the order to an inventory car this afternoon. As I need to get insurance arranged, transfer the final balance, as well as make a ~2 hour train and taxi trip to West Drayton, it looks as if Monday is going to be just a little bit hectic...
Ignore the delivery date on the final invoice. You’ll get a separate notification of the actual delivery date. The one on my final invoice was the very next day after ordering (stateing 5/11) and I knew the car was in Southampton so no chance of that! I got a delivery date email a day or two after with 18/11 on it which is more realistic.
Mine was exactly 3 months to the day as well. Make sure your contact details are up to date in your Tesla account.Just logged into my Tesla account, and now showing a delivery date of 22/11. No text or message from them yet.
So, that'll be 3 months to the day.
The car is SO worth the wait.
Strangely I cannot see my number or anywhere to even add it. I can update my name/email but no phone field.
Glan gluaisne
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Thanks for that. Mild panic was setting in as to how I'd get everything done in time for Monday. Much as I'd like the car quickly, I have a few thing to do first, including changing the reg on my current car etc.
I have the same and I believe it is because we are leasing, the contact info goes to our lease company to update us?
I clicked on 'Add additional contact' and re-entered all my details just in case my leasing company only sent my name with the order and not the phone number etc.
Might not be necessary...who knows.
Mines is also the same. I called Tesla and they confirmed they had my correct number and email.
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