I don't think they are screwing over older orders like ours on purpose, wonder if this was from a cancelled delivery in the area that it showed up.
I may be naive in thinking that Elon is not the type of guy to screw his early adopters like us; especially compared to other more corrupt CEOs like Mary Barra (GM), etc.
I'm with you.
If they have something in inventory "nearby" and you buy "now" at a higher price, then yeah, you'll get it sooner.
I think it's a function of product AND the logistics of the location.
I can see a guy in Timbuktu getting his before me, if there was an orderway before him that fell through.
I once did the math, I think for the LR there are 64 or 32 permutations (i don't remember) not counting FSD (as that is software) - so if configuration A falls through for someone, they get the next one in line with the configuration A order. It SEEMS like it's newer pricier orders, but it MAY be a cooincidence.
Now, what irks/is strange, is if you order a new S for example, if you leave it completely stock, I think it's a November delivery. Change ANYTHING and then it becomes a June delivery (EDDs of course, reality is another story).
there is no logical reason I can see, that a white, black interior, 19" S should take longer to produce than a white, black interior 21" S. for that matter, change any one thing (so T gets at least $1,500 more, cheapest thing being paint) and you get the car sooner, but it also applies to the interior.
so yeah, you CAN see some pricing bias there.
it's POSSIBLE they'll say, "let's go one legacy order for every 5 newer orders) but i think that would continue to be a logistical nightmare.
I do think overall they try to go in order number, with the exceptions of end of quarter california deliveries, and of course, if an order falls through and it goes to the next guy.
if they tackled all the lower priced orders at once, it woudl still be nice revenue, and then an equal amount next cycle would be higher revenue (more profits) so that would look better on the balance sheet, if i'm correct.