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7-seat config waiting room
- Thread starter EchoDelta
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In FL. Ordered 1/8/2021. Seven seater, white, white interior, long range with towing. Estimated delivery start changing but always ending 2/12/2021. Spoke with a SA at a different dealership who indicated soft factory date is 3/2 with a delivery of 3/18. A little disappointing.
I would try a different advisor. They can easily look up your order with a phone number. Sorry you are having such difficulties receiving a response.
mcmcn
Member
I took the weekend off from the forums and my f5 button. Logged on this morning and my estimated delivery date change from the current day - February 12 to February 17 - March 9, which is right in line with the 2-6 weeks stated on their website since I ordered on 2/1/21. I saw a bunch of other updated to this time range as well... I checked the spreadsheet and it looks like only one or two 7 seaters have been assigned VINs. Also saw that someone with Performance got the new headlights! Very cool stuff happening, here's hoping we all get the new goodies and don't get our dates extended anymore!
ryanjeffords
Member
Oh right... I need to complete that spreadsheet.
I have a VIN, confirmed delivery date, and everything ready to go... just waiting on Saturday.
mcmcn
Member
Does anyone know if there is a buying guide for newbs on here somewhere. Just a brief right up of how things are supposed to work or the order they are supposed to happen in?
Buy car
Get assigned an SA
Get assigned an estimated delivery date range
Get assigned a VIN
VIN provides 'target factory gate day'
When their 'soft match tool' is useful and how you can use it if your SA is MIA..
I am not sure what the target factory gate day or the soft match tool are. It seems like some SA's are awesome and use these tools for their customers and other SA's dont know what they are.
Maybe there is a sticky or something somewhere, I have picked up bits and pieces looking all over the forums and thought it would be nice to piece this together and help some people (including myself) out that dont understand the process...
Buy car
Get assigned an SA
Get assigned an estimated delivery date range
Get assigned a VIN
VIN provides 'target factory gate day'
When their 'soft match tool' is useful and how you can use it if your SA is MIA..
I am not sure what the target factory gate day or the soft match tool are. It seems like some SA's are awesome and use these tools for their customers and other SA's dont know what they are.
Maybe there is a sticky or something somewhere, I have picked up bits and pieces looking all over the forums and thought it would be nice to piece this together and help some people (including myself) out that dont understand the process...
mcmcn
Member
ryanjeffords
Member
- Place order
- Get assigned SA
- Get assigned an ETA range (I don't know about this...I didn't get one until I got a VIN. I think this might happen automatically after you order now that the 7 seater is in production).
- VIN assigned
- Make final payment and provide proof of insurance
- Schedule delivery date
- Pick up car
mcmcn
Member
illusion8
Member
Ordered the same date as you, but in CA. Estimated date is still ending 2/12 but no VIN yet. Seems unlikely I'll take delivery by this Friday. My soft factory date is 2/24.
ryanjeffords
Member
Nope. Considering they dropped the stealth performance to streamline production, I’d say holding out for a stealth performance 7 seater is a stretch at best.
Maybe it’ll happen. Probably it won’t. Don’t waste your time waiting for a unicorn.
This sounds very Canadian. Apparently, getting in line 2 years ago and throwing our money at Tesla isn't enough in the US for fancy elite club status.
colinrego
Member
I was wondering the same, and if this (not to speculate) could be in response to issues in the early deliveries.
Someone on the Tesla forums said that 7 seater production has been delayed for 9 days...
"On February 2 the sales rep called me and said that production on the 7 seater was delayed 9 days and to expect a VIN after that date. He mentioned that 5 seaters were not affected by the delay." (7 seater deliveries, anyone? - Page 2)
"On February 2 the sales rep called me and said that production on the 7 seater was delayed 9 days and to expect a VIN after that date. He mentioned that 5 seaters were not affected by the delay." (7 seater deliveries, anyone? - Page 2)
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flyingcasual
Member
We are in KC - SR/MSM/Black interior/7 Seat ordered 1/12/21, estimated delivery today (2/9) to 2/16 - our SA said to expect a VIN by the end of this week, which he said would mean it has left the factory. I hope that's true but trying not to get hopes up.
Pure speculation, but I wonder if this is due to updates on the line for HEPA? New console switchover likely included too, though that should be relatively basic as it (and the door time if that was also updated) ostensibly fit just like the old parts did. But the HEPA and HVAC changes are a little more extensive, so they might be making that change to US Y now and while they're at it, maybe tweaking some aspects of the 2nd/3rd row for the 7 seaters?
Then again, if there isn't any delay for the 5 seater, that kinda kills the HEPA hypothesis.
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