I've never claimed there was any evidence of binning. It appears you are the only one claiming as a fact things that you can't support with hard evidence.
The parts catalog is hard evidence.
The PNs on every version of the Model 3 DUs matching every other version is hard evidence.
The fact numerous folks on here got AWD cars flashed to P3D- cars on the lot is hard evidence.
Literally
every bit of hard evidence we have is that DUs are identical across Model 3s (at least across LR models, and the early MR ones)
I never said the production ramp was not insane. Fortunately, computers can handle this without too much trouble.
But it makes no sense for them to.
Binning by PN (like chipmakers, or, pretty much anybody else in the world that bins) is easy, straightforward, and makes off-shelf inventory confusion impossible.
There's no benefit to
not doing that, and significant downside to not doing it.
It significantly increases risk a service center- especially as Tesla has said they're ramping up local stocking of parts- puts the wrong part in the car if you have 2 units with the
same part number that are functionally different
Hell Tesla even revs the PN when they make a minor change to the same part for the same car. If they had anything set up to instead do inventory by SN, why would they bother doing that?
It's again making up a fantasy that there's 0 evidence of, to try and explain away all the hard evidence that a second fantasy does not exist.
When ordering a drive unit for a Performance model, which is fortunately very rare on this model, it may be necessary to request one that bins out for a Performance model.
Which would be hard since every bit of evidence we have says there's only 1 drive unit in all types of model 3s.
You haven't presented any actual evidence that the motors are not binned.
I mean, again, except for a lot of
actual evidence like Teslas own parts catalog.
It's not like there's even an * there reminding the parts dept to "use the sooper double top secret serial # system whose existence makes no sense to check for BINNING when ordering" or anything.
If you think the part number is conclusive, I've got some beautiful retirement land to sell you in Florida.
If you think that's a convincing argument I've got a bridge for sale you can move to it
I've cited all the actual facts we have evidence of... your entire counter argument is "Nu uh! there could be a fictional system there's 0 evidence of and that makes no sense, that would make your evidence less compelling!"
I mean... it could be aliens too, right?
It's no different than the way Tesla markets pretty much all their software upgrades (AutoPilot, Full Self Driving, etc). They can charge more for the upgrade after the sale (or not). I don't see how that kills sales of the Performance.
This argument makes even less sense than the imaginary binning-but-using-the-same-PN system.
Other than this weird price-cut thing they've already reversed, the entire history of Tesla has been to encourage you to spend on options
at time of purchase. They want your money up front.
Moreover the entire Model 3 ramp showed us they want to sell the most expensive version of the car ahead of any other version.
So
anything that would make a customer who is considering the P version think "Eh, I'll get the cheap version, and I can "turn it into" a performance later...." is a loser for Tesla.
If you want it and can afford it at the time of purchase you're going to buy a Performance so you can start driving a Performance.
Nope.
There's TONS of threads on here from buyers who were unsure if they should go for the P or not...were on the fence... and tons of people who fell on both sides of it.
Heck a ton of them were
this exact argument
Buyer: Should I get the P, or should I get an AWD with EAP/FSD? I can't afford both right now....
Forums: Get the P! You can add software later but not the magic fairy dust motor!
Buyer: Good point!
But if suddenly everyone knows you CAN add the actually-exactly-the-same motors software later... those sales dry right up.
If you come up with any actual evidence that the motors were not binned, let me know.
I did.
Literally every bit of evidence that exists.
When
you come up with
any they
are you let me know.
Until then, I'm sticking with the rational ones who know that an assumption does not amount to proof.
You're the one assuming 100% of actual evidence doesn't actually mean anything and you're gonna stick with pretending there's some imaginary nonsensical inventory system that somehow explains it all away.
So I agree one side is being rational and one isn't, just that you might be confused on which side that is.
