Australian Model 3 Waiting Room

[BRETT J]

So who with a VIN and a delivery date of ~8th to ~18th Aug has an actual invoice?

Thought I saw some mention an invoice, but I've not got one yet, which feels a bit weird.

I'm totally still 80% expecting something to cause me to miss out this quarter. My faith in Tesla remains low. I'm very much in the "I'll believe it when I'm in it" realm.

I've got a VIN and final invoice, but no delivery date.

 

[ImprovKnife]

Sounds like the next batch is coming out

RWD: 11/01 -> 18/01, 18/01 -> 20/01
LR: 28/11 -> 4/12, --------
P: -------, ---------

So far

Man at this point it's emotionally safer to assume that I won't get my LR this year.

 

[Maximillan]

How long after VIN is the invoice normally supplied?

It can vary, days to a couple of weeks.

 

[Ormaus]

I've got a VIN and final invoice, but no delivery date.

Thats normal outside capital cities and 200km around.

When everyone else is booking exact pick up times, you'll be working with Tesla on car delivery times.

 

[BRETT J]

Can you make partial payments that will appear in your Tesla account?

More so just sending a test transaction to ensure my money is landing in the right place

Yes. I paid in 3 instalment.

 

[Ormaus]

I can understand feeling a little cheesed off about MY getting prioritisation more so than M3, but if we're honest we kinda got warning this was going to happen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1536235984341327873

Doesnt mean M3s are getting less love than they got before, but maybe for a while MY will have some extra Elon provided capacity.

 

[Silver Xu]

I can understand feeling a little cheesed off about MY getting prioritisation more so than M3, but if we're honest we kinda got warning this was going to happen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1536235984341327873

Doesnt mean M3s are getting less love than they got before, but maybe for a while MY will have some extra Elon provided capacity.

But, wait, has LR purchasers been waiting for so long at the same time last year? Probably not? Something must be different between last year and this year correct (resource, labour, parts etc)? My question would be why the Y owners were able to get their VINs allocated within 20 days after they pay the deposit? Are they not affected by these caveats?

Finger crossed at 12:30 pm tomorrow.

 

[xtommyk]

When was the last P vin released?

 

[Silver Xu]

I can understand feeling a little cheesed off about MY getting prioritisation more so than M3, but if we're honest we kinda got warning this was going to happen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1536235984341327873

Doesnt mean M3s are getting less love than they got before, but maybe for a while MY will have some extra Elon provided capacity.

I edited my reply to your post

 

[Ormaus]

When was the last P vin released?

None announced in this round so far.

 

[baktoid]

How long after VIN is the invoice normally supplied?

I saw VIN in source code 30/6, just got invoice today.

 

[garylovesbeer]

I can understand feeling a little cheesed off about MY getting prioritisation more so than M3, but if we're honest we kinda got warning this was going to happen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1536235984341327873

Doesnt mean M3s are getting less love than they got before, but maybe for a while MY will have some extra Elon provided capacity.

This from the guy who probably has at his fingertips the best metrics in the world. I'm call bs Elon.

 

[Ormaus]

But, wait, has LR purchasers been waiting for so long at the same time last year? Probably not? Something must be different between last year and this year correct (resource, labour, parts etc)? My question would be why the Y owners were able to get their VINs allocated within 20 days after they pay the deposit? Are they not affected by these caveats?

Smaller production run? Maybe they batch it for the efficiency and that is also why Ps are taking a while to pop out?

 

[Silver Xu]

Smaller production run? Maybe they batch it for the efficiency and that is also why Ps are taking a while to pop out?

That is also why Ps are taking a while to pooop out?

I don't know man, people in my WeChat group have been saying because the M3s were sold too cheap therefore they did not want to materialise them (or materialise them all at once)

 

[Joe__B]

That is also why Ps are taking a while to pooop out?

I don't know man, people in my WeChat group have been saying because the M3s were sold too cheap therefore they did not want to materialise them (or materialise them all at once)

I think Tesla would just do a Kia and bump the prices if this is the case - triggering the cheaper orders to cancel or agree to pay more. Just waiting and not delivering many/any Ps would lose them a lot more revenue surely.

 

[Silver Xu]

I think Tesla would just do a Kia and bump the prices if this is the case - triggering the cheaper orders to cancel or agree to pay more. Just waiting and not delivering many/any Ps would lose them a lot more revenue surely.

I don't think they could, see this in my Motor Vehicle Order Agreement

"Prices are subject to change without notice and are not confirmed until you place your order and accept the terms and conditions of the Motor Vehicle Order Agreement."

In plain English, prices are not subject to change and are confirmed after placing your order and accept the terms and conditions.

 

[guilliam_246]

Not to flog a dead horse but it looks like Tesla delivery have been down all over the world

Tesla deliveries drop by 18 percent in Q2 2022

Spent 4 days in a M3P last week in Adelaide and if anything its made me a bit more resilient to all this silence and delays, it was incredible and will make ownership that much more sweeter when delivery day comes.

 

[Hoopyfrood]

That is also why Ps are taking a while to pooop out?

I don't know man, people in my WeChat group have been saying because the M3s were sold too cheap therefore they did not want to materialise them (or materialise them all at once)

Aka they want us to get the shits and cancel our orders because demand isn't a problem for them? They have 1000 people wanting a Tesla for every one of our orders cancelled.

If true, we may need some consumer advocacy at some point if their intention is to accept $350 and intentionally not come to the table. Which is basically what consumer advocacy was invented for. Just saying.

To those about to get all defensive of Tesla, i agree the car is not what we paid for with an order. But we paid $350 to be matched to a car (a service for which they provided a timeframe) and they have not provided that service.

Frankly, them being so late that economic conditions made the initial price unfavourable to them is their problem for a) taking so long or b) failing at projecting what their production capacity would be or c) not setting the right price.

I guess we will find out in the coming weeks.

 

[braedz]

I think ACCC will start to come down on car makers if they cant deliver cars within a satisfactory period of time.

Just look at KIA.

 

[Silver Xu]

Aka they want us to get the shits and cancel our orders because demand isn't a problem for them? They have 1000 people wanting a Tesla for every one of our orders cancelled.

If true, we may need some consumer advocacy at some point if their intention is to accept $350 and intentionally not come to the table. Which is basically what consumer advocacy was invented for. Just saying.

To those about to get all defensive of Tesla, i agree the car is not what we paid for with an order. But we paid $350 to be matched to a car (a service for which they provided a timeframe) and they have not provided that service.

Frankly, them being so late that economic conditions made the initial price unfavourable to them is their problem for a) taking so long or b) failing at projecting what their production capacity would be or c) not setting the right price.

I guess we will find out in the coming weeks.

Don't take my word for it. I was just quoting what my friends in the WeChat group was saying.