AWD delivery thread

[KJD]

Yes! MSM with white interior and 18” aero’s. Oh man, I’m getting so excited! What color where the ones you saw with white interior? I should try to get over there to check them out

One was Red and not sure about the other one. I think it was black but not 100% sure. Most of the 3's there did have 18" wheels.

Your car might be in the back lot for all I know. There were about 20 of them back there. 3 or 4 of them looked cleaned up and ready for delivery.

 

[Sagedaddy]

Ownership Adviser helps you decide what to buy, does their best to locate the vehicle you want then supports you through the purchase process. Delivery Specialist helps you ensure all documentation and finance is in place, then introduces you to the car.

Delivery can be a thrill. I picked up my wife's S100D (DBM/White) in Chicago Highland last November. The car was so beautiful and the delivery went so smoothly I asked the DS for permission to hug her to share my gratitude and pleasure. She graciosly agreed.

Thank you, that was clear and helpful.

 

[Bays]

Reserved 8-18-17
Ordered 7-1-18
Changed to white interior 7-26-18
Edit button disappeared 8-19-18
Red
White Interior
LR AWD (non-P)
18 Aero
EAP
Location: Phoenix

Grumble, grumble, darnit Tesla for not having any respect for reservation order, grumble!

 

[rounderjd]

I reserved on 4/1 and configured on 7/17, AWD, LR, etc.–delivery date 9/18 to 11/18. Two days later, I inquired about adding enhanced autopilot by phone, asking if it would impact delivery. Since it’s a software update, I was told it would have no impact. I inquired again yesterday by email and received an email response today, a month late. The email acknowledges my “request” and shifts my delivery date a month to 10/18-12/18. This is crazy. I didn’t order the car yesterday. I ordered it a over a month ago. Anyone encounter anything like this?

I’m in a similar boat. Last configuration was mid-July, and then I called to ask whether adding FSD would impact my delivery date and was told it wouldn’t. When I edited my design a few days ago (in August), my delivery window jumped like yours to Oct-Dec.

I’m optimistically hoping it’s just a function of the web site coding and not an actual indication of how they assign/prioritize deliveries. After all, they’ve had our order payment for longer than our last edit, and in both of our cases we’ve only changed the design to be upsold an OTA update (and in my case a *future* OTA update!)

 

[the_danimal]

Aeros Aeros Aeros....

 

[a.void]

Aeros Aeros Aeros....

and a whole bunch of white interiors

 

[Snow Drift]

The car was largely flawless on the interior, and panel alignment was good, with a minor issue of the left headlight being too high at the front bumper interface.

Is it on the side? That is 100% normal. All of the cars have headlights that are not flush with the bumper, by design (per Tesla). I've seen it in multiple showroom cars.

 

[Abstrakt1]

One was Red and not sure about the other one. I think it was black but not 100% sure. Most of the 3's there did have 18" wheels.

Your car might be in the back lot for all I know. There were about 20 of them back there. 3 or 4 of them looked cleaned up and ready for delivery.

I am waiting for a black with white interior with aero's in SLC, it seems to be the most rare layout according to the AWD spreadsheet so hopefully that one in the parking lot is getting me closer to the front of the line.

 

[Dinozero]

Grumble, grumble, darnit Tesla for not having any respect for reservation order, grumble!

Check the spreadsheet. It'll make you feel better. If you sort by "No Reservation" there is only like 3 VIN assigned. if you sort by "Yes Reservation" there is many with VINs.


There are a few lucky lotto winners that may be filling the back of a truck or something here and there but mostly only reservation holders are getting AWD cars right now.

 

[jkirkwood001]

I'm in the same boat. However. It appears they have depleted the day 1 and 2 backlog...or all but. From April 10, 2016 on reservation rate is low and largely steady. I expect to hear in the next week, two on the outside. Then a month to do contracts and ship and, delivery late Sept or early Oct...which is when they say they are hitting (delivery in second month of three month window). The main thing is try not to dwell on it. And don't touch your order!

Not yet. According to the AWD / Performance tracker, (all records posted within the last month), only 32% of 192 Day 1 reservationists have a VIN or Delivery date yet:

 

[driz]

Best advise I can give, buy the car you really want. If you want an S, buy a $100,000 car. If you want a M3, buy a $60,000 car.
If you want $7500, stop spending money.
As for in 2 weeks, rent a wreck...rent from Enterprise, find a POS in your local AutoBuyer just to have wheels. Or, use Uber for awhile.

That's not really (in any way even remotely) what I asked. I don't need advise, I need to know if anyone has successfully changed their order from a 3 to an s or x.

 

[wcorey]

Not yet. According to the AWD / Performance tracker, (all records posted within the last month), only 32% of 192 Day 1 reservationists have a VIN or Delivery date yet:

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Yes, I've done a mia culpa on that. I was using CJ's spreadsheet as I couldn't find the one you use, and Troy's doesn't have reservation date. Plus I had forgotten to reject RWD cars so it was artificially showing high percentage of VINs. Having said that, and as I am typing, just in the last 24-48 hrs there's been a demonstrable uptick in folks on here reporting VINs and delivery dates from day 1 and 2 reservations. As I had said though, once you get past the first few days in April daily reservations drop to an almost steady state through Oct of 2017. I reserved early 9/17. In fact, +/- 3/31/16-4/10/16 was over 3:1 reservations over 4/11/16-10/10/17. That's quite a bubble.
Disclaimer. I know how to reference on one sheet data from another to form a chart in LibreOffice and even Excel. I haven't spent time doing analytics in Google Sheets yet so a time series would be informative (hint!). My point in this is now that Freemont has, presumably, resolved supply chain issues once they clear very early April 2016 they should catch up in very short order. I am anticipating VIN assignment either late Aug or early Sept. I could be disappointed but I suspect Sept delivery, even if it's late Sept.

 

[wcorey]

That's not really (in any way even remotely) what I asked. I don't need advise, I need to know if anyone has successfully changed their order from a 3 to an s or x.

perhaps not but it answers your question. The number of people who can afford a Kia is orders of magnitude higher than those who can afford a Model 3, which is orders of magnitude higher than those who can afford an S. That you'd equate the M3 with an S is...interesting </end>

 

[jkirkwood001]

Yes, I've done a mia culpa on that. I was using CJ's spreadsheet as I couldn't find the one you use, and Troy's doesn't have reservation date. Plus I had forgotten to reject RWD cars so it was artificially showing high percentage of VINs. Having said that, and as I am typing, just in the last 24-48 hrs there's been a demonstrable uptick in folks on here reporting VINs and delivery dates from day 1 and 2 reservations. As I had said though, once you get past the first few days in April daily reservations drop to an almost steady state through Oct of 2017. I reserved early 9/17. In fact, +/- 3/31/16-4/10/16 was over 3:1 reservations over 4/11/16-10/10/17. That's quite a bubble.
Disclaimer. I know how to reference on one sheet data from another to form a chart in LibreOffice and even Excel. I haven't spent time doing analytics in Google Sheets yet so a time series would be informative (hint!). My point in this is now that Freemont has, presumably, resolved supply chain issues once they clear very early April 2016 they should catch up in very short order. I am anticipating VIN assignment either late Aug or early Sept. I could be disappointed but I suspect Sept delivery, even if it's late Sept.

Thanks @wcorey. Yeah, I'm sorry we started another tracker, but it is for AWD / Performance only and and is order-date-centric while Troy's was started back in the reservation timeframe. In theory we can reference online Google Sheets, but I haven't tried to link to the Troy data set. I did post him a note on TM3OC to see if we could collaborate.

There are a number of the summaries which are time-based, e.g. the ones below - please let me know if you can think of others that are informative.

 

[driz]

perhaps not but it answers your question. The number of people who can afford a Kia is orders of magnitude higher than those who can afford a Model 3, which is orders of magnitude higher than those who can afford an S. That you'd equate the M3 with an S is...interesting </end>

I didn't equate anything to anything, I asked a very simple question that you feel a need to chime in on with irrelevant advice. I think perhaps there is a language barrier here. Have a nice day, best of luck with things

 

[MCJ_IP]

Same here. With the addition of: Nobody else is really taking delivery. You can't believe what you read on the internet. Your order is moving along fine. Though we really don't know where it is.


Ah. So the blue paint booth *is* apparently working.



If they're almost through with the reservations, and this pre-reveal, line-standing reservation holder has ZERO information about his AWD order that was placed the moment it was available, then I guess I'm last.


Fast for those who are getting them... who did not wait in line 2.5 years ago... Yeah. :sigh:
Two hour RT drive. Two hours standing in line in a parking lot.
No car.

I feel your pain. It is beyond frustrating that, as a 3/31 reservation holder, I still have not been contacted regarding a VIN. My brother lives in same city, reserved and ordered just after I did, and his delivery is next week. It appears I still do not even have a VIN. When I read about someone who reserved in 2017 or 2018 getting contacted to arrange delivery....well, let's just say I have hard time being happy for them.

 

[wcorey]

Not yet. According to the AWD / Performance tracker, (all records posted within the last month), only 32% of 192 Day 1 reservationists have a VIN or Delivery date yet:

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Your View Attachment link doesn't here J. Why the focus on order date, the vast majority are in a 2-3 day period. I think reservation by date trend line would be interesting as would a superimposed delivered on top of that, even if summarized by week. Not sure how I'd do that in a spreadsheet but it is doable. Does that make sense? I see where you've superimposed other data so I'm guessing it's not a big deal.

 

[ecarfan]

Is it on the side? That is 100% normal. All of the cars have headlights that are not flush with the bumper, by design (per Tesla). I've seen it in multiple showroom cars.

I believe that is incorrect. There have been threads about this. See Headlights not flush? . Living where I do, I see multiple Model 3’s every day, and have personally inspected dozens over the past year in parking lots. The degree to which the headlights protrude is quite variable and often asymmetrical, and some in some cars minimal to undetectable.

According to @chinnam3 the Service Centers now have a procedure to make the headlights flush with the bumper, by adjusting the bumper not the headlights (which are of course supposed to be flush with the bumper). If yours stick out, contact your Service Center. See New Bulletin available to SC to align headlights with bumper - Mine fixed

 

[Swampgator]

I feel your pain. It is beyond frustrating that, as a 3/31 reservation holder, I still have not been contacted regarding a VIN. My brother lives in same city, reserved and ordered just after I did, and his delivery is next week. It appears I still do not even have a VIN. When I read about someone who reserved in 2017 or 2018 getting contacted to arrange delivery....well, let's just say I have hard time being happy for them.

19" wheels are killing us both

 

[jkirkwood001]

have any of you ever tried swapping your 3 to an s or x to get quicker delivery? In about 2 weeks I will be without a vehicle.

Ordered/configured on 13AUG in Nashville (no reservation), showing October to December for estimated delivery. X and S both show late September for delivery.

Long Range All-Wheel Drive
Solid Black Paint
18’’ Aero Wheels
Premium Interior
Premium Black
Enhanced Autopilot

You'd change car types because of a transportation gap? Why not rent? or use ZipCar, etc.?