On the order pages, where should the delivery date appear after I have ordered the car? I had an estimate of October when I was ordering it, but now I see no date anywhere.
Also, I seem to have more than one "advisor". Is this normal? When I asked questions in online chat, he basically said he would forward my requests to my advisor, but I still am not 100% sure who that is.
There is some weirdness that seems to be happening to a number of folks. My EDD used to say "December", but now it doesn't even have that. So mine is blank like yours is... I'm guessing that Austin is getting close so they are juggling what will be made where and when.
Previously, we all recognized that the EDD's were semi-random numbers that changed a lot. But now some folks don't even have EDD's anymore (me, you).
However, I'm not too stressed about the process. My last 3 cars I had bought directly from the factory (1992 Pontiac Bonneville, 2006 Infiniti M35, and 2018 Mazda CX9). The dealer provided zero info other than when my car was loaded onto the train (or ship) for the trip to California. So I had plenty of time at that point to arrange financing. The issue with Tesla is that being so close to Fremont means that my time-window between VIN assignment and needing a check-in-hand is very tight.
For folks used to walking onto a dealer's lot, pointing at a car, and saying "I'll take that", I'm sure this factory-direct process is something new and stressful. But I'm used to it... And I'm GLAD that I don't have to walk onto a dealer's lot. On the other hand, my local Chevy/GMC dealer down the street from my home has 7 (seven) new cars for sale on his
incredibly empty expansive lot. And those same 7 cars were there yesterday, and the day before, and ... There are more cars for the Service Department employees than the number of new cars. COVID + supply chain + $4.59/gal gas is killing ICE.
Scott
PS yes, I paid $4.59/gallon to fill up this morning. The problem of a small town combined with the gas station directly on a major freeway out in the middle of no where. 7 fillups/month * $4.59/gallon * 15 gallons/fillup = $482/month. These savings are a huge chunk of my new MY LR monthly payment.
PPS my new MY LR will be replacing my 2006 Infiniti M35. 370,000 miles. So when Elon says that Tesla's should last longer than ICE, I have a high bar for him to live up to
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MYLR | Red ext | White int | 19" | 5 seats | tow | no FSD | Order 07/31 | Profile 07/31
EDD: -blank-
DC: Stockton