NigelM
Recovering Member
Hmmm, government regulations forcing something that would be plain silly? Nooooo, surely not! :wink:
On a more serious note: Congratulations, great news!!
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Hmmm, government regulations forcing something that would be plain silly? Nooooo, surely not! :wink:
On a more serious note: Congratulations, great news!!
Vger
Active Member
Also got the email this morning at 10AM PST. I have been pretty sure all along that the hold-up was due to homologation issues, so no surprise there. It is interesting that they say they are not waiting for final approval before building the cars.
As for the immobilizer, it does seem to be the case that the requirement is more stringent in Canada than in the US. I imported two vehicles through the RIV process, and it was spelled out clearly there that not all US vehicles, even of recent manufacture, qualify on that point.
I am glad I have just gotten all the money in place to ship off. ;-) Now I have to try to keep my calendar clear for the delivery!
It will indeed be a very bright Christmas around here, especially with a Santa-coloured car!
As for the immobilizer, it does seem to be the case that the requirement is more stringent in Canada than in the US. I imported two vehicles through the RIV process, and it was spelled out clearly there that not all US vehicles, even of recent manufacture, qualify on that point.
I am glad I have just gotten all the money in place to ship off. ;-) Now I have to try to keep my calendar clear for the delivery!
It will indeed be a very bright Christmas around here, especially with a Santa-coloured car!
*hm* I don't think they're doing that. If you read GeorgeB's e-mail text, removing the strategically-placed spacing:
They aren't beginning right now, they're 'planning to begin in 2-3 weeks' - I take that to mean that Tesla's confident Transport Canada will approve them and they're planning accordingly so that when the approval comes in they're ready to go almost immediately. In theory TC could reject their application and then Tesla would have to make adjustments, but I'd venture a guess that Tesla was quite thorough with their application to prevent even more delays at this point.
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...analyzing e-mails for 'strategically-placed spacing'!?? I think the waiting is starting to get to me...
:scared::cursing:
Everything's pretty much in place with Transport Canada; they're down to getting the right wording for the door stickers, that sort of thing.
Anybody want to hazard a guess for the date of the first delivery?
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Yeah, that one kinda baffled me for just a moment.
Anybody want to hazard a guess for the date of the first delivery?
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Yeah, that one kinda baffled me for just a moment.
Jaff
Active Member
Hey, don't make me nervous! I think the earliest possible date for a BC delivery would be the first weekend of December [2 weeks until beginning of production, about a week of building and a few days for final testing/delivery] ; latest reasonable delivery (no Major delays) would be the weekend of the 15th to Toronto [3 weeks until production begins, a full week to finish production, a full week for delivery]. Actually, unless there are QC issues I see no reason why all Canadian Signatures can't be delivered by Christmas, unless you're delivering to Nunavut.
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(and of course if TC doesn't mess with us all by being slow, picky and unreasonable)
Doing stupid sh!t that nobody's thought of/tried before is my specialty. I'm here for you guys. :fist bump: :biggrin:
Zapped
Model S - PURE EV
I see PlyCar are "Now Servicing Toronto and Vancouver"
Plycar Transportation Group - About Us
If this is who TM will use for the CND deliveries, at 4-5 cars per truck (based on the photos I've seen) that would be 40-50 truck loads. 2 / day plus cycle time sounds like a lot.
Would love to have it by Christmas but I'm guessing January for my S135 to Vancouver.
I'm sure you'll have yours though.:smile:
Jaff
Active Member
I guess I was thinking that they could haul about quadruple that per load. I also don't know how many delivery specialists they have, that will actually be another bottleneck (I think they are learning from the American experience, though). But they should be at least all produced by Christmas. :|
Vger
Active Member
I am certainly hoping for the first two weeks of December for SSL2. Now I just hope they get the Vancouver service address set up so we can get our $5K rebate, and so they can do the winter wheel switch easily. Up here at 1,100 ft elevation, we saw our first transient snowflakes this morning!
i wonder when they will start dishing out VINs, and if they will start on a round number boundary (1101?), like with the Roadster (901).
i wonder when they will start dishing out VINs, and if they will start on a round number boundary (1101?), like with the Roadster (901).
Ah - I felt similarly amused, I apologize if I sounded like I was upset. You guys 'n gals run a great forum, I'm glad to be a part of it.@Spurkey - My observation wasn't a complaint. I found it amusing not stupid.
That would be fantastic but I would be pleasantly surprised if that happened. On Friday they said they would begin production of the cars in 2-3 weeks. Assuming 3 (something always seems to come up) that puts start of production around December 1. Then about a month for build, QA, fix any problems, shipping, import, final prep, etc.
I'd be very surprised if any of us have cars before the solstice, and it's certainly possible that they will all come in 2013.
mknox
Well-Known Member
I know this is the Sig thread, but how far behind that do you see Cdn. Prod. cars coming? I was told "early spring" which means there won't be much of an early delivery advantage to the Signature models.
Zapped
Model S - PURE EV
Just talked to PLYCAR about shipping my car back to SOCAL for the winter. ( $1,800 from Vancouver, BC - too bad I can't pickup at the factory.)
They have 30 trucks, not all dedicated to TESLA of course, and can only load 5 cars due the extra weight
Jaff
Active Member
Yeah, the S weighs significantly more than the Roadster...$1,800 actually doesn't sound all that bad...I know on the east coast, their is the availability to send your car down by train (whilst you relax in your sleeper car)...
A month to build? I thought the rumor was now around 5-7 days to actually build, then the burn-in used to take a long time but now they are cutting down. I guess that if there are fixes that need to happen it could be longer, but do you really think that more than a handful of cars will need that? I know that setting one's bar low means we're pleasantly surprised if they do better...
I will be very pleasantly surprised if I get my car before Xmas... but I'm not counting on it.
As for the Canadian R cars, I expect they will be just a couple of weeks later, and General Production will follow immediately thereafter, blended in with the US Production.
As for the Canadian R cars, I expect they will be just a couple of weeks later, and General Production will follow immediately thereafter, blended in with the US Production.
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