There is NO WAY I would make a final payment until the day of delivery or at delivery. I made my payment morning of delivery of inventory car. An hour later, they cancelled delivery entirely. I spent three weeks getting them to refund my money. There is no need or requirement to pay fully before delivery (except maybe in a few states).
I guess we need a Phd to figure out how the Tesla reservation system works, and what logic does it follow.
My pick up is also at Tysons. It says 6/13-19 but I’ve heard nothing from them about scheduling an exact time. Nobody picks up the phone there. Order date 4/9
I don't think it works that way. I ordered online and didn't see a place to put the referral code. So I called and they said I would need to cancel my order and reorder using the link with the code.
The only thing that seems to make sense is they make certain configs in batches, and delivery location is the first qualifier for delivery. After that, it matches to those [mostly in order] who have a completed profile.
Not sure how it is in your delivery center. But my delivery center I brought a cashier's check and no problem at all. They even let me inspect inside and would let me drive it to the charging station to test charging if I want to because I asked and they gave me the card key all without doing any paperwork or paying anything upfront. The only thing they did was to check my ID when I arrived. But from what I'm reading here though, it's delivery center dependent. Some are nicer than the other, just like their service center.
That’s not true. I ordered and then called the Delivery Experience Manager and he was able to take my existing referral code (I already own a Tesla) and apply it to my order. The amount of lazy misinformation coming from Tesla “representatives” is a shame. I feel like I want to start a Tesla buyer consulting business.
Yep it’s frustrating. I’ve seen those as well and reached out to my SA regarding it. I even asked if there was something I hadn’t done that would cause me to be skipped.
Went smooth. I never set foot in the building. Just called to let them know I was there. They text you when car is ready and tell you number that will be hanging from rearview mirror. Just walk up to vehicl and everything will be in it. They also color highlight the forms so you know when needs to sign and where. Silvery specialist will come out and check in on you a few times and ask any questions. So not 100% touch less but really good experience.
I gave up on this. I think we need a child made by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos so we have someone who can build good EVs and know how to make deliveries predictably.
