Hello my VINless friends! Yes, it’s true, as some of you noticed in my signature this morning. I received my VIN!
Thanks to those of you who noticed and congratulated me. I appreciate you!
TL/DR;
I got an email from Tesla at 1:20 AM, inviting me to complete my order. I didn’t see it until 5 AM. I clicked the magic blue button and got my 265XXX VIN. As a long timer in this thread, I have a responsibility to tell you guys what happened. I got my third vaccine this morning (so maybe being vaccinated DOES matter!!) and this is the first chance I’ve had to write this post.
When I ordered the car on May 31, the EDD was two weeks. I ordered the wall charger the next day and it was installed before the end of June. Since then, along with the rest of you, my EDD has fluctuated from two weeks in July, Oktoberfest, and then holding at 9/11 -30 since 8/29.
Yesterday, I stopped at the Tesla gallery in Manhasset, Long Island to see if I could get anyone to look at the soft match system so I could get a better idea if I would get my car this month. The sales guy said that they don’t have access to the manufacturing system and that the best guess would be the EDD that’s in my account. He said he gets asked the questions all the time but the sales people don’t have access to get better data. He verified that my profile is complete and that I should upload my insurance doc as soon as I get it. I've emailed my agent and I'll have it Monday.
Being in a state of VINlessness has been agony...almost to the point that I wish I didn't join this thread. I said ALMOST! You guys are the most intelligent, incisive, funny, supportive and respectful bunch and definitely kept me up to date with my farking car. My wife thinks I'm obsessed so I don't recount what happened to her anymore. And then, she asked if anything is new with the car!!
From order date to VIN was 103 days. The magic email came at 1:20am (east coast time) so there's proof that it can come outside of business hours.
Here's my table of EDDs since June (I know, you're shocked I kept score....):
Date | EDD |
6/5 | 8/6 - 9/6 |
6/12 | September |
6/19 | 8/12 - 9/11 |
6/23 | 8/17 - 9/6 |
6/24 | 8/10 - 8/30 |
6/25 | 8/7 - 8/27 |
6/26 | 8/11 - 8/31 |
6/30 | 8/11 - 8/31 |
7/1 | 8/18 - 9/7 |
7/2 | 8/16 - 9/5 |
7/3 | 8/18 - 9/7 |
7/5 | 8/20 - 9/9 |
7/8 | 8/9 - 8/29 |
7/10 | 8/31 - 9/20 |
7/11 | 8/14 - 9/3 |
7/12 | 9/3 - 9/23 |
7/13 | 9/8 - 9/28 |
7/14 | 9/1 - 9/21 |
7/15 | 7/29 - 8/18 |
7/16 | 8/19 - 9/8 |
7/18 | 8/24 - 9/13 |
7/20 | 8/23 - 9/12 |
7/23 | 8/20 - 9/9 |
7/24 | 8/27 - 9/16 |
7/25 | 8/26 - 9/15 |
7/26 | 8/27 - 9/16 |
7/30 | 8/23 - 9/12 |
7/31 | 8/19 - 9/8 |
8/1 | 8/31 - 9/20 |
8/2 | October |
8/3 | 8/31 - 9/20 |
8/4 | 8/27 - 9/16 |
8/5 | 8/31 - 9/20 |
8/6 | 8/27 - 9/16 |
8/9 | 9/1 - 9/30 |
8/9 | October |
8/10 | 8/28 - 9/17 |
8/11 | 9/1 - 9/21 |
8/13 | 9/3 - 9/23 |
8/18 | 9/7 - 9/27 |
8/19 | 9/6 - 9/26 |
8/28 | 9/11 - 9/30 |
9/11 | VIN 9/25-28 |