Picked up the car today!!! Things went pretty smoothly. I reached at 4:30 for a 6pm appointment. They checked me in, confirmed that the car was on premise and said someone should reach out to me once they have all the documents together. I took a stroll in the parking lot which was teeming with Model 3s and few ModelS/Xs. I found the car with my VIN in 10 mins. Proceeded with going through the external inspection checklist. Everything looked good. The car was a little dusty dusty but did look like it was cleaned recently. Saw some clear coat scratches on the rear driver side door. I wasn't too worried because I'm going to get a ceramic coating done.
In another 10 mins someone (Aaron) called out to me. He had the paperwork. We proceeded to the car and started exploring the interior. Since it was before my scheduled delivery time, the car won't show up on my phone app. Also, someone had put the car in Valet mode and entered a pin
. The delivery guy didn't know what the pin was. He gave up after a few tries. I suggested 0000. That worked
.
I signed documents, paid up everything and he went inside to get the registration/plates. That took 15-20 more mins. I was checking the car in the mean time. Everything looks solid. Very happy.
Finally got the plates around 5:50. Another Tesla employee gave me an orientation while the plates were being put up. Everything was done by 6.
Drove about mile, dropped off the car at Detailing place and now I'm back home and I'm already missing it.
Overall everyone was super nice but you could tell they were struggling a bit with the volume. They had a couple of greeters outside who intercepted me just as got off the Uber and led to right person. That was good thinking.
I hope everyone has the same experience that I had. All the best folks!