Deliveries of $80k X?

[SabrToothSqrl]

Tesla produced 13,688 S/X in 3rd quarter.
365/4 = 91.25 days
2,190 hours
6.25 S/X an hour
1 car under about 10 minutes.

But that doesn't mean it takes 10 minutes to build a car... so.... it's been a long night someone else chime in here.

 

[MrKashima]

It means a car gets completed in the line every 10 min.

 

[mathnerd88]

Yeah that doesn’t mean a car from start to finish gets built that fast. It’s an assembly line. They may just have 152 cars being completed at a time in an assembly line but from start to finish, it should take much longer.

My guess is still 2 weeks to build a car from start to finish. Paint takes time to cure.

 

[mathnerd88]

No that’s just the time it takes for the horn to be replaced

I doubt it takes only a week to build a car. Paint takes a while to cure. I think it is 2 weeks to build one from start to finish at best. Everything is an assembly line in varying stages of completion.

 

[mojavedesert]

It means a car gets completed in the line every 10 min.

It just like pregnancy process, there are 4.45 babies around the world are born every second. But it takes 38 weeks for a fetus to develop fully in the uterus.

 

[Lester Green]

No that’s just the time it takes for the horn to be replaced

More like 2 years. Almost got backed into today because I couldn’t hit the small horn button in time. Utterly ridiculous.

 

[awd_rails]

More like 2 years. Almost got backed into today because I couldn’t hit the small horn button in time. Utterly ridiculous.

That horn button is the worst idea. When you’re looking to hit the horn, it’s usually for an emergency. Locating it to a small button is ridiculous. Even if it’s used infrequently.

I hope they do a retrofit later like the yoke/wheel

 

[awd_rails]

2 weeks seems a lot. I recently saw a video they did at the Gigafactory Shanghai and they said the Model Y takes about ~24-36 hours from start to finish. Can’t imagine the X taking 2 weeks even if it’s more complicated with the FWD. I don’t know about paint time though.

 

[eng8]

More like 2 years. Almost got backed into today because I couldn’t hit the small horn button in time. Utterly ridiculous.

Do you know that you can press the horn by placing your palm on the right part of the yoke where the horn button is? I know this works for the yoke. Never tried the X with steering wheel

 

[Watts_Up]

That horn button is the worst idea.
When you’re looking to hit the horn, it’s usually for an emergency.
Locating it to a small button is ridiculous. Even if it’s used infrequently.

I hope they do a retrofit later like the yoke/wheel

I am surprised that it seems that there are no focus group meetings,
or at least some employees getting the very first pre-production build,
to provide feedback regarding new features before going to production.

This is particularly noticeable for the GUI of the display screen,
where some features get deleted or replaced by less practical solution,
and only after numerous complaints get reinstalled.

Maybe engineers get rewarded when proposing to remove a part or a feature?

One example is the handle located under the ceiling next to each door
helping to exit from a car. But none of the Tesla models have such handle,
and the Boring company for the Las Vegas loop, improvised a solution for it, see below:

 

[mathnerd88]

2 weeks seems a lot. I recently saw a video they did at the Gigafactory Shanghai and they said the Model Y takes about ~24-36 hours from start to finish. Can’t imagine the X taking 2 weeks even if it’s more complicated with the FWD. I don’t know about paint time though.

I am VERY surprised that Model Y takes 24-36 hours to build. Doesn't paint take like 1-2 days to dry/cure?

 

[MrKashima]

Once painted they’re baked. Takes 15-30 mins. Multi layered paint like Ultra Red that require multiple steps take longer.

 

[awd_rails]

I am surprised that it seems that there are no focus group meetings,
or at least some employees getting the very first pre-production build,
to provide feedback regarding new features before going to production.

This is particularly noticeable for the GUI of the display screen,
where some features get deleted or replaced by less practical solution,
and only after numerous complaints get reinstalled.

Maybe engineers get rewarded when proposing to remove a part or a feature?

One example is the handle located under the ceiling next to each door
helping to exit from a car. But none of the Tesla models have such handle,
and the Boring company for the Las Vegas loop, improvised a solution for it, see below:

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I always thought those handles were oh-sh*t! bars for the riding passengers! Lol

I mostly used them as dry clean hangers

 

[awd_rails]

Just got VIN this morning

MXP
PF419xxx
EDD 10/9-10/15

Waiting for confirmation of build date to see if builds going out are now Oktoberfest builds

 

[mathnerd88]

Just got VIN this morning

MXP
PF419xxx
EDD 10/9-10/15

Waiting for confirmation of build date to see if builds going out are now Oktoberfest builds

What was your order date?

 

[awd_rails]

What was your order date?

Ordered online 9/3

 

[SunnySideUp]

I was still able to take delivery today. Computer replacement was a small job and took only 30 mins lol compared to the 2-3 weeks I was told earlier haha. The computer was under the passenger floor board where the feet rests so nothing needed to be dismantled thankfully, only floor board needed to be pulled slightly. The car was flawless to say the least aside from the horn issue.

 

[Saxman]

I was still able to take delivery today. Computer replacement was a small job and took only 30 mins lol compared to the 2-3 weeks I was told earlier haha. The computer was under the passenger floor board where the feet rests so nothing needed to be dismantled thankfully, only floor boarded needed to be pulled slightly. The car was flawless to say the least aside from the horn issue.

@SunnySideUp
Congrats on that. You must have been so relieved with the outcome.

Did you ALSO get FSD transfer on your new X?

 

[SunnySideUp]

@SunnySideUp
Congrats on that. You must have been so relieved with the outcome.

Did you ALSO get FSD transfer on your new X?

Super relieved! No FSD transfer as I’m a new Tesla customer.

 

[NJturtlePower]

2nd hand $80k X delivery report from my local Delaware Valley Tesla Owners Club (PA/DE/NJ).

Order date: 9/1 - Model X LR - Ultra Red/Black 5-Seater - NJ - No FSD Transfer
Delivered: 10/7