Delivery delay - for Tempest wheels?

[Gulbuth]

Hello all,

I'm sorry to make my first post on this forum a bitch-fest, but here goes:

- My car has arrived with silver wheels (as ordered on January 17th), delivery scheduled for tomorrow.
-A delivery guy calls, says there's a delay. Waiting to swap out the silvers for Tempests
- WHAT??

I get a call this morning, and the guy says there's a delay while we wait for a shipment of Tempest wheels. But I ordered 19" silvers, I say. Yes, he says, but we've received a directive to install Tempest's. Wait, I say, a little confused, which wheels are on the car now? He says, could you hold for a moment while I check? A minute later, he comes back on and says, your car has the silver wheels on it now, but we need to swap them out for Tempests. They're scheduled to arrive March 7th.

I do NOT want the Tempest wheels but I'm making an effort to stay cool. The guy is really nice and I ask if he sees the absurdity in this. In a roundabout way he agrees and thanks me for my understanding. Well, no, I don't understand.

Has anyone experienced this? Since I have zero experience in dealing with Tesla, any suggestions on the best way to proceed? Thanks in advance!

 

[Azathoth]

Seems fishy...
IMO, if you ordered the 19" silver wheels, and it was delivered with the silver wheels, and you want the silver wheels, you should pick up the car as is.

 

[Gadget-X]

The move to Tempest Wheels has my order on hold. Not only do I not understand what a Tempest is, A wheel or a hubcap, I plain do not like the looks. Why order a $100K + with ugly hub caps. I have looked every where on web for a detailed photo what a Tempest wheel is with no luck. Doh

M

 

[sdmack]

I can understand the disruption in the supply chain due to mid-stream changes like this, but it appears that Tesla will have stacks of SlipStream pull offs when this transition is all said and done. Perhaps it is regulatory - maybe the 390 mile EPA rating requires the Tempests, at least from a paperwork perspective.

 

[Azathoth]

@sdmack +1

That's my take also - EPA / Monroney paperwork issue.

 

[Battpower]

@sdmack +1

That's my take also - EPA / Monroney paperwork issue.

I'd go with this idea too. In fact, looking at the M3 wheel trims, it could be the wheels alone that make the majority of the difference that justifies the higher range.

 

[Gulbuth]

Confirmed! It's a "Moroney sticker" issue. I went to the store and spoke with the delivery manager. He says the soon-to-be-mine Model S is considered a Long Range Plus, and the 19" silver wheels on it now aren't standard or optional on the LRP. So as I undertand it, they'd be non compliant to sell it in the present configuration. A nuance perhaps, but the manager said it took them 2 years to get a "dealers" license for that location and they don't want any problems. I know there's open hostility against Tesla among the politically powerful auto dealers in North Carolina.

There may be workaround at delivery time two weeks from now, we'll see.

 

[Frick]

But if you look at the Model S configurator you'll see no difference in range with the 19" Sonic Carbon Slipstream wheels... which are practically the same.

 

[Battpower]

Smoke and mirrors?

 

[mrbulk]

The move to Tempest Wheels has my order on hold. Not only do I not understand what a Tempest is, A wheel or a hubcap, I plain do not like the looks. Why order a $100K + with ugly hub caps. I have looked every where on web for a detailed photo what a Tempest wheel is with no luck. Doh

M

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The enlarged photo, when you squint real hard, sorta kinda seems to show the brakes...perhaps they are, indeed, real wheels? *shrug*

 

[cookie99]

what if it is a hubcap and inside are super beautiful wheels that you will really like?

 

[Gadget-X]

I will still wait till more actual info is posted.

M

 

[CableZL]

I'm in the same boat. I ordered a Tesla Model S Long Range. However, I ordered the 19" Sonic Carbon Slipstream wheels. I was told my order was put on hold until after the 7th because they legally had to install the Long Range Plus update before they could deliver it.

This doesn't make much more sense than your situation. I'm not sure a software update should hold up the whole car delivery, but... Who knows, really. Elon Musk said "All S and X vehicles made in the past few months will get the update for free," so at worst I could just bring it back to the service center if it's really such a major update that can't be done by the user.

 

[CableZL]

Just got a delivery appointment date of 3/11/2020 on my order. Good luck with yours.

 

[Frick]

I went to check if my MVPA had changed to state LR+ or anything last night and to my surprise, it had my delivery date of Feb 27th. Just called the store to see if that was true or some glitch - definitely reported to be a glitch of some kind. They said they're definitely not to release any cars before March 7th. On the plus side, they confirmed the Tempest wheels are a choice and that I can keep whatever was ordered on the car. I'd assume it's not a choice only if the car hadn't shipped yet by the time the changeover was made at the factory.

 

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Pick-up of my blue/black MS LR+ with Tempest wheels scheduled for 11am on Monday from the Fremont Delivery Center!

 

[Gadget-X]

Congrats !!!

Too late for me now, I ordered mine with Carbon 19". PLEASE post some actual photos of wheels as there is not a good reference I could find anywhere on internet.

M

 

[Gulbuth]

Ok, I'm happy now. The store manager just called with good news. They will deliver my MS with the silver 19" wheels that I ordered, and the next update will confirm it's a Long Range Plus. Due to my schedule the delivery is set for Thursday March 5th! My thanks to all who replied to my post.

 

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My Model S Long Range Plus

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Tempest

The caps are not mirrored on the other side.

I'm fine with them.

One thing - the car still says Long Range. The lady said the update is not yet done and will show the Plus once it does an over the air.

 

[Tforme]

Is that a plastic cap over an alloy wheel? How do you access the lug nuts?