Delivery Status

[Nuts4MS]

I got an email today asking me to submit my final payment, having just ordered a little over a week ago I was pretty surprised that that popped up so soon. I checked my Tesla account page and I still have an RN not a VIN and no delivery date has been proposed yet. Its been a long time since i ordered a Tesla so I was wondering if this is the new normal where they post that as the car goes into production and my account hasn't been updated yet or if they just want my money

Any XP with this from anyone else?

 

[Uncle Paul]

Asking for final payment usually means they are preparing to deliver your car. Sometimes things come up in final inspection that can induce delay.
If you have a delivery specialist, you might reach out to them to see what your status is.

 

[Ampster]

They just want your money. I don't pay until I see & inspect the car.
My lender won't pay until I take delivery.

 

[Nuts4MS]

They just want your money. I don't pay until I see & inspect the car.
My lender won't pay until I take delivery.

lol I wont pay either, but i did just get a txt with the VIN so either it just went into production or its already built and they are working on transporting it to my delivery center.

 

[Uncle Paul]

You can pay when you take delivery, but usually they want to get this taken care of before your touchless delivery. Makes things go smoother and more quickly if the place gets busy.

 

[Nuts4MS]

You can pay when you take delivery, but usually they want to get this taken care of before your touchless delivery. Makes things go smoother and more quickly if the place gets busy.

Yep, I will transfer everything with the exception of the financed portion prior to arriving to make life easy.

 

[Ampster]

I may sound like a sceptic but I have a lot of confidence in Tesla or I would not own two Tesla's. I also appreciate the efficiency in their transactional process.

That compares to 7 years ago when I bought a Toyota RAV4 EV. I must have spent 30 minutes with the finance guy who was trying to sell me extended warranty. He didn't even know that the battery and drive train was warranteed for 8 years. That was my last purchase transaction at a traditional dealership model.

 

[av8tor]

I got an email today asking me to submit my final payment, having just ordered a little over a week ago I was pretty surprised that that popped up so soon. I checked my Tesla account page and I still have an RN not a VIN and no delivery date has been proposed yet. Its been a long time since i ordered a Tesla so I was wondering if this is the new normal where they post that as the car goes into production and my account hasn't been updated yet or if they just want my money

Any XP with this from anyone else?

Just had my new MX delivered earlier this month. The RN number did not convert to VIN on the website until after the delivery process. I had my sales rep send me the VIN for insurance purposes. I think they have VIN that's matched with the RN throughout the process, if they are asking for the final payment.

 

[Nuts4MS]

I may sound like a sceptic but I have a lot of confidence in Tesla or I would not own two Tesla's. I also appreciate the efficiency in their transactional process.

That compares to 7 years ago when I bought a Toyota RAV4 EV. I must have spent 30 minutes with the finance guy who was trying to sell me extended warranty. He didn't even know that the battery and drive train was warranteed for 8 years. That was my last purchase transaction at a traditional dealership model.

Yeah I agree with you, while I don’t mind haggling I hate how there always seemed to be “another add on” when it came time for the paperwork. Even though the price for a Tesla is fixed I will take the lack of haggling for a smoother and stress free buying process any day.

 

[dmurphy]

Just had my new MX delivered earlier this month. The RN number did not convert to VIN on the website until after the delivery process. I had my sales rep send me the VIN for insurance purposes. I think they have VIN that's matched with the RN throughout the process, if they are asking for the final payment.

Yep - you can actually find the VIN in the source code of your reservation webpage at tesla.com.... do a search through the source for "5YJ" - if it's assigned, it comes right up.

Or, if you use Google Chrome, try this extension: Tesla VIN finder