Well it looks like at Fremont at least they will be making some blue white combinations either today or tomorrow per the text I got about my car.Blue/White combination is like a unicorn. They postponed many times for me. I hope you will get it.
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Discussion: Model Y General Waiting room for orders placed After January 2023
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I think it would be useful for Tesla to enable the selection of other secondary choices you would consider. When an 'in inventory' unit is build it would trigger an automated text/email alert. The user could then navigate to a web page that would have units matching meeting their original configuration and secondary choices.Yeah everyone has to make the decisions for their situation - I believe we may have driven that demo vehicle at the showroom. I just can't see paying
$1640 more for a used vehicle that has less range, potentially less "ride comfort" (subjective!) and more wear and tear than a new one with 19" wheels.
I'm actually not annoyed at Tesla for offering this because it is in fact similar.. they need to have a "not interested" check box for each vehicle on the Accel Delivery page.
Here are some examples.
- Only interested in vehicle as ordered
- Other options I would consider (the following would be presented in a fashion similar to the order page)
- wheel choices
- colors alternatives
- Towing
- etc.
- Other variants I would consider (such as AWD, LR, and P)
- Willing to travel (for states that don't allow direct sales)
- States
Do you happen to work on the Product side for your career?
Sounds like a great feature for the customer's benefit but would be more time taken away from developers to actually work on the product they're selling (the vehicle). Knowing that Elon Musk's companies don't like to hire more than necessary and he himself doesn't believe in middle management, I don't see them dedicating a lot of time to make this feature a reality. From a customer/user and Product perspective, I agree completely but that's a lot of moving parts from a technical standpoint.
Tesla could improve their customer experience but they choose not to.
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Amazing! Your EDDs have not been pushed beyond 3/31. I wonder how hard for the algorithm to "force" one for you.Similar dates here, although I did edit my order two days after receiving the VIN-expected text. Their algorithm, at least, is trying really hard to sell me a Model Y in Q1.
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You are very perceptive - recently retired after long career in software development with latest role as product manager for several software vendors.Do you happen to work on the Product side for your career?
Sounds like a great feature for the customer's benefit but would be more time taken away from developers to actually work on the product they're selling (the vehicle). Knowing that Elon Musk's companies don't like to hire more than necessary and he himself doesn't believe in middle management, I don't see them dedicating a lot of time to make this feature a reality. From a customer/user and Product perspective, I agree completely but that's a lot of moving parts from a technical standpoint.
Tesla could improve their customer experience but they choose not to.
As you pointed out, things are often more complex than first meets the eye.
Welp, got a text from Tesla this morning that our DD was delayed from 3/28 at 4:00 PM to 3/31 at 10:00 AM. We couldn't do the 10:00 AM timeslot so it was changed to 3/31 at 4:00 PM. Figured this might happen due to transportation and delivery related delays - it's going to make for a longer week LOL.Picking up in Owings Mills, MD outside of Baltimore. The vehicle was originally destined for Vienna, VA (was in existing inventory) but was able to get it re-routed to Baltimore area which cuts the distance almost in half and keeps us away from DC area.
Agreed.
Looking at the order tracker spreadsheet, I see at least a couple dozen entries for white Model Ys with 20" and no tow hitch - several of which have already been delivered. Mine is the only similar configuration entered with a tow hitch since Jan 20. I may already have it had I not added the hitch.
That brings up another question... I understand Tesla builds in batches, but I wonder if they are batches of identical vehicles (trim, color, and options) like Honda does or if they're batches of, say, white Model Ys that have various combinations of wheels, tow hitch, etc. as they come down the assembly line.
So no car yet. I had Estimated DD changes (8 EDDs). And when assigned a VIN, then tentatively scheduled delivery dates (yes I see the alternative being there could also be no dates or just EDD communicated with VIN assigned) - text with rep said these scheduled dates are tentative / app shows delivery date and time. So after getting VIN on 3/19, I had tentative scheduled delivery dates: 3/22, 3/26, and 3/28. Hoping 3/28 is goes from tentative to confirmed.
Noticed as I've been waiting and watching local availability, 3 preproduction cars exact match ( assuming from Fremont) have showed up on web, 3 demos too and 3 similarly equipped that I would go with in a different color if that were and option.
The system seems to lock your edit capabilities when assigned a VIN. I had long text with rep indicating manager would not approve swapping my vin assigned with another car in inventory without a new order for the car that I wanted to swap towards. I opted to not pay a new order fee for their logistics optimization. I will
for my assigned Austin car (built date 3/10- PA 087xxx) to arrive safely and get cleaned off (it is a 1 hr drive to the Fremont mothership and I'm assigned an Austin car that's takings it's time to get to Dublin for pickup). Hmm, maybe they can't find my car in the parking lot, can they electronically geo track cars in transit? Or do they just get physically scanned at each stop.Anyways, counting down to 6pm to find out if my tentative delivery tomorrow is confirmed or not. Tic..toc
good luck to you all
I'd assume ordinarily this wouldn't be the case - but because we are at end of quarter and Tesla is trying to boost both production and delivery numbers - they are trying to fit this in before end of month.
No - this won't affect your DD being scheduled from what I've observed. Many people don't add the vehicle to their insurance until DD and don't complete this step in the app until DD.
Just 2 demos left in NJ (1,791 and 1,146 miles). This is panic buying. Absolute craziness
They've seem to have given up on us Mid-Atlantic / New England folks who placed orders mid to late January and set our deliveries for Q2. My EDD is now about a month long which indicates it's a generic placeholder and not related to an actual manufacturing/delivery schedule.
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Yeah I realize they are making a push for the end of the quarter. Seems they are cutting it close on my car if it really is being built today or tomorrow.
Ok just got texts... "It's almost delivery day" instead of "we need to reschedule." So I think this is really happening tomorrow. Text from my rep states, "you will be notified when car is ready..." Have a good day.So no car yet. I had Estimated DD changes (8 EDDs). And when assigned a VIN, then tentatively scheduled delivery dates (yes I see the alternative being there could also be no dates or just EDD communicated with VIN assigned) - text with rep said these scheduled dates are tentative / app shows delivery date and time. So after getting VIN on 3/19, I had tentative scheduled delivery dates: 3/22, 3/26, and 3/28. Hoping 3/28 is goes from tentative to confirmed.
Noticed as I've been waiting and watching local availability, 3 preproduction cars exact match ( assuming from Fremont) have showed up on web, 3 demos too and 3 similarly equipped that I would go with in a different color if that were and option.
The system seems to lock your edit capabilities when assigned a VIN. I had long text with rep indicating manager would not approve swapping my vin assigned with another car in inventory without a new order for the car that I wanted to swap towards. I opted to not pay a new order fee for their logistics optimization. I will
Anyways, counting down to 6pm to find out if my tentative delivery tomorrow is confirmed or not. Tic..toc
good luck to you all
Well, if the information that came out last week is an indication of what is to come, then waiting and not panic buying is the smart way to go. We will all get the $7500 credit (may not be $7500 in pocket but reduction in taxes owed) and will get the cars we ordered and brand spanking new.
Smart. I definitely fall into this camp of having many desired configurations. I ordered an MSM MY but would gladly take a white or blue MY if it were available. Their current accelerated delivery options is a bad take at solving this problem.
So hard to speculate - there were a bunch of 7 seaters in inventory not too long ago in NJ/PA that kept popping up in Accel Delivery..
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