Do I have a unicorn? Austin White Interior

[smallindiana]

I’ve searched everywhere, so if this thread/info exists elsewhere please feel free to delete.

I cannot find any evidence of Austin building out white interiors. Spying in on most of the drone footage the last few days, checking twitter photos, asking in other order threads, have turned up all black interior.

However my VIN is clearly a recent Austin build w/ white interior (at least that’s what my app says).

Delivery in about a week so interested to hear what the TMC Community thinks about the possibility of Austin manufacturing cars with white seats.

 

[smallindiana]

Could it be possible that I’m being sent black seats by mistake?

 

[YW555]

Can you post your VIN? The 11th digit should be "A" if it's an Austin build.

 

[smallindiana]

PA062

 

[smallindiana]

PA062

Like I mentioned “clearly an Austin build”

 

[arbitrage000]

Could it be possible that I’m being sent black seats by mistake?

That thought did cross my mind. But I doubt it...it is all computerized so I don't think a mistake like that could happen.
They had to start white seats in Austin at some point....you waiting since May, maybe they thought they'd start with you as you waited so long (I know it was on purpose but hey, why not).

 

[smallindiana]

That thought did cross my mind. But I doubt it...it is all computerized so I don't think a mistake like that could happen.
They had to start white seats in Austin at some point....you waiting since May, maybe they thought they'd start with you as you waited so long (I know it was on purpose but hey, why not).

Ya, I’m curious how I would act if it showed up with black seats?

 

[arbitrage000]

Ya, I’m curious how I would act if it showed up with black seats?

Just casually ask the SA if the white spray paint is in the frunk or the sub-trunk

 

[RCM11]

Ya, I’m curious how I would act if it showed up with black seats?

I’m also curious as I live nearby you in Illinois. If your car comes out of Austin, most likely mine would, but what do I know?

 

[smallindiana]

I’m also curious as I live nearby you in Illinois. If your car comes out of Austin, most likely mine would, but what do I know?

It’s interesting because we’ve been back and forth for so long on the seats. If they were wrong, I’m not sure I would cancel and try to get another one before March. I may just say “oh well I guess I’ll take them.”

 

[WyoDude]

I’d say less unicorn and more like Lewis and Clark, Leif Erikson, etc

 

[PewPew]

PA062

Whaaaaaaaat?!

Very interesting, and congrats either way! Would be very cool if you got the first reported Austin white interior!

 

[Ostrichsak]

It's not really possible to have a unicorn that's current production. You may have one of the first (at least on this forum) to come out of that location but the opportunity for tens of thousands identical to it to be built is very high. It wouldn't make sense to crank out just a few unless the plan was to put them into full production soon. I'd put money on your car being the first in many that are about to be the exact opposite of whatever a unicorn is. That word is used rather extensively in this Tesla community for some odd reason.

 

[smallindiana]

It's not really possible to have a unicorn that's current production. You may have one of the first (at least on this forum) to come out of that location but the opportunity for tens of thousands identical to it to be built is very high. It wouldn't make sense to crank out just a few unless the plan was to put them into full production soon. I'd put money on your car being the first in many that are about to be the exact opposite of whatever a unicorn is. That word is used rather extensively in this Tesla community for some odd reason.

Everything’s a unicorn until someone pulls the horns off a horse.

Looks like that’s gonna be you today, @Ostrichsak

 

[Ostrichsak]

Everything’s a unicorn until someone pulls the horns off a horse.

Looks like that’s gonna be you today, @Ostrichsak

My bad.

 

[smallindiana]

My bad.

All good. Just some friendly banter. I really do hope it’s not a mistake…

 

[Ostrichsak]

All good. Just some friendly banter. I really do hope it’s not a mistake…

I figured you were just playin' which is why I was playin' along with my last post.

As someone who recently ordered a 2023 Model Y LR in Blue/White that is leaning towards wanting it built in TX, I hope so as well.

 

[smallindiana]

I figured you were just playin' which is why I was playin' along with my last post.

As someone who recently ordered a 2023 Model Y LR in Blue/White that is leaning towards wanting it built in TX, I hope so as well.

I just wish there was a way to tell for sure without messaging my SA. I’d assume I’d get a generic answer anyway.

 

[Ostrichsak]

I just wish there was a way to tell for sure without messaging my SA. I’d assume I’d get a generic answer anyway.

You can't rely on the info you get from an SA... regardless of which direction it leads.

Best bet at this point is to just hang tight and wait. I know that with Ford there's a way I could pull the actual window sticker once I got a VIN but I'm not of a way to do that w/Tesla.

 

[smallindiana]

Update: I've been growing increasingly nervous that my order got shuffled and I may end up black seats from Austin. To the point of magnifying video footage of the latest Austin flyovers - NOT A SINGLE WHITE INTERIOR - I was panicked.

So I reached out to Joe Tegtmeyer who is known for his Austin flyover videos on Youtube just to ask if he happened to notice Austin producing white interiors lately. Honestly I never anticipated a response.

He was kind enough to reply...
"I've seen a few...I'll try to see if any white interiors are present on my next flight.

Today he send me a DM on twitter with a photo of about 10 MY's - ONE WHITE INTERIOR! This Tesla Community is absolutely amazing.