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East Coast Waiting Room - AWD - Non-Performance

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No, actually, they can't.

They're no longer doing in-person delivery at either NC location.

Home delivery only. After payment.

(this is a new thing)

My IDA specifically told me I can do the paperwork AT Raleigh but would have to do so before the actual by-truck delivery from elsewhere (since Raleigh has no space to store cars).
Just read that on the Charlotte thread. Then move pickup to VA, or Nashville and go see a show or two. Once the money is in their hands you lose all leverage. I never have and never will prepay for a car, truck, plane, or boat no matter how much I may want it. Buying wholesale is a whole different animal. But you are paying Tesla full retail sticker. Buyers like you have Tesla convinced they can get away with anything they want.

So it is your money: Your choice.
 
Just read that on the Charlotte thread. Then move pickup to VA, or Nashville and go see a show or two. Once the money is in their hands you lose all leverage. I never have and never will prepay for a car, truck, plane, or boat no matter how much I may want it. Buying wholesale is a whole different animal. But you are paying Tesla full retail sticker. Buyers like you have Tesla convinced they can get away with anything they want.

So it is your money: Your choice.


My options as given were:

Pay in advance, get home delivery.

Don't pay, don't get a car.

I'm not sure "move pickup to VA" would be a great plan even if it was offered- given how many folks I've seen with delivery issues there too- and then I'm driving hours each way in hopes they don't cancel my delivery (like many others have had happen) when I'm 10 minutes away. At least with home delivery if they cancel it I'm already home.

Not to mention even if they do deliver on time, and it's perfect, I've now got a 3 hour drive back with no PPF on the car. Home delivery I can have them deliver it AT the PPF shop (or at least to my house which is hours nearer to it than Virginia)

Nashville is 8 hours...one way... by car. That makes even less sense.


Given we have from Tesla, in writing, that we can reject home delivery cars entirely if there's a major problem- or return the car for a full refund within 2 days of home delivery (if there's minor ones the SC says they won't fix) I don't really see all that much of a problem


I get that in an ideal world I'd have lots of time to check out my car before I do a thing.

But in the actual world I'd really prefer to get the full tax credit... so jerking them around until they let me do that, if they do, puts that at risk (doubly so if the first car DOES have a significant enough problem I need to have my VIN rematched)

And I'd really prefer to use the locked very low finance rate that expires in a couple weeks too.

I'm also about to need to renew the registration on my car I'm otherwise trading in- that's a few hundred more bucks I could avoid needing to pay if I get rid of it shortly (and I'll need something to drive when that happens).



Believe me- if Lexus made a car with EAP-comparable features and comparable performance, for a comparable price, readily available, I'd go buy it instead secure that I'd have a beautiful silky smooth purchase experience and leave Tesla floundering with concepts like actually having enough parking for the thousands of cars you're trying to deliver through service centers. They don't though. Nobody really does.

Screwing myself over in the purchase to spite Tesla doesn't seem like a great move.



I'm kind of hardcore about this sort of thing. I would point out that the MVPA currently claims that you agree that the car has been delivered, and that you will not and cannot legally sign it until the car has been delivered. Tell 'em if that's a problem, they can refund your money and you'll buy a car when they have the ability to make a legal-to-sign MVPA. .

Nope.

The MVPA doesn't actually say that.

The delivery declaration does.

They're not the same document (though Tesla does send you both together but the esign does not ask for a signature on anything but the MVPA part).

The delivery declaration you sign at....well...actual delivery.

You have to sign the MVPA before purchase- which is the agreement to purchase-(in fact the bank won't even release funds for the loan without a copy of it- so it's impossible to buy the car before you sign it if you're financing- and with rates as low as I'm getting paying cash would be stupid)

The MVPA also specifically has a "delivery" section written to make it clear delivery will happen IN THE FUTURE from when you're signing it. It includes a clause where you say you understand that your FUTURE delivery date, if you choose not to take delivery within 7 days of it, they might sell the car to someone else.

Which would make no sense if it was a doc being signed at or after delivery.
 
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Delivery tomorrow at 9 am in Deadham, MA. So far no paperwork and the bank is still waiting. I'll be screwed if they don't get my paperwork done in time for me to pick up a check before the bank closes today.
I had a delivery scheduled for yesterday in Dedham. My delivery specialist called late in the afternoon before telling me it was still in transit and pushed the delivery back by 8 days. I hope it arrives this time!
 
Delivery tomorrow at 9 am in Deadham, MA. So far no paperwork and the bank is still waiting. I'll be screwed if they don't get my paperwork done in time for me to pick up a check before the bank closes today.
Same thing happened to me so I called Tesla national number told them I needed rmv1 form and they sent it to me. If I waited for my Ida it would never happen.
 
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Same thing happened to me so I called Tesla national number told them I needed rmv1 form and they sent it to me. If I waited for my Ida it would never happen.
The local delivery team in Deadham got me my RMV-1, it's the MPA that seems to be taking forever for some reason. My trade-in also has disappeared from my account, so I've got to call to see what's going on with that.
 
Was at the Devon, PA service center today and asked if they've delivered many/any AWDs non-P. Service rep I was taking to said he hasn't seen any. :(

I picked up my AWD non-P M3 at Devon SC last Friday. The DA said they delivered 33 M3 on that day, and will have 66 delivered the next day (Sunday). So i am pretty there are plenty of AWDs non-P delivered at Devon.
 
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Just got this txt. Seems like many people on reddit forum got same. So strange. Let's see...
 

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I got the same text although without a name attached:
Hello from the Tesla Delivery team. Our logistics team has confirmed a Model 3 matching your order is available this week. Are you available to take delivery between 9/26 - 9/30?

Of course I reply Yes!! and silence ever since (this was last night). I guess I'll be calling when their lines open this morning.
 
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Just got this txt. Seems like many people on reddit forum got same. So strange. Let's see...
Interesting, your text is slightly different from what most people seem to have received. Yours is from a specific person and it says "possibly available." My text said "is available" and was from the "Delivery Team".

Uh Oh, I'm really spending too much time on this. Maybe if I swirl my tea again I will get a different reading from the tea leaves.o_O
 
I got the same text although without a name attached:
Hello from the Tesla Delivery team. Our logistics team has confirmed a Model 3 matching your order is available this week. Are you available to take delivery between 9/26 - 9/30?

Of course I reply Yes!! and silence ever since (this was last night). I guess I'll be calling when their lines open this morning.

Yep, same text received at 11:59 last night:
Hello from the Tesla Delivery team. Our logistics team has confirmed a Model 3 matching your order is available this week. Are you available to take delivery between 9/26 - 9/30?

I have a feeling many people will be calling to confirm this morning. :)