Elon showed up at my Model 3 delivery!!!

[LoveEV]

refuse delivery

He would probably take you out for a steak dinner to make it up to you

 

[Bruin1996]

What if the owner found numerous quality issues and wanted to refuse delivery? It would have been very awkward.

I just delayed delivery of my Performance Model 3 for some bumper paint defects (they will replace the bumper). However, if Elon Musk had been personally delivering my Model 3.. I am sure I would have overlooked the defects and happily taken the car.

 

[GoingVerde]

Nice, did you ask him to sign your car?

 

[calvinvle]

Nice, did you ask him to sign your car?

Signing the visor would've been a good one! "Signature Edition"

 

[devsters]

Nice, did you ask him to sign your car?

Shoot totally didn't think of that!

 

[Barklikeadog]

So I had my M3 delivered yesterday in Playa Vista. I was originally supposed to pick it up at the center in Marina Del Rey, but they said they could deliver to my apartment. Ok cool, so I show up and there is a giant trailer and about 5 people from Tesla there. Kind of odd....

They pull the car out of the trailer and we start the walk-through, and eventually I suggest that we jump in the car to check out the interior and the guy says....weellll let's wait on that, we have a surprise for you. Even more odd...

Then they pull another M3 out of the trailer, white on white, and say by the way that's Elon's configuration of the M3. Ok something is definitely going on.... So I quickly called my brother and sister in law to hurry up over because I had a sneaking suspicion EM was going to show up.

Sure enough, 20 minutes later, Elon himself drives up in a black S with his two kids and girlfriend in tow! They told me I was the first to receive their new delivery method with the car being sent to the owner's home directly from the factory. Got to chat with Elon for a bit and he explained the new delivery system (makes sense to me). I live in a big apartment complex so a crowd started to form with everyone taking pictures. He took off after maybe 20 minutes, but not before I got some pictures! Oh and he retweeted me that night to boot! Seriously?!?

Ridiculously awesome experience, what a way to cap 2.5 years of waiting!! Oh and the car is the best part, man what a fun ride. Had very little time to check out the car with all this going on!

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Elon Musk on Twitter

compared to Musk you are all a bunch of Tesla Shorts.

 

[Moderatefan]

Shoot totally didn't think of that!

Only $1m less to the car resale value, don't sweat it... we're all in that boat

 

[Asymmetry]

Really cool, nice to see.

Doubt any other CEO showing up would be recognized and liked, Elon is something very different.

 

[spurs10]

I would have him sign my car
On the sun visor or something

 

[S'toon]

I'd be more excited by Grimes than Elon

 

[Uncle Paul]

Elon has a couple good points here. Tesla spends a lot of time after the car rolls off the assembly line. They test drive each car, then it needs to go to detailing and final inspection. Then gets covered with a protective fabric and sits waiting for a car hauler to load it up with 6 others to go to a single delivery point.

His way would have the car driven right up into an enclosed truck and whisked off to the customers location. Would work great for people close to the factory, but probably inefficient for far away customers.

They are now tasked with delivering 1,000 cars per day. This might take some of that pressure off.

In San Francisco they recently banned straws to reduce the plastic load on the planet. Just think how eliminating the protective plastic covering could aid this cause. Probably lots more than from the straws.

 

[Moderatefan]

I'd be more excited by Grimes than Elon

I think influence already shows - dressed in all black, just a bit more and he will sing.

Singing goth CEO is a whole lot better than just a goth singer, so I disagree.

 

[Todd Burch]

Elon has a couple good points here. Tesla spends a lot of time after the car rolls off the assembly line. They test drive each car, then it needs to go to detailing and final inspection. Then gets covered with a protective fabric and sits waiting for a car hauler to load it up with 6 others to go to a single delivery point.

His way would have the car driven right up into an enclosed truck and whisked off to the customers location. Would work great for people close to the factory, but probably inefficient for far away customers.

They are now tasked with delivering 1,000 cars per day. This might take some of that pressure off.

In San Francisco they recently banned straws to reduce the plastic load on the planet. Just think how eliminating the protective plastic covering could aid this cause. Probably lots more than from the straws.

I thought they had switched to reusable Tyvek-like coverings with elastic that could be removed, shipped back, and placed over the next car?

 

[Uncle Paul]

Still thought my plastic straw ban comparison was pretty clever.

Not sure they would re-use a dirty Tyvek shipping cover. Tiny dirt particles would scratch the heck out of the next car.

 

[kwintone]

...Then they pull another M3 out of the trailer, white on white, and say by the way that's Elon's configuration of the M3...Elon himself drives up in a black S with his two kids and girlfriend in tow...He took off after maybe 20 minutes...

Did he leave in the second M3? Was this also a delivery for him?

 

[S'toon]

I think influence already shows - dressed in all black, just a bit more and he will sing.

Singing goth CEO is a whole lot better than just a goth singer, so I disagree.

 

[UnitaryExecutive]

Pics of Elon’s car?

 

[mkspeedr]

Ok, this is totally unfair. I have a shrine for Mush and Michael Schumacher. Plus our family has bought 5 Tesla's with a 6th and 7th one later this year.

I am so jealous...but cool story.

 

[CactusOne]

WOW, what a cool experience! Hope he delivers my M3P with the new “delivery method”.

Does that mean that you will still gets charged the dealer “destination fee”?

 

[PaulusdB]

Did he leave in the second M3? Was this also a delivery for him?

Or was it Ms. Boucher’s?