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First 40kWH delivery notice or email - who will it be?
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Chuck Lusin
Chuck P10548 Jenny P10614
Bummer, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Nothing, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Nothing,
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Nothing, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Nothing. Rats, maybe in a few days, note to self, check back on Monday!
SUN-day Driver
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Is that end of may to start production or to start deliveries or for delivery based on YOUR res. #?
End of May was my delivery date based on my Res, which is in the 10,400's (July 2012) = Almost 1 yr!! :smile:
Chuck Lusin
Chuck P10548 Jenny P10614
I have seen other threads where Tesla mentions that you will be contacted one month before your car is finished to talk about financing.
Here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/14278-40-kWh-Delivery-Timing George stated that the “Customer deliveries will begin at the end of April or the first half of May...not "later this summer."” Don’t you think that we should be getting those emails or VIN’s by now?
Here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/14278-40-kWh-Delivery-Timing George stated that the “Customer deliveries will begin at the end of April or the first half of May...not "later this summer."” Don’t you think that we should be getting those emails or VIN’s by now?
I spoke with two people, yesterday and today. Both were certain all 40 cars will be complete before the end of May. Of course, many cars will need to be shipped and that could push delivery dates into June. They also stated that reservation numbers, etc. are no longer involved with production dates. It's all based on colors and options as TM batches them together based on what's available. Having heard all this before (December, January, March) I'm cautiously optimistic. Fingers crossed!
Chuck Lusin
Chuck P10548 Jenny P10614
Boy I hear you, same here. I have been thinking of calling, was it the EOL (end-of-line) date that I should ask about?
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I just called Tesla and talked to “Andy” and got an EOL for both of my cars of the week of 5/20/2013. Asked about when I should think about financing and Andy suggested that a wait until the end of this month. I asked how many days could shave off the delivery date if I picked up at the Costa Mesa service center, and he said that the new policy was that if you were 50 miles from the service center you had to get it there, I said “I should be grandfathered for home delivery”; he said maybe in my case. My wife’s birthday is 5/16 and she will like that news! The EOL is the end-of-line date for the car, but he also said it might still be June by the time I can really get the car.
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I just called Tesla and talked to “Andy” and got an EOL for both of my cars of the week of 5/20/2013. Asked about when I should think about financing and Andy suggested that a wait until the end of this month. I asked how many days could shave off the delivery date if I picked up at the Costa Mesa service center, and he said that the new policy was that if you were 50 miles from the service center you had to get it there, I said “I should be grandfathered for home delivery”; he said maybe in my case. My wife’s birthday is 5/16 and she will like that news! The EOL is the end-of-line date for the car, but he also said it might still be June by the time I can really get the car.
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What??? One of the cool things about buying a Model S is that they deliver it to you ("wherever makes you smile", wasn't it?). I have been telling people they're gonna bring it to me. So now that they've made us 40 kWh customers wait longer than everyone else and we've missed out on the lowest finance rates from early in the year, they tell us they're also not going to deliver it because they're not doing it anymore? That really sucks. They'd better grandfather me (reserved Dec. '11, finalized Oct. '12) for a home delivery or I'll be very unhappy.
I was darn near the last finalized 40 and I got a call yesterday to confirm I didn't want to upgrade to a 60. He said he would send my order to the factory today. I asked when to expect the car and he said it should be done in June, delivered in July, and he thought out loud "like 12 weeks from now".
arondaniel
Il Sessanta Caricato
Only sucks if the home delivery is being done by a specialist who walks you through all the features as opposed to a trucker on a tight schedule who smudges your headliner.
Chuck, I wish you lived closer. We could commiserate together while downing a few beers. And then we could take a taxi home BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CARS YET!!! When will this end? I've read some other posts and it looks like the misinformation cycle is starting all over again. Each month they just keep pushing it out: January, March, April, May, June, July, 12 weeks. Really?! I won't cancel, but they're sure making it difficult to remain a loyal customer.
I wonder if the delay is due to the new 40Kwh firmware for the 60. If that's the source of the delay the easy answer for us to get things faster might be the model the satellite and cable companies use. Deliver it with full functionality and push out an "update" in 30 days that restricts it to what we paid for (unless we decide we want to pay the difference to keep it)
Seems like the win/win to me. We get the cars faster and they get us off their back and they get to tempt us with the greater range for a month (maybe they make a few more upgrade sales that way)
Just a thought.
Seems like the win/win to me. We get the cars faster and they get us off their back and they get to tempt us with the greater range for a month (maybe they make a few more upgrade sales that way)
Just a thought.
Good idea Sacrament055. Either way, we're getting closer to delivery dates and I'm optimistic.
I speculate that TM is "mixing" 40's into the production line with more expensive cars, as well as batching similar cars/features together to reduce costs. The profit margin on a 40 must be very thin (if profits exist at all) and TM wouldn't want to produce a long, sequential set of 40's which would appear to be several days or weeks of very low profitability. I think they need to keep the cash flow steady while the company continues to grow.
mine: 40, green, textile, pano, 19's, air, parcel
I speculate that TM is "mixing" 40's into the production line with more expensive cars, as well as batching similar cars/features together to reduce costs. The profit margin on a 40 must be very thin (if profits exist at all) and TM wouldn't want to produce a long, sequential set of 40's which would appear to be several days or weeks of very low profitability. I think they need to keep the cash flow steady while the company continues to grow.
mine: 40, green, textile, pano, 19's, air, parcel
Chuck Lusin
Chuck P10548 Jenny P10614
Thanks, who is not down for a few beers! Just for fun, from Riverside, CA to Bellevue, WA is 1200 miles, 20 hours at 60 MPH, recharge (no supercharging) NEMA 14-50, for a total of 12 times and 37.5 hours to charge. So it looks like it might take a few days to get there. If you are ever in the area, you can always bum a charge here. Several other are posting May EOL dates here: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/first-40-kwh-delivery?page=3. I bet TM will be happy when the last 40 is out the (production) door. One other thing I was thinking about, was to never spend the extra 10K in a few years, why would you dump 10K on a say 30K car. But after 8 years if we need to change or upgrade the pack, we'll have to see how that would work. Something to think about in a few years.
If you are ever in the area, you can always bum a charge here. Several other are posting May EOL dates here: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/first-40-kwh-delivery?page=3. I bet TM will be happy when the last 40 is out the (production) door. One other thing I was thinking about, was to never spend the extra 10K in a few years, why would you dump 10K on a say 30K car. But after 8 years if we need to change or upgrade the pack, we'll have to see how that would work. Something to think about in a few years.+1 Chuck. While I hated to wait so long, we gained some useful advantages such as options for a 60 upgrade, and another chance to add SC later. We can also use these options to increase resale value.
I don't know how I was pushed to the back of the line (mid June) after waiting almost 2 years (P4408), but am glad to see some are being told their 40 will be produced and/or delivered in early May. I'll call TM again next week to see if anything has changed. Best of luck to all 40 owners who will get their cars soon! I'm looking forward to reading reviews regarding how they perform.
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Chuck Lusin
Chuck P10548 Jenny P10614
How is you get pushed back (again), did you change your config? Being P4408, you should be done a week before me. Both my wife's car and mine are EOL 5/20/2013. Both are air, pano, leather, but she is white and I'm blue, so the batching (by color) means nothing here.
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