randompersonx
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Something to think about.
The P85D introduction is ahead of their targeted desire to produce it. Elon and JB were in Oslo in early 2014 and during an interview, indicated a dual-drive Model S would come out about the same time as the Model X. People complaining about getting it now with a few week delay are actually getting it, what, 6-months ahead of when Model X comes out? Is there any way to look at this in a positive light?
One thing I think should have been done is that the factory should first have produced the Model S orders from mid to late summer first and then put up the D orders for "Q1 delivery" and worked forward from there. Trying to shoe-horn a large burst of P85D orders into the end of the year has somewhat backfired in a smooth delivery structure. While messing with the initial run of P85D, people ordering from August to September were still waiting on cars. Since Tesla already has their deposits and desires to buy - they risked alienating these folks in favor of higher-margin cars to close the year out.
I agree. I would have been just fine if I was told to expect delivery in January -- but thanks to this "OMG LAST MINUTE" rush, I did not plan a vacation just to stick around to accept delivery of this car, which now looks like it won't even happen.