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First P85D adopters stuck in black hole
- Thread starter gpetti
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Just checked with DS. Car still sitting at Tesla, not on transporter.
So now 5 days just sitting there at the Factory after taking 21 days to have it's production completed, while lots and lots of other cars get shipped who were completed after mine. Including others to my same SC.
26 total days stuck in the black hole.
Getting ready to cancel order. Monday, or Tuesday at the latest will have to be my deadline, due to the constraints of the holidays, scheduling, and the credit union. Then the car will sit at Tesla, I assume will go out as a test drive car, and they'll take a loss of about $10K or more when they sell it as a previously used loaner car. Heck of a way to run a business.
So now 5 days just sitting there at the Factory after taking 21 days to have it's production completed, while lots and lots of other cars get shipped who were completed after mine. Including others to my same SC.
26 total days stuck in the black hole.
Getting ready to cancel order. Monday, or Tuesday at the latest will have to be my deadline, due to the constraints of the holidays, scheduling, and the credit union. Then the car will sit at Tesla, I assume will go out as a test drive car, and they'll take a loss of about $10K or more when they sell it as a previously used loaner car. Heck of a way to run a business.
Very well and graphically put! The other point you mention that resonates for me is the growth from small company to a larger company. Breser mentioned small company problems which do apply here but also when a company grows quickly it can be difficult to maintain existing levels of service consistently as the number of staff grows. Smaller companies can operate more organically and service can be enhanced by well chosen and experienced staff. The bigger the company and the more staff you have, the more important training and process become, and the harder it is to maintain consistency even without stretch goals, let alone in the current war zone that is Tesla's December delivery schedule.
But...CNBC tells me they are on the road to 500,000 per year. 
Logistics are a sticking point for growth of any company.
Keep in mind that this quarter was a hard quarter and the sales are supposed to be in the 11,000 range. But they are already promising staff that they have to reproduce it again four times next year trying to get to 50,000 sales total. Maybe the idea that "this quarter? almost over... get ready to do it all year next year" needs to be smoothed out a bit. For such sales numbers, logistics have to put more cars into Europe and Asia and get around this last minute slam session.
Logistics are a sticking point for growth of any company.Keep in mind that this quarter was a hard quarter and the sales are supposed to be in the 11,000 range. But they are already promising staff that they have to reproduce it again four times next year trying to get to 50,000 sales total. Maybe the idea that "this quarter? almost over... get ready to do it all year next year" needs to be smoothed out a bit. For such sales numbers, logistics have to put more cars into Europe and Asia and get around this last minute slam session.
Could be. I think they put mine into the room with the new hires and they're using it to teach the assembly process. No sign of any movement whatsoever.
breser
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For what it's worth I agree that Tesla is in the difficult phase of moving from small to big company.
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Somehow I picture Elon standing over a bunch of assembly guys and inspecting their work and telling them "No no no, that's all wrong, do it again," based on this comment.
I was in the black hole as well, but it finally finished the end of last week. I got a call, "It'll arrive this weekend for delivery on Monday afternoon see you then."
But then I get a message today from the DS, "Cancel that Monday appt, we'll have to reschedule. I'll call you back on Monday."
The reschedule is no fun, but the lack of of information through this whole process is just crazy.
But then I get a message today from the DS, "Cancel that Monday appt, we'll have to reschedule. I'll call you back on Monday."
The reschedule is no fun, but the lack of of information through this whole process is just crazy.
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
Where are you located?
I had a delivery appointment set for today, but yesterday got a call that it would have to be rescheduled for Monday because the transport truck ended up leaving a day late.
I'm in Nevada. So close to the factory that I could probably hitchhike there by morning if I new my car was still there waiting for me.
Ahh! that must be 'cause they were waiting to get my silver PD on with yours. Unfortunately mine will be stuck in Seattle unless they can find a trucker trying to get back to Spokane before Christmas.
Not sure if it was timing or my email, but the stars aligned and successfully escaped the black hole! I got a response Wednesday night (12/17), my car was on the truck Thursday afternoon, arrived in Portland Friday, and I took delivery yesterday. I have the next gen seats in the front and current gen in the rear. No heated steering wheel, but I'm hoping for a retrofit sometime in the future.
I posted my initial thoughts here:
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...ons-upgrading-from-a-P85-(October-2013-build)
Well holy smokes. After a long,tough and painful labour my machine has been birthed.
sataponw
Member
Congrats!
wow, your black hole journey was almost as long as mine! Feels great to be out eh!
I think your, Satapown, Terapin and I will be on the same train/truck.
mrElbe
Active Member
Well, miracle of miracles, my car, after 6 days sitting in a corner somewhere in Fremont, after 21 days "in production" for the grand total of 27 days, has finally, reportedly been placed on a truck.
Still unclear if we'll make the end of the year, or my delivery window, but at least there's some chance.
Not sure which other Florida cars (if any) are on the same truck. If anyone else from Florida knows that their car was put on a truck today, please chime in.
Still unclear if we'll make the end of the year, or my delivery window, but at least there's some chance.
Not sure which other Florida cars (if any) are on the same truck. If anyone else from Florida knows that their car was put on a truck today, please chime in.
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