I ordered my P85 on 9/9 and had a projected delivery date around Halloween. 10/3 (last Thursday) was my birthday and I went in to the SC (no sales floor here yet) just to see the cars they have since I'm so excited about it. Surprise, surprise, they had a loaner that was very close to what I ordered! They asked if I wanted to see it and of course I did. Then they asked if I wanted to drive it and of course I did. Then they asked if I wanted to buy it and when they showed me the price, I about lost it. Of course I did! I got almost everything I had ordered (correct color and interior were my highest priorities) and some upgrades I had not for much less than the new order.
Like paco3791 I was able to pick up some options I had bypassed by rationalizing that I didn't want to pay the new prices (such as the upgraded sound and 21" wheels) and still kept the price below what I had ordered. Yes, I did give up parking sensors and fog lights but since I've had neither in the past I think the trade off for performance seats, alcantara, kid seats, upgraded sound and wheels is a good compromise. Not to mention I get to keep some of my cash for other Tesla goodies like tinting, Opti-coat and Xpel. AND I got to take it home right away shaving almost a month off my wait time. Happy Birthday to me!
The only bad part, if you can call it that, is I hadn't installed a plug yet so now I have to trickle charge at 110 or run down to the SC to use their HPWC until my installation later this week. It's so sad to have to drive around to get it charged for a few days! (not). Since it was a service loaner and not on a sales floor, it has been very well taken care of by my fellow Tesla owners. I don't see anything wrong with any detail so far. I don't believe it is distinguishable from one fresh off the truck. It was a very good weekend and I love, love, love it! (Yes, I have gotten up in the night to look at it in the garage.)
Tesla has been amazing at making sure I'm happy with the car and have bent over backwards to make sure the experience is special. They detailed it nicely and even offered to come in over the weekend (SC here is only open M-F) to let me charge if need be. Still waiting for the app to work but with a loaner purchase and the weekend, it might still be a couple of days. I've updated my signature to reflect the new configuration.
BTW, I had read so much about the 21" being noisy and/or rough. That has not been my experience and I'm very pleased with them so far. Now we'll just have to see how long they last but for now, I'm driving off in to the sunset very happily.
