Found a LOT of Model 3's in a Tesla lot - Pictures inside

[run-the-joules]

I bet you'll be on the favorable side compared to 100,000s of others.

We'll see. I'm also the guy who can enter an "everybody wins a prize" raffle and somehow not get a prize.

 

[T34ME]

Interesting thought but there's no way I'm signing to accept delivery until I've inspected the car first. Tesla's QA is not exactly confidence-inspiring on that front.

Here, let me fix that for you, give me your reservation and I will sign to accept delivery without inspection and worry about any QA issues (doubtful) later. Your problem solved and I get my car sooner! Win/Win for both of us.

 

[Electroman]

I don't get this cartoon

 

[run-the-joules]

Here, let me fix that for you, give me your reservation and I will sign to accept delivery without inspection and worry about any QA issues (doubtful) later. Your problem solved and I get my car sooner! Win/Win for both of us.

Hey, that's my trick!

 

[Skidmark]

Interesting thought but there's no way I'm signing to accept delivery until I've inspected the car first. Tesla's QA is not exactly confidence-inspiring on that front.

That's how I feel too, but I'm confident that their after-delivery service will address any issues that you find (as long as you're close to a service center).

 

[Webeevdrivers]

Well, at least at this point I don't see the internet lighting up with people getting there model 3's. Are we even seeing a hundred deliveries a week let alone 5000?

 

[wdolson]

Well, at least at this point I don't see the internet lighting up with people getting there model 3's. Are we even seeing a hundred deliveries a week let alone 5000?

At least one non-employee got a Model 3:
First Confirmed Non-Employee Delivery Of The Tesla Model 3

 

[tracksyde]

At least one non-employee got a Model 3:
First Confirmed Non-Employee Delivery Of The Tesla Model 3

@GasDoc picks his up tomorrow

My delivery is on for tomorrow!

 

[wdolson]

@GasDoc picks his up tomorrow

My delivery is on for tomorrow!

Congrats to both of you.

 

[1208]

I don't understand this delivery malarkey. Should be going there and picking it up yourselves.

 

[BioSehnsucht]

I don't understand this delivery malarkey. Should be going there and picking it up yourselves.

Even the traditional auto makers / dealers refer to it as 'delivery' despite the buyer picking it up from their facility - at least, when I bought my Mazda 3 nearly a decade ago, there was a "Pre Delivery Inspection" performed and I got a copy of the checklist of things they checked... though I have no idea where I've put that since then, or what was on it.

 

[SlicedBr3ad]

@GasDoc, what's the update sir? its "tomorrow" 7am your time so you must have found it under your Christmas tree by now

 

[augkuo]

GasDoc is picking up his car later this afternoon - today's pics show little change in the M3 deliveries

 

[run-the-joules]

They all got rained on and ruined. Better just go ahead and let some non-owners take them and give owners some that haven't been tainted

 

[Webeevdrivers]

There has to be some kind of accounting strategy here. Wether it be tax or cash flow or whatever. I get the impression from seeing all the pictures that there are probably more than a thousand cars completed waiting for delivery. I would think shareholders would want to know what is going on though.

It's nice to see that they have a functioning line. 2018 should be an interesting year.

Curious. Do quarterly numbers reflect cars sold or cars produced.

John

 

[mongo]

Curious. Do quarterly numbers reflect cars sold or cars produced.

Vehicles delivered.

 

[augkuo]

There has to be some kind of accounting strategy here. Wether it be tax or cash flow or whatever. I get the impression from seeing all the pictures that there are probably more than a thousand cars completed waiting for delivery. I would think shareholders would want to know what is going on though.

It's nice to see that they have a functioning line. 2018 should be an interesting year.

Curious. Do quarterly numbers reflect cars sold or cars produced.

John

They generally report deliveries but since everyone is interested in Model 3 production they'll probably say something about that as well.

 

[run-the-joules]

There has to be some kind of accounting strategy here. Wether it be tax or cash flow or whatever. I get the impression from seeing all the pictures that there are probably more than a thousand cars completed waiting for delivery. I would think shareholders would want to know what is going on though.

It's nice to see that they have a functioning line. 2018 should be an interesting year.

Curious. Do quarterly numbers reflect cars sold or cars produced.

John

I am absolutely convinced that this is just a big logistics fail.

 

[Lloyd]

Won't it be nice when the cars are autonomous and they can deliver themselves!!

 

[mongo]

I am absolutely convinced that this is just a big logistics fail.

Curious, how would you suggest they handle delivery of items when the rate of change of production exceeds the rate of change of delivery (or at least reaction time)?
Pay shippers for nonexistent deliveries to hold shipping capacity?
Limit production to scheduled shipments to match shipping capacity?
Buffer production to allow shipping capacity to catch up?
other?

We also don't know the number of reservations in the Fremont area (for RWD LR). These may be right where they should be.
Or they may be waiting for their ride, a dedicated auto train can haul upwards of 800 cars...