Ross,
Sad to say, you have to make the payment before Tesla will put the car on the ship to us. you should have gotten an email form Catherine detailing the process, which includes this statement - *Note that your final paperwork must be signed and final payment made before Tesla will be able to ship your Model S to the Honolulu Service Center. Please make final payment by December 9[SUP]th[/SUP].*
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Yes, for me, My payment was DUE yesterday!!! I Paid last week, and coincidentally, it went into production the next day, and completed production yesterday... (yes I did many Happy dances)
Mine should be here sometime around the 22nd.
Yes, reading threads here and on the Tesla website, a lot of people pay the same day as pick up or as they state after inspecting the car, we don't have that choice.
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Welcome to the forum!!