Okay, I have read every post in this thread. I am affected by this issue, and I am a little disappointed, so I think I can bring some honesty and insight into this thread. I ordered my car on September 6 and I was supposed to get it in late November. I was happy to see that there were several mid-year changes that I benefitted from. The black headliner with the padding on the dash is very nice, and was recently "enabled" for ordering. I later found out that I got the recently redesigned turn signal/cruise control/wiper controls. This is good since the car I drove on the test drive had the old design and I was constantly flicking the wrong stick. In any event a few days after ordering the car, I noticed that the website said that customers that bought the P version of the car might get preferential delivery treatment, so I called my sales advisor and asked about a faster delivery. 72 hours later my status changed from end of November to end of September. I was THRILLED and THANKFUL. It turns out that the benefit of buying the enhanced P version of the car which is supposed to be rewarded with a faster delivery, turned out to be a very bad benefit. I had no way of knowing and neither did my owner advisor. I will start by saying that I love the car. I work in technology (semiconductors) and love all manner of gadgets and options. I ordered my car with just about every option (Performance version, nice pearl white metallic paint, upgraded turbine 19" rims, enhanced lighting, sound system upgrade, cold weather package, pano-roof, and of course the mandatory technology package). I would LOVE to have the auto-drive options, even though I might not use them that much. For one thing I would play with them as they are very cool and I would love to see the technology evolve, secondly there will be constant software upgrades that will always focus on these features and I will miss out on all of that fun. I will also miss out on testing the upgrades and options and providing feedback (I like to beta test things and I always provide owner feedback). That bums me out. I missed the upgrades by 1 day!! I called my sales advisor and told him that I loved my new car and that I was honestly not interested in the D version at this time. I just do not want air suspension and 21" rims (that is why I did not order the P85+ and simply got the P85). I was told to list my car on Craig's list and Ebay as there may be folks that want a car ASAP and do not want to wait and will pay me the ~$117k I have into the car. I have already installed a killer JL audio amp and subwoofer as well as an Escort 9500CI with laser shifters (about $4500 in upgrades) along with some nice 35% tinting for the sides and back window. The install is SUPER clean and very stealthy. For his part my sales advisor said he would check to see what he might be able to do about a trade-in. I only have 350 miles on the car. I have stewed on this for several days and have come to the conclusion that anyone who is bummed out like me has the right to be disappointed. I don't think a petition is warranted simply because I have faith that Tesla, in general, is trying to do the right thing. Much much more than any regular car company (no comparison). I think that the D option represents a major model change and therefore there should not be much complaining from anyone who wished they had ordered the "D". Perhaps a slight rebate from Tesla on the order of $5k for P85+ owners that were within 60 days, but that is just an over the top nice thing to do and is in no way something I would expect if I were a P85+ owner. Where I think that Tesla may have dropped the ball is that these features represent an important part of the future of driving and is a lot more important than a second motor or more horsepower. I, and I suppose many others, bought their Tesla because they like technology and want to be part of the next generation of cars. Pilotless driving is one of those technologies. Tesla should absolutely have an upgrade path for all owners of the S model. The option should be offered with as little profit markup as possible. For older owners (like 2012 and early 2013) they might have to pay most of the cost of a $5k to $10k upgrade, for people like me maybe I might only pay 10% or 20% of the cost to upgrade. The bottom line is that I would not expect to have a way to get the latest thing that makes the car faster or handle better, but an upgrade like all of these sensors is a MAJOR enhancement. I just want a way to participate in a type of technology that is exceedingly important. I think I could create some analogies like, if Tesla just came out with a slight battery compartment change on newer cars that would allow new owners to immediately start performing battery swaps at newly disclosed batter swap locations, I would not be happy if there was not an affordable way for me to enjoy such a major change to the car that I missed by a matter of days. yes I am willing to pay something for my bad timing, but I still want to be able to "play". In the end if I get nothing, I can live with it and I would not begrudge the Tesla company or other luckier owners.
Very well put. If his had happened to be I certainly would be disappointed too but trying to find a solution or a path forward definitely is the right way to go.
