Wanted to say hello to everyone and share my story.
This is my first ever EV. Had looked at Audi S8, BMW M6, and Porsche Panamera. Also entertained some luxury sport SUVs as well. Ultimately decided to go for a "brand new" experience with car ownership so here I am. Had strongly considered going Taycan but was worried that I may not like EVs and trying to unload a Taycan may prove more difficult than I'm imaging so I chose Model S.
Bought it from a third-party dealer a couple of hours away and had it delivered. 2015 P85D with 15k on the clock and lots of goodies that I've yet to discover. Exceptionally beautiful in-person and I'm still a bit light-headed from the insane+ launch and still smiling too. I don't know how I'm going to end up with this car but I think it's worth the new experience altogether. It's charging right now on the regular 120v and getting 2 miles to the hour cause I turned down the amperage to 10 to not heat up the receptacle. Yea, I gotta get the level 2 charging setup. Still driving the Audi A8 until everything is in place properly.
As for the transfer of ownership?... in all honesty, I was worried since I bought it from a dealership and was thinking about all the horror stories that I've read on here and on the internet in-general. I'm usually patient so I was ready for a 5-day waiting period; here's all I did:
WHAT!? I check the app and nothing is there so I close the app, reopen it, and sure enough the car is there showing me it's charging. I have full access to everything (or at least everything I've looked at thus far) and here I am typing this out. I'm super-surprised and super-happy.
Any clue as to how I got ownership instantly? Or does it happen from time to time and I just accidentally lucked out? Was it something I did or didn't do? Either way, glad to be here. There's is so much wealth of information on this forum. I've been lurking here these past few weeks trying to lean as much about Model S cars as possible since the plan was to buy one. I'm still lurking and still learning.
I'll close with a sad note that my warranty for battery and motors end in 2 days on March 31st.
This is my first ever EV. Had looked at Audi S8, BMW M6, and Porsche Panamera. Also entertained some luxury sport SUVs as well. Ultimately decided to go for a "brand new" experience with car ownership so here I am. Had strongly considered going Taycan but was worried that I may not like EVs and trying to unload a Taycan may prove more difficult than I'm imaging so I chose Model S.
Bought it from a third-party dealer a couple of hours away and had it delivered. 2015 P85D with 15k on the clock and lots of goodies that I've yet to discover. Exceptionally beautiful in-person and I'm still a bit light-headed from the insane+ launch and still smiling too. I don't know how I'm going to end up with this car but I think it's worth the new experience altogether. It's charging right now on the regular 120v and getting 2 miles to the hour cause I turned down the amperage to 10 to not heat up the receptacle. Yea, I gotta get the level 2 charging setup. Still driving the Audi A8 until everything is in place properly.
As for the transfer of ownership?... in all honesty, I was worried since I bought it from a dealership and was thinking about all the horror stories that I've read on here and on the internet in-general. I'm usually patient so I was ready for a 5-day waiting period; here's all I did:
- Set up a new access point that was closer to my garage so the wifi signal to the car was very strong.
- Connected the car to wifi.
- I had the Tesla app all set to go on my phone about 2 weeks prior to actually buying a Tesla because I was curious about the app.
- Sat in the car and initiated the process to add a car on the app.
- Enter VIN, enter address, attached Bill of Sale, attached Drivers License.
- Change the car's name to the new temp name given on the app.
- Hold my breath as I tapped the final confirmation and got a message saying my car will be added soon.
WHAT!? I check the app and nothing is there so I close the app, reopen it, and sure enough the car is there showing me it's charging. I have full access to everything (or at least everything I've looked at thus far) and here I am typing this out. I'm super-surprised and super-happy.
Any clue as to how I got ownership instantly? Or does it happen from time to time and I just accidentally lucked out? Was it something I did or didn't do? Either way, glad to be here. There's is so much wealth of information on this forum. I've been lurking here these past few weeks trying to lean as much about Model S cars as possible since the plan was to buy one. I'm still lurking and still learning.
I'll close with a sad note that my warranty for battery and motors end in 2 days on March 31st.