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I was a delivery specialist for many years- Ask Me Anything
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jelloslug
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If it's like the S & X you can use the voice commands to control phone calls, enter navigation destinations, and request media from the onboard streaming services.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
How do you know they are discounted? It doesn't show the original price. Just the cash price and the price without EV incentives. Unless I'm missing it.
How do you find these?
When I go to tesla.com it tells me there are ZERO new inventory cars, and I must build one.
But I can click on your links and see the ones that you have found...
It depends on your comfort level at low charge and if you have other charging options. abetterrouteplanner dot com is an awesome source for planning a trip. Go to the settings and enter in your car, you can even add in a headwind, rain, extra weight, etc. For longer stretches, I've written down points along the way to see if I think I'll make it, or need to slow down. For the onboard system, it seems optimistic to me (in a 3) and adjusts if it finds you falling behind. After a while into the trip it seems to stabilize and be more accurate on arrival %. But it is a little unnerving seeing it say you'll arrive with 40% and not too much later have it saying 28%. Abetterrouteplanner had me at 12% after I had entered in the wind and I arrived at 27%. So had I blindly trusted the car and not charged as much, it could have been bad, but I put in more than the car said was enough for my own comfort (and due to abetterrouteplanner's estimates) and it worked just fine. For those wondering, that was a ~190 mile stretch in 3 LR at 50 degrees (so some light heat being ran), into a 15 mph headwind, going 75 and starting with 99% charge.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
It was likely not their personal referral code. (And if it was, when it comes time to deliver a prize - they won't get it.)
Back around the time of the Model 3 delivery event, a forum member here (not naming) asked me if I could help figure out why he had not gotten an invite. He had a referral code, had reached the required number of referrals - then went to work for Tesla as a sales person. They had not issued an invite because he was an employee. But because the situation escalated, they were able to see that he had earned the invite PRIOR to becoming an employee. And I saw him at the event.
Subsequently, Tesla notified all sales people who had a referral code that they were not eligible for the program.
All Teslas are pretty much the same across the board regardless of trim. It's safe to equate different trims to different stickers you'd put on a computer or something like that. At the core, they're all the same. Performance models differ because they're manufactured with a larger motor in the rear.
Regarding reliability/quality, I think the MS conquers the MX. The MX is way more complicated on so many levels (i.e. more things that can potentially need servicing), and is essentially the same vehicle as the MS under the skin. It's also counterintuitive, but the MS has a much larger cargo capacity in real world situations due to the seats folding and the hatchback.
Upgrading to Ludicrous isn't possible unless you had one of those P90D's that had the option to have it. I believe it now comes standard. But if you have a 90D or 100D, it's impossible to convert. Plus it's much more cost effective to just order the car with it in the first place.
No discounts at all. There is an employee leasing special, but you have to pay in full up front and get reimbursed a little bit in your paychecks.
Those checklists are delivery's worst enemy. They consume SO MUCH time and are mostly unnecessary.
Things to look out for for MX are squeaking falcon wing doors (usually addressed prior to delivery) and trunk latches not connecting smoothly. Also, look at the glass from the inside on the roofline of the of the FW doors. They sometimes (not often) crack from the heat they get from baking in the sun during transport, to being washed with cooler water after being unloaded from transport.
Delivery doesn't get bonuses really. It's $5 per car delivered. Sales can rake in the cash if they hit certain numbers of certain cars. Honestly, they don't make much unless they're at the tippity top sales person. It sucks to say, but Tesla really allures prospective employees w/promises of huge payouts, but they constantly change the metrics, making it extremely difficult to hit bonuses.
Whatever service center is closest to you is going to be your center. Use linkedin to find who RSM's are if you need to escalate. Otherwise, just ask who the service manager is at whatever center is closest to you.
Ceramic coat your paint immediately after taking delivery. It'll help lessen the problem.
Super_Popular
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And requiring sales staff to sell 4 new Tesla's a week is setting them up for failure. Very unrealistic.
There is always a huge rush to get cars in before EOQ for accounting purposes, but do not take the offer of "direct delivery" to your home. It's just not worth it. They'll still deliver cars that are ordered near EOQ the subsequent quarter though, so you're probably not going to have to wait forever.
Just understand the production cycle from Tesla's perspective. 1 factory for the globe. They have to prioritize international markets due to logistics. They'll still deliver domestic vehicles, just not at a large scale.
We definitely emphasize that point due to the misleading nature of the name "autopilot". It's just to be used whenever one would use adaptive cruise control in any other car. We let the owner "active" autopilot at delivery, and a disclaimer pops up saying exactly what you mentioned. Be attentive when using it.
It depends on your feelings towards the mission vs. your feelings towards your bank account. You'll work endless hours with little bonus incentives. The luster of it wears off after a while. They pound into your brain that you're a part of something epic and special, but they don't pay too well in my honest opinion. You'd make more selling Toyotas.
