Latest "Finalize your order" date

[andystj]

I'm REGULAR PRODUCTION #957, and I just got my "It's Time to Build" email. Looking forward to my Dallas test drive before I line up my ducks.

Incidentally, while I'm not finalizing until after the test drive, I did click the link with my current configuration.

Current configuration is for a Performance with GREY interior. It did not give any hesitation about the interior choice and indicated a November delivery provided the order was finalized by 8/31.

Andy

 

[joefee]

I'm REGULAR PRODUCTION #957, and I just got my "It's Time to Build" email. Looking forward to my Dallas test drive before I line up my ducks.

Andy

So, 1000 Sig's and 1000 P build orders in ... 3000 to go till year-end!

 

[Tommy]

So, 1000 Sig's and 1000 P build orders in ... 3000 to go till year-end!

Keep us posted joefee when you get your email; being you're S-1092 the invite should be any day now.

 

[action7981]

3000 to go till year-end!

If they are going to get anywhere close to 5,000 deliveries by year end and maintain the 3-4 month production window they are going to have to have the 5,000th car configured by the end of September. If we see P4,000 contacted by the end of August then Tesla is at least still planning on hitting the 5,000 (soft) goal.

 

[stinnett_P813]

I am P813 and did not receive my email yet, but I was was able to finalize the order on the Tesla site.. so if you are low numbered, check your "My Garage" and you might be ready to complete your order.

 

[Robert.Boston]

If they are going to get anywhere close to 5,000 deliveries by year end and maintain the 3-4 month production window they are going to have to have the 5,000th car configured by the end of September. If we see P4,000 contacted by the end of August then Tesla is at least still planning on hitting the 5,000 (soft) goal.

Well, maybe. We have 1,000 US Sigs, 146 Canadian Sigs (currently), 439 R vehicles, and 37 (?) Founders. That leaves ~3,378 P-series cars to make up the 5,000 target deliveries. If 15% of early P reservations have dropped, deferred, or are delayed into 2013 because of selected options, that would take us to P4000.

 

[action7981]

Well, maybe. We have 1,000 US Sigs, 146 Canadian Sigs (currently), 439 R vehicles, and 37 (?) Founders. That leaves ~3,378 P-series cars to make up the 5,000 target deliveries. If 15% of early P reservations have dropped, deferred, or are delayed into 2013 because of selected options, that would take us to P4000.

I was guessing around 10% dropped, deferred or delayed. I included the R list (forgot about Canadian Sigs, sorry to those neighbors in the north) but I also based my calculation on the thought that they are not able to deliver all cars within 24hrs of exiting the production line due to logistics/transport. That means there will be a number of cars waiting to be transported and in transit. I am guessing 2-3 days worth, at production of 80 per day, that's ~160 - 240. Add in the Canadian Sigs and there is a little wiggle room, but will have to be pretty close to P4000.

 

[teslasguy]

Got my "It's time to build your Model S" email today at 1:50pm EST.
I am P#1117. Wow, its been a long wait!
Hard to believe I'm finally at this point.
Now, so many questions and decisions!!

Pretty sure I'm going with Blue Performance, either Grey or Tan leather, Grey wheels, upgraded sound, Pano, and Tech package.
Will skip rear facing seats, second charger, HPWC and rear shelf.
A 50 amp outlet in my garage should easily allow me to fully charge the car overnight and I usually only drive 40 miles or less a day.
For the few occasions I need longer range we have a second ICE car.
The HPWC is really cool, but as far as I can tell it's worthless without the twin charger option.

Zoom Zoom! Oh no, wait...that's Mazda.
We need a cool motto for the 'silent sound' of 416hp and 443 lb ft torque of the new MSP!!
;-)

 

[Kipernicus]

Got my "It's time to build your Model S" email today at 1:50pm EST.
I am P#1117. Wow, its been a long wait!
Hard to believe I'm finally at this point.
Now, so many questions and decisions!!

Congrats! I'm rather worried/excited that my turn will be really soon, and I'll have to finalize some decisions. My wife remarked "you look at that stuff EVERY night".

The HPWC is really cool, but as far as I can tell it's worthless without the twin charger option.

I wouldn't say worthless, but you just aren't using it to its full potential. It still looks cool and since its cost is comparable to other EVSE it's not a horrible decision to put it on a 50A circuit.

 

[Doug_G]

Well, maybe. We have 1,000 US Sigs, 146 Canadian Sigs (currently)

Just FYI, I think the total number of Canadian Sigs (ignoring possible holes) is 169. A friend of mine got SSL 23 two weeks ago. michiganmodels is not keeping a tally for Canadian SSLs.

 

[kevincwelch]

Got my "It's time to build your Model S" email today at 1:50pm EST.
I am P#1117. Wow, its been a long wait!

Wow!

This is simultaneously great and not so great...Numbers are coming up fast, then! Hopefully some things will be ironed out soon.

For those who got the email, what has been said about additional payments? Did it say anything specific about deferment?

 

[jkirkebo]

Pretty sure I'm going with Blue Performance, either Grey or Tan leather, Grey wheels, upgraded sound, Pano, and Tech package.
Will skip rear facing seats, second charger, HPWC and rear shelf.

Cool, that's my exact config too (with grey interior that is)

I might get the HPWC though, depends on the price for a second UMC. I'm not going to use the same one at home and away, to much packing/unpacking. Also a backup is nice if one of them breaks (though I also have a 20A EVSE for the Leaf and the J1772 adapter for that should come with the S).

 

[mjtgroup]

P1112 got the notification today as well. If I take smallest battery, delivery delayed until at least December. New red color and standard suspension pushes it to next year . . . Downside. Upside, many issues mentioned herein maybe be addressed. Decisions, decisions . . . Cheers.

 

[joefee]

Keep us posted joefee when you get your email; being you're S-1092 the invite should be any day now.

I turned in my MVPA on July 10 and went with Sig Perf, Pearl White, Pano, CF w/spoiler, Sig Wht Leather, Perf 21" wheels, (grand kids) rear facing seats, no HPC, 110K cash out the door/no trade-in (ouch!). Delivery is set for Oct (rep said late Sept was possible but I'm beginning to doubt that). So S-1092 - 300 gives me a shot at car #700 ??? I was P469 before the sig upgrade. TLSA let's get some more cars on the road !!!

 

[Robert.Boston]

Got my "It's time to build your Model S" email today at 1:50pm EST.
I am P#1117. Wow, its been a long wait!

Pretty sure I'm going with Blue Performance, either Grey or Tan leather, Grey wheels, upgraded sound, Pano, and Tech package.
Will skip rear facing seats, second charger, HPWC and rear shelf.
A 50 amp outlet in my garage should easily allow me to fully charge the car overnight and I usually only drive 40 miles or less a day.

Is there any indication whether the gray leather option will delay your delivery? I like both tan and gray well enough, so I wouldn't delay my delivery date to get gray rather than tan.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

Zoom Zoom! Oh no, wait...that's Mazda.
We need a cool motto for the 'silent sound' of 416hp and 443 lb ft torque of the new MSP!!
;-)

Passing gas......
MSP is SBD

 

[Spurkey]

Got my "It's time to build your Model S" email today at 1:50pm EST.
I am P#1117.

P1112 got the notification today as well.

It's a bit comforting to me that Tesla continues to send out 'Configure' e-mails despite the supposed delay in production start. A large part of me wonders if this delay was actually scheduled all along to address small quickly-addressable issues - if it was unplanned, the continued 'Configure' e-mails would only lead to more disappointed people when delivery dates have to be adjusted after things get back on track.

 

[DrDave]

It's a bit comforting to me that Tesla continues to send out 'Configure' e-mails despite the supposed delay in production start. A large part of me wonders if this delay was actually scheduled all along to address small quickly-addressable issues - if it was unplanned, the continued 'Configure' e-mails would only lead to more disappointed people when delivery dates have to be adjusted after things get back on track.

The delay was not scheduled or planned. They wanted more cars out in Q3 than 500. Maybe they truly think they can ramp up from 500 in a quarter to 4500 in a quarter, thus the continuation of the configure emails. At least one of them believes this.

 

[CyberDutchie]

Now that there are more and more people getting the "Finalize your order" email, I'm reposting my earlier questions about the trade-in process. There gotta be someone amongst the people who have been asked to configure who wants to trade-in.

Or, if the "Finalize your order" process doesn't ask, how do you get a quote for your old vehicle? Anyone knows?

Has anyone who finalized their order experienced the trade-in process?

I'm interested to know:

1. What information about your trade-in vehicle are you being asked to provide?
2. Are you dealing with a Tesla middleman, or with their trade-in business partner AutoNation Direct?
3. Do they have to see the vehicle, do you need to send in pictures, or do they take you for your word?
4. How does the offer compare to Kelley's Blue Book trade-in value?

I understand that Tesla will take back the trade-in vehicle when they deliver your car.

 

[Arnold Panz]

Now that there are more and more people getting the "Finalize your order" email, I'm reposting my earlier questions about the trade-in process. There gotta be someone amongst the people who have been asked to configure who wants to trade-in.

Or, if the "Finalize your order" process doesn't ask, how do you get a quote for your old vehicle? Anyone knows?

Mulder, I specifically asked about this, and haven't yet heard back from Tesla. Apparently, there are Delivery Experience Specialists who contact you around 30 days out from delivery to go over, among other things, financing and trade-ins. I'm very curious on trade-ins as well because I want to determine if I should trade it in, or sell it through CarMax (or privately), which will increase my tax bill a bit for the Model S, but if I can sell it more privately (or the trade-in doesn't count against my purchase price) then I'd rather just take care of it myself. Once I hear something, if Tesla is cool with it, I will share here.