First- its not my car - my bride has wanted a Tesla since 2012. I'm here to get and share info and experiences - we're not greenies or fanboys, we use the vehicle for the benefits it provides - mainly carpool lane access and the ability to avoid gas stations and then the cool factor for my wife.
We arrived a few minutes ahead of schedule - and it was not problem - the car was in a roped off area off the main show floor at the Burbank show room and service center.
I realized last night that my bride likes dark blue cars because this is the third dark blue new vehicle she has purchased. Funny after 30 years I just realized that!
Dark blue, Cream interior. EAP and ordered 75D - with SAS and whatever else you get with 75D today.
Was delivered uncorked. Got a software update TODAY while we had a couple of issues fixed.
Delivery process was underwhelming. A DS [not our assigned DS] spent an hour with my bride doing the very small amount of paperwork required with a no-finance deal, and then going through the vehicle features and set up of the various bluetooth and other systems. It all seems pretty straight forward.
Fit and finish was acceptable for Tesla. The paint was fine - 9-9.5/10 - about as good as you'd get. Panel fitment was uneven all around - but consistently uneven if that makes sense. The panel fit varied from very good to wide lines- but the seams matched up and the pieces fit together as they were supposed to - even the chrome was attached correctly and lined up.
I discovered a broken piece off the tail light [where is looks like a detailer snapped it off pulling a rag along the car - shtye happens] which they said they could fix right away.
This led the next problem - they brought the car back around with grease all over the cream driver seat and carpet - and they actually gave my wife a hard time about taking it back and cleaning it. "It's just from the mechanics," was the actual words used. Yeah - so?
They had no merchandise, no shirt, no cap and not even a key fob holder. I bought a used 911 three years ago and the dealer gave me a key fob, a shirt and mug.
All in all - it was not like accepting delivery of a $92k Benz or Porsche - but as good as can be expected from a company which has existed on fans and not critical consumers for many years until recently [last 24 months maybe the customer base has grown?] - anyway - Lynn loves the car and thats all that matters
Most of was #firstworldproblems !!
We arrived a few minutes ahead of schedule - and it was not problem - the car was in a roped off area off the main show floor at the Burbank show room and service center.
I realized last night that my bride likes dark blue cars because this is the third dark blue new vehicle she has purchased. Funny after 30 years I just realized that!
Dark blue, Cream interior. EAP and ordered 75D - with SAS and whatever else you get with 75D today.
Was delivered uncorked. Got a software update TODAY while we had a couple of issues fixed.
Delivery process was underwhelming. A DS [not our assigned DS] spent an hour with my bride doing the very small amount of paperwork required with a no-finance deal, and then going through the vehicle features and set up of the various bluetooth and other systems. It all seems pretty straight forward.
Fit and finish was acceptable for Tesla. The paint was fine - 9-9.5/10 - about as good as you'd get. Panel fitment was uneven all around - but consistently uneven if that makes sense. The panel fit varied from very good to wide lines- but the seams matched up and the pieces fit together as they were supposed to - even the chrome was attached correctly and lined up.
I discovered a broken piece off the tail light [where is looks like a detailer snapped it off pulling a rag along the car - shtye happens] which they said they could fix right away.
This led the next problem - they brought the car back around with grease all over the cream driver seat and carpet - and they actually gave my wife a hard time about taking it back and cleaning it. "It's just from the mechanics," was the actual words used. Yeah - so?
They had no merchandise, no shirt, no cap and not even a key fob holder. I bought a used 911 three years ago and the dealer gave me a key fob, a shirt and mug.
All in all - it was not like accepting delivery of a $92k Benz or Porsche - but as good as can be expected from a company which has existed on fans and not critical consumers for many years until recently [last 24 months maybe the customer base has grown?] - anyway - Lynn loves the car and thats all that matters
Most of was #firstworldproblems !!
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