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Have they tried to make any concessions at this point to acknowledge how terrible this is on their part and make some effort to smooth things over?

The whole thing was kinda crazy, because it was radio silence for *months* and then suddenly "Quick, fill out your lease paperwork, bring your trade-in in, we'll have you in car in a few days, hurry, hurry, hurry!" So I hurried.

On the 10pm-the-night-before-delivery call where they told me we couldn't take delivery after all, they apologized a lot and then offered Home Delivery instead.

Since then, no updates, and my emails are not being responded to. I'd be *totally* fine if they said it hadn't passed QC, they needed to tweak something, or they got a better part, whatever. I don't want a car that's not ready... all the FWD stories here are a bit scary. I'd wait many more months if I had to.

Instead, there's *zero* information about what's going on. No dates, no stages, no mention of delays or problems or parts. Some communication would be great.
 
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Have they tried to make any concessions at this point to acknowledge how terrible this is on their part and make some effort to smooth things over?

No, but I will forgive all if I get my X in the next month or so with minimal issues. By the way, my DS had not been getting back to me so I called Tesla headquarters. By end of day, I received a call informing me that car has been built and is being shipped to Florida. They still can't give an exact date, but the guy said end of April seems possible. Crossing fingers and looking forward to my black metallic black wheel P90DL!
 
I kinda feel dirty posting this, given the much lower VINs already in this thread. But figured I'd throw it out there for potential data correlation. Production #1101 confirmed 1/19, VIN issued two months ago, is somewhere in production, I think. DS said it should deliver by the end of this month. All the details are in my sig for configuration. I think lots of factors contribute to the production and delivery order. The end of quarter push targeting deliveries in CA, or places where they could deliver in a day or two, I'm sure had a huge impact on production order. There are part shortages and supply chain issues... This recent wait hasn't been too bad. It helps knowing that QC is vastly improved now.
 
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Another data point. I am VIN #14X. Was told that my car didn't enter production until 3/27. It is now finished and heading toward SC in Florida. So strange that I have such a low VIN yet it was no built until very recently. Anything I should be on the look out given the low VIN?
 
VIN #34X. Car delivered to Tysons Corner SC mid-March, delivery scheduled March 23. Inspection finds 3 paint defects, car sent to paint shop for repair. Three weeks later car back at SC, delivery scheduled for April 13. Model X 3rd seat recall on April 11, car can't be delivered until seats are repaired/replaced. Good news is Tesla is delivering a loaner Model S until the X is ready. So, VIN #34X won't be delivered for another few weeks.
 
Just got a call from the DS that my Model X is ready to go (P90DL, 22" black wheels, loaded) , but needed to reconfirm on my Model S trade-in. They already ran me through the whole car inspection routine at a SC weeks ago, so I'm guessing I need to do it all over again since that was over 2 weeks ago when I was originally given a March delivery date (Tesla trade in offers are only good for 2 weeks).

BUT... Given that I have VIN # 2xx, I'm trying to get the DS to confirm if the car was part of the January builds that they've been reworking/rebuilding over the last couple months, or if it was actually built in March (supposedly it was already in quality control around mid-March). I also want to SEE it before giving up my Model S.

95% sure that if it was an earlier build, I'll eat the $5K deposit and pass on delivery. While my Model S has been great, I'm not looking for a $$$K beta test vehicle - that was supposed to be the Signature series. As others have noted, the whole Model X experience for early position holders has been a bit of a disappointment and delivery is feeling more like a leap of faith rather than a moment for excitement.

On the plus side, thanks to all the great information on TMC, any of us that do go through with a delivery can't complain after the fact. It's not like we didn't know what we were getting in to. :(
 
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Just another random data point:
My neighbor reserved a Model X 90D about 5 months ago and was expecting a long wait. However, they called him up in March and asked if he was ready to order. He said yes and the car was delivered late March... 6 seat black interior if that makes any difference... also located in California.
This could have just been some fluke where they had a sudden opening in the production schedule and took the opportunity to get another delivery in before the end of the quarter.
 
95% sure that if it was an earlier build, I'll eat the $5K deposit and pass on delivery. While my Model S has been great, I'm not looking for a $$$K beta test vehicle - that was supposed to be the Signature series. As others have noted, the whole Model X experience for early position holders has been a bit of a disappointment and delivery is feeling more like a leap of faith rather than a moment for excitement.

Why? If it is being delivered today it should be at today's standards. It's fine to refuse it at delivery if it does not meet your expectations then, but if it passes the sniff test, I think you are only at risk for the door latch issue.
 
Another data point. I am VIN #14X. Was told that my car didn't enter production until 3/27. It is now finished and heading toward SC in Florida. So strange that I have such a low VIN yet it was no built until very recently. Anything I should be on the look out given the low VIN?
What's your color/configuration? I am waiting for VIN 2xx in Florida. Obsidian Black 6 seat white interior/figured ash loaded except for ludicrous and winter package. DS emailed on Monday 4/11 to say that my car was in production. He didn't know when it would finish production.
 
What's your color/configuration? I am waiting for VIN 2xx in Florida. Obsidian Black 6 seat white interior/figured ash loaded except for ludicrous and winter package. DS emailed on Monday 4/11 to say that my car was in production. He didn't know when it would finish production.
Obsidian Black, black wheels, black interior, 6 seats, Ludicrous, loaded except for winter package. DS says that car has arrived and now goes through quality control for at least a week.
 
Alas, all too common. I reserved 2/2012 (Reservation #95), ordered 11/2016, confirmed 12/2016, VIN 14x. Original Model S Signature owner, live near Fremont. Still not delivered (which is fine if the delays are because the car neeeded them) but had awful communications (which isn't).

Loaded: P90DL, Pearl White, 22" Black Wheels, Black Leather, Carbon Fiber, Seven Seat, High Amp Charger, Autopilot, Premium, High Fidelity Sound, Subzero

I'm a die-hard Tesla fanboy, super-excited about my car, and very patient. I'd wait months longer if I had to to get a great car. I just don't understand why Tesla can't/won't keep me updated, and can't/won't explain why there are so many Model X's on the road that were ordered later than mine and have VINs in the thousands when mine is barely over 100.

Doesn't seem like a great way to treat die-hards who have personally sold dozens of Model S. :(
 
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For a while these two could hold you back: 22" Black Wheels, Carbon Fiber. I suspect it's the seats today, but still.

Can't see why you don't have your car now. And where is it? Lost in some dark storage area?

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Quick question, does anyone know if a VIN has been issued and something has happened during production and that Chassis is scrapped, can the same VIN reemerge on the line at a later time as an entirely new chassis later on in production?