Model 3 Delivery Issue

[ferreta06]

Apologies if posts like these are are an everyday occurrence or if I've not posted this in the correct spot! I need some advice! Back on March 13th I placed an order for a MR Premium interior Model 3. My delivery specialist immediately got in touch with me and said she'd be the one to let me know when a VIN is assigned and when my delivery date would be. Six weeks later and I have had no word from Tesla (I had some email correspondence with my delivery specialist but she was only ever able to tell me she has no idea when I would be assigned a VIN), except for an initial delivery appointment on 3/29 that got cancelled! I was giving them the benefit of the doubt since they were trying to match me with a configuration that was being discontinued, but figured they'd honor the order, but six weeks was enough so I began reaching out to whomever I could get a hold of, and everyone is saying that the MR orders will not be honored and I can downgrade or upgrade. Neither of these are really options for me. They were able to dig up a LR RWD that they have in inventory which is a bit cheaper than the LR currently on the website, but they don't seem to want to comp me for anything at all. They offered to less $3K for the Autopilot, but I'm aware now that Autopilot is coming standard in all models, so the configuration I previously tried to order would have had it without the cost.

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the LR at a reduced cost? ~$6K is a big chunk of money to tack on!

Is calling different lots throughout the country searching for a configuration similar to what I wanted a feasible option (Basically doing what my initial $2,500 was meant for, but was put to absolutely no use).

Or is there a chance that I could find a sales person that would just be more willing to help? Obviously any random sales person I get on the phone isn't really invested in my order and I doubt they'd get any sort of commission on me buying a car, so they have no real incentive to help me too much! Regardless, I would appreciate any and all advice on ways I can approach this situation. Thanks!

 

[srs5694]

It sounds like your order fell through the cracks, as it were. The vast majority of people with outstanding MR orders when Tesla discontinued that configuration upgraded to LR RWD (or conceivably even higher-end configurations), downgraded to SR+, or took delivery of in-stock MR cars. There are one or more long threads in which people detail their experiences. Try MR Waiting Room and LR RWD Waiting Room, for starters. My impression is that most chose to upgrade to the LR, but I don't have hard numbers to back that up. Also, most people who upgraded did so with $1,000 to $2,000 in discounts off the then-current LR RWD price, or $1,000 to $2,000 more than the MR price; however, some either were not so lucky and got tiny discounts; or lucked out and got a $3,000 discount, for an LR at the MR price.

Since you've been waiting so long and Tesla has done at least two across-the-board price adjustments since you placed your order, your situation is harder to predict. On the one hand, Tesla may try to base your order off of current prices, which are disadvantageous for the LR RWD configuration, should you go that route. OTOH, you've been waiting patiently for over a month, so you could argue that you should get an LR RWD for the MR price as of mid-March, as at least one buyer (I) did. I cannot promise how Tesla will treat you, of course; that seems to be a matter of luck. I recommend you start calling people, or even show up at your nearest Tesla store, and be both persistent and insistent. Once you find reports with details of the deals that people got, print them out and save the URLs so you can use them as evidence that others got such-and-such a deal and you want the same.

FWIW, I ordered a white/white MR with stock 18-inch wheels, AP and FSD, which at the time (3/15, IIRC) was $51,000. I got the exact same configuration, but upgraded to LR RWD, for the same price (a $3,000 discount over the then-current LR RWD price).

 

[3Sweet]

I have the same Midrange order. I've been fighting and begging for anything, a comp, price adjustment, anything. The best you can do is getting pre-march 31 pricing which makes the long-range rwd 46,000.
I'm am so sorry you are going through this. I have been as well. They offered a lot of people upgrades before March 31, if they didn't call you then you were left out, just like me, many people only paid $1,500 more to get into a long range.
I have been fighting this battle, please try to at least request a paint comp and you'll be out the door at $46,000. This is my ultimate goal. I still have not yet been offered anything.
Telsa is willing to lose a customer over these long-standing MR orders. Tesla has no respect or decency when they raise a Price from $43,000 to $46,000 or even more in my case.

 

[3Sweet]

I have the same Midrange order. I've been fighting and begging for anything, a comp, price adjustment, anything. The best you can do is getting pre-march 31 pricing which makes the long-range rwd 46,000.
I'm am so sorry you are going through this. I have been as well. They offered a lot of people upgrades before March 31, if they didn't call you then you were left out, just like me, many people only paid $1,500 more to get into a long range.
I have been fighting this battle, please try to at least request a paint comp and you'll be out the door at $46,000. This is my ultimate goal. I still have not yet been offered anything.
Telsa is willing to lose a customer over these long-standing MR orders. Tesla has no respect or decency when they raise a Price from $43,000 to $46,000 or even more in my case.

I have gone to Tesla more than 7 times requesting help In person I have called every conceivable number. I have talked to so many Tesla employees That I have a multipage customer page, I have called most major stores in the United Stated looking for answer or help. I don't believe MR orderers are not being given anything for the amount of stress and waiting we have endured.

I'm saying you can try but don't put your heart into it. It will most likely be in vain. But try anyways just if it goes nowhere don't ruin your day or week or month over it As I did.

Best wishes sucks this is happening.

 

[OCR1]

They were able to dig up a LR RWD that they have in inventory which is a bit cheaper than the LR currently on the website, but they don't seem to want to comp me for anything at all. They offered to less $3K for the Autopilot, but I'm aware now that Autopilot is coming standard in all models, so the configuration I previously tried to order would have had it without the cost.

How much are the offering to sell you their inventory LR RWD for? The LR RWD model does not include AP in the price so if they are really giving you that for no extra cost that is a $3K savings right there.

 

[3Sweet]

If the Op requests their price book be matched with pre-march 31st the price for a lng range rwd is $46,000 with autopilot.

 

[3Sweet]

Also, I was offered a blue and black for $48500 before that changed the pricing to $47500.
So today's price for long range rwd is $47,000 for Black on Black. It would seem

 

[ferreta06]

So they sent me a listing for LR RWD for $48,500 before taxes & fees (my original config was $42,400 before taxes & fees). The listing has a bullet point for Autopilot so I'm guessing it has it built in the price. But you're saying that $48,500 would be the price of that model without AP included?

What I think they intended to do was to take $3K off the price (down to $45,500) but also turn off AP, which is really just a slap in the face as all models will have that feature now at no cost.

 

[OCR1]

The LR RWD and SR models do not include AP in their price. So yes, the base price without AP on LR RWD would be $45,500. If they are just reducing their $48,500 price by $3,000 as a result of deleting the AP feature, then they are not really offering you any concessions. You may need to cancel and wait until end of Q2 before they get motivated to make deals again.

 

[3Sweet]

The LR RWD and SR models do not include AP in their price. So yes, the base price without AP on LR RWD would be $45,500. If they are just reducing their $48,500 price by $3,000 as a result of deleting the AP feature, then they are not really offering you any concessions. You may need to cancel and wait until end of Q2 before they get motivated to make deals again.

I am seriously thinking of doing the same thing and waiting. It's so sad. I suggest price you request old pricing to get the same configuration for $47,500, But I warn you at $47.5 k your end bill will be $51,900 or so, which is a ton of money considering we were both planning on having a model 3 around 45 k

 

[Scott7]

Sorry to hear of your troubles with MR order.

They offered to less $3K for the Autopilot, but I'm aware now that Autopilot is coming standard in all models, so the configuration I previously tried to order would have had it without the cost.

I don't think this is a fair reading of the situation. When Tesla started adding AP to all the cars, they also raised all prices by $2k. So they are not including it "without the cost". MR specifically was not at any time offered with mandatory autopilot (or the increased cost directly tied to that change).

What I think they intended to do was to take $3K off the price (down to $45,500) but also turn off AP, which is really just a slap in the face as all models will have that feature now at no cost.

But there was a cost added, as stated above. I agree that Tesla should offer some sort of concession in your situation where you actually ordered an MR. It's not your fault they stopped building it after you already had an order in.

 

[smb5104]

A Co-worker purchased a long-range model 3 dual motor a couple of months ago. she claims that tesla contacted her a few weeks after delivery to tell her that the bank loan check didn't clear.
It has been like over two months now and she still hasn't paid for her Tesla. (It doesn't seem like she has much incentive to pay. She is getting away with it!)
Is this a widespread and systemic issue within Tesla?
As a share-holder, I really hope that Tesla is getting paid BEFORE they release cars to customers!

Has anyone else experienced something to this effect?

 

[OCR1]

A Co-worker purchased a long-range model 3 dual motor a couple of months ago. she claims that tesla contacted her a few weeks after delivery to tell her that the bank loan check didn't clear.
It has been like over two months now and she still hasn't paid for her Tesla. (It doesn't seem like she has much incentive to pay. She is getting away with it!)
Is this a widespread and systemic issue within Tesla?
As a share-holder, I really hope that Tesla is getting paid BEFORE they release cars to customers!

Has anyone else experienced something to this effect?

Being charged with grand theft would seem like a pretty good incentive to me to pay up. She won’t be able to drive her Tesla from the jail cell.

 

[jjrandorin]

A Co-worker purchased a long-range model 3 dual motor a couple of months ago. she claims that tesla contacted her a few weeks after delivery to tell her that the bank loan check didn't clear.
It has been like over two months now and she still hasn't paid for her Tesla. (It doesn't seem like she has much incentive to pay. She is getting away with it!)
Is this a widespread and systemic issue within Tesla?
As a share-holder, I really hope that Tesla is getting paid BEFORE they release cars to customers!

Has anyone else experienced something to this effect?

A "bank check" is drawn on the banks funds, not "your co workers", so unless the bank went under, or the check was processed incorrectly (not filled out properly) there is no reason a "bank check" would not clear.

your co workers incentive to pay would be possible re possession of the vehicle, along with complete trashing of your co workers credit score (preventing her from buying anything on credit basically). Sounds like two good reasons right there. Im also not sure what your post has to do with the thread you surfaced from april...

 

[smb5104]

It seemed like to overall thread title of "model 3 delivery issues" might have been an appropriate place to find payment issues. I'll start a new thread...

I don't know this co-worker well, so I should have some reservation about accepting all of these details as truth.
She made it sound like the bank check failure was a technical issue, not funding. But the issue seems to remain unresolved.

Again, I just hope that Tesla is not releasing countless vehicles prior to successfully settling the payments.