Congrats! Car looks awesome. Either they did a great job at detailing it or you did but it looks so shiny!! Jealous of those incentives, nothing like that on this side of the country...Such a joy to pick up my car yesterday evening! Had a BLAST driving home from the Tesla store.110% worth the wait. My 1659XX VIN car did come with Ryzen but I have no clue how to check the rest of the newer things. I have a dentist appointment this morning, and will be the HAPPIEST driver heading to a dental appointment ever. I also applied for 3 rebates immediately, since they take 45-90 days to process. Definitely google, as I found some local ones I'd never heard of, and am eligible for 3 rebates here in CA (Monterey Bay area) totaling $5500, plus $400 for the wall charger and free installation (up to 2k back on the install). Hang in there lovelies! You've got this, and it's SOOOOO worth it!!!
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CarlThompson
Member
When I was waiting for my first Model 3 four years ago the rumors going around were that somehow Tesla's paint was "soft" or substandard and very easy to scratch. So I bought a bunch of new hand-washing stuff and for the first few washes I gently hand washed the car...
...and got swirl marks and light scratches from the gentle hand-washing. So in my case the rumors ended up being true to an extent; the clear coat was very easy to scratch. So after that I said to myself "Screw it! If I'm going to get swirl marks and scratches anyway I'm just going to take the car to a regular car wash" and that's what I did for the remainder of the time I owned it.
But to be honest after I stopped obsessing over it I stopped noticing it at all. My car just looked like every other car you see. You don't see those tiny scratches unless you put your nose right up on it. So I don't know if Tesla's paint is somehow worse or not but I do know if you want to put your face 6 inches from any car it's easy to find imperfections.
So my advice is wash the car however you want to wash the car. If you're someone who enjoys hand-washing then hand-wash. If it's more convenient to go through a car wash then go through a car wash. Either way, you will accumulate little imperfections in your paint if you drive the car at all. (I suppose you could try full PPF if it really bothers you.)
Doggerton
Member
It was them, not me!
And, I had no idea these local rebates existed until I just happened upon a local ad, and started digging. You never know! has anyone on the East Coast with a estimated delivery range of Feb gotten a VIN yet? Picking up at Devon, PA location with a EDD of Feb 8-19....finding it hard to believe it's going to actually arrive during that timeframe as I still don't have a VIN. Would love something by Sunday as my excellent financing rate expires on that day
I had the same thing happen to me in December. I ordered last May. But I didnt want the M3 LR until This Jan/Feb. Tesla said they would hold order till December. then around Xmas they offered be two different vehicles. First one had a couple of thousand miles at a $500 discount, i said no. Second was brand new. I told them I was out of town for the holidays and couldnt pick it up until the new year. they said OK. But they also told my I wouldnt be able to postpone my order again. I received VIN notification a couple of days ago. I accepted and bought the car. May get is as soon as next week.
If you want to postpone it more, I suggest not responding to emails or texts. They will call you before they actually cancel an order.
For what it's worth, I'm in a very similar situation!
OD 7/30/21 (Blue/black/aero) Indianapolis, IN
Original EDD: November
10/18/21: Asked for order to be delayed until Jan 1, my SA told me if I got matched with a VIN we would un-match but I was never technically on hold and never saw a VIN, so I'm unclear on if anything ever happened.
12/28/21: Completed financing
EDD #?: Jan 25 - Feb 25
Current EDD: Feb 15 - Mar 15
Looks like a few people in the NY area have gotten theirs today. I'm sitting at 2/10-2/24 right now and no movement yet on a VIN... have to guess at this point that if they're going to hit this 2 week window it will be in the 2nd week and not the 1st.
Holy balls! Just got a 169xxx VIN assigned!!! EDD Feb 14-18.
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CarlThompson
Member
I don't have any close ups of the paint but this is my old car after 4 years of going through automatic car washes. In my opinion it looked just fine.
NOTE: That water on the ground is from what they call rain. Yes, it happens in California!
NOTE: That water on the ground is from what they call rain. Yes, it happens in California!
I got my expected EDD shifted today as well—-now 2/8-3/8 (full saga is in my signature). However, I called my Portland store and they said my car would be leaving the factory on 2/16. Can they actually see that information???
CarlThompson
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Hey, @jjrandorin! Is there a way to suggest adding other reaction types to the forum software? It would be great if there were something like I empathize / That sucks / Sorry for you / Whatever. Sometimes you want to show support for someone but the choices of Agree / Disagree / Helpful / Informative don't really fit...
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You can make any suggestions you have in the site feedback subforum. The site owners / admins review that subforum (on their own schedule), so that would be the appropriate place for such suggestions.
On a side note, in case anyone is wondering why I would put "(moderator note)" on something that is fairly obviously that, its because, I am a fairly active poster in general, but am normally posting "as myself" and not "a moderator". This isnt a site mod rule or anything, its just my own way of separating visually when I am saying something "as a mod" vs "a regular poster.
disneygirl420
Member
did you see the announcement that "full self driving" is being recalled?!
CarlThompson
Member
You can make any suggestions you have in the site feedback subforum. The site owners / admins review that subforum (on their own schedule), so that would be the appropriate place for such suggestions.
OK, I added a request:
Add new reaction type to show support. Other reactions don't fit.
It would be great if there were a reaction like I empathize / That sucks / Sorry for you. Sometimes you want to show support for someone but the available choices of Agree / Disagree / Helpful / Informative don't really fit...
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Thanks for the advice. Just one note, I recall seeing one poster here saying their order got cancelled without any notice at all. So in my case, I think I will play it safe. My current official hold is until Feb 18 but Tesla wants me to remove it by Feb 10, so I am fine by removing it 8 days early. I will click on "I'm ready" next week and keep my fingers crossed.
Long time lurker here. Wanted to share my timeline so others can add as a data point as i did the same from all the posts others have posted here.
M3LR Blue Ext/White Int/18" no FSD
Location: Austin, TX
OD: 11/20
Placed on Hold until Jan 1st for possible BBB
Hold removed Dec 28
EDD 1: Jan 4 - Feb 1
EDD 2: Jan 9 - Jan 23
EDD3: Jan 20 - Feb 3
EDD 4: Jan 30 - Feb 25
Vin Assigned: Jan 20. VIN 154XXX
Submit all payments and loan approved
Decide to reject VIN due to new Ryzen chip. No issues with Intel chip. Just wanted to future proof my car since it's an expensive purchase
Rejected VIN: Jan 27. Placed on 2 day hold to ensure i dont get assigned same VIN again.
Jan 29: Hold removed
EDD 5: April 22 - May 20
EDD 6: Feb 10 - Feb 23
New Vin Assigned: Feb 2. VIN 171XXX
EDD 7: Feb 14 - Feb 18
Looking forward to setting up pick up date and finally getting the car.
M3LR Blue Ext/White Int/18" no FSD
Location: Austin, TX
OD: 11/20
Placed on Hold until Jan 1st for possible BBB
Hold removed Dec 28
EDD 1: Jan 4 - Feb 1
EDD 2: Jan 9 - Jan 23
EDD3: Jan 20 - Feb 3
EDD 4: Jan 30 - Feb 25
Vin Assigned: Jan 20. VIN 154XXX
Submit all payments and loan approved
Decide to reject VIN due to new Ryzen chip. No issues with Intel chip. Just wanted to future proof my car since it's an expensive purchase
Rejected VIN: Jan 27. Placed on 2 day hold to ensure i dont get assigned same VIN again.
Jan 29: Hold removed
EDD 5: April 22 - May 20
EDD 6: Feb 10 - Feb 23
New Vin Assigned: Feb 2. VIN 171XXX
EDD 7: Feb 14 - Feb 18
Looking forward to setting up pick up date and finally getting the car.
M3LR Blue/White/18/No FSD
North Florida
OD: 12/21/2021
EDD 1: Feb - Mar
EDD 2: Feb 22 - Mar 22
EDD 3: Feb 04 - Feb 18
EDD 4: Feb 22 - Mar 22
EDD 5: Feb 14 - Feb 27
VIN Received Feb 02: 171XXX
EDD 6: Feb 19 - 22
North Florida
OD: 12/21/2021
EDD 1: Feb - Mar
EDD 2: Feb 22 - Mar 22
EDD 3: Feb 04 - Feb 18
EDD 4: Feb 22 - Mar 22
EDD 5: Feb 14 - Feb 27
VIN Received Feb 02: 171XXX
EDD 6: Feb 19 - 22
CarlThompson
Member
I have no idea why Tesla would think it was a good idea to add the option to run stop signs (even at low speed) to FSD. Wow.
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