dynamicaljon
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same boat, ive heard/read/been told this is normal and its literally just a matter of a day or two for delivery once the weird EDD happens
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snikt
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Mine was shipped from Fremont to Denver in 2 days, that's pretty impressive Amazon Prime level speed
Ace777
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Although I do not have definitive proof, I still have to believe that the "7-11 weeks" is from order placed, not from today.
When my EDD was showing in weeks for a while, the time frame from order placed was about the same as the EDD when it showed dates.
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It is super hard because there is not a ton of information and no one has been able to come up with strong logical reasons for things happening. There is anecdotal information that SA's have access to some tool that shows if a VIN has been "soft matched" (whatever that means) or some way to tell when you will get your car. I don't know if they just look at the EDD and guess off that or if they truly have some different thing they can view. With that being said other SA's say the EDD is the most accurate. When you get things all over the place it is hard to tell who is blowing smoke and who is telling the truth.
From watching this process the things that seem to make some sense to me are the following:
- East Coast cars seem to get priority over West Coast orders when it gets close to end of quarter. This kind of makes sense because there is a shorter delivery distance. Send cars out East and while they are being transported you can deliver cars in the West.
- Cars with any add ons (larger wheels, FSD, upgraded color [blue, black, red, silver], white interior, etc) seem to get priority over the plain base car (white, black interior, 18" rims, no FSD).
- Order date seems to play a role but I have seen instances where someone has gotten a car with the exact same config over someone with an older order date.
- The above rules are not hard and fast. You can find exceptions to the above.
What I wished was Tesla was more transparent about their order process and delivery dates:
- If cars with add ons are given priority I can understand that. Just let me know. Heck they may get more people adding options to their car if they know they will get it sooner.
- If SA's have some better info why not display that on our order page? Why does it need to be kept secret and some vague EDD is shown for us?
- If there is no better info for SA's, train your SA workforce to have consistent messaging.
Dude I do not know how you are still alive with your order date!! I really hope your car is perfect when you receive it. After all that waiting you deserve nothing less.It hasn't been easy... I've seen things!
Still can't tell if imagining stories about a genetically engineered squirrel (thanks again @ytfsic!) controlling things is a good or bad sign of how I'm holding up.
Firewifey
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dynamicaljon
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When you ordered you should have received an email from someone at Tesla. That person with a name should be your SA at your dealership I assume. That is the person I have emailed when I have tried to contact my SA.
Did you order white/black interior/18" rims/no FSD?
When did your account truly finalize? Did you have your loan, and all info finalized when you made your order early April?
Did you make any changes to your build at anytime between your order and now?
I was told by Tesla customer service that the EDD in "weeks" is from order date. I think right now it's just matching with what a new order estimate is.Although I do not have definitive proof, I still have to believe that the "7-11 weeks" is from order placed, not from today.
Firewifey
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Firewifey
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I'm in El Cajon. Someone said in an earlier thread they were in Santee and that option wasn't available. :/
Ordered on 4/17/2021 Finally got a VIN! Now waiting to see when I can pick up the car. I want to pay by cashier's check but I don't see that option online. Waiting for SA to respond. Good luck people who ordered in April and who got pushed to the back of the line because they didn't have to pay the recent price hikes.
Ordered LR white/blk 18" no FSD
Ordered LR white/blk 18" no FSD
dynamicaljon
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EDD all over the place after the VIN, 9-12 weeks, 7-11, now 6/25-6/30. Possible sameday delivery as VIN... oh man i want it now...
MarbleSoda
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Decided to do the same thing. But I'm keeping the corgi thing going. Once I get my car I'll change my avatar with my M3 & Corgis.
Ace777
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When my order was first placed, it said that Home Delivery was not an option due to location. So I had to pick a Service Center. (FYI, although I'm a few miles closer to Buena Park, I chose Costa Mesa based on more positive reviews of the SC.)
But, based on the experiences of others who also were told Home Delivery was not an option, I've seen that Tesla is now pushing for Home Delivery (even though it was previously not an option) instead of picking up at SC.
My unconfirmed and unsupported theory is that because of the unusually high volume of cars being delivered at the end of the quarter because of the backlog due to the factory "containment hold" (which we now think was for TeslaVision) last month, the SC's have limited space to store cars waiting for people to come pick them up. My thought is that they are now driving the cars to our homes to free up space and to be able to record more deliveries by EOQ.
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