I believe you can order upgrades post purchase like FSD/acceleration boost, etc and have 48 hours to get a refund. After that you can purchase it again but then no opportunity for refund. I do not know how it works though if your purchase FSD before taking delivery of the car.
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So what do you think about ordering FSD bumps me up in the queue? I have asked my SA about this.
Could you imagine if that actually worked. All of a sudden people would catch wind of it and every single order would have FSD on it lol. They would still probably come out ahead though because some people would not cancel that may have not originally intended to purchase FSD.
Ace777
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From the posts I've seen from others, it is driven.
Also see info in this link about Tesla Direct. Even in the video, it shows a Tesla employee driving up in the delivered car.
But there is also Carrier Direct which is described as a "fee-based option is available for customers who prefer to have their car delivered, and who live more than 220 miles from the nearest Tesla delivery location." Believe this option is delivered on a truck.
Picked up this morning in Mt. Kisco. Everything went really smoothly. There are no scratches anywhere on the car, but the only thing that is a little unsightly is the Hood is really misaligned...it's high on one side and low on the other. Hoping they can fix this, but it wasn't enough to reject delivery. The steering is slightly off center, but there's are really the only two things, so again, hoping this can all be corrected post delivery. Car drives very very well indeed and family is pumped about it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phades
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Well, based on my 5-10 minutes of research I think I was wrong. It does seem like you can remove FSD so, assuming it actually does affect queue position, your idea may work?
MissScientist
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Of course! You've GOT to be next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEAH!! Happy for you!Thanks for sharing your experience so far since I'm picking up in Carlsbad too.
Yeah, the VIN includes a letter that says what year the car was built. for 2021 the letter is "M".
Phades
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Congrats!! These are the stories that kind of freak me out. Both of your issues sound completely correctable but I'm pretty OCD about this kind of stuff so I'm scared of how my appointment tomorrow is going to go.
MissScientist
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I called Carlsbad, and they said home delivery is only available within 10mi of the Carlsbad location
I'm unavailable too in Poway, have to go there.
MissScientist
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Ha! I'll find both and pick the one without any gaps or dingsCongratulations on the arrival of the new car! I noticed that you ordered the exact same, EVERYTHING, that I did! haha. I ordered on May 8, and will be picking up at Carlsbad, as well! So just know, there will be 2 (AWESOME) white model 3's. Don't drive off in mine
BTW, I see you're a scientist. You don't, by chance, work at TFS, do you?
jk! I will be plastidipping my rims black, so they won't be identical for long haha.Nope, I am not at TFS. I'm at a small biotech (immuno-oncology research).
The steering being slightly off center would drive me bonkers lol. The good thing though is both of those problems should be very easy to fix. There are probably adjustments for the hood and a good alignment will fix the wheel centering. All can be done in an hour or two probably.
Yes, it's definitely on my mind now. It's pretty bad. The right side is about 1/8 of inch above the right fender and the left side is about 1/8 of inch below the height of the left fender. The gap I live with, but the uneven height is pretty bad. You can even see if while driving the car. Coming from German cars I was prepared for this so I just have to see if it can be fixed. I just didn't want to reject the car because everything else is pretty good shape.
Thanks Phades. I have an email in to my SA. Waiting for a response. Stay tuned.
es06m3lrawd
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Anyone know what the service center CAN'T fix? Obviously we want our cars to be perfect at some point - I'm curious what the SC would say they won't do...
I think I have found a video from Tesla HQ on how EDD's are changed:
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Phades
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