How did people order prior to the official announcement on the 27th of January? I placed an order for a Plaid on battery day September 2020. On the 27th of January, we learned that there's a plaid ($120k) and a plaid plus ($140K.) Anyone (including me) who ordered prior to the 27th of January, ordered a Plaid plus. Hypothetically, today if I decided to change my order to a regular Plaid then I assume I'd have to cancel the plaid plus order and create a new order for a plaid. If this is correct, then I assume I'd be starting from scratch and I'd be last in line. This is my speculation which may be incorrect. Also not sure if the price will stay at $140k for those orders placed prior to the $10k increase.
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MiamiEvKing
Member
Some form of compensation should be given - I say 1-year free supercharging for orders that are not delivered by March.
LiveSai
Member
Many of us order pre refresh models got converted to the refreshed models since factories were down and they weren't making any model s at that time
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
I would love free SuC, but why should they? Why would they? They do not care if you cancel or not. They have enough of us that will wait.
unclebnz
Member
I say 3 years of Super Charging would be fine. Elon has done us dirty enough.
Sbaimo
12/15 LR black/white 21” no FSD delivered 6/30
My SA was a good salesman. He got me to place order in early December. Now he avoids my calls and texts (I do not harass or constantly call. Just once a month). So he is too weak to tell me that he has no idea of delivery dates for anyone. The other SA’s at the showroom answer my question, but each one has their own guess. They are all as clueless as we are.
Unfortunately I had to turn in my lease on my Alfa Romeo and am now sharing my wife’s Benz with her. I probably can last another month with this.
I am really jonesing for my first ev-Tesla. But I can’t deal with this sharing with my wife.
If I don’t feel I can get an educated guess by April 15, I think I will buy another MB. I like the cars and the service very much. I just don’t think I can keep waiting without some sort of date.
cmon Tesla. Say something!!!!’n
Unfortunately I had to turn in my lease on my Alfa Romeo and am now sharing my wife’s Benz with her. I probably can last another month with this.
I am really jonesing for my first ev-Tesla. But I can’t deal with this sharing with my wife.
If I don’t feel I can get an educated guess by April 15, I think I will buy another MB. I like the cars and the service very much. I just don’t think I can keep waiting without some sort of date.
cmon Tesla. Say something!!!!’n
Tezzly
Member
We sold our car in December expecting to take delivery at the end of the month! Been sharing one car since then haha, definitely been a challenge!
Ribeyesteak
Member
If you decide to buy a MB, make sure you buy used so you won't get clobbered when you're trying to dump it for the Model S whenever it comes out. That's probably how it will play out.
Just go on Turo and rent someone's Tesla for a few weeks. That's what I would do; maybe a model 3 or Y performance.
Lol just go on Turo and rent something for a few weeks. Btw, I am not affiliated with Turo.
All I have to go on for sure is our personal experience with my wife's M3, which has been pretty great. Any issues the car has had have been really minor (a rattle, an issue not knowing it was home w/r/t engaging sentry mode, etc.) While it wasn't the first batch off the line, the car is 2.5 years old and it continues to be the only car my wife has ever driven that she considers fun to drive.
I've had lots of fun cars (several MR2s, Supras, Boxster S's, etc.) but they've had to be pretty small to be fun and in my price range. Now I can afford a new MS and it will be massively better than anything I've ever driven, growing refresh pains or not. For the past 3 years I'd been leasing a WRX, and the base MS is TWICE as stinkin' fast to 60mph. TWICE. AS. FAST.
In the interim I'm enjoying our "spare" car, an '06 Highlander Hybrid AWD Limited. It is an absolute blast to drive, with a 7 second 0-60. The MS does that in 3 seconds.
For a while I was thinking about whether I'd delay my order so as not to get a "beta" version, but I am absolutely now not going to do that, no matter what. If I find out I don't even quality for a $7K Federal tax credit because it won't be retroactive to the start of the year, then oh well, that'll suck but I'll live. I'm basically pretty optimistic.
People, do not take what your SA says as gospel. They know less than you do. They are speculating about delivery dates, priority lists, etc. Until Tesla states something on the record, or better yet, until it actually happens, then believe it. Patience grasshoppers.
Tezzly
Member
Yea, coworker just ordered his M3 mid-last week, his is scheduled for delivery next week. But my boss bought the M3 performance and been waiting over a month and still has a few weeks. So guess it all varies.M3 deliveries are currently estimated at 1-2 weeks- to say I'm jealous is an understatement given that the MS still stands at 4-11 weeks for me (located in CA). But am I going to order an M3 over an MS? Definitely not"good things come to those who wait" they say!
Ahh..i read your post when it came out...it definitely got a lot of comments on the sub. Very unfortunate clarity is not something tesla had in high regard
boonedocks
MS LR Blk/Blk 19”
Okay, quick primer for folks.
SA/DA - Know less than you do. Ignore their guesses. Folks here know more.
Priority - there’s no method. Roughly, Tesla’s shown a desire to deliver higher margin performance/plaid first. If you ordered in December, it is very likely someone who ordered in February gets theirs first. Depends on configuration, time, geography and multiverse location.
VIN - As @omarsultan said, when Tesla was actually doing build to order, this mattered. Doesn’t matter anywhere near as much now except it could signal they’re making cars.
Expectations - Keep them low for communication and initial quality. Tesla is not a new company and has been wildly successful for almost 10 years with questionable communications and initial build quality worse than my son’s recent Lego kit build.
When will you get it? - When you get it. And it will be amazing and, somehow, you’ll forget the abysmal PRE-delivery experience.
SA/DA - Know less than you do. Ignore their guesses. Folks here know more.
Priority - there’s no method. Roughly, Tesla’s shown a desire to deliver higher margin performance/plaid first. If you ordered in December, it is very likely someone who ordered in February gets theirs first. Depends on configuration, time, geography and multiverse location.
VIN - As @omarsultan said, when Tesla was actually doing build to order, this mattered. Doesn’t matter anywhere near as much now except it could signal they’re making cars.
Expectations - Keep them low for communication and initial quality. Tesla is not a new company and has been wildly successful for almost 10 years with questionable communications and initial build quality worse than my son’s recent Lego kit build.
When will you get it? - When you get it. And it will be amazing and, somehow, you’ll forget the abysmal PRE-delivery experience.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
When I am lying in bed many years from now, I will always have these forums and this thread to remind me of "the abysmal PRE-delivery experience".
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