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bmt00
Member
I did the signature thing finally, will let that serve as my latest status update.
lbowroom
Plaid, white on black, CF, 8/27/21, Track Pack
Not surprising. I wouldn't expect any publicly released VINs until after the event. That doesn't mean that cars wont be in transit and being prepped for delivery.
So i think i went in and was able to add my order to the sheet.
I just looked at the Taycan 4S, looks great until you see it only has a range of 199 miles. I will wait for for my Plaid or LR, whichever one comes first...
But for fun we bought this new "EV"
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EVonly
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I just called my local Tesla SA. Not something I'm proud of or believe in, but thought I would give it a try. I told them that my account updated to a new delivery window of June 22 - June 30 and asked if a VIN had been assigned. I was told that no VIN was showing on the account, but that I must be getting close because of the new delivery window.
I told them I would be out of town starting on June 24th for the rest of June and asked what would happen if the car came in during that period. They said they would notate the account to say that delivery would need to occur on June 22nd or June 23rd. I'm not holding my breath and I'm not even sure that I have a better than zero chance of getting the car on one of those two days.
I told them I would be out of town starting on June 24th for the rest of June and asked what would happen if the car came in during that period. They said they would notate the account to say that delivery would need to occur on June 22nd or June 23rd. I'm not holding my breath and I'm not even sure that I have a better than zero chance of getting the car on one of those two days.
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yerEVan
Active Member
Because your weather is perfect, I do not feel for you, in any way. I do not regret saying this.
gadelrosario
Member
Unless VIN assignments were accompanied by NDAs? The prevailing wisdom on this forum is that the initial Plaid deliveries will be made to insiders and VIPs so NDAs are a distinct possibility.
Yeah I think this is a safe bet!
Unless a s**t ton of us get VINs on the 10th and see the cars the last week of the month which would be the "two weeks from VIN assignment to delivery" scenario we've all heard or been a part of in the past.
Basically that would explain all the end of the month date ranges
Maximus023
PLAID
Our builds are exactly the same and our dates aren't too far from each other! Hope it sticks…
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Played hooky from the office for a bit today to car shop. Looked at the E-Tron, Taycan, and I-Pace. All great cars but no good on the range for my style of driving. For EV's, it looks like it is Tesla or nothing for this month. Cannot wait for the Rivian or Lucid. Do not like the looks of the EQS, Mach-E, or others.
Tested the Audi A7, Defender, and F-Pace SVR. Will probably go with one of those in the next week or so if I hear nothing good from Tesla by then. Hope to hear some good news moving forward on the 10th (I can dream...).
The car shopping reinforced how far Tesla is ahead of other on some of the features but I cannot wait around with no information or end in sight. If they gave a more firm date, I could plan around it but cannot keep holding out for them all year.
dbtrizzle
DELIVERED
So on the 10th... Do we actually know whats going to be talked about or is it just an assumption?
Danlbrau
MSLR 1/27/21 VIN MF443 Delivered 9/19/21!
That’s the problem. Half the range and no supercharger network. And some of the better ones are priced like a Plaid, in which case they are no longer competitive in performance, either. They have us over a barrel and they know it.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
I am not sure what will be said. For me, I will need to hear something credible from Elon/Tesla that makes me be able and willing to wait it out longer.
dbtrizzle
DELIVERED
That E-Tron GT is gorgeous though.
EVonly
Member
If it was here in North America and readily available for purchase it would probably be in my garage right now.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
I agree. Even the sportback version was good looking - which they had in stock. The salesman said his brother has one and gets realistically 175 miles in range. He said the GT would probably be January at best.
The JLR dealer had a couple (Defenders and F-Paces) in stock now that I liked. They said 5-6 months to order one and they joked "it will probably still be here before your Tesla".
This is all my opinion, but I feel like the "event" will be almost exclusively set to sell the Plaid. At announcement, the Plaid really didn't offer much in a way to differentiate itself from the LR. Most of the news we've received applied to Paladium updates, which apply to both cars. The Plaid had the third motor and faster 0-60 times, but that was knocked a bit by reports of the rolling start and it also had a lower range when compared to the LR. I realize the range difference isn't much, but because one is over 400 and one under, psychologically, that can be impactful. There's a reason companies list prices as $3.99 and not $4.00.
With the Plaid+ listed on the site, they never really took the time to "Establish" the awesomeness of the Plaid. There was a Plaid+ coming on the order page that would be faster and goes so much farther with likely newer battery technology. I'd wager that their Plaid sales were much lower than they wanted. So they remove the Plaid+ (since it's so far out and really only confusing potential Plaid buyers) and try and convert as many of those as possible to Plaid. Then I think they are looking to try and add a few specific features to the Plaid to make it more attractive (like carbon fiber spoiler, and matching door handles, I would bet there are a few more Plaid "surprises" announced here to generate buzz). I doubt anything that will be radically different, but enough to help get all the news outlets to publish articles about some new Plaid exclusive features (which may or may not be for LR as well).
I think they know the LR will sell itself. It's super fast and has crazy range already, they don't need to build any demand there. But the king is the Plaid, and they shot themselves in the foot by the confusion of if/when the Plaid+ is coming and the features that are shared with the LR.
This is obviously just a guess, but for the next 7 days, what else are we going to do?
RN1148 here. Plaid S with White Exterior and Black Interior. Was June 1 to June 30. After a week of being blank. Woke up this morning to find a new update to June 23 - 30.
I'm living in PA but requested delivery to a NJ showroom.
I'm living in PA but requested delivery to a NJ showroom.
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