Alright, I’ve been blessed with an update. This may come as a shock to some of you and to the well seasoned Tesla owners, it will not be surprising.
Disclaimer: This is in regards to Long Range orders, I am not sure if this applies to Plaid orders.
After seeing people get assigned VINs for Long Range, I figured that they started producing (obviously, otherwise no VIN) the Long Ranges and I am not too far behind the line…
I called my inside man who answered in one word sentences after telling me he cannot speak at length to what’s going on. Here is the conversation.
Me: What’s the Queue like?
JR: No queue.
Me: How are they prioritising early orders/owners.
JR: Nope.
I caught on to what he was doing. Smart me.
Me: So it’s completely random?
JR: Nope
Me: So there’s an order…
JR: Nope
Me: It’s not random and there’s no order… are early reservation holders being prioritised?
JR: Nope
Me: I see most orders have the new 21” Wheels. Is that something to do?
JR: Nope
Me (frustrated): You’re saying that if I place a LR order right now, with regular wheels I might get assigned this week?
JR: Possibly. But unlikely. There is no system to how these LR VINs are being assigned.
Me (defeated): Am I getting a car in the next month.
JR: Maybe. But only maybe.
Me: Sounds like a cluster [insert expletive here]
JR: There is no system in place. Cars are being assigned not by region, or config. The only thing that’s true for is the Plaid. All of those are being matched as soon as they come off the line. I don’t expect any major changes after EOQ. Things will most likely slow down so a proper system can be implemented. For now it’s as you said.
Me: [insert expletive here]
JR: Sorry dude. If you want a car, the Plaid would be a guaranteed car within the next 30 days.
Me: …
Find out what happens next time on!….
Lost: Tesla Edition
