Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[EndlessPlaid]

Ordered Nov last year, build is grey with cream/wood. Wanted to change to white but they said that would cause a delay. Also told me that carbon fiber takes longer.

Plaid or LR?

 

[Drew-MS]

That is what could be the hold up because someone was about to take delivery with 19" wheels but SC told him they need more time to switch the wheels. Wonder who is in charge of these decisions because some of them seem so petty that it makes me think they're managed by Musk himself -_-

Maybe if they made a 2 min call to the customer and explained the dilemma with the wheels, the customer might be happy to take the car with the silver 19s. I personally wouldn’t care either way. Just a thought.

 

[California Tom]

Plaid or LR?

Sorry - Plaid. I ordered a Model S in Nov but production shut down before they could deliver, so got delayed. When the Plaid was available for orders I just upgraded to it (they told me I still had a Nov order date on it).

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Sorry - Plaid. I ordered a Model S in Nov but production shut down before they could deliver, so got delayed. When the Plaid was available for orders I just upgraded to it (they told me I still had a Nov order date on it).

Awesome!

 

[rhuber]

This VIN indicates thats one of the early builds probably coming from the overflow lot.

Feeling naive here - how can you tell? I know the vin decoder and whatnot, so is it just that folks know the sequence numbers for the start of refresh were in the 400k range? Very curious, so I can avoid accepting a dust covered, rat filled, temporary lot jalopy.

 

[drdonger]

Can you request to not have the license plate holder drilled into the bumper? They look hideous.

 

[DukeofURL]

Can you request to not have the license plate holder drilled into the bumper? They look hideous.

Unfortunately I think they come from the factory this way.

 

[rhuber]

Unfortunately I think they come from the factory this way.

Someone discussed a while back. No drilling at all. They are attached with VHB or some other high strength double sided tape. Just hot air and patience to remove it.

 

[grossmak]

I do. i’m In Fort Wayne taking delivery at Tesla just east of Keystone. Ordered day after refresh announced, RN1144xxx…still nothing From SA and blank on account for both Plaid and LR

Yeah, they have since moved out of their expensive mall space over to the Castleton area. Hopefully we'll start hearing something soon!

 

[Aleks0404]

Feeling naive here - how can you tell? I know the vin decoder and whatnot, so is it just that folks know the sequence numbers for the start of refresh were in the 400k range? Very curious, so I can avoid accepting a dust covered, rat filled, temporary lot jalopy.

Very simple for example Omars car was one of the first delivered and his VIN starts with 431 as for the last 6 digits. So me thinking the car was sitting on the overflow lot. Again i could be wrong as well what do i know .

 

[SoCalrancher]

Which SC have the cars? I want to go look at a few.

Ft. Myers store has three as of Saturday. Two blue with Black and cream and one white with cream. All have 21' wheels. They look amazing in person.

 

[Crb003]

Going to post a likely unpopular opinion here - but did you order May 5th or October 10th (2020) based upon your signature? If the former, do not be surprised that you are not getting a car in June.

Order date is 5/10, so I originally was in the mindset of an august delivery at best. The jumping around of delivery dates in my account, even though that doesn’t mean sugar, got me in the mindset it might come sooner - but not getting hopes up. When I got the call last Thursday to switch from CF to wood for hopefully a June delivery, but strong possibility next few weeks….now I started to get into the wtf camp with the delivery. Especially when people who ordered first week of June have already taken delivery of a 100% identical build to mine. So normally I wouldn’t care and be patient, but because of the *sugar show it does start to agrivate you, no matter how patient. I really feel for those that ordered late last year or early this year and still no car.

 

[JaeTheDev]

Here’s one vin, in case anyone is looking for oneView attachment 676766

Id pay more just to have my PLAIDs VIN with a "69MF" in it! LEGIT!!!!

 

[Vistan]

I thought the issue with the 19" wheels is "what color is the underlying alloy wheel?" It appears that some observers have noted that the wheel cover has changed color from silver to grey, but I have not seen anything that addresses the wheel color itself changing from silver.

How about some of you 19" wheel guys popping the cover and tell us what's underneath?

Vistan

Here is the June 10th screenshot from @gabeincal 's post. It shows the 19" silver tempest wheels on one MS Plaid that was at the delivery event. I'm not sure we got any more info on who received it. I also believe there have been some additional silver ones spotted on trucks for delivery. I am not aware of any darker tempest wheels being delivered however.
View attachment 676756

 

[cwanja]

Order date is 5/10, so I originally was in the mindset of an august delivery at best. The jumping around of delivery dates in my account, even though that doesn’t mean sugar, got me in the mindset it might come sooner - but not getting hopes up. When I got the call last Thursday to switch from CF to wood for hopefully a June delivery, but strong possibility next few weeks….now I started to get into the wtf camp with the delivery. Especially when people who ordered first week of June have already taken delivery of a 100% identical build to mine. So normally I wouldn’t care and be patient, but because of the *sugar show it does start to agrivate you, no matter how patient. I really feel for those that ordered late last year or early this year and still no car.

Fair points, I know seeing some of the posts of people that went from carbon fiber to wood to "take delivery earlier" are not taking delivery any earlier. And so they regret not just holding pace.

Someone else posted in the LR tread - this thread / group is about 50% therapy and 50% informative.

 

[patyoungsc]

If the 21s had a 35 sidewall tire like the prior 21s, then I’d probably go for it.
It’s not the $4500; I just can’t do it with 295-30s.

I mostly agree and wish there was a 20“ option, but really the sidewall is only around 0.2“ less or about 5% different (3.7 to 3.5) so probably not too much different than the prior 21‘s.

 

[Moose57]

Currently arguing with Tesla Text Bot. It is attempting to charge me 10,000 to switch from CF to Wood Trim. I know there are people on this site who have made the change free of fee. Could any of you please reply to this message so I can use your case as ammunition to argue the policy isnt being universally applied?

 

[cwanja]

Very simple for example Omars car was one of the first delivered and his VIN starts with 431 as for the last 6 digits. So me thinking the car was sitting on the overflow lot. Again i could be wrong as well what do i know .

Well that VIN posted also starts with 431 in the last six digits....

 

[DukeofURL]

Currently arguing with Tesla Text Bot. It is attempting to charge me 10,000 to switch from CF to Wood Trim. I know there are people on this site who have made the change free of fee. Could any of you please reply to this message so I can use your case as ammunition to argue the policy isnt being universally applied?

I have not changed, but you're gonna need a real live person for that

 

[JaeTheDev]

I see silver, black interior, 19s look to be on the way. I ordered white, white interior, 19s. I love the white, but if I went silver, Id def lose it for the black interior. Which would most likely come sooner for a recent order? Id assume from the looks at YT, here, FB groups, silver on black would but hey, opinions?