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I am getting XPEL Prime XR Plus 35 on the back windows and hatch and 70 on the front driver and passenger windows. If you are new to tint and worry about these things, CA requires front windows to have 70% VLT (and your installer should give you a certificate that the front windows are compliant).
VLT?????
 
***Tip regarding finance expirations w/ Alliant
I originally submitted my loan app in February since I was an uneducated dummy of the process at the time, so of course, it expired 60 days later in April
Got my VIN today and as you can imagine, I was guns'a'blazin' with getting insurance/loan/etc in order
My original loan officer dude from Alliant had an autoreply so I called the 800#... ended up resubmitting an app since the last one expired (but I was talking to a more of a messenger who would submit it for me)
10 minutes later, a guy from Alliant calls to get my new loan started
****IT WAS NOT BECAUSE I HAD JUST SUBMITTED A NEW APP WITH ALLIANT - ALLIANT WILL RECEIVE YOUR NEW VIN EMAIL JUST LIKE YOU DO
****LUCKILY HE CALLED WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WINDOW OF SUBMITTING A NEW ONE BC HE WAS ABLE TO VOID/DISREGARD WHAT I HAD DONE W/ A DIFF DEPARTMENT

TLDR; for alliant loans that expired
if you are anything like me - sit still you impatient idiot - someone from Alliant will call you if your loan expired previously and just pick up where you left off. No need to call the 800# and start a new one
 
The SA's are doing everything they can to make deliveries happen for the quarter. I was scheduled to come in and pick up my LR Black/Cream 21" FSD Monday, Mt. Kisco, NY. Just received a call saying truck will not arrive until Tuesday and asked if there was anytime I could come in on Wednesday to take delivery. Have any LR's been delivered? all I have read about are Plaid's.
 
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
 
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
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