Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[Ramphex]

For any wondering on the titling screen, here is a pretty final answer for y'all:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433076132262420486

Someone on here confirmed there’s no motors for the screen in another thread a couple of weeks ago, with pics too. Can’t remember which thread though.

 

[cwanja]

For any wondering on the titling screen, here is a pretty final answer for y'all:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433076132262420486

Ohhh so I can sell my LR with a "tilting" screen? The guy said Plaids.

Time to list my LR for $100,000 over the going price.

 

[AnselmDante]

Ohhh so I can sell my LR with a "tilting" screen? The guy said Plaids.

Time to list my LR for $100,000 over the going price.

Or just do a straight up trade for a Plaid.

 

[cwanja]

Or just do a straight up trade for a Plaid.

Will have to take my screen tilting motors with me.

"LR comes without the OEM screen tilting motors, OEM floor mats, parcel shelf, subfloor lid or trunk corner saver. I will ship everything but the screen tilting motors to you. GREAT DEAL! DO NOT PASS UP"

Guess I need a car first still blank

 

[Ramphex]

Will have to take my screen tilting motors with me.

"LR comes without the OEM screen tilting motors, OEM floor mats, parcel shelf, subfloor lid or trunk corner saver. I will ship everything but the screen tilting motors to you. GREAT DEAL! DO NOT PASS UP"

Guess I need a car first still blank

Do you want mine?

 

[lbowroom]

My impression of Sawyer is that he has very little technical reasoning ability....

 

[Bill Price]

My impression of Sawyer is that he has very little technical reasoning ability....

Would that be Tom?

 

[lbowroom]

Would that be Tom?

I think Sawyer's posts lack Merritt

 

[asimo3089]

Tesla's webpage for the Model S still shows LED strips built into the metal accents of the interior. I really wish these made production. From what I've seen, they're not actually in any cars.

 

[cwanja]

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Tesla's webpage for the Model S still shows LED strips built into the metal accents of the interior. I really wish these made production. From what I've seen, they're not actually in any cars.

I do not think those are LED strips. But horrible shadows / renderings from the CGI. Someone did say they found some plug that could be used for strip lights. But it was not utilized.

 

[asimo3089]

I do not think those are LED strips. But horrible shadows / renderings from the CGI. Someone did say they found some plug that could be used for strip lights. But it was not utilized.

These LED lines end right where they should end and they don't look chopped at the ends either. It's properly rounded off. I considered it to be a poor render, but I don't believe it to be.

 

[Funkyjiffy]

Yes, happened to my son who was trying to get out. 32.5 has some bugs. Maybe need to reset after upgrade.

Yea I’ll definitely do that. It’s currently at the Tesla shop to get some of the minor trim misalignment fixed. Hopefully the technician gets stuck inside the vehicle and they end up fixing that issue for me hahah

 

[lbowroom]

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Tesla's webpage for the Model S still shows LED strips built into the metal accents of the interior. I really wish these made production. From what I've seen, they're not actually in any cars.

Where on the site is that top image? I looked in both the order page and general S information page and only found the bottom picture

 

[impastu]

So I ordered a plaid in Feb of this year. In May I decided to move from Canada to the US and ordered another plaid for delivery to Florida. Needless to say I took delivery of my May order this week while my Feb Toronto order was estimated to arrive in October.

Tesla customer service as usual was pretty terrible. I was not notified the car arrived at the dealership and it was very difficult to reach anyone at Tesla. Eventually they scheduled a delivery date only to notify me a few hours before delivery that my date had been pushed back two weeks after I paid for the vehicle in full and got insurance.

After failing to reach anyone by phone I got to the dealer and was told your car has been sent to a body shop for a respray. When I complained I was told that actually my car is on the property but delivery was delayed due to a scratched wheel. I said no problem I'll take the vehicle and swap out the wheel when it comes in. I picked up the car later that afternoon.

Another surprise was that the car did not have a trunk cover or removable floor. Apparently that is only set to arrive in a week or two. Only tesla can deliver a car without such basic accessories, why the vehicle didn't ship from the factory with these items is a mystery.

While many have complained about the paint (mine is blue) I found no problems with the quality, the paint job is flawless. I haven't noticed any panel gap issues and the interior quality exceeded expectations (not German level but way better than expected based on previous tesla experiences).

Needless to say the car itself does not disappoint. The handling is far better than the M3P IMO despite it's larger size and weight. I attribute this to the suspension which is amazing. It feels like a mid-engine supercar in terms of both handling and steering feedback. Under normal driving conditions the car drives as well as a good American luxury sedan. It's not S class level luxury in term of ride quality and noise reduction but it's very good especially when you consider the performance the car delivers. Obviously way better in that category then any AMG.

I felt like the yoke would take some getting used to as others have noted but not for me. I don't know if it's just my physical dimensions or driving style but I found it instantly intuitive and prefer it over a wheel. My wife felt the opposite. New software UI is fantastic and a great improvement over the M3/Y which was already a great UI. Gear selection is a non-issue it works great. Wheel based signaling could be improved with a left/right button assignment to prevent confusion and replace capacitive switches with physical ones but no huge deal. Horn button assignment is a mistake should just be in the center. I don't think the move away from stocks is a bad thing but it could have been implemented better. I feel it will improve with future software updates. I don't know how long I have to hold a signal for example for it remain on permanently or to just flash.

Tons of driver related software issues atm. Parking sensors do not always appear while you are entering a space. Auto park feature doesn't seem to work. Haven't really had time for a good review on FSD stuff yet so can't comment.

Note that suspension is too low to use many super chargers (at least here in Florida) as reversing into a space would scrape the bottom of the car on a parking space guard before you are in range of a charger positioned behind a designated space. You can raise the suspension to fix that but it's unfortunate those concrete guards are too tall for the plaid in "medium" height which seems to be the default.

To summarize:
Quality: Exceeded my expectations (they weren't that high to begin with)
Service: Met expectations (it still sucks)
Driving experience: Exceeded my expectations, most likely the best car in the world right now at any price.

Great note. Thank you for sharing. FYI it appears that most / all (?) Ss are shipping without those back ordered trunk accessories. I‘d be super happy to take delivery of my RN without the trunk accessories. I’d event take delivery with cream or black seats with a commitment to swap next year!

 

[travwill]

Where on the site is that top image? I looked in both the order page and general S information page and only found the bottom picture

It does seem like there is a little strip in the middle of metal trim on the website image for sure... perfectly down middle of it.
need to go look at some delivered car actual pics now.

 

[impastu]

In Canada, 50 kph over the posted in 80 kph or above or 40 kph over in below 80 kph zones is the trigger point for 'stunt driving' which nets the license suspension of one year, seizure (but not sale of) the vehicle and a fine between 2,000 and 10,000 dollars. That will be the good news. The insurance renewal premiums will be the killer. When my (now 27) son was 18 he got pulled for drag racing (in a VW Golf City :-|) his insurance renewal came back at 1,200 dollars.....PER MONTH..... can't make this up....

Well, at least those were only Canadian $

 

[HFh]

A buddy of mine got a reckless driving ticket in Virginia going 81 in a 75 on a country road... never moving back there. Considering I've gotten speeding tickets in both Montana and Texas, the fact that I skirted VA for 3 years without one is amazing

I'm pretty sure VA has 1.3 million cops on the road at any given time ready to pounce....

 

[Concade1]

I'm pretty sure VA has 1.3 million cops on the road at any given time ready to pounce....

Are we referring to like southern/rural VA? I live in northern VA and I rarely see people pulled over. If you're doing 75 on the highway (which is 55), you're still going too slow.

 

[Cyb_]

Are we referring to like southern/rural VA? I live in northern VA and I rarely see people pulled over. If you're doing 75 on the highway (which is 55), you're still going too slow.

Every time i visit family in northern VA, i have to relearn how to drive fast because the COPS in the south(VA) are such dicks... They hide in the weirdest places and try to act friendly just to pry for guilt.

 

[Concade1]

Every time i visit family in northern VA, i have to relearn how to drive fast because the COPS in the south(VA) are such dicks... They hide in the weirdest places and try to act friendly just to pry for guilt.

In NOVA it's the people who are dicks... lol. I went home to PA (rural) and my dad was asking why I drive like such an a**hole.