Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[lolachampcar]

I’m starting to think I should have just gotten a Taycan.

Headlights, stereo, bluetooth and mic have all stopped working after delivery today.

there is still time for a visit to the snack bar.... I suspect Porsche has them in stock.

 

[Phlier]

Ya that was hilarious. Middle of Utah and two folks from illinois crossing opposite directions. The red is a great color on the plaid, wow.

You guys were in my neck of the woods, and didn't even say "Hi"? <sigh>

I'm in St. George.

 

[Aleks0404]

Great Video

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Great Video

Yeah saw that! He had a rather bad 0-60 of 2.64 w/ rollout and a 1/4 mile of 9.74 at 147 mph, but I think that is thanks to the non prepped surface coupled with the 19s. You could hear it trying to get traction off the line. Definitely would have better results in better conditions.
Pulls that P100D like crazy though!

 

[Ormond]

So, after nine months of waiting, I got Plaid. Yeah!?

While I am excited, I am also tired. The whole “buying” Plaid experience was the worst of all cars that I wrestled from Tesla.

This is my third MS, overall, fourth Tesla.

Brace yourself, wall of text incoming.

tl;dr: Buying experience sucks, car great.

Delivery:

• Delivery date kept shifting, disappearing, reappearing, eventually settling on September 20-23.. Two days before delivery, I was getting texts asking about registration, plates etc. One short phone call would have resolved all the questions, but this is how Tesla does their business, texting back and forth. This takes more time and drags out the whole process.
• 24 hours before delivery, I got automated call to confirm it.
• Paperwork was completed around 3pm day before delivery. My appointment was at 9:30am next day. Cutting it close. Keep saving all the paperwork, it will disappear from your account once delivery is completed.
• Got a note to pay online. Logged in to find Plaid (yes, it’s called Plaid), third party service to transfer money. They wanted my bank login information! This is crazy, don’t do it. They pull all your transactions information, keep it, and share it. If you did use them, change your bank login information asap. There is a form that you can submit to delete your account after transfer has been completed.
• Next day, as I did not have time to get certified check, I tried paying with personal check. In the past, I did pay with personal checks for all other Tesla’s. They do not allow that anymore, at least at my servicer center. Luckily, they did have a “guy” that was able to set transfer from their end.
• All that confusion and stress could have been avoided with one phone call or clear post on their website. But the consumer facing crew is barricaded inside and does not communicate. There are lot of hard-working people at Tesla, they just need to change the delivery approach.
• As with all my other delivers, it was outside. I remember looking at photos of people with shiny cars and Tesla sign on the wall and thinking that their garage is a bit over the top. I did not know that is the delivery center, never picked up a car inside, with balloons, music and champagne? And orientation?

Car:

• My previous MS was an early 2017 D60 with perforated cooling/heating seats, big improvement there. I had the yellow screen fixed twice, car would reboot randomly on startup, range was 207miles, but we still loved it.
• However, Plaid is so much better!
• Quality is very good; design has improved, I love the view from driver’s seat. Half a steering wheel, aka as Yoke, helps. Watching shiny car is great, although I wonder, what am I supposed to do with this information? Like, if car missed displaying a cone, do I stop? Lots of cones everywhere. It must be a season for cones.
• Wife thinks car is smaller than our old MS (gray with tan interior). Has to be the dark headliner.
• Glass roof is much better, it does not fry your head as much.
• Handling is so much better, cornering (still afraid to push it hard with yoke in my hand) is awesome. We all know about acceleration; I don’t have draggy so I cannot post my results. But the street signs were blurry, so I was going fast. Although, it could have been lack of blood in my eyes.

Yoke:

• There is nothing natural about making a turn with a yoke. Cruising is great. I like all controls on steering wheel, but left and right turn signal should be on left and right side. And honk in the middle or maybe, if I hard squeeze the yoke. Or voice active honk when I yell get the *sugar* out of my way! I will live with the yoke and eventually get used to it but if they offer round wheel, I will take it.

Post delivery:

• I gave her good licking as she was dirty from sitting outside all night before delivery:
• Optimum No Rinse wash, followed by de-claying and 10H ceramic coating applied with 1000EG by yours truly. Took off wheel covers, added aftermarket hub cap kit. Kept Plaid sign, it looks good, no need to de-badge.
• Removed front license plate. Used fishing line method. When you do it, go from one side and keep pulling sideways. I went up and down and almost had a heart attack when I saw what I thought were scratches on the bottom lip. It was residue from the tape that holds the plate.
• And finally, here is SFW car porn.

Congratulations and drive it in good health! Where did you take delivery?

 

[AMGF]

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I like over the Plaid better.

 

[Tigers]

No posts in 2 hours, wonder what the record is for this thread lol

I dont know, but you keep ****ING ruining it!

 

[DukeofURL]

I like over the Plaid better.

I think so too. I think I'll probably break out the alcohol wipes tomorrow and stick it on

 

[sflgator]

Great Video

Nice video but I think the guy could use a cup of coffee or at least perhaps he shouldn't binge on macabre horror flicks just before shooting his videos...the guy seems very 'dark' lol.

 

[jebinc]

Still trying to decide if I want to actually mount this badge on my car or keep it as a desk ornament... does it look stupid to keep both?
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On MSM. Thoughts?

 

[Tigers]

Nice video but I think the guy could use a cup of coffee or at least perhaps he shouldn't binge on macabre horror flicks just before shooting his videos...the guy seems very 'dark' lol.

When are you getting your damned car? I thought it was this week! lol

 

[Jabbahop]

Ya that was hilarious. Middle of Utah and two folks from illinois crossing opposite directions. The red is a great color on the plaid, wow.

Rhuber - since you are coming from a 2019 raven - what are your thoughts about the improvements relative to that generation car? I also have a 2019 Raven and am curious whether you think it is worth the upgrade (aside from the performance). thanks

 

[sflgator]

When are you getting your damned car? I thought it was this week! lol

You & I both thought that...up until my account changed (with no VIN still) to Est Delivery 10/2 - 10/22 almost a week ago. I reached back out to our local SC Mgr & RM, and they reiterated their info of "likely early-mid Oct" for delivery. Hmm...so let's see if I actually get a VIN in the next week or so; if so, then yes, delivery should be within 2-3 weeks after VIN. No EOQ (3rd Qtr) delivery for me but I figured that was a possibility, even when they had my account at 9/29 - 9/30 but no VIN.

We're seeing some white on white MS Plaids getting VINs and deliveries now, so hopefully mine is coming up soon at the beginning of the 4th Qtr in Oct. Another couple weeks wait is nothing now after 8 months; I'm actually now more annoyed that it's still going to be designated a 2021 model year car...that's just b.s. as it should be a model year 2022 but no, Tesla always has to do it their own way!

In the meantime, just for sh!ts and giggles, I plunked down a $1,000 refundable deposit on a reservation for a 2022 Rivian R1S (SUV - EV) for my wife as a replacement for her 2018 LR RR Velar next year. I know it's a new EV company with new EVs but I'm so tired of paying for gas these days (seeing gas prices have recently shot up again) and all the initial reviews of the Rivian truck & SUV are spectacular...800 HP/900 ft-lb TQ, quad motor, 316 mi. max battery range with a 135kWh battery, 0-60mph in 3.0 sec for a vehicle > 5,800lb. (wow, just wow!), lots of cargo space, can wade through 3 ft. of water (wow!), all the technology included, 4G LTE connectivity, OTA s/w updates, free supercharging on their network (probably will never need that but still nice to have if needed...if you can find one of their chargers), a/c & heated seats, active cruise control, lane-keep assist, 11 cameras for 360 degree monitoring, radar, Meridian sound system, 5-year / 60k mi warranty, everything...for $76k - (at least) $7,500 EV rebate, etc. Anyway, I'm thoroughly impressed, and Rivian has $2.5 billion investments by Ford, Amazon, & T. Rowe Price...and going public later this year or early in 2022. So, we're in no rush...but it will be nice if we take delivery of her 2022 Rivian R1S sometime in 2022!

 

[EndlessPlaid]

You & I both thought that...up until my account changed (with no VIN still) to Est Delivery 10/2 - 10/22 almost a week ago. I reached back out to our local SC Mgr & RM, and they reiterated their info of "likely early-mid Oct" for delivery. Hmm...so let's see if I actually get a VIN in the next week or so; if so, then yes, delivery should be within 2-3 weeks after VIN. No EOQ (3rd Qtr) delivery for me but I figured that was a possibility, even when they had my account at 9/29 - 9/30 but no VIN.

We're seeing some white on white MS Plaids getting VINs and deliveries now, so hopefully mine is coming up soon at the beginning of the 4th Qtr in Oct. Another couple weeks wait is nothing now after 8 months; I'm actually now more annoyed that it's still going to be designated a 2021 model year car...that's just b.s. as it should be a model year 2022 but no, Tesla always has to do it their own way!

I think the model year thing is pretty much a non-issue, as SW keeps these cars up to date no problem. Model year makes zero difference with Tesla. Tesla makes HW changes often, but that can come in the middle, end, or somewhere in between in the year. They literally make changes like bi weekly. So there's no way for anybody to pinpoint the time of the changes. The most they can do is have an idea, like with the Raven update. You should be just fine.

 

[leeh97]

Yeah I'm thinking the same thing. My build is LR/Black/Black/19"/FSD ordered in early April. I'm east-ish coast, so I'm wondering if orders are getting filled west to east as we approach the end of the quarter.

Well I'm less than 30mi from fremont.
My EDD has been hovering at EoQ for 1 month, yesterday it went to Sept 24 - 30.
SA said she sees late Oct to Nov.

Its Telsa...

 

[neadams99]

It’s Ryder cup weekend time. We’re busy!

+1

 

[ssv22]

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My 2 cents. Both badges indicate that its a Plaid so one of them is redundant. If it were me, I would just have the founder's badge on.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

there is still time for a visit to the snack bar.... I suspect Porsche has them in stock.

Porsche does have these in stock

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Porsche does have these in stock
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[lolachampcar]

Everyone except a few sob have their car now. I predicted this would happen hundreds of pages ago. I’m just pissed to be one of the last one on this thread. I was supposed to get my car in August.

I'm sorry