Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[EndlessPlaid]

It’s the holiday update even hitting the S?

It will be for sure. It's version 11, so S and X will be getting it too. Should at the very minimum refine the current S SW.

 

[Laddcruzer]

Minor DCU tidbit for anyone interested.
I uploaded my MVPA of my now defunct VIN and my driver's license - got a call about 10 minutes later to go over the loan. i "confessed" the vin was revoked, so the phone person thought i was getting pre-qualified - i explained i actually had a vin and vehicle and it was yanked away.
upshot - i upload the new MVPA when i get it.
funding can be done same day and a check fedexed to me, tesla, or multiple checks as i desire.
also, even with a trade in, etc. they'd be willing to loan me the full amount (which is actually more than my purchase price) and i can pocket the difference - at 1.24% i think of it as free money.
he also mentioned the MVPA i uploaded was missing info, i.e. something like dollar amounts, etc. which i didn't quite understand, as it is all in my existing but useless MVPA.
i need to re-read how folks have done this - right now i have cash selected as my payment option. if i trade in, then i need less cash. i might bring a dcu check for $98k or so and call it a day - give it to tesla, and get a refund what, a few weeks later? or should i have dcu send a substantial (90 to 95% of the purchase amount to tesla in Texas, and then i bring some sort of certified payment, the idea being that i don't complete payment if i reject a clunker of a car?

or, i can have DCU cut a check in essentially whatever denomination i want, so i can short tesla and then get some certified checks or bank checks to make up the difference - i've seen folks uncertain about how much to pay or bring.
i welcome any suggestions or advice.

For those wondering, MVPA stands for “moderate to vigorous physical activity“. DCU is Digital Credit Union. And HSICFIO stands for “holy smokes I can’t figure it out”.

 

[jebinc]

Well, I’m not staying up waiting for a tweet that nothing’s coming today, so…..

 

[Dssyr]

I just paid for the Model S online after getting the vin number tonight. Order was done a couple of weeks back but since I had placed it with my local service advisor and not directly online, the SA was able to assign me a vin. It was supposed to be July delivery but working with a SA is absolutely worth it , and at no additional cost to the buyer. I think they get some credit from tesla. He had done test drives on the Y and 3 for me.

Question. Now that I have already transferred the funds , what excuse can I use to not take delivery of the car until Jan 1st. Hoping the new tax bill for 2023 May again given EV discounts to Tesla if purchased in 2023. Thanks.

 

[cartwright]

Congrats!
Is that for Plaid ? Awesome if ordered 12/19 ....
Mine ordered beginning of Dec and no VIN yet. Started pushing my sa

Yes! I monitored the inventory cars for a couple of weeks and finally the config I want showed up nearby. I don't have the patience to order and hope haha.

 

[cartwright]

Okay so I picked the car up at 3:30 and have already put > 150 miles on it. Some thoughts...

Delivery Process

• No waiting, greeted by multiple people who were very friendly
• Delivery person informed me right away that key fobs and parcel shelf were missing and on backorder.
  • The trunk floor was present. Parcel shelf and left side cover missing.
  • When I got home I found 2 key fobs in the glove box.
• I showed them the delivery checklist and said I would be a while and they encouraged me to take my time and give feedback
• After inspection they made sure the app was set up and working. A tech came to look at my issues (more later) and was mostly supportive but didn't seem hugely knowledgable.
• They told me multiple times to make sure feedback is in first 100 miles/24 hrs. This is just silly to me, I drove it 100 miles almost immediately.

Car Build Quality

• Paint (MSM) is good overall.
  • There was one pretty bad road chip in front of driver's rear wheel. They touched it up on the spot and it is almost invisible now.
  • There is one very tiny scratch in the clear coat that I didn't even mention.
  • There is quite a bit of orange peel on the driver's side mirror
• There is adhesive residue all over the place. They washed the car, it was wet, but they didn't get all the residue.
• Panel gaps are pretty good. The hatch has a little bigger gap on the passenger side but it isn't bad. The tech that looked at it recommended I leave it alone as trying to adjust it might make it worse. I tend to agree with him.
• No glass distortion that I could see.
• The black trim between the doors on the passenger side was out of alignment. I pushed down on it firmly and it is much better now.
• One of the taillights has a blemish on the inside. It is really minor.
• Airbag worm is present.
• Minor seat wrinkles, nothing so bad I want to risk having them work on it.
• Light inside the console functions opposite of what makes sense. I know there are some posts in the forum about it, going to try to find them, it is pretty odd.
• The front doors are hard to close. Tech said that is common with refresh S and will bet better over time, I guess we will see.
• Software update was waiting for me, I started it when I got home and it failed. It is already re-downloading, hopefully it works this time.
• No vibrations that I could feel. Will keep a look out.

Overall, I am very pleased with build quality. Given the stories in this thread I was expecting much worse. Maybe I will find more tomorrow.

My Opinions

I am coming from a 2017 MS 75.

• This car is obviously a lot faster, which is great.
• The interior is great, big improvement. I think white might have been more fun to get, I was just worried about jean transfer.
• Seats are more comfortable.
• The seatbelts feel extremely cheap. I don't know what it is but they feel very flimsy. The seatbelt button is red, I always liked that my S had black seatbelt buttons for some reason.
• The yoke is fine. I had a couple of phantom grabs but I will get used to it easily. I like the improved visibility.
• The turn signals are okay. I would rather have it set up like Ferrari where the left turn signal is a button on the left and the right is on the right. I am not yet used to placement so I have to look down to make sure I don't turn on the opposite signal.
• The interface for autopilot is trash.
  • I hate that I basically lose use of the right scroll wheel. I used that for temp adjustments regularly
  • I think it is dangerous that it is the same method to turn it on and off. The stalk was a double tap backwards to engage and once forward to disengage. While driving I pressed the button intending to enable AP because I needed to look down for a second. It turns out I disengaged it without realizing it and had a lane departure incident.
• The sound system is unimpressive. My previous S did not have the premium sound so I was expecting a big upgrade, but it doesn't seem much better. The "sound stage" seems to be well forward of the screen.
• I am not sure about cabin noise levels. It doesn't seem crazy quiet to me but I need to try it more.

Overall the car is a big upgrade for me. I haven't done any launches or really gone crazy with speed, that will be a lot of fun. My car feels very well built.

My car's build date is 12/17. Vin is NF463.

If people are interested I will try to get some pics tomorrow to post.

 

[Bloomj]

Picked up my 2022 LR Yesterday. Looked pretty good to me. I couldn’t verify the exterior paint well due to rain but everything seems okay. I’ll inspect more this week, after tinting is complete. Interior panels line up nicely and I didn’t see any issues.

Missing trunk floor pieces but other than I think I have a complete car.

Love the car.

 

[AllerkrosS3]

This is a wonderful model, the car of the future!

 

[Hayseed_MS]

I installed the Tessie app yesterday. It shows that my "usable battery capacity is 87.1kWh". Is that correct? I thought the S was closer to 100%?

 

[TrevTremaine]

I installed the Tessie app yesterday. It shows that my "usable battery capacity is 87.1kWh". Is that correct? I thought the S was closer to 100%?

What was your car charge level at the time? Maybe that was a factor?

 

[Hayseed_MS]

What was your car charge level at the time? Maybe that was a factor?

It showed that at 80% and same at 90%. SOC did not seem to effect it.

 

[TrevTremaine]

It showed that at 80% and same at 90%. SOC did not seem to effect it.

I would consider charging the car to 100% and see if anything changes. Compare your range limit against the advertised limits and see what you end up with. I would think it might be an app glitch, but rule out any pack issues too - I would be surprised if the pack was the issue.

 

[Spyderman09]

I installed the Tessie app yesterday. It shows that my "usable battery capacity is 87.1kWh". Is that correct? I thought the S was closer to 100%?

Current S shows 96.3 kWh battery capacity on Tessie. Prior S (from June-Nov) showed 96.1-96.9 on Tessie. Both refreshes.

Granted, I didn't have as much mileage on my prior S as you have now (~5K before losing it) but that seems fairly bad degradation if accurate.

 

[Bull]

I installed the Tessie app yesterday. It shows that my "usable battery capacity is 87.1kWh". Is that correct? I thought the S was closer to 100%?

There seems to be quite a bit of variability in battery capacity in the refresh S. When dyno mode was still available I saw 94.1kWh as my "Full Pack Energy". I've been pretty unhappy that it's not a 100kWh pack. My range is reduced by the same percentage. Tesla says it is normal.

Others like @WilliamG and I think @Muzzman1 had lower Full Pack Energy and significant other problems and their packs were replaced.

Edit: Tessie shows my battery capacity to be 90kWh

 

[Hayseed_MS]

I would consider charging the car to 100% and see if anything changes. Compare your range limit against the advertised limits and see what you end up with. I would think it might be an app glitch, but rule out any pack issues too - I would be surprised if the pack was the issue.

Out of the 20k miles, I have only charged it over 90% a few times and never to 100%. Will try that tonight.

 

[TrevTremaine]

There seems to be quite a bit of variability in battery capacity in the refresh S. When dyno mode was still available I saw 94.1kWh as my "Full Pack Energy". I've been pretty unhappy that it's not a 100kWh pack. My range is reduced by the same percentage. Tesla says it is normal.

Others like @WilliamG and I think @Muzzman1 had lower Full Pack Energy and significant other problems and their packs were replaced.

Edit: Tessie shows my battery capacity to be 90kWh

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Maybe you can explain to @Hayseed_MS how to get into Dyno Mode and that will prevent him from having to full-charge his vehicle. You've got a Plaid - I wonder if there's a difference (if much) on the LR?

 

[Bill Price]

but maybe the winter tires were delayed in shipment. just saying.

Could be off the coast on a cargo container ship?

 

[Spyderman09]

Maybe you can explain to @Hayseed_MS how to get into Dyno Mode and that will prevent him from having to full-charge his vehicle. You've got a Plaid - I wonder if there's a difference (if much) on the LR?

Dyno mode is no longer available after a recent firmware update. I've got a Plaid as well and seems there's variability as @Bull mentions between cars in general.

 

[josahua]

Okay so I picked the car up at 3:30 and have already put > 150 miles on it. Some thoughts...

Delivery Process

• No waiting, greeted by multiple people who were very friendly
• Delivery person informed me right away that key fobs and parcel shelf were missing and on backorder.
  • The trunk floor was present. Parcel shelf and left side cover missing.
  • When I got home I found 2 key fobs in the glove box.
• I showed them the delivery checklist and said I would be a while and they encouraged me to take my time and give feedback
• After inspection they made sure the app was set up and working. A tech came to look at my issues (more later) and was mostly supportive but didn't seem hugely knowledgable.
• They told me multiple times to make sure feedback is in first 100 miles/24 hrs. This is just silly to me, I drove it 100 miles almost immediately.

Car Build Quality

• Paint (MSM) is good overall.
  • There was one pretty bad road chip in front of driver's rear wheel. They touched it up on the spot and it is almost invisible now.
  • There is one very tiny scratch in the clear coat that I didn't even mention.
  • There is quite a bit of orange peel on the driver's side mirror
• There is adhesive residue all over the place. They washed the car, it was wet, but they didn't get all the residue.
• Panel gaps are pretty good. The hatch has a little bigger gap on the passenger side but it isn't bad. The tech that looked at it recommended I leave it alone as trying to adjust it might make it worse. I tend to agree with him.
• No glass distortion that I could see.
• The black trim between the doors on the passenger side was out of alignment. I pushed down on it firmly and it is much better now.
• One of the taillights has a blemish on the inside. It is really minor.
• Airbag worm is present.
• Minor seat wrinkles, nothing so bad I want to risk having them work on it.
• Light inside the console functions opposite of what makes sense. I know there are some posts in the forum about it, going to try to find them, it is pretty odd.
• The front doors are hard to close. Tech said that is common with refresh S and will bet better over time, I guess we will see.
• Software update was waiting for me, I started it when I got home and it failed. It is already re-downloading, hopefully it works this time.
• No vibrations that I could feel. Will keep a look out.

Overall, I am very pleased with build quality. Given the stories in this thread I was expecting much worse. Maybe I will find more tomorrow.

My Opinions

I am coming from a 2017 MS 75.

• This car is obviously a lot faster, which is great.
• The interior is great, big improvement. I think white might have been more fun to get, I was just worried about jean transfer.
• Seats are more comfortable.
• The seatbelts feel extremely cheap. I don't know what it is but they feel very flimsy. The seatbelt button is red, I always liked that my S had black seatbelt buttons for some reason.
• The yoke is fine. I had a couple of phantom grabs but I will get used to it easily. I like the improved visibility.
• The turn signals are okay. I would rather have it set up like Ferrari where the left turn signal is a button on the left and the right is on the right. I am not yet used to placement so I have to look down to make sure I don't turn on the opposite signal.
• The interface for autopilot is trash.
  • I hate that I basically lose use of the right scroll wheel. I used that for temp adjustments regularly
  • I think it is dangerous that it is the same method to turn it on and off. The stalk was a double tap backwards to engage and once forward to disengage. While driving I pressed the button intending to enable AP because I needed to look down for a second. It turns out I disengaged it without realizing it and had a lane departure incident.
• The sound system is unimpressive. My previous S did not have the premium sound so I was expecting a big upgrade, but it doesn't seem much better. The "sound stage" seems to be well forward of the screen.
• I am not sure about cabin noise levels. It doesn't seem crazy quiet to me but I need to try it more.

Overall the car is a big upgrade for me. I haven't done any launches or really gone crazy with speed, that will be a lot of fun. My car feels very well built.

My car's build date is 12/17. Vin is NF463.

If people are interested I will try to get some pics tomorrow to post.

Is there supposed to be a light in the bottom of the center console? My model 3 (2021 build) had it.

 

[Robotpedlr]

Just got my VIN… fingers crossed it will be a good build. Waiting for pickup appoint options, but probably next week… woohoo.
5YJSA1E50NF463xxx