Wiki Model S Delivery Update

[kobefan234]

What's your build date?

I got here at 3:30 pm. And my damn right rear tire was damn near flat. And it’s super windy and a metal pole almost hit the trunk of the car.

 

[n2mb_racing]

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I got here at 3:30 pm. And my damn right rear tire was damn near flat. And it’s super windy and a metal pole almost hit the trunk of the car.

How'd it go? Did you accept delivery?

 

[leletyM3]

Came to the Fremont CA factory for delivery day. No front bumper camera and my right rear tire had 17 PSI tire pressure. Not off to a good start unfortunately.

I guess no hope for that front camera on the March build! Thanks for the update!

 

[abejce]

That red is striking. Looks great. Did you end up using the inspection list? I printed it and brought a clip board but I kinda feel like a dick bringing it. Not sure if I will use it or not.

Where can one find a copy of this “inspection list”. Sorry if I missed the post. I would have no issue being a dick and bringing it. If Tesla had better quality control there would be no such thing as an inspection list. Shame on Tesla. Not shame on you for wanting to get what you paid for!

 

[Leftlane22]

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I got here at 3:30 pm. And my damn right rear tire was damn near flat. And it’s super windy and a metal pole almost hit the trunk of the car.

On a positive note your car looks really good in the pics - that color is popping.

 

[kobefan234]

How'd it go? Did you accept delivery?

I accepted delivery.
It went so so. My delivery appointment was for 3pm. I found out that the right rear tire was flat and they replaced it in about an hour. The entire process took about 2 hours. There was some white glue in the interior storage areas. And some strange message on the gauge cluster. I was thinking about rejecting delivery and waiting to see if the front bumper camera rumors were true but I decided to just accept and move on.

 

[Leftlane22]

Is that message -25 in a circle- a set speed warning in your settings?

 

[cwanja]

I accepted delivery.
It went so so. My delivery appointment was for 3pm. I found out that the right rear tire was flat and they replaced it in about an hour. The entire process took about 2 hours. There was some white glue in the interior storage areas. And some strange message on the gauge cluster. I was thinking about rejecting delivery and waiting to see if the front bumper camera rumors were true but I decided to just accept and move on.
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Were you going through a school zone or another zone with an alternative speed limit?

 

[RyanC1384]

Does the Model S still get delivered with the front license plate holder? I’m thinking of removing it and live in Texas…roll of the dice.

 

[kobefan234]

Were you going through a school zone or another zone with an alternative speed limit?

I’m not sure. Maybe I was.

 

[cwanja]

Does the Model S still get delivered with the front license plate holder? I’m thinking of removing it and live in Texas…roll of the dice.

Yes and remove it. Fellow Texan, zero issues here. I also do not put my registration on my windshield (renewed and in glovebox), clean look.

 

[cwanja]

I’m not sure. Maybe I was.

Believe it’s just a time based speed zone rendered on the IC. Not a car issue.

 

[kobefan234]

On a positive note your car looks really good in the pics - that color is popping.

Thanks.
Some of the white sticky glue / grease stains or something kinda sucked.
I tried to do my best to inspect.
Also looked and asked around if any other model s x had the upcoming front bumper camera since it was the actually facility where the cars we’re manufactured but the employees wouldn’t give me a straight answer.

 

[Bluef82003]

The funny thing is once my delivery date was established the EDD info was removed from the app. After I rejected the call, a few hours later the EDD info was back in the app at 3/8/24 to 3/15/24. Essentially six days later, the EDD info just disappeared.

I called and spoke to a Tesla advisor this evening. He drilled down on my account and basically told me that there was no info available other than they were waiting for a car with my specs to be to be completed at the factory for a VIN to be assigned. When asked if he had any idea of the timeline for this process to happen he responded you just need to keep checking your app and email. He had no info. So I guess I am being treated like a brand new order, despite my car being ordered 12/8/23. What a system. The upside is the possibility of a front camera, the downside is another multi-month wait.

Okay. We have the SAME order date (Dec. 8th, 2023) and I've never been assigned a VIN. Maybe that's Tesla's ploy to get buyers to accept... using Man's greatest enemy that is undefeated... TIME. I'm coming up with a nifty formula devised out of waiting for a friggin VIN.

Just mathing... trying to make sense of it all.

Time x Lack of Patience + MLSR with defects = making a Sale while Time x Patience + MLSL with defect = No Sale due to rejection.

The restart button is pushed... Looping... Try again and the cycle repeats until the least defective vehicle is produced or the front bumper camera is equipped.

def acceptance_likelihood(time, patience, defect_penalty, front_camera_appeal):
rejection_likelihood = time * (1 - patience) + defect_penalty
acceptance_likelihood = 1 - rejection_likelihood + front_camera_appeal
return acceptance_likelihood

def rejection_likelihood(time, patience, defect_penalty, patience_penalty):
rejection_likelihood = time * (1 - patience) + defect_penalty + patience_penalty
return rejection_likelihood

acceptance_prob = acceptance_likelihood(time, patience, defect_penalty, front_camera_appeal)
print("Likelihood of acceptance:", acceptance_prob)

rejection_prob = rejection_likelihood(time, patience, defect_penalty, patience_penalty)
print("Likelihood of rejection:", rejection_prob)

 

[sorka]

Does the Model S still get delivered with the front license plate holder? I’m thinking of removing it and live in Texas…roll of the dice.

Yes. Model S is always delivered with front license plate holder since March 2021.

 

[ks1972]

Yes. Model S is always delivered with front license plate holder since March 2021.

It probably has always been like that, I picked up mine in March 2020 and it came with front license plate

 

[sorka]

It probably has always been like that, I picked up mine in March 2020 and it came with front license plate

My 2015 didn't. It wasn't required in 2020 so your results will vary depending on the delivery center. Refresh requires it to be installed due to crash testing.

 

[FSDIN2020!]

Update, picked up my model s yesterday and it is the most well put together Tesla I have ever purchased. Totally stoked. Thanks again to all the contributors and good luck to everyone waiting.

 

[jgilbs85]

Thanks.
Some of the white sticky glue / grease stains or something kinda sucked.
I tried to do my best to inspect.
Also looked and asked around if any other model s x had the upcoming front bumper camera since it was the actually facility where the cars we’re manufactured but the employees wouldn’t give me a straight answer.
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The white stuff looks like excess silicon grease used to lube the plastic cover and divider in the center console. Should wipe up pretty easily, unless it actually is glue or something (but I dont know many glue types that are white like that, other than Elmer's glue).

 

[dn325ci]

Interesting comment about the haptic feel. Though I had driven the prior yoke, I haven't had as much experience with it vs. the wheel.