If you read my first post, the main reason I'm putting my car on hold is because I want to sell my current car first. 4680 would just be a plus. Regardless of what my reason is for wanting to put a hold, I should not be given different answers every time I talk to someone new at Tesla. So no, I'm not making this more difficult on myself by setting my expectations too high for a 4680 MYP.
But you're blaming Tesla and contradicting your statement, when you knew when your EDD delivery date was but now you're complaining that you want to sell your car which you should have done or known when to sell it by given you had an EDD date of March and now you're just scrambling. Just trying to prove a point that this is not Tesla's fault, it's more so you not being prepared to take delivery, thats all
You can have your car sold in 2-3 days with a check in hand in less than 7. Carvana, Shift, Vroom, can all do this. All of this can happen before your car is delivered and you have to pay.
Just to provide more info.
That changed way before December, you can only hold up to 30 days from my understanding. Anyone who follows Tesla and is familiar with their process knew that as of December. So yes you were misinformed, but you also assumed that you could take delivery a year later?? I can empathize that you get different answers from various sources (as they are not very well educated). You don't seem to be going through the right channels. You mentioned you had an SA, you should be only contacting them as they will guide you best OR call your local Tesla store (where assuming you would be taking delivery) for information. After your car comes off hold, assuming you put it on hold after 30 days you will be given an option to accept delivery. IF you don't accept the delivery you will be placed in the back of the line. I'm going based on what i've seen in the threads for a MY
Did you place your car on hold? If not, then don't be surprised when you get a VIN. Log into your account and click on your car. If there isn't a big blue button that says "I'm Ready" your car is not on hold and you will be assigned a VIN based on your spot in line. Just because someone says you "can" or are "allowed" doesn't mean you are on hold. If you are on hold, it should have an end date listed. You will also be notified prior to cancellation if you try to stay hold on longer. You have to be very specific with Tesla and confirm numerous times. You are doing the right thing by coming here but it seems like you haven't done much research on here because you are not the first to be in this situation and all the answers you seek as well as guidance are here.
I had good offers for other cars from those places, but not for my current car for some reason. I do have private sale offers, but once again, it's difficult to time the sale since my delivery could happen in 2 weeks or in 3 months. I'm okay with either, but would just like a heads up.
I've requested to put my car on hold, but unfortunately received my VIN before my SA replied. I'm just trying to narrow down my new EDD, but as of now it is a 2-3 month window (April - June)
How are you planning to pay for the car? The easiest way to handle this is to change your order to financing once you get a VIN. Then once you take delivery, sell your current car and then you can apply the payment to your loan (or pay off entirely before your first monthly payment is due). It may cost you $500 or so in what amounts to loan origination fees but you don't have to worry about having all the cash up front if you need cash from your current car. This doesn't work for everyone but it can make it a little less worrisome if you don't want to be without a car.
The method to put car on hold is to release the vin and then put car on hold, which the SA should be able to do. Hope that helps
It changed in November and only in earnest in early December when cancellation emails started going out in waves.
You aren't placed at the back of the line when you go on hold or reject delivery. Most people that go on hold after receiving a VIN get issued a new one within a week of their hold ending.
This is also incorrect, releasing your VIN is one thing, but releasing your vin AND putting it on hold for 30 days will prevent you from getting a vin issued within a week.
Yes, unfortunately I was misinformed when I placed the order. I did not plan to actually hold my delivery a year, but I also did not realize my hold would be as short a week. My SA did not respond to my texts and emails for awhile when I asked to be put on hold. I asked for a phone number for my Tesla store, but was told they don't have one. I did request a 30 day hold today, but like I've mentioned several times I have no clue if it is actually 30 days or only until 4/2 like my SA mentioned.
I did it twice last year...Both times got a new VIN within a week.
Did you just reject delivery or actually HOLD after releasing the vin? There's a difference. I'm going based on reading all the Threads on TMC
VIN was released and order was put on hold both times
That's not how a hold works. There is a max time you can go on hold. Or you can request a hold for any amount of time less than that. It is a not a random amount that Tesla decides. However, there is no guarantee as to when you will get your car after your hold ends. It depends where you are in line (should be at the front since you have received VINs already) and where your location is in line relative to other delivery centers. It sounds like you aren't actually on hold but they are just rejecting a VIN and you are getting back in line.
Curious what the max time you can put a hold. So if I get a vin for my MYP in Late May/June I can say "Hey I want to request a hold until July as I will be in Cancun in June"? I would be ok with 30 days but just curious how much you can actually delay
