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Hopefully, the almost last update to this thread. Took delivery Saturday (4/29/17) after my mid-Nov 2016 order. Three builds and two loaners later.
The car was almost perfect, except we had the dreaded premium leather seat wrinkles.
If it had only been one, we might have let it go, but the driver's seat had wrinkles on both of the lower seat sections on both sides, plus the side bolster near the door looked not fully tacked down (wrinkled all over). We did compare it to the car in the design studio - the leather seat there had zero wrinkles. It took a bit, but the DS agreed that they will repair the seat or replace it if needed. It's the only item on the due bill.
Drive home was glorious.
The car was almost perfect, except we had the dreaded premium leather seat wrinkles.
If it had only been one, we might have let it go, but the driver's seat had wrinkles on both of the lower seat sections on both sides, plus the side bolster near the door looked not fully tacked down (wrinkled all over). We did compare it to the car in the design studio - the leather seat there had zero wrinkles. It took a bit, but the DS agreed that they will repair the seat or replace it if needed. It's the only item on the due bill.
Drive home was glorious.
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Yeah, that took a few emails and reminders...I have it. Tesla took good care of me while I waited.
To get the leather to match, Tesla should replace the entire seat. It's a much simpler repair for the Service Center - and something they considered when we initially couldn't get the lumbar adjustment working on our S 100D in March (fortunately, it was only a loose connector).
Though... with leather seats, even if they are perfect on delivery, some wrinkling is almost inevitable after the seats have been used.
Though... with leather seats, even if they are perfect on delivery, some wrinkling is almost inevitable after the seats have been used.
They are going to stretch or adjust the existing seat. They are not going to replace pieces, but if need be replace the entire seat. I would have accepted some minor wrinkles in the seat, but the side bolster was messed up and in the picture above you can see where the stitching is already loose. I expect they will ultimately have to replace the seat, but they wanted an option to fix first. If they can, great.
I did not place the last order (3rd build), Tesla handled all the re-orders/re-builds. My original order was from Nov 2016 and that is what they delivered to me yesterday as ordered by me.
They specifically did NOT let me change the spec. I asked about adding something to next build (SAS) and was told no unless I wanted to pay the new pricing, etc. I declined as I'm happy that in the end I have coils after driving loaners for two months with coils. My big concern was my driveway and in the two month wait, the city came and patched the overly deep gutter.
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