I think the positive experiences sometimes get hidden in the noise. (And I've certainly been guilty of complaining on TMC.) So here's a delivery story with zero complaints!
I took delivery this afternoon and it was quite pleasant. Communication was perfunctory but adequate pre-delivery. Delivery date was set about a week ago. I got my VIN last night, showed up at the designated appointment time today, and drove home in a new Model 3!
The San Diego delivery center has a lot of cars getting prepped right now. I walked around and they all look fantastic. No major cosmetic issues on any of them, and I'm pretty picky. Any paint defect I noticed was minor and will polish right out in a moment.
My car was practically flawless. I pointed out a couple very minor paint -- I hesitate to even call them defects -- tidbits and the detailing guy took care of it instantly. Fit and finish is better than I've had on any of my Teslas (this is our third!) There is one very tiny clear coat rough spot on an edge that can't be fixed without making it worse. I have trouble finding it again even when looking. I really can't come up with anything more serious than that. The doors hinges are stiff and won't close fully without a bit of extra effort. From past experience I know this is normal and they just need to be broken in a bit. By any reasonable metric, there's simply nothing wrong. Still, they said to keep an eye out over the next three days and bring it back if I find anything that needs to be addressed.
There were plenty of employees at their stations all very serious in their work. There were two other deliveries at the same time. The delivery center seemed to be set up to handle at least half a dozen deliveries simultaneously.
Oh, and it's a loaded P3D+. Holy mushrooms, the performance is insane. I was giggling all the way home!
Ok ok ok, one complaint: they were out of black hats with white logo.
Whee!
I took delivery this afternoon and it was quite pleasant. Communication was perfunctory but adequate pre-delivery. Delivery date was set about a week ago. I got my VIN last night, showed up at the designated appointment time today, and drove home in a new Model 3!
The San Diego delivery center has a lot of cars getting prepped right now. I walked around and they all look fantastic. No major cosmetic issues on any of them, and I'm pretty picky. Any paint defect I noticed was minor and will polish right out in a moment.
My car was practically flawless. I pointed out a couple very minor paint -- I hesitate to even call them defects -- tidbits and the detailing guy took care of it instantly. Fit and finish is better than I've had on any of my Teslas (this is our third!) There is one very tiny clear coat rough spot on an edge that can't be fixed without making it worse. I have trouble finding it again even when looking. I really can't come up with anything more serious than that. The doors hinges are stiff and won't close fully without a bit of extra effort. From past experience I know this is normal and they just need to be broken in a bit. By any reasonable metric, there's simply nothing wrong. Still, they said to keep an eye out over the next three days and bring it back if I find anything that needs to be addressed.
There were plenty of employees at their stations all very serious in their work. There were two other deliveries at the same time. The delivery center seemed to be set up to handle at least half a dozen deliveries simultaneously.
Oh, and it's a loaded P3D+. Holy mushrooms, the performance is insane. I was giggling all the way home!
Ok ok ok, one complaint: they were out of black hats with white logo.
Whee!
