Kenriko
Former Vendor
Maybe in the UK but in the US major body parts have the VIN and so does the engine block (ICE cars). They do this so it’s harder to steal cars for parts.
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Maybe in the UK but in the US major body parts have the VIN and so does the engine block (ICE cars). They do this so it’s harder to steal cars for parts.
Kenriko
Former Vendor
Sunday Vin assignment. .....87xx
Configured 2/10
RED/18"/no EAP
Configured 2/14 Red/Aero/EAP still no vin :-(
emlombardo
Member
I think we are all arguing the same exact side of this question.
RTPEV
Active Member
Probably not. The car is probably well through production and possibly even in transit to a particular geographical region before the car is matched to your order and VIN is assigned.
This doesn't match the S&X process, which are built more to order. With the 3, there are limited combinations available and PLENTY of orders that will likely match whatever combination they build, so they just pump them out as fast as they can and match them later.
Insight75
Member
This is my favorite answer and if correct should mean I'll have my car very very soon.
emlombardo
Member
That makes sense since the person who told me that was probably thinking of the S/X process. If the car is already on it's way here I'd better get my butt in gear selling my Leaf.
Railhawk52
Member
Non-owner, configured 2/22. Midnight Silver Metallic with sport wheels, no EAP. VIN just showed up this morning in my account. Taking delivery in Raleigh NC.
SabrToothSqrl
Active Member
Got a call from CA!
Turns out it was spam.
Turns out it was spam.
It’s pretty clear people don’t get their VINs until after the car is made. VIN to delivery time is usually fairly short.
Got a call from CA!
Turns out it was spam.
You’re waiting for a call from Nevada.
emlombardo
Member
That's great news. I'm submitting my Leaf info to Carvana right now.
McHoffa
CyberOwners
Considering most people's VIN assignment to delivery is 6-10 days, it must happen after the car is finished being made.
I'm now at 11 days since configuration, and the biggest number is 11-15 days from config to VIN, which means most likely I'll get my VIN this week. Also, 70% are 30 days or less from config to delivery, which is great!
I want believe the past is a good predictor of the future. However there are 1-2 flaws in this. #1, a lot of historical deliveries that are in the data are driven by deliveries in california (many in N. cal are factory deliveries, which tend to be very quick). #2 To maximize their sales numbers (instead of quoting "cars are still in transport"), my guess is that they are prioritizing assigning VINS to non-CA cars in the near term to ensure that they hit the quarterly numbers. So for those outside of CA, the better estimate is probably 11-15 days for VIN to delivery.
Considering most people's VIN assignment to delivery is 6-10 days, it must happen after the car is finished being made.
I'm now at 11 days since configuration, and the biggest number is 11-15 days from config to VIN, which means most likely I'll get my VIN this week. Also, 70% are 30 days or less from config to delivery, which is great!
Net, net, for those for ordered in mid Feb regardless of location (with CA orders VIN to delivery being 7 days and non-CA order VIN to delivery being more like 11-15 days), I would assume mid to late March for delivery. Tesla will want to get all those who configured in Feb out by March to maximize delivery numbers.
McHoffa
CyberOwners
Possibly... I actually copied the data and narrowed to deliveries of just red with 18 inch aero (just to see about my own config), and it was similar. Out of 44 deliveries, only 8 were more than 30 days from config to delivery, and out of those 44, only 6 were more than 10 days from VIN to delivery.
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Considering most people's VIN assignment to delivery is 6-10 days, it must happen after the car is finished being made.
I'm now at 11 days since configuration, and the biggest number is 11-15 days from config to VIN, which means most likely I'll get my VIN this week. Also, 70% are 30 days or less from config to delivery, which is great!
Another big flaw is that you are looking at old data. Something seems to have happened to production volumes. Thats part of why they stopped issuing as many invitations to configure. Also, why they seem to be delivering VERY few cars.
Look at all the people who were configured but no VIN on January 31 - how many of them now have VINs and delivery? How many people currently have configured but no VIN?
RTPEV
Active Member
The only caveat here is that manufacturing appears to be rotating through the colors/wheels on a regular basis. So there is naturally a window of delivery times based on where they were in the cycle when you configured. If you timed it just right and they just finished up a batch of your color/wheel combo, config->delivery might be relatively short. But if you configured just after the last color/wheel combo was assigned, you might have to wait all the time until the cycle repeats itself. Also, if there is a shortage of your particular wheels at the time you configured, there may be an added delay. I doubt any of this would result in a window bigger than say 2-3 weeks, but if you're trying to time selling your current car, it's something to be aware of.
benjiejr
Technogeekextraordinaire
Good data @McHoffa; I agree @dhu1 and @Sneakerbuddy
I have the elusive Black/Aero combo. Configured 1/18. Got VIN on 2/27 (40 days later). Paid and paperwork complete in 2 days. No delivery date yet. Best guess is mid-to-late March here in Texas.
I have the elusive Black/Aero combo. Configured 1/18. Got VIN on 2/27 (40 days later). Paid and paperwork complete in 2 days. No delivery date yet. Best guess is mid-to-late March here in Texas.
