Non-owner config invites have begun!

[GoCubs]

I know, I was surprised I got the invite this soon and considered keeping quiet but I am pretty excited about it. Hopefully its an indication of an increase of inventory mentioned earlier.

 

[BlueOrNotFor3]

Ya, it kinda sucks for those of us who waited in line for hours to see these online reservation holders receiving invites. But I'm sure there is a method to the madness. One theory I've read is that it's based on availability of delivery center openings. This may be one time when being in the bay area is a disadvantage.

Yes, this, despite early indications that being in the bay area would be THE advantage. I reserved in Sunnyvale around 1pm but still no invite. In happier news, my brother stood in line early down in the Irvine area, reserved by about 11am, and got his invite yesterday. I both congratulated him and got annoyed at him. But mostly congratulated him.

 

[geometro]

Yes, this, despite early indications that being in the bay area would be THE advantage. I reserved in Sunnyvale around 1pm but still no invite. In happier news, my brother stood in line early down in the Irvine area, reserved by about 11am, and got his invite yesterday. I both congratulated him and got annoyed at him. But mostly congratulated him.

My brother who lives 5 miles away got his invite yesterday (he reserved an hour before me and in Palo Alto). I just got annoyed at him.

 

[des16]

Utah, non-owner, line waiter, yesterday the estimator said March-May. Just got my invite email five minutes ago. I’ll be holding my place until June so I can have a higher down payment.

Edit: Since it seems to be an issue for some, I can in fact configure.

Also SLC line waiter. About what time did you reserve? I was around 1pm

 

[leftyguitarman]

Florida, non owner, line waiter, ordered mine on the 22nd, so looking forward to it.

 

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Orange County CA non owner and line waiter who reserved around 1PM here. I received my email/configuration was available for me on Friday the 23rd. After a bunch of hand wringing and fretting, I ordered this morning.

 

[Howdus]

My brother who lives 5 miles away got his invite yesterday (he reserved an hour before me and in Palo Alto). I just got annoyed at him.

I was in Palo Alto probably 75th in line. Reserved around 30 minutes after they opened the doors (don't remember what time that was.) Got an invite in the first batch on 2/22. Seems like the combination of black and Fremont means a much longer wait. I configured 3/1 and still no VIN. There are more than 20 ahead of me on the spreadsheet with Black Aero who don't have a VIN yet. At this point I don't expect a car for another month. I think Fremont is booked until the end of the month and they start sending cars to delivery centers with more capacity and especially to the East Cost early in the month. I thought those of us close to the factory would get them right away but that doesn't seem to be happening.

 

[djplong]

Natick MA line-waiter (about 70th in line), never got the email, noticed I was allowed to configure on Thursday the 22nd, finally pulled the trigger and ordered on Saturday the 24th.

 

[Rault18]

Century City, Los Angeles. Ordered at 4p. Got my invite on the 22nd. Just ordered it on sat!

 

[Rich966]

Well, I haven't been invited to configure, so they don't yet know what color and options I will be requesting... I think your theory only applies to people that configured and are waiting for a VIN.

I don't have any good theories on why I haven't been invited to configure yet... From what I can tell, it should have happened by now.

Day 1 reservation holder here. I would be more than willing to hand over more money and make it non refundable to let Tesla know what color and wheels I want now, even if the delivery window would say something like “3-12 weeks.”

Just let me configure today.

 

[octoad]

Orange County CA non owner and line waiter who reserved around 1PM here. I received my email/configuration was available for me on Friday the 23rd

I was about 3 hours later, so maybe I’ll be up in about 3-4 weeks?

 

[TEG]

I called the "inside sales" line today asking them when I will be able to configure.
They didn't know.
All they could say was that I will really enjoy the car once I am able to get one.
They also confirmed that I was a day 1 line waiter in their system.

 

[Chris350]

Line waiter at West Palm Beach, FL. Made reservation at 11:10 am. Just got the email invite at 8 PM to configure. I immediately configured! Hope everyone else gets there invite soon. Good things come to those who wait, and we’ve waited!

I am wondering.... About how many people waited at the West Palm Center to order?

 

[FSKT]

I got ziltch..3/31/16 in line 11:30pm Dublin, CA sc

2:33 pm Dublin . . . . So, a little bit behind you (and of course no invite yet), but started following you (and any other Dublin line-waiter I run across) to monitor how the Dublin queue is going . . . .

 

[Waiting4M3]

Report on reddit on invitation today, anyone else seen any?

 

[Zaxxon]

Report on reddit on invitation today, anyone else seen any?

Chatter in the Denver Facebook group is that several more received invites today.

 

[FSKT]

I was in Palo Alto probably 75th in line. Reserved around 30 minutes after they opened the doors (don't remember what time that was.) Got an invite in the first batch on 2/22. Seems like the combination of black and Fremont means a much longer wait. I configured 3/1 and still no VIN. There are more than 20 ahead of me on the spreadsheet with Black Aero who don't have a VIN yet. At this point I don't expect a car for another month. I think Fremont is booked until the end of the month and they start sending cars to delivery centers with more capacity and especially to the East Cost early in the month. I thought those of us close to the factory would get them right away but that doesn't seem to be happening.

Not sure if this would be good news for you or more frustrating, but a buddy of mine just this past Sunday took a pic of a transport truck on its way out to Hwy 5 (east on 580) with at least a few black 3's with aeros on board (and at least one white one).

This could be good for you, because it seems like an indication that some more black ones probably have been made recently. Or it could be frustrating, because those cars seem to be on their way outside of the bay area . . . . Still, it's a solid data point.

 

[PIEric]

Tesla Model 3 Group FB page reporting invites yesterday ( Monday 3/26) some in California...still waiting for my invite ..

 

[FSKT]

Tesla Model 3 Group FB page reporting invites yesterday ( Monday 3/26) some in California...still waiting for my invite ..

Yes, that's always a good thing. It's a small number, though - 6 yesterday, 3 today reported on the spreadsheet.

 

[Howdus]

Not sure if this would be good news for you or more frustrating, but a buddy of mine just this past Sunday took a pic of a transport truck on its way out to Hwy 5 (east on 580) with at least a few black 3's with aeros on board (and at least one white one).

This could be good for you, because it seems like an indication that some more black ones probably have been made recently. Or it could be frustrating, because those cars seem to be on their way outside of the bay area . . . . Still, it's a solid data point.

Who knows what is good or bad news. I have given up hope that I will get a late VIN/delivery within this month. I am sure Fremont delivery center is full. They should start to send all cars East again. That is the bad news. However, why did they send tons of invites out unless they have a lot of cars coming out. That should be good news. One scenario is that they are having a quality issue with black OR they are priortiizing other colors due to the profit. They can't continue to hold up black and keep inviting and making the black list take too long though (you would hope!). I expect they ship to the East for the first 10 days and then provide some locally. If they do that I could still make the six week window. What pisses me off is seeing some configure and get their VIN right away with the same config.