I got mine too, and love it. BUT ... I feel very badly for those who ordered, were promised, and didn't get their cars. Regardless of who is at fault (Tesla, the US Govt, the whole process), it still sucks to be without your car. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
I really think that it is way too soon to even guess what happened in the last month or so. Only Tesla has the data, and we aren't about to see it. So we can't condemn Tesla. It may have been the results of circumstances beyond their control.
That said, the whole process of buying a Tesla is pretty nightmarish (one big melodrama!). It was nightmarish in October, November and early December when I ordered and took delivery of my car. Looking at people posting from Fremont yesterday (and in the days immediately prior), it was clear that Tesla has not yet learned to take a bad situation and handle it with grace. People were initially told a million things - whatever their SA could make up. Then Tesla tried to put people in small delivery slots. Those delivery slots kept getting moved and finally Tesla said come to Fremont when they called - even if the person lived a long way from Fremont. It turned out that even if Tesla did not call you, coming helped some get their cars. Sorry, but this is not Tesla's first rodeo, and they could have handled this better. They wasted a lot of people's time, and it really seemed like you had to see what was behind door #3 to get your car!
I think it's safe to say that someone at Tesla blew it - big time. I also think it's safe to say that it was not a malicious act of Tesla. They are talking a while (perhaps too long) to get their training wheels on. But a company with a $70B market capitalization does not need to take an extra $10K here, $5K there, etc. So no "bait and switch." Perhaps Tesla sent too many cars overseas and did not properly calculate what was needed at home. Either way, one miscalculation and "boom" - car allocations get screwed up.
Yes, there is a lot of demand in the US - and if Tesla plays it right, there always be for Teslas. So Tesla needs to play the customer satisfaction game soon. The stock market is a long-term game anyway. I hope they fired the person or persons whose incompetence led to the Q4 finish in the USA to be such a bad experience for many. It was kind of predetermined that with one factory in Fremont, Tesla would have a lot of trouble keeping all of their worldwide customers informed and happy. Hopefully this will get better in the future.
I hope that everyone who has a car to be delivered gets theirs really soon!
