Well, I finally took delivery of my P3D+ on Saturday and the 9 miles I got to drive it we’re an absolute blast. The car is everything I thought it would be, and plenty more. Not wanting to risk getting chips, etc I took the car directly to the tint/PPF installer. It’s going to be a long week.
My delivery experience, after the chaos of sorting out pick up and payment, was overall pretty good. SLC center wasn’t as grand as I thought it would be and the two door garage where my car was stored was, interesting. Not sure why they parked the car in there other than to maybe demo the wall connector; at first I thought it was to give me a different light source (compared to outside) to view the car, but the lady assisting me was trying pretty quick to get me out. Once out front, I had all the time in the world to compile questions to ask and go over the delivery checklist I printed and brought. The vehicle itself was in amazing shape from what I could tell. I didn’t notice any fitment issues, paint looked great, etc. After all the horror stories I’ve read and heard I was expecting a mess, and yet it looked as well assembled as any other car I’ve ever seen on a dealers lot. The only cosmetic concern I had was a tiny area that looked like some adhesive from shipping was still present; the PPF installer said it didn’t look like a paint issue (echoed the Tesla rep in saying it looked like adhesive) and that it should come off no problem. The installer, after walking around the vehicle, also noticed the lining behind the back tire, in the wheel well, on the drivers side was loose and that there was a tiny fleck of dust or something in the paint below the passenger handle; for once being colorblind has paid off because I couldn’t see it, and therefore can’t agonize over it.
The installer said he would let me know if he found anything else concerning that would warrant talking to Tesla, but nothing super obvious is a win in my book.
I didn’t get any good photos without family in them, so I’ll be sure to add some next week once the car is done and back in my care.