Tesla informed me that the model 3 VIN assignment method is different than with the S and X. Rather than assigning the VIN prior to production, Model 3's don't get VIN's until production is finished. I was told this by both my SA and some folks at the Fremont Delivery Center.
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Tesla informed me that the model 3 VIN assignment method is different than with the S and X. Rather than assigning the VIN prior to production, Model 3's don't get VIN's until production is finished. I was told this by both my SA and some folks at the Fremont Delivery Center.
Are you referring to the 2000 supercharger miles referral increase? Or is this some type of different promotion? Wouldn’t be fair to offer this to people purchasing “in inventory” cars and not to the people who are sitting here waiting over a month on their cars.
Tesla reinstates free Supercharging for new Model 3 owners in sales push, report says
Pretty reliable source....
Pretty reliable source....
I probably should have put media sources in quotes. Electrek is reporting it also.
Thanks for the tip. I put down a deposit and will try to check it out.
I had an existing pending reservation on a MSM/Black/FSD Performance (placed on 8/17 originally as White/Black, but changed to MSM on 8/21) but that hasn't had any updates since my delivery manager reached out to me a few weeks ago; no VIN or anything.
I was planning to buy FSD anyway so I guess I can add it on after delivery (and get the FSD computer upgraded if need be). The pictures looked pretty near-new, so hopefully the car looks that good in-person.
Dan203
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Got a text this morning about a tentative delivery date on 9/25. Email the delivery specialist to ask about VIN. This afternoon, got an email with purchase agreement doc and VIN number. I am in Texas.
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ICUdoc30
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Yo, we should totally get this just for the waiting. But I doubt we will. I’ll ask my loyalty advisor.
I emailed my SA. It's the least they could do for me after the delays that I've had.
joeypt
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I called about the car cause I was curious. The person I spoke to on the phone said it was most likely a showroom car but not 100% because they do not have that info. She did confirm that there is no way the car is a lemon though. According to her and carfax, the car is pretty much brand new.
Spoke to delivery center today and asked to check status of my order. The nice person who answered the phone provided me with a great update, that I had a VIN already and to expect delivery on the 18th or 19th. Who knows if she was blowing smoke or not, considering the anecdotes of cancellations, I'm remaining cautiously optimistic. Also hopeful Tesla will do the right thing and apply supercharging incentive to existing Q3 orders
Dan203
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Showroom car makes the most sense. Not sure I'd buy sight unseen though. A lot of people probably got in and out of it, opened/closed the doors, etc... so just because it has low miles doesn't mean it doesn't have some wear on those parts.
It's unusual that a showroom car would show up their used inventory, since typically those cars show up in their new inventory along with test drive cars (some with over 1000 miles on them).
Anyway, once someone reaches out to me for a pickup appointment I'll head over to Fremont to check it out and try to get the full story.
Just got mine today. 4 days early!!! I had to move my tint appt. too
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