I took delivery yesterday and drove already 96 miles here is my timeline and experience.
Feb.4th- Went to Pasadena showroom to test a M3P. They didn't have it so I drove a LR. Placed ordered.
Feb.5th- Got the Welcome text from Tesla
Feb 24th- Text from Tesla Delivery 4-6 weeks
March 9th- Text from Tesla Delivery 2-3 Weeks.
March 9th- VIN in source
March 11th- Text from Tesla to schedule delivery. Scheduled March 13th
March 13th- Took delivery at Tesla Burbank
Here is my experience and thoughts of all of this.
Let me start off the lack of communication . Our SA should have the right to tells us when a specific build is going to make so they won't have us in the dark. Oh we can't help you because you have no VIN. Well can you at least when it's going to be build? No, Tesla does batches . Just wait late March. That frustrated me the most. TMC has a better answer than your SA can give you. Once I got my VIN, everything happened quick! Delivery text, loan, and all the virtual paperwork you do on your Tesla account. When I arrived the DC Burbank, it was busy. No space to park your trade in. I had to park across the street at a harbor freights parking lot. Once you are inside, you get checked it just a little before your appointment time. You sign about 4-5 documents. I skipped the orientation because I watched countless videos on the Model 3. A specialist will show your car and then you are off to drive! This was the most easiest and simplistic thing I ever did when purchasing a car. I hated waiting hours at a typical dealership. The car is amazing, i did an inspection with a list. Everything came out perfect. No paint issues, panels were aligned, & nothing was missing. I did alot of 0-60 pulls later in the day and this car is so amazing! Other than the wait, its very exiting when you take a delivery. It was me knowing I had the first generation xbox under the xmas tree, but not opening til xmas lol.
Goodluck to everyone!!