Prediction: Model 3 Orders to reach 100k in 24 hours

[Clprenz]

Update: I'm going to go out on another limb... 250k orders in 24 hours...
The demand at stores I think beat everyones expectations!!!! Probably ~80,000 orders from the stores alone.
I really can't imagine how many people will be reserving tonight (We are!)... but I think we are really at a turning point...
This will be the day that changed Tesla forever.

 

[nativewolf]

Update: I'm going to go out on another limb... 250k orders in 24 hours...
The demand at stores I think beat everyones expectations!!!! Probably ~80,000 orders from the stores alone.
I really can't imagine how many people will be reserving tonight (We are!)... but I think we are really at a turning point...
This will be the day that changed Tesla forever.

Now that is a limb. Go large or go home.

 

[FlatSix911]

For those who decided to not wait in line today ...
Just a reminder that you don't have to wait till 8:30 PST, on-line reservations start at 7:30 PST

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[Big Dog]

"Of the roughly 100 people in line at Dadeland when they opened this morning Iwas the only one who appeared to be a Tesla owner. Several people were asking others and nobody admitted to being a current Tesla owner."

No real need for a current owner to stand in line, particularly back east. Purchases of the 3 by current owners mean that they get their cars in the California production wave. They could apply tomorrow online and jump to the front of the Florida queue.

 

[rps315]

I'm a bit stunned at the turn out. I'm also so excited. By my estimates we got over 400 at each Toronto location as well as 300 or more in Montreal. So it just 2 cities in Canada we hit 1000 reservations. My estimate is that before the show tonight they'll hit 25,000 reservations across the Globe.

I was at the Toronto Yorkdale location around 8pm to make a reservation and there was still a bit of a wait. The sales guy estimated 2000 reservations over the course of the day. That's a lot of cars!

 

[ucmndd]

Whatever the number is, I'll be one of them - but I'll eat my foot if I'm keeping company with 100,000 of my closest friends in the first 24 hours.

Willing to admit when I'm wrong, I bought some sriracha to go with that foot. Seems more and more likely I'm going to have to use it.

 

[ArtC]

Elon announced 115K+ reservations in 24 hrs!

 

[MikeC]

I think the main piece of contention here is the enthusiast-fueled speculation as to the degree of "insane pent-up demand". I simply see no evidence to suggest that there are 100k people out there at this moment with the means and motivation to give Tesla $1,000 each in the span of 24 hours, for the chance to buy a car in two years' time.

Whatever the number is, I'll be one of them - but I'll eat my foot if I'm keeping company with 100,000 of my closest friends in the first 24 hours.

So how's it taste?

 

[Tim@adonisdetail]

I really hope this wakes up the auto industry across the board...

 

[Drumheller]

i would really like to hear some of the conversations going on at other auto makers today and tomorrow

 

[FirstSea]

I'll admit, I didn't think it would reach 100k in 24hrs.

And we still have at least 1.5 years until the car comes out, how big will the reservation list be?? Good thing I pre-ordered it this morning, I'm so proud of myself!

 

[ggnykk]

I bet another 100k of order will show up in the next few days as well.

 

[nwdiver]

I bet another 100k of order will show up in the next few days as well.

>500k by May... 1M by 2017... I'm sticking with those predictions

 

[wallstguy]

^Maybe even another 100k by tomorrow! Remember, the first 115k pre-orders were by people who haven't even seen the car...now that we've seen it....damn! Big surprise on Wall Street tomorrow!

 

[vinnie97]

Update: I'm going to go out on another limb... 250k orders in 24 hours...
The demand at stores I think beat everyones expectations!!!! Probably ~80,000 orders from the stores alone.
I really can't imagine how many people will be reserving tonight (We are!)... but I think we are really at a turning point...
This will be the day that changed Tesla forever.

Well, you should've stayed with your original prediction.

 

[Yuri_G]

Major props to Clprenz! Very few could have imagined how big 3/31 would be for Tesla. I think it even took most people in the company by surprise.

 

[calisnow]

First year of production will be sold out within days. That's my prediction after the unveil tonight.

 

[calisnow]

i would really like to hear some of the conversations going on at other auto makers today and tomorrow

They are pooping themselves.

 

[SteveW25561]

I think the other automakers (especially Bolt!) will wish this is all an elaborate April Fools joke! No one has ever seen lineups (even longer than iPhone) for a car (sight unseen, delivery in nearly 2 years...)! Hopefully the vast majority will keep the orders ($4 Billion in sales already!)

 

[Kurt Foster]

THEY GOT MORE PRE-ORDERS IN 24 HOURS THAN ALL OF THE TESLA'S EVER SOLD.

Tesla Model S Crossed 100,000 Sales Milestone This Month - HybridCars.com
(from last december, not that long ago, and I bet more will preorder it even later tonight)

This is really just wild... and I don't have exact numbers so if i'm wrong, please let me know.