I was told by a source that there were "fewer than 100" Founders being made. I took that to mean at least 75+ and I was surprised that there were that many but I guess the company has made a few more "close friends" since the S was released.
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I was told by a source that there were "fewer than 100" Founders being made. I took that to mean at least 75+ and I was surprised that there were that many but I guess the company has made a few more "close friends" since the S was released.
goneskiian
Active Member
Definitely the Figured Ash trim.
Looks like that's in Utah. I bet that's the one that's on it's way to Florida.
I would bet those include all of the "Founders by Referral" too.
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It's possible but I think less likely because I was told at the same time they were all finished and ready for delivery (this was about 3-4 days ago) and we know, for example, Bonnie's Founder isn't done.
goneskiian
Active Member
hingisfan
hingisfan_Mark_V
Awesome vid.....doors work amazing, and quick. Seating looks tight for 3 across, I'd be tempted to go 6 seater I think.
Mark Templeton's album is amazing too. iCloud Photo Sharing
Mark Templeton's album is amazing too. iCloud Photo Sharing
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goneskiian
Active Member
Care to elaborate?On the second sight - assembly quality could be better (especially for $100k+)
Slightly misaligned left gulf wing door. Gap on the left side of the trunk lid is about 1mm bigger then on the right (this is visible on the attached picture). Moreover the gap on the left side is uneven.
Basically it looks like a pre-production car from pretty much any other car manufacturer or like it was in an accident.
I can post more pictures but they are of a fairly poor quality.
P.S. Didn't check the front of the car. It was parked on a private property.
scottf200
Well-Known Member
They look like key boxes to me, certainly not something that's part of the vehicle.
scottf200
Well-Known Member
Key boxes would make sense. I was not thinking they were part of a normal production vehicle but could have been part of a test vehicle. Key boxes would make sense but they are not on all the Xs or Ss.
I wasn't close enough to see them clearly and didn't have zoom lenses. They remind me of those talismans restaurants give you that vibrate when your order is ready, and also remind me of what some big repair shops do to number and queue cars in for service. I thought perhaps different shippers provide different tracking requirements or key transport requirements. They are triangular pyramids at the top and round at the bottom, as far as I can tell, but it's at a blurry distance to me.
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Ok, awesome. I didn't see any hardware problems in the big lineup of X's. BTW, in a different line, one X by itself had a big ding in it. These queues, although proximal, may be disparately matured. I'm confused how a ding came up in that fuselage: it was outward, as if poked from inside near the frunk.
ryanjm
Tesla Podcast Host
Sorry for the semi-shameless self-promotion, but I detailed my hands-on, 1-on-1 encounter with Founders 36 yesterday on the new episode of my Tesla podcast, if you're curious to give it a listen.
MrBoylan
Member
I enjoyed listening to that. Thanks for the link. Nice to know you have friendly neighbors (who happen to own a Founders Model X).
ryanjm
Tesla Podcast Host
ZachShahan
Active Member
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Agreed. Same goes for Templeton's Founder: iCloud Photo Sharing
Check out the badly fitted mudguard in the lower left corner... or the seam weld...
Too funny ... did anyone notice that Mark was wearing his bathrobe in the photo reflection?
