Record time for Model X order to delivery?

[AB4EJ]

Lucky, I am still waiting to get a VIN for my 90D

When did you order it?

 

[loganintx]

Doesn't it have AutoPilot? Why do you need your ankle to drive it?
Also, regenerative braking! you barely need to press the brake pedal.

 

[DarrinR]

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Here is my 6-seater, Silver with white, I like it. Took delivery on 3/12, drove it a few days, and then had ankle surgery. Won't be able to drive it for 6 weeks. Still trying to figure out if having it and not being able to drive it is worse than waiting for it.

Gorgeous car! Just like the one I ordered for myself!

 

[rsampsonjr]

Doesn't it have AutoPilot? Why do you need your ankle to drive it?
Also, regenerative braking! you barely need to press the brake pedal.

Autopilot, yes, but that doesn't work everywhere. I could drive left footed; except, it is hard getting my left leg around the cast on my right. Perhaps when this cast is off and I just have a walking cast...

 

[K-MTG]

When did you order it?

Well, I initially ordered the 70D in January but changed my order to a 90D on March 11 and now I am waiting for a VIN

 

[pvogel]

Took delivery on 3/12, drove it a few days, and then had ankle surgery. Won't be able to drive it for 6 weeks. Still trying to figure out if having it and not being able to drive it is worse than waiting for it.

It took a real force of will for me to do my usual bicycle commute today instead of driving the X. So I totally get where you are coming from on the not driving/worse than waiting. I found myself looking for excuses to drive over the weekend

 

[drewmcmanus]

Funny--we are supposed to get ours any day now. I was thinking we should plan a road trip!

 

[Simian]

My order was similarly fast: ordered 2-27-16, order confirmed 3-5-16 and delivery confirmed for 3-29-16 (although I've decided to delay it until 3-30-16 instead).

6-seat P90DL with all options. VIN 25xx.

Still quite surprised it was this quick. I was expecting to wait a few months.

 

[TheQ]

so once again all of us that put down 5k and waited and still waiting.....GOT SCREWED!!!!!

 

[loganintx]

so once again all of us that put down 5k and waited and still waiting.....GOT SCREWED!!!!!

Everyone put down at least $5k so that doesn't differentiate you from anyone else who is buying an X. And they were always going to deliver cars with certain specs or geographical proximity at different times. I don't think anyone is GETTING SCREWED.

 

[yesup]

Everyone put down at least $5k so that doesn't differentiate you from anyone else who is buying an X. And they were always going to deliver cars with certain specs or geographical proximity at different times. I don't think anyone is GETTING SCREWED.

Depends on how you look at it. In a way, we are "screwed" because this means the whole reservation system is meaningless. It's like you lined up for a new product for 2 years, and now you are told that the order of the queue does not matter at all.

 

[loganintx]

You still have to RESERVE to place an order. No one is able to order without reserving and no one could get a car 2 years ago. If you ordered your car from your reservation as soon as ordering was allowed you either have your car already or you're about to. Now, you might have a car with a few issues and if they're bad enough then you might be temporarily screwed but you'll get your car!

 

[Tedkidd]

It would help to understand:

reservation date
config invite date
config completion/order date
order confirm date
delivery confirm date

Would be nice to understand the value of early reservation - but those who are slow to config probably skew the information.

 

[sukhi]

I think the disappointment is understandable. It is only fair for the folks who reserved a couple of years back to expect that they are not queued up behind the ones who reserved a few months or weeks back (like me). I understand the rationale from Tesla but also understand the feelings of the folks who queued up so long back. I think the reservation system can use a bit more transparency.

 

[loganintx]

If you read the reservation documentation you will find that Tesla makes no promise to you about delivering your car and reserves the right to go so far as NOT selling you a car at all

 

[vandacca]

There is a difference between what Tesla is legally able to do, and what is considered morally acceptable. Some are arguing the latter, while some are pointing out the former.

 

[ankitmishra]

There are a lot of factors that are to be considered here- Geographical location, configuration, time taken in QC. Tesla cant stop delivering cars if a low reservation number car has a QC problem and is waiting for parts. Everyone is getting their cars as of now, getting it few days/weeks later than anyone with higher reservation number doesn't make anyone screwed and isn't morally questionable.

 

[MBTesLosAngeles]

Gorgeous car! Just like the one I ordered for myself!

Did you pick up your car yesterday?

 

[BornToFly]

There are a lot of factors that are to be considered here- Geographical location, configuration, time taken in QC. Tesla cant stop delivering cars if a low reservation number car has a QC problem and is waiting for parts. Everyone is getting their cars as of now, getting it few days/weeks later than anyone with higher reservation number doesn't make anyone screwed and isn't morally questionable.

Except that I ordered 3 years ago, have a low reservation number, confirmed immediately (12/1), and my car hasn't even started to be built yet. But, in Tesla's defense, they made it clear that P90Ds would receive priority, and I ordered a 90D. If I had spent $20,000 more, I would have my car now. But, I'm actually glad that I have to wait another 4-6 weeks, so that all these early problems get ironed out before my car gets built.

 

[aesculus]

Or you could have moved to Calif.