So I was bored this morning and decided to call the 888 number again. I think calling them is really the luck of the draw on if you get an informed representative or not. Anyways I found a few things interesting..
- I inquired about my Jan EDD being blank. He said my car shows as "in build planning" which is a good sign relative to other orders. He said other orders he has seen would otherwise reflect as "not available". He says "in build planning" is vague but it reflects that parts are either being ordered, built or shipped in plans to create my specific car. Neat! (July 11th order, White ext, black int, 5-seat, LR, 22")
- Another interesting note he mentioned is that they frequently saw with Model S deliveries that after a user had been waiting for so long to get their car they made other arrangements. When Tesla assigned a VIN and they then decided to cancel their order that specific configuration is still going to be made and will go to the next waiting customer with that configuration. He said this happens quite often and especially with people who have waited a long time. A small glimmer of hope for some!
- My profile was complete the day I made my reservation, but he said those with incomplete profiles are currently not in the queue for delivery. Meaning even if you paid your $100 your car will not be built. He said they should be reaching out to these individuals but finds that people still frequently call in with incomplete profiles.
- Lastly as this individual seemed to be knowledgeable I inquired about the new service manual. He searched for quite some time to find it and was unfortunately unsuccessful. He did however mention that he was looking at the profiles of users who had accepted delivery or have scheduled delivery to find it. "Scheduled delivery?" I inquired.. He confirmed that there are a number of consumers in California with scheduled pickup dates.
Baby steps! We have made huge progress on this forum in the past week