About every 100 pages or so, I feel the need to rant. Last time
@TWENT2 talked me off the ledge. I am feeling the need again…
Back in 2012, I put a deposit on an early Model S. Had all the upgrades and one of the highest price tags. Got cold feet, cancelled order, bought a Dodge Challenger (as he turns away to avoid being slipped silly by every TMC member simultaneously..). Six months later, sold the Chally, re-ordered the Tesla and called Tesla to ask about my place in line. My SA (I still remember his name. He was great) told me that if I re-order the same configuration, I would essentially jump in line to where I would have been had I never cancelled (ie, I’d jump the line cause I was buying a high margin vehicle). That’s exactly what happened.
It seems that Tesla has been following this bull*sugar* practice ever since: prioritizing delivery of the highest margin cars over RN, order date, etc. Fast forward to 2021. Sold my MX to buy Refresh. Ordered pre-refresh. Got really frustrated and took it out on my SA. He called my bluff and cancelled my pre-refresh order. So, I had to re-order (this time in May), lose my place in line and my $2k savings for ordering pre-refresh. Major kick in the rocks. At time same time I ordered the MX, I ordered a Plaid MS. May order. June delivery. Again, high margin first.
Until now!!!! After waiting for about a year for this damn MX Plaid, Elon decides to: 1. Not go nuts trying to crush EOQ deliveries, and 2. Appears to be doing the right thing by actually assigning VIN’s in a fair and sensible manner - based on order date! Since technically, my active order is May (I assume my January cancelled order is wiped from the earth), it looks like I may be waaaayyy back in line. That’s not even considering the offhand comments by a few SA’s at the delivery “event” that cast doubt on the Plaid seeing the light of day any time soon.
Dammit!!!
OK. I’m done. Kind of like throwing up and suddenly feeling better. Except I don’t feel that much better.
@EV_LIFE, I need some of your good vibes.
@TWENT2, some of your good sense.
Thank you.