The February date is a placeholder. I fully expect 5/7 seaters to slip to April/May/June for actual delivery timeframes.
It seems like they will never finish the 2020 orders. They just continue to live on because Tesla keeps giving Vins to cars in Feb, March, June, etc. I so wish I could be a fly on the wall in the Model X allocation cubicle. There must be some favoritism going on there. Nothing else makes sense.
I ordered a MYLR at the same time that I ordered my X in 5/21. When it became clear that it was going to be awhile before the X arrived, I ordered a MYP and took delivery in November. Sold my wife’s ICE SUV last week. We will drive the Y’s until the X arrives. At this point, I would rather wait longer if it means the car has fewer flaws and glitches when it does eventually arrive.
Just speculating here; none of this is fact, but I'm thinking there are a variety of factors at play. Profit margin *may* be one of those, but it's probably not the only factor. Supply chain may be another. Sure, Tesla did better than most auto makers when it comes to chip supply, but what about the raw materials required for other things? Random parts arrivals could explain the random nature of configs / deliveries. It was speculated this was the reason the very first batch of refreshed Model X cars delivered all had the cream interior. While conditions have improved, I'm still betting unpredictable parts supply is what has dates sliding all over the place. Maybe some of the completed cars are missing something major, preventing delivery.Has to be about $$$ and profit margin I would assume
Some speculative math...
I just spoke with a Tesla rep who sounded like he is pretty plugged into what's going on... who knows... in any case, he did say that there is a shortage of contracted for all season tires that is affecting tesla's ability to deliver target volumes of a number of model configurations, including X,S and Y... whereas the plaids don't use all-season tires, they use performance tires which are not suffering from this shortage. This is all one reason Tesla seems to have pivoted to those configurations... no idea if this is all true, just thought I would share what I heard....
After speaking with the SA And the delivery patterns over the few months I got a sense that my April 21 7 seat order will not come until April or May and I cannot manage without a second car till that time. At least my SA was very efficient in finding a car with my specifications within a week and made a nice anniversary present to my wife
. I guess from Tesla’s point of view they now got a new customer for the Y. I never planned on buying a Y and was quite happy with my 3 for a commute car. Hopefully inflated Model 3 values will help me when X finally arrives.I do have the common build and do live 4hrs from the factory and nothing. In fact I live closer than the SoCal deliveries.
Tires depend on the size of rim you order, not if the car is a LongRange or Plaid. For instance a LR or Plaid with 20" rims would receive the same tires.
I was under the impression that US/Canada got mostly Feb placeholders and Europe saw Nov (or later) placeholders. Based on that I suspect Tesla isn’t in a rush to load up a ship.
Honestly, if my recent delivery attempt (and rejection) is the norm then I think you might find some comfort in waiting. It appears at least that they are not done ramping this car... not even close. Personally if I could check a box that says "wait until ramp is done so I get a 'perfect' vehicle", I'd 100% do it.
