Refreshed 2021+ Model X and Model X Plaid waiting room

[TallBill]

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X-Plaid, Cream, 20", 6-seater, Ordered 4/8/21. EDDs: June > blank > Nov > Jan > Feb > Mar > Apr (on 2/9/22). Suddenly, just 5 days later, the car was available and delivered on 2/16. Immediately got full front PPF and compete ceramic coating - picked it up from the shop today. Very happy. The TMC X tracking spreadsheet has been updated.

Great look! Congrats!

 

[TallBill]

Well ladies and gents… I have my car. Zero issues other than a misaligned panel on one side which they’ll fix. Perfection. The SA helping me was super nice. She made sure I checked everything including the interior. I’m not leaving this group yet though. I’m hoping every one of you has the same experience or better. So worth the wait. I’ll update with pics tomorrow. Too dark right now.

Whoo Hoo Great snd congrats! Wonder what the manufacturing date is on your vehicle?

 

[sorka]

Well, today was the day! After over a year of waiting, I took delivery today of my LR X (white, 20”, FSD, 6-seat) in Portland! Fortunately, didn’t notice any major issues. Panel gaps aren’t perfect, but they told me that they were all within tolerance and I’d have to pay if I wanted them adjusted further.

Oh, they have a "spec"? Ask them to show you the published specs for maximum panel gaps. I'd call their bluff and ask them to provide a quote for fixing the gaps. I don't think they'll want to provide you an actual written estimate to fix panel gaps at your cost for a brand new car. If that estimate happened to make it to Teslarati or Insideevs, you can bet they'll have a field day with. My

 

[coco135]

Oh, they have a "spec"? Ask them to show you the published specs for maximum panel gaps. I'd call their bluff and ask them to provide a quote for fixing the gaps. I don't think they'll want to provide you an actual written estimate to fix panel gaps at your cost for a brand new car. If that estimate happened to make it to Teslarati or Insideevs, you can bet they'll have a field day with. My

I don't understand you? it is not normal for needing to pay to fix something on a new car?! if I buy a new car and it comes with scratches all over the paint or broken Windshield...I wouldn't expect them to fix it for free...You should pay or no soup for you!

 

[sorka]

I don't understand you? it is not normal for needing to pay to fix something on a new car?! if I buy a new car and it comes with scratches all over the paint or broken Windshield...I wouldn't expect them to fix it for free...You should pay or no soup for you!

I was responding to the @slevit1md who said Tesla won't fix the panel gaps on his brand new car unless he pays extra.

 

[kitchenlattice]

Well, today was the day! After over a year of waiting, I took delivery today of my LR X (white, 20”, FSD, 6-seat) in Portland!

My order is identical except for color. May I ask your order date?

Did you also get the July bump last week?

Anxious. Had a trip planned for June and my March April delivery was already cutting it close.

 

[coco135]

I was responding to the @slevit1md who said Tesla won't fix the panel gaps on his brand new car unless he pays extra.

I was joking. of course its ridiculous they told him to pay

 

[Jah'rakal]

Vin assigned!! 7SAXCBE50NF33XXXX
EDD narrowed down to Feb24 - Feb 27

 

[Donjo]

Oh, they have a "spec"? Ask them to show you the published specs for maximum panel gaps.

This is interesting, because when my Plaid was delivered one Falcon wing door was way off. I asked the tech who did the pre-delivery inspection why he left it like that. He said "it's within spec." I then asked what is the spec for an offset FWD. He responded that he wasn't able to release that information. Finally, I asked if he was paying $140k for a new car would he be happy receiving it like that. Crickets...

 

[T3slafan2500]

Vin assigned!! 7SAXCBE50NF33XXXX
EDD narrowed down to Feb24 - Feb 27

Congrats! I await the day I get my Vin. But I’m happy for you all. Especially Stro who finally got his car!

 

[ShadX]

Any Plaid deliveries in the next 2 weeks to NJ?

 

[Pdudkiewicz]

Here you are the screenshot and total pricing.

Thank you

 

[ironwill96]

This is interesting, because when my Plaid was delivered one Falcon wing door was way off. I asked the tech who did the pre-delivery inspection why he left it like that. He said "it's within spec." I then asked what is the spec for an offset FWD. He responded that he wasn't able to release that information. Finally, I asked if he was paying $140k for a new car would he be happy receiving it like that. Crickets...

It really does feel like the experiences vary wildly by your service center / delivery location which is unfortunate.

 

[bobusn]

Well, today was the day! After over a year of waiting, I took delivery today of my LR X (white, 20”, FSD, 6-seat) in Portland! Fortunately, didn’t notice any major issues. Panel gaps aren’t perfect, but they told me that they were all within tolerance and I’d have to pay if I wanted them adjusted further. They’re significantly better than on my 2018 X, however, and if it were anything other than a Tesla, I probably wouldn‘t have noticed them.

Here are a few things I’ve noticed so far (Coming from a 2018 X 100D):
- It’s fast! Feels significantly quicker than the old one. Was surprised to see that even the non-plaid X’s have launch mode! Haven’t gotten to try it yet, but will soon
- Audio sounds great! Premium audio was already good in the 2018, but it’s definitely improved now.
- Road noise is not great. Probably not worse than my old one, but doesn’t seem any better either. It is a little disappointing that Tesla doesn’t do better with this. Of note, my car’s software is not up to date (currently 2021.43). I have it on WiFi and with advanced update mode enabled, so we’ll see how long it takes to update.
- I like the yoke! It‘s going to take some getting used to for city driving, but it’s very nice on the highway, which is most of my driving. Since it feels a good bit wider at the bottom than the round wheel, when I have my arms resting on the arm rests, it’s a lot more comfortable to just rest my hands naturally on the yoke. Anytime I was previously on autopilot, I had rigged up a way to keep my hands off the wheel without nag, because it just wasn’t comfortable keeping them on there all the time (I know many of you don’t approve of this, and I don’t care to hear your opinions now either). However, I didn’t bring it with me when I picked the car up today, and didn’t feel that I missed it or needed it.
- Still on the yoke, I like the location of the turn signals (and other touch buttons), although again, gonna take a bit of getting used to. I still found myself reaching for where the turn signal stalk would have been on every other car, but when I thought about it, it was nice having them just sitting right next to where my thumb naturally sits anyway. The system that automatically turns them off seemed like magic and worked perfectly so far. To those who aren’t aware, the turn signal is not the typical half-push for 3 flash or full push for indefinitely flashing signal that‘s on nearly every modern car. The yoke buttons turn the signals on, then they turn off automatically when they’re supposed to - whether that be once you’ve changed lanes, completed a turn, or merged onto an exit ramp. You can push them a second time to turn the signal off, but I haven’t had to. Really feels like all of the buttons just work the way they ought to work on every car!
- The new main display is beautiful and seems much nicer than the old vertical displays. Very bright, high resolution, and responsive. New interface is nice too. Although they were advertised to be able to tilt left and right, they do not currently, nor do they appear that they’ll ever be able to (absent a hardware change). One of the Tesla employees said he’s seen the display unattached, and there didn’t seem to be any mechanism to allow them to tilt.
- Didn‘t know that there was an option to have seat heat and cooling be done automatically. Haven’t been able to thoroughly test how that works, although it did keep the seat heat on low during the drive home, which is what I would have set.
- Autopilot calibration is much faster than previous. The guy who delivered the car recommended that I get in the middle lane once I got on the highway and after I did that, within 5 minutes, cameras were calibrated and ready for autopilot.
- I requested FSD beta as soon as autopilot was activated. My safety score is currently 100 after about 60 miles of highway driving, and driving on the highway with autopilot engaged seems the way to keep your score up. Most of the categories that affect your safety score are not counted while you’re using autopilot, including forward collision warnings, unsafe following, and hard braking. Not sure how they let people into the beta, although I’ve heard it’s pretty quick once you reach 100 miles.
- The front doors take significantly more force to close than the old X! They still seem to work the same as before, but you really need to slam them shut with some force to get the soft close mechanism to catch them and take over!

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask!

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Best,
BK

22 MX Plaid | Red | Cream | 5 6 | 20C | OD 10-23-2021 | EDD 07-2022 | T switched us to 6-seat 02-08-2022
21 M3P | White | White | 20Ü | OD 09-06-2021 | DD 09-20-2021
21 MYLR | White | White | 5 | 20I | Tow | OD 08-27-2021 | DD 11-01-2021

 

[NashvilleX]

Holy Crap I got a date range! Just woke up and saw it! @Stro CONGRATS! You may have been the holder of the floodgates!

 

[TrevTremaine]

Just trying to remember - is there any way to find out the manufacturing date? Is it on a plate somewhere on the vehicle?

 

[jaybp25]

Holy Crap I got a date range! Just woke up and saw it! @Stro CONGRATS! You may have been the holder of the floodgates!

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Same! Went from July to March 7th-31st

 

[Stro]

Whoo Hoo Great snd congrats! Wonder what the manufacturing date is on your vehicle?

My manufacturing date shows as 1/22.

 

[Aerobee]

My 2018 100D has an 'updated' carbon fiber trim. I do like it. But for the refresh, I was looking forward to the LR wood as a '3rd color' to the black and white, which really suits me. I'll take a look when the Plaid finally shows up in July or October I suppose.

I’m not thrilled with the look of the brown ‘wood’ on my 2022 MXLR black interior console. It’s lightly pitted which the SA said is to make it look more natural. The SA also said I might want to get it wrapped in black!

 

[Stro]

Just trying to remember - is there any way to find out the manufacturing date? Is it on a plate somewhere on the vehicle?

It’s at the bottom right of the drivers side door by the seat.