There are a million threads on someone's specific reasons for refusing a delivery. There's been a burst of interest in the Model Y forum about putting a hold on delivery to increase the chances of getting HW4 which is just being rolled out. I've been a Tesla owner for years now but I've never had to refuse or put a hold on delivery - I'm curious if some experienced Tesla owners can share answers to some general questions.
- You can refuse delivery only once, then you have to take the next one that is assigned to you or forfeit your entire order. What about forfeiting your VIN before delivery and placing a hold? Does that count as a refusal?
- If so, and you surrender a VIN before delivery (e.g. in hopes of getting a slightly later VIN with HW4), do you lose the opportunity to reject your slightly later VIN at the physical delivery (say if it is in poor shape) and get your order cancelled right then if you don't want to take that car?
- I see a lot of people "putting a hold" on their order to increase chances of getting HW4. Do you automatically get placed on a 2-week hold when you surrender your VIN? Or could you theoretically just give up the VIN without a hold per se, and potentially get a new VIN the next day?