Those of us who ordered signature and first production Model X P90D's (on day one in Feb. 2012) had so many uncertainties waiting 4 years for our X's. I had only seen a pre-production mule at the Santana Row store, where I interviewed George Blankenship for the community (part 2). Later, I was invited to the Model X Production Reveal on Oct. 3, 2015 (inside Elon Musk's Founder Series 00001) at 900 Page Road.
I was given a test ride. I was blown away by the P90D's performance, but I should have followed my own second thoughts recorded in my video:
"I think you just cost me an extra $20,000 [for P90D]... I was going to just get the regular. On second thought, instead, I'll just buy another $20,000 worth of stock." Our driver replied, "after tonight I think you're right."
I spent much of my free time reading this TMC forum and posting ~295 times from reservation date through delivery on 3/22/2016, much to my wife's consternation. My P90D began its life on 1/2016. I was so excited to receive my Model X configuration email on Nov. 23, 2015, that I screen-grabbed everything and posted it here for people further down the list which began a 50-page thread.
These were my list of questions for Tesla as of September 19, 2015 pre-configuration:
That X P90D VIN 000417 was leased for 3 years. I returned it after that since the AutoPilot was obsolete and the "buy-out" was too high. Also, while it was on AutoPilot it had run over some road debris on the I-880 freeway necessitating extensive repairs so it didn't make sense to sell it privately. Tesla offered a 6-month early end in return for my purchasing a Model 3 Performance before the end of 2018 Q3, so I ordered one. However, when it came time for delivery, they didn't have a perf to give me before the end of the quarter. I accepted a dual motor and saved some $$.
Now I patiently await the 3-motor CyberTruck in 2022. Learning from my Model eXperience, all I do is watch the Texas Gigafactory videos once in a while for an update. I'm happy to see they are already casting the large part(s). We plan to give our Model 3 to our adult son. If $TSLA is stable enough to stay above $600 for at least a year when the new roadster is available to actually buy, then I will get one of those (using a loan never plan to sell any shares!). I was very fortunate to drive a 1983 Mercedes 380sl roadster when I was in my early 20's after my first software consulting gig (it's classic now and I've kept it). It will be fun during the last 1/4 of my life to drive a roadster! I just hope I don't drive it off a cliff or US-1 accidentally...
I'm not planning on getting the cold air rockets since you lose the backseat when you do.
Russ
I was given a test ride. I was blown away by the P90D's performance, but I should have followed my own second thoughts recorded in my video:
"I think you just cost me an extra $20,000 [for P90D]... I was going to just get the regular. On second thought, instead, I'll just buy another $20,000 worth of stock." Our driver replied, "after tonight I think you're right."
I spent much of my free time reading this TMC forum and posting ~295 times from reservation date through delivery on 3/22/2016, much to my wife's consternation. My P90D began its life on 1/2016. I was so excited to receive my Model X configuration email on Nov. 23, 2015, that I screen-grabbed everything and posted it here for people further down the list which began a 50-page thread.
These were my list of questions for Tesla as of September 19, 2015 pre-configuration:
That X P90D VIN 000417 was leased for 3 years. I returned it after that since the AutoPilot was obsolete and the "buy-out" was too high. Also, while it was on AutoPilot it had run over some road debris on the I-880 freeway necessitating extensive repairs so it didn't make sense to sell it privately. Tesla offered a 6-month early end in return for my purchasing a Model 3 Performance before the end of 2018 Q3, so I ordered one. However, when it came time for delivery, they didn't have a perf to give me before the end of the quarter. I accepted a dual motor and saved some $$.
Now I patiently await the 3-motor CyberTruck in 2022. Learning from my Model eXperience, all I do is watch the Texas Gigafactory videos once in a while for an update. I'm happy to see they are already casting the large part(s). We plan to give our Model 3 to our adult son. If $TSLA is stable enough to stay above $600 for at least a year when the new roadster is available to actually buy, then I will get one of those (using a loan never plan to sell any shares!). I was very fortunate to drive a 1983 Mercedes 380sl roadster when I was in my early 20's after my first software consulting gig (it's classic now and I've kept it). It will be fun during the last 1/4 of my life to drive a roadster! I just hope I don't drive it off a cliff or US-1 accidentally...
I'm not planning on getting the cold air rockets since you lose the backseat when you do.Russ
