45thParallel
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My last 3 orders were custom ordered Lexus SUV's. I had full visibility of the order. In fact I was able to track it even during transportation. I also had a custom ordered Honda SUV long time back, again, I had the VIN number as as soon the order entered production and I was able to track it. But I agree with the chaos in the supply chain and the fact 2 new Tesla plants are coming on stream soon, there is a high level of uncertainty in making any predictions with accuracy.Not every tesla supplier is in the US and even if they are they are likely relying on foreign raw materials to make said components. The longer we have hundreds of container ships sitting off shore and other factors slowing down ports the more uncertain ship dates are for components. Then it cascades to delays in production capacity. I know many people who work for suppliers for tesla and in many cases they tell suppliers how many they want and by X date expecting the supplier to be able to meet it. With the current supply chain issues many are shorting tesla with components because they simply cannot make them fast enough.
With all this complaining I'm surprised telsa has not removed the EDD from the account pages. They should just leave it as we will contact you 30 days out from ship date. I've stated it before a few pages back but you should contact any other car brand and ask them when you would see a specific car and color or just a special order. Many with tell you 1 year+ or they simply don't know. Stop refreshing the account page and live your life it sucks you ordered a new vehicle during the biggest automotive supply chain crisis we have ever seen. You should be ready to deal with changes in dates.