Ship with 1000 Models 3's are on route...

[Yev000]

If you own an early M3 and sell it when it is two years old with, say, 20,000 miles on the clock then someone wanting to buy it has very limited choice of 2 years + 20,000 mile cars available. At that point I'm not sure that 69 / 20 plate difference will matter much to the buyer.

Yeah that makes sense.

It's why buying cash is the way to go, i think the depreciation would be a lot lower than people think. I recon battery production will remain the limiting factor over the next 10 years to keep prices high (if not longer). The battery alone is worth a lot, without the car attached.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Tesla logistics will calculate when a car will be ready for delivery. Lots of factors to consider, including final inspection.

Tesla is currently delivering cars at a rate of 1,000 per day. Busy people.

Think you are going to enjoy your new Tesla...Congratulations!

 

[Calisaar]

I see the Tesla Carriers Google Sheet is showing a new ship, GMT Astro, is on it's way to San Francisco. ETA 2019-06-18.

If this follows the pattern of the last eight carriers it will be heading to Zebrugge after it loads. The Grand Mark took 4 days to load up so we could find out about the new VIN assignments by the 22nd June.

If it's as fast as the Grand Dahlia it will take 21 days to get to Zebrugge, and if they are as fast at getting the cars to the buyers as the first Heathrow lot they could be ready to pick up 7 days after that. (Although I think that was so short because a) it's a relatively small number of cars compared to the approx 1000 ready to dock, b) they are keen to get the press junket done to boost new sales, so it's more likely to be longer from now on)

So, with a fair tailwind and a lot of luck there could be a bunch of new UK M3 owners by 20th to 27th of July.

 

[Calisaar]

There are a lot of 'IF's in that post. Which reminds me of the immortal Glaswegian phrase:- "Aye, and *if* ma Granda hud a fanny he'd be ma Granny"

 

[WannabeOwner]

it's more likely to be longer from now on

But isn't it:

Boat arrives
Cars start coming off
Charge them etc.
Put a handful on a trailer and take the to UK
Rinse & Repeat

So don't they start arriving in UK 7 days after boat lands, and then come in trailer loads of dribs and drabs after that?

 

[Calisaar]

But isn't it:

Boat arrives
Cars start coming off
Charge them etc.
Put a handful on a trailer and take the to UK
Rinse & Repeat

So don't they start arriving in UK 7 days after boat lands, and then come in trailer loads of dribs and drabs after that?

Pretty much. But when the 'dribs and drabs' add up to 1000 cars it could take a while, particularly since there are only a handful of delivery destinations.

 

[WannabeOwner]

there are only a handful of delivery destinations.

Yup, and each SvC can only PDI and handover so many each day ... I wonder how many that is - one an hour, two side-by-side maybe?

USA has "do paperwork online before collection" and then just rock up, given keys, drive away. That must be more than one-an-hour

 

[Avendit]

Pretty sure it only took me 20 minutes to pickup the last car, and most of that was on the phone to the bank authing the switch transaction. Given Tesla is full payment up front they could get through pretty quick?

It's just a tour of the car and how to operate the American style gear selector? Is there much paperwork there at pickup?

 

[WannabeOwner]

It's just a tour of the car and how to operate the American style gear selector?

When I bought mine the "tour of the car" was an hour or more. Lots that is different to conventional dashboard ...

... but all that could be done by watching self-paced training Videos beforehand. Dunno to what extent that all exists?