Speculation: Time to Delivery for Model 3 will be short, once deliveries begin

[run-the-joules]

Maybe

Surely we’ve hyped ourselves enough to break our optimism for a while

 

[PoitNarf]

Well from what I've seen mentioned from other members that went through this with the Model S and X, configuration invitation emails get sent out on Mondays. So it looks like we've got at least one more week before some of us get the invite email. Only 4 more Mondays until X-mas, so my guess is that if we don't see any non-employees invited to configure their Model 3 by December 4th then we're not going to see any regular customer deliveries in 2017.

 

[GasDoc]

Invited to configure today! Process said 4 weeks until delivery!

I am a Model S owner, ordered early on the first day and local to the factory.

 

[dhu1]

Invited to configure today! Process said 4 weeks until delivery!

I am a Model S owner, ordered early on the first day and local to the factory.

What was your original delivery timeframe (Oct-Dec) before the latest update or was it (Sept-Dec)

 

[GasDoc]

What was your original delivery timeframe (Oct-Dec) before the latest update or was it (Sept-Dec)

Sorry, I don't remember. It was always in the first batch.

Didn't really pay attention knowing that it was out of my hands and likely to change.

 

[McHoffa]

Well from what I've seen mentioned from other members that went through this with the Model S and X, configuration invitation emails get sent out on Mondays. So it looks like we've got at least one more week before some of us get the invite email. Only 4 more Mondays until X-mas, so my guess is that if we don't see any non-employees invited to configure their Model 3 by December 4th then we're not going to see any regular customer deliveries in 2017.

glad you weren't right on this one!

 

[bonnie]

Well, I'd love to see November deliveries! i have a terminal stage 4 cancer and have been told I may only 3-4 months to live. The last thing on my bucket list is our Model 3 and I'd like to have a few days to experience and enjoy it. I wonder if there is any flexibility in the que?

With your permission, I share a little bit of this very special day: Bonnie Norman on Twitter

tl:dr: He took delivery of his Model 3 today.

 

[nikeykid]

fantastic story! first non-employee delivery?

 

[bonnie]

fantastic story! first non-employee delivery?

Definitely a non-employee delivery. There were others there taking delivery today, could easily have been others before today.

 

[nikeykid]

until someone else claims that spot i hereby declare @Graniteds as the first non-employee delivery! congrats!!

 

[Bradleybang]

until someone else claims that spot i hereby declare @Graniteds as the first non-employee delivery! congrats!!

I second that motion. All in favor?

 

[ccutrer]

With your permission, I share a little bit of this very special day: Bonnie Norman on Twitter

tl:dr: He took delivery of his Model 3 today.

Amazing work, @bonnie! Congrats @Graniteds! And yes, this is definitely the sort of thing that I love Tesla for.

 

[TQCLove]

I second that motion. All in favor?

100% agreement here! Such a touching and awesome story all around!!

 

[BluestarE3]

With your permission, I share a little bit of this very special day: Bonnie Norman on Twitter

tl:dr: He took delivery of his Model 3 today.

Things like this are why I love Tesla. And thanks to you too @bonnie for helping make all this happen. Excuse me while I grab another Kleenex.

 

[K-MTG]

Things like this are why I love Tesla. And thanks to you too @bonnie for helping make all this happen. Excuse me while I grab another Kleenex.

@bonnie this is awesome!! @Graniteds I hope you get better and I hope you enjoy the car

 

[sundaymorning]

It's for real and this is not just an attempt to "jump the que". Chondrosarcoma is incurable, at least today. We can always hope for science to come through.

This story made me shed a tear. I am so happy for you and very much enjoyed seeing your smile in Bonnie’s post. It’s even more incredible that you’re coming here to post about your hopes for science. Please enjoy your M3 and thank you for sharing your story.

 

[bonnie]

It's for real and this is not just an attempt to "jump the que". Chondrosarcoma is incurable, at least today. We can always hope for science to come through.

RIP.
I don't want to post photos from his final days or say much about it, because I don't want this as fodder for bloggers/papers that scrape this forum. But I do want you all to know how much joy his Model 3 brought him over the last 4 1/2 months. I know some of you who live locally got to know him in real life and you know first-hand what a great guy he was, too.

I'll just share words from his family:

"To die proudly when it is not longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there."
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He's impacted my life in this short time & impacted several other people I can name. Don't pass by someone who could use a little help. It can change your life.