SR/SR+ (Model 3 RWD) Waiting Room

[parfon]

Hello everyone. New to these forums! I ordered my White SR+ w/ premium wheels on 7/30. Updated yesterday to 8/14 weeks. Was much sooner originally after placing order. I'm sure that adjustment is normal, and I expect to wait a while.

VERY excited to be joining the Tesla club, can't wait to take delivery.

QUESTION: I read online that even if you plan to finance with Tesla to mark paying cash and change it later. Seems a little disingenuous to me, but I hesitantly did based on several things I've read. Also, why would I pull my credit now for a car I'm buying weeks or months from now? Can anyone elaborate?

Thanks!

Do C

You shouldn’t do any credit pulls until you have a delivery appointment scheduled. The estimated delivery date changes constantly and is unreliable. Do not look at it. After a while you’ll start to understand why as I know you’re still going to.

The idea that cash payment is putting you farther in line is true simply because of the fact that your profile is considered “complete” or “eligible”.
Depending on your financing situation, you can be in a similar boat to me where you receive a draft check valid for 90 days and can submit self financing to complete your profile.
Only issue with this is reliability to be approved or denied but for most, thats not an issue.

The best advice I can offer is, expect the tail end of your original order estimate (likely 14 weeks) and be happy if it arrives sooner. Ignore the EDD even it it says August because you likely will NOT get that lucky.
Another good piece of advice is to check the Existing Inventory page frequently throughout the days until your original order arrives and reserve a configuration you like that is in transit and has no delivery fee. This will get you your car within 2-3 weeks of ordering at the worst case, and within a few days at the best case.

With that being said, welcome to the family and best of luck going insane!

Agree, I've heard from AS to choose cash and change to loan (if desired) closer to delivery. This should expedite the process.
Regarding loans, not sure how it works if you have accepted terms in the Tesla website and the delivery process takes over 30 days, hopefully my delivery won't take as long.

 

[Boss56]

SITREP: hello week 10. Ordered May 23 and Edd moved a whole month to Sept 20-30 (week 17/18 from order date) this morning. No update from SA other than they hope to see an update in the next couple days. I see deliveries in LA so I guess they aren't getting down to San Diego.

I called Temecula delivery center today and they mentioned I should expect a vin soon. Current edd 8/4-8/15. Ordered 6/17 white, bulk int, 19”

 

[gabeincal]

May-25 order of M3SR+ (Red with white interior, aero) used to say July, then Aug, then Sept, now 8-14 weeks. Losing hope but seeing I'm not the only one, it makes me a little less worried... Bay Area, CA.

 

[asquared17]

You shouldn’t do any credit pulls until you have a delivery appointment scheduled. The estimated delivery date changes constantly and is unreliable. Do not look at it. After a while you’ll start to understand why as I know you’re still going to.

The idea that cash payment is putting you farther in line is true simply because of the fact that your profile is considered “complete” or “eligible”.
Depending on your financing situation, you can be in a similar boat to me where you receive a draft check valid for 90 days and can submit self financing to complete your profile.
Only issue with this is reliability to be approved or denied but for most, thats not an issue.

The best advice I can offer is, expect the tail end of your original order estimate (likely 14 weeks) and be happy if it arrives sooner. Ignore the EDD even it it says August because you likely will NOT get that lucky.
Another good piece of advice is to check the Existing Inventory page frequently throughout the days until your original order arrives and reserve a configuration you like that is in transit and has no delivery fee. This will get you your car within 2-3 weeks of ordering at the worst case, and within a few days at the best case.

With that being said, welcome to the family and best of luck going insane!

my favorite part about this was the classic line: “best of luck going insane!”

,,,truer words were never spoken

 

[outofarrows]

Hello! Ordered 6/5 and received VIN on 7/31. I ordered at the Clearfork location in Fort Worth.
Spoke with my SA this morning and he said it looks like the car will be here on 8/11.

SR+ Red/black interior/aero wheels

Wow, I ordered the same specs on the same day at the same location. Also, scheduled for delivery on the same day.

 

[AnthonyM3]

my favorite part about this was the classic line: “best of luck going insane!”

,,,truer words were never spoken

Gotta set the truest expectation possible

 

[notknown]

Just got text msg from SA saying I will be getting VIN in about 3 weeks.
Last week my SA said I'm getting car 2nd week of Aug


Ordered 6/12 , socal

 

[Vystery]

Just got text msg from SA saying I will be getting VIN in about 3 weeks.
Last week my SA said I'm getting car 2nd week of Aug


Ordered 6/12 , socal

I'll see you whenever they give us pickups lol

 

[notknown]

I'll see you whenever they give us pickups lol

Lol hopefully I'll see you in few weeks

 

[iansherwood74]

I’m in FL…. Any recent updates on EDD for M3SR+? I ordered today, the wife and I were fighting over the MY, so I decided to forfeit and buy my own. LOL

 

[AtlantaMCR]

Tesla To Make Its 1st Texas-Built Test Model Y Next Week, 1 Month Ahead of Giga Berlin - CleanTechnica

Made-In-Texas Production Model Ys To Begin In 2 Months

cleantechnica.com

Maybe all the SR3+ cars will come from Texas? That’s why status updated to 8-14 weeks.

Dang! No 3s to be built in Texas.

 

[sunhead21]

Ordered on June 25th. This morning I found out my EDD is now changed to Sept 20 - 30th.

No VIN yet

 

[jfguerrero]

Ordered 5/20 in Miami, FL - white/black/aero/No FSD - original estimate 7 -12 weeks (latest date should be August 12th)
Accepted finance terms in mid July.
EDD going back and forth as everyone, currently 8 - 14 weeks (I know it will change to sooner) - Tesla SA told me a couple of weeks ago that he expects my car August 15th aprox.
Have to say that my SA has been very helpful and extremely communicative.

Per what my SA sent me (screenshot) there are some M3 that supposed to arrive on 8/11 to Tampa, I am assuming a few days until Miami. Should be 1 or 2 days. I see very real to get your car around 8/13-15

 

[defsam]

Ordered Jul 9th and I got my VIN today and pickup is on August 11th! Stoked!

 

[luckyguy]

Ordered Jul 9th and I got my VIN today and pickup is on August 11th! Stoked!

That is super quick! Congratulations!

 

[anthonymdfw]

yay team red!!

It got us. They had a red one in the showroom the day we went and my wife and I both loved it. It’s her car and we both felt that we just see so many white ones everywhere.

 

[megansblonde]

It got us. They had a red one in the showroom the day we went and my wife and I both loved it. It’s her car and we both felt that we just see so many white ones everywhere.

I agree all I see is white and then MSM. I was originally going for blue but once I saw the red in person it hooked me too.

 

[anthonymdfw]

Haha like so many others I went from 8/14-9/4 to 9/5-9/26 and now to 8-14 weeks. 7/23 order date so I was thinking the end of August was a pipe dream anyways.

Wow, I ordered the same specs on the same day at the same location. Also, scheduled for delivery on the same day.

That’s pretty cool! Crazy to think we could have ran into each other that day. When I was there we went to look at the Model Y and we liked it but couldn’t get away from the look of the red 3 in the showroom.

 

[anthonymdfw]

Yay!! Another DFW VIN!!

Glad to be a part of the club. Just need them to add more super chargers along the I20 corridor. They are everywhere on the north side of DFW.

 

[anthonymdfw]

I agree all I see is white and then MSM. I was originally going for blue but once I saw the red in person it hooked me too.

Have you had any issues with the red being more prone to scratching? Or have you not received your car? Asking because someone I talked to said the red paint is easy to scratch.