Hello, would be great if a mod could sticky this.
Purchasing a Model Y in 2021? So is the rest of the world, so buckle up!
The estimated delivery time on the order page, in your online profile, or from your SA, does not matter, and will not be accurate. The estimated delivery date from your SA, if you have one, is incorrect or ill-informed, or just a lie so you'll stop emailing/texting/calling them. The data tells us the truth. Read on:
85% of Tesla's Model Y deliveries, for whatever reason, take place in the final month of each quarter. This has been proven by the Model Y production cycle for over a year. You can see this yourself by looking at the other stickied post and looking at delivery dates.
Placing an order at the beginning of a fiscal quarter will, 85% of the time, get you a delivery date in the final month of that quarter, no matter what configuration you've ordered.
Placing an order in the middle of a fiscal quarter does the same thing, no matter your order configuration.
Placing an order in the final month of the quarter is a bit of a toss-up. You may get a same-month delivery, but more likely, will end up in the middle of the next quarter, or at the end of the next quarter.
Your config does matter a little. Choosing to skip the Tow Hitch, 7 seats, and non-common colors ensures delivery a little closer to the beginning of the final month of each quarter. You'll more likely be at the end of the final month of the quarter if you have a more complex config.
You can get lucky and snipe inventory cars that are placed into inventory after having been rejected for delivery by other customers who are waiting as well, who, after refusing delivery because of major QC issues (other threads detail the panel gap problems and other hundred issues) have been forced to the back of the line by Tesla because the demand for these cars is so strong that it doesn't matter to them. Or, snipe an old config demo vehicle that has been abused for 500-1,500 miles by other customers. It is also possible that you are getting a cancelled vehicle that had reached production - thanks user @swheat6345
Feel free to dive into the spreadsheet with 1500+ data points that prove this out. Mods, would be great to give this a sticky so we can have fewer angry customers.
Purchasing a Model Y in 2021? So is the rest of the world, so buckle up!
The estimated delivery time on the order page, in your online profile, or from your SA, does not matter, and will not be accurate. The estimated delivery date from your SA, if you have one, is incorrect or ill-informed, or just a lie so you'll stop emailing/texting/calling them. The data tells us the truth. Read on:
85% of Tesla's Model Y deliveries, for whatever reason, take place in the final month of each quarter. This has been proven by the Model Y production cycle for over a year. You can see this yourself by looking at the other stickied post and looking at delivery dates.
Placing an order at the beginning of a fiscal quarter will, 85% of the time, get you a delivery date in the final month of that quarter, no matter what configuration you've ordered.
Placing an order in the middle of a fiscal quarter does the same thing, no matter your order configuration.
Placing an order in the final month of the quarter is a bit of a toss-up. You may get a same-month delivery, but more likely, will end up in the middle of the next quarter, or at the end of the next quarter.
Your config does matter a little. Choosing to skip the Tow Hitch, 7 seats, and non-common colors ensures delivery a little closer to the beginning of the final month of each quarter. You'll more likely be at the end of the final month of the quarter if you have a more complex config.
You can get lucky and snipe inventory cars that are placed into inventory after having been rejected for delivery by other customers who are waiting as well, who, after refusing delivery because of major QC issues (other threads detail the panel gap problems and other hundred issues) have been forced to the back of the line by Tesla because the demand for these cars is so strong that it doesn't matter to them. Or, snipe an old config demo vehicle that has been abused for 500-1,500 miles by other customers. It is also possible that you are getting a cancelled vehicle that had reached production - thanks user @swheat6345
Feel free to dive into the spreadsheet with 1500+ data points that prove this out. Mods, would be great to give this a sticky so we can have fewer angry customers.
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