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[Model 3]

After his comments on Sunday I think it is going to be a while before any of us outside of California can get our 3. Based on previous comments he made during earnings calls I expected a higher rate of production this year but I understand the real life limitations present. Overall a little bummed and looks like I have another year wait ahead of me.

Same here - but on the other hand, my expectations is now back where is was a year ago. Some of the statements in the meantime had me to believe that it could come here 3-6 month earlier then I first thought, but with this numbers it is "back to start"

 

[timk225]

Tesla needs to get a few hundred production cars to their service centers and showrooms as soon as possible, for customer test drives and inspection.

 

[AlanSqB]

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[dsvick]

Tesla needs to get a few hundred production cars to their service centers and showrooms as soon as possible, for customer test drives and inspection.

The last they said about it is that it would be late this year when test drives are available.

 

[N5329K]

The last they said about it is that it would be late this year when test drives are available.

My local store sent me an email last Friday saying I should expect to see one in their showroom in the next 60 days.
Robin

 

[Foxhound199]

My local store sent me an email last Friday saying I should expect to see one in their showroom in the next 60 days.
Robin

Can we see the email? This is news to me.

 

[Thomas Edison]

My local store sent me an email last Friday saying I should expect to see one in their showroom in the next 60 days.
Robin

Shut the front door!

 

[N5329K]

Can we see the email? This is news to me.

It said:
Thanks for your reply Robin! I have sat in a Model 3 and it was comfortable to me, but you may think otherwise. We should be getting them in the showrooms in the next two months here and will definitely reach out to everyone with a reservation so you can come and test drive. Let me know if you need anything else!
Now remember, Customer Experience Specialists may not be privy to much in the way of actual information. But it seems generally favorable.
Robin

 

[BluestarE3]

Last month, when the pop-up appeared on the Model 3 page regarding the commencement of test drives by year-end, I clicked on the button to schedule one. However, the resulting page only listed the Model S and X for test drives, so I bailed out. Nonetheless, a few days later, I received an e-mail from a Fremont-based "inside sales advisor" inquiring about my interest in test driving an S or X. I replied that I was only interested in the Model 3. He wrote back that, "test drives are estimated to begin towards the later end of this year." As someone based centrally at the factory, I assume he has more direct access to official facts than the average store employee. Of course, this all transpired a week or so before Sunday's tweets, so things could have changed since then.

 

[dsvick]

It said:
Thanks for your reply Robin! I have sat in a Model 3 and it was comfortable to me, but you may think otherwise. We should be getting them in the showrooms in the next two months here and will definitely reach out to everyone with a reservation so you can come and test drive. Let me know if you need anything else!
Now remember, Customer Experience Specialists may not be privy to much in the way of actual information. But it seems generally favorable.
Robin

Interesting. I guess you could consider September to be late in the year so what the website says could still be correct. That would be nice if they got them to the stores that fast. However, with only 150 predicted for August, they won't have enough to send to all of the stores until sometime in later September, unless that 150 doesn't include demos.

 

[X Fan]

FWIW: very, very low probability that the 3 will not be a great driving vehicle....the X & S certainly are.

Thus, I don't see test drives as critical for a successful rollout. Fit & seat comfort might be more important and getting a few vehicles in the market through a rolling tour might be more valuable....

 

[BluestarE3]

FWIW: very, very low probability that the 3 will not be a great driving vehicle....the X & S certainly are.

Thus, I don't see test drives as critical for a successful rollout. Fit & seat comfort might be more important and getting a few vehicles in the market through a rolling tour might be more valuable....

My wife and I were at the mall yesterday and decided to pop into the Tesla store there. I asked one of the employees about Model 3 test drives and she maintained the official towards-year-end date. It was at this point that my wife turned to me and said, "Why do you need a test drive? You're getting the car anyway."

 

[Garlan Garner]

My wife and I were at the mall yesterday and decided to pop into the Tesla store there. I asked one of the employees about Model 3 test drives and she maintained the official towards-year-end date. It was at this point that my wife turned to me and said, "Why do you need a test drive? You're getting the car anyway."

My wife said the same thing. LOL

 

[smak]

I just noticed that the wikipedia article on the Model 3 says that Elon has said that 93% of the Model 3 reservations don't own a Tesla.

That's higher than I imagined.

 

[EValuatED]

I just noticed that the wikipedia article on the Model 3 says that Elon has said that 93% of the Model 3 reservations don't own a Tesla.

That's higher than I imagined.

It would also mean we're not as far back in the line as we might have thought!

 

[smak]

It would also mean we're not as far back in the line as we might have thought!

Exactly.

I am still pretty stumped on the order of cars, figuring in Tesla Owners, and reservation times and locations.

But knowing this, I'm thinking around Thanksgiving for me (11:00 am reservation California)

 

[SageBrush]

My guess is March.
I'm actually happy in a way that the car is still a ways off. I would not be able to sleep if I had to count off a few weeks.

And honestly, I'm a lot more interested in reading about an astounding success for the car than my personal delivery.

 

[K-MTG]

I just noticed that the wikipedia article on the Model 3 says that Elon has said that 93% of the Model 3 reservations don't own a Tesla.

That's higher than I imagined.

That is still 20k+ buyers that own a Tesla that ordered the 3

 

[BluestarE3]

That is still 20k+ buyers that own a Tesla that ordered the 3

So, after employees and existing Tesla owners, there's a good chance many Californians who reserved on Day 1 can get theirs in time for Christmas?

(Reminder to self: Look for a really big red bow)

 

[dhanson865]

So, after employees and existing Tesla owners, there's a good chance many Californians who reserved on Day 1 can get theirs in time for Christmas?

(Reminder to self: Look for a really big red bow)

Especially if you have liquid funds / cash in hand. Some people will hesitate for features, personal reasons, waiting for an asset to become liquid. If you don't hesitate you could jump half or more of the line for your region.