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That is crazy if there were only 130 people in line at 10am. I bet there were way more than that. I dropped my kids off at school in Austin and raced up to the Tesla store (which is all the way on the other side of downtown for me so it took awhile to get there). I think I got in line at 7:45am in Austin and was number 105 in line. I think by the time they opened at 10 there were about 350 to 400 people in line. I haven't gotten an invite yet but I am hoping for this week or next.
I would LOVE at this point to get a ride in a Model 3. I almost lost it yesterday and bought a Mazda 6. I really need to experience the car if my invite doesn't come in the next week or two. I am starting to really lose my patience and have new car fever pretty bad. So if someone wants to give me a ride at lunch sometime I'll be happy to swing for lunch at Torchy's or something along those lines for the privilege. I work downtown near Cesar Chavez.
Houston is Oil town so maybe that is to blame. But yea I would definitely say there were not as many people as ATX based on the videos and what I have heard from others.
Agreed with your point about car fever. Glad I am not the only one! Both my wife and I own vehicles that are approaching 12 years old. Stuff is breaking in them almost every month now. Both need suspension overhauls too due to the crappy Houston roads. So its either spend time self servicing or take it in and sink money you will never get back.
If its going to be another 3+ months I do not know if I can wait. Already made the mistake of pulling some cash out of my NASDAQ based ETFs early this year in anticipation due to the bogus original estimates. Missed out on quite a bit of return already. Sucks. Don't know if/when is the right time to officially give up on it. The fact the alternatives are much cheaper is not helping...