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According to our friends at Tesla/Sydney....it will take about 2 months to arrive. Time to clean up the paperwork (pay within last week before delivery), and get the charger installed. Apparently because the 3-phase charger is late, all are being allocated to commercial applications at this time, and we all get the single phase as a temporary fill-in until the supply of 3-phase improves (going to Europe, HK and commercial Oz). So, mid September becomes the expectation for the VERY BIG PARTY
 
As of this morning, I am now in transit from the factory. Total 8 days build time.


P.s. Is that it as far as the website messages go? Now expect a phone call from delivery specialist? No message saying your Model S is now under the care of Captain Jackson from Maersk or something?

Congrats ZTrekus! From my experience to date that is a far as the messages go, I wouldn't expect any calls until the car has pretty much arrived in Australia. I'm sure you're not going to sit back and wait though so you can probably start hassling your delivery specialist for shipping info in a week or two.
 
Congrats ZTrekus.
As far as I can tell, with regard to the P85D and those registered on the Timpoo spreadsheet.
The following are yet to go into production (please correct me if I am wrong.)

isbrown (Melbourne)
Malo (Gold Coast)
Whitestar (Sydney)
Earnie (Perth)
brewster (Portland)
WA-T3sla (Perth)
Wattup (Buderim)
cdflieschmenn (Melbourne)

I would have thought a number of those listed at the top here, would have already started production at least, going by times of ordering, etc.
Would all listed here be on the same ship as those that have already completed their build of their P85D I wonder?
 
Congrats ZTrekus.
As far as I can tell, with regard to the P85D and those registered on the Timpoo spreadsheet.
The following are yet to go into production (please correct me if I am wrong.)

isbrown (Melbourne)
Malo (Gold Coast)
Whitestar (Sydney)
Earnie (Perth)
brewster (Portland)
WA-T3sla (Perth)
Wattup (Buderim)
cdflieschmenn (Melbourne)

I would have thought a number of those listed at the top here, would have already started production at least, going by times of ordering, etc.
Would all listed here be on the same ship as those that have already completed their build of their P85D I wonder?

My guess is that those above you Brewster have already gone into production (probably finished) and they are just not active members on the forum anymore... but that is just a theory. I still maintain that you will go into production any day now, if not tonight!

As for whether the balance go on the same ship or not - I guess there is still time for a ship to make it pretty easily from Fremont to Australia by Late Sept... say around 8 weeks to sail and pass through customs at either end... 'nother week or two tops... again, just a theory... I am not going on any hard evidence here.... just spiff balling...

And besides... It should be Tesla answering those questions.... anyone game enough to ring/email them and find out and let us all know?? Just post the answer on this thread!
 
Once they are ready to deliver it all happens super fast. I doubt you will get anything by hassling them - either they simply don't know, or company policy is not to divulge shipping info. Believe me, i tried when we were waiting for the much delayed launch in this country. By the way, as you all know, our sigs were all rebuilt. My original sig had been sitting in storage in-country for at least a couple of MONTHS before the local launch, and no one knew anything, apparently!!!
Then, my new car took 20 odd days in construction, cause unknown, then it missed the boat with the rebuilt sigs, so the work around was to deliver me my original car at the launch. My rebuilt car was scheduled for delivery on the 29th December. Next thing i get a phone call on the 23rd December that the car is ready for delivery and would i like to pick it up on the 24th?!! Mad panic to arrange payment so i could pick up, since the car that had been delivered to me at the launch was on a loan basis. All just before Christmas.
Yes, the company bends over backwards with service, and the work around was pretty clever, but you are not going to get any info they don't want you to have.
IS Brown has been on the order list forever, certainly longer than i was, so a total of around 6 years at this time. I would be dismayed and astounded if he did not get the first or second D in this country!! Simon Hackett will be up there too i guess, but for different reasons.
Pity they don't tell you the ship, otherwise you could watch progress on Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic - a great little website for the purpose!!
 
P.s. Is that it as far as the website messages go?

There's one more:

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Which I think it changes to when the car arrives in Sydney.
Mine changed to "being prepared" 6 weeks after "in transit" (and 8 weeks before actual delivery, but that's a whole 'nother story ... )
 
Once they are ready to deliver it all happens super fast. I doubt you will get anything by hassling them - either they simply don't know, or company policy is not to divulge shipping info. Believe me, i tried when we were waiting for the much delayed launch in this country. By the way, as you all know, our sigs were all rebuilt. My original sig had been sitting in storage in-country for at least a couple of MONTHS before the local launch, and no one knew anything, apparently!!!
Then, my new car took 20 odd days in construction, cause unknown, then it missed the boat with the rebuilt sigs, so the work around was to deliver me my original car at the launch. My rebuilt car was scheduled for delivery on the 29th December. Next thing i get a phone call on the 23rd December that the car is ready for delivery and would i like to pick it up on the 24th?!! Mad panic to arrange payment so i could pick up, since the car that had been delivered to me at the launch was on a loan basis. All just before Christmas.
Yes, the company bends over backwards with service, and the work around was pretty clever, but you are not going to get any info they don't want you to have.
IS Brown has been on the order list forever, certainly longer than i was, so a total of around 6 years at this time. I would be dismayed and astounded if he did not get the first or second D in this country!! Simon Hackett will be up there too i guess, but for different reasons.
Pity they don't tell you the ship, otherwise you could watch progress on Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic - a great little website for the purpose!!


That's an amazing story Dborn - I didn't know they gave you a loaner car... Fancy that - you must have had a ball!!

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There's one more:

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Which I think it changes to when the car arrives in Sydney.
Mine changed to "being prepared" 6 weeks after "in transit" (and 8 weeks before actual delivery, but that's a whole 'nother story ... )


Thanks MDK, good to know... I will look forward to receiving that one - though I am sure I will be contacted (or make contact) before I get that one...

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BMW give access to customer vehicle tracking with the shipping line they use. Enter the VIN and it tells you where in the world the car is and ETA of the ship into port.


Well when I bought my i3, I bought the showroom model so I didn't have to muck around with that crap. And hey that is what I find a little annoying about this whole Tesla business. See, no doubt, St Leonards is also going to get a whole lot of what they call 'inventory vehicles' when the D's finally arrive. And so here we have been busting our guts to find out what has been happening with our cars - but when the first arrive, we could have just visited St Leonards and bought one of their showroom model D vehicles with similar options (ok a few differences there, probably get more specs than not) and then you pay a fraction of the price too! Go figure. Are we nuts?
 
we could have just visited St Leonards and bought one of their showroom model D vehicles with similar options (ok a few differences there, probably get more specs than not) and then you pay a fraction of the price too! Go figure. Are we nuts?
You might be right, ZTrekus, but it will be interesting to see how much the price goes up by then, given the falling relative value of the $AUD.....
meanwhile, I seem to be paying the penalty for making a change after confirmation (even though I checked carefully and repeatedly and was told there would be no added delay): still "in the queue" for my P85D, despite confirming in March , I think...
 
You might be right, ZTrekus, but it will be interesting to see how much the price goes up by then, given the falling relative value of the $AUD.....
meanwhile, I seem to be paying the penalty for making a change after confirmation (even though I checked carefully and repeatedly and was told there would be no added delay): still "in the queue" for my P85D, despite confirming in March , I think...


Naaa several people, including me, changed options after confirmation. I upgraded my sound system. You will be in production very soon I'd say.

I take your point about the little Aussie. But we just got lucky there...
 
My last Audi and BMW took 6 & 9 months respectively to deliver, so I have been pretty happy with the Tesla experience todate.

One of the great things about Tesla is that you order your car, to your configuration and this would not be the case if you went into the showroom. If they did not have the issue with the RHD D's then I would suggest the delivery time would be 3 to 4 months, so delivery times should be better than the main European makers, in the future.

In saying this, I take my hat off to those who have waited several years in the early days of Tesla.
 
Just Ludicrous

Tesla this morning announced 2 new options for the P85D.

1. Extend range by 5% ie P90D.
2. Ludicrous mode. 0-100 in 2.8s.

These can be retrofitted to existing P85Ds, ie us. Apparently the extended range does not have extra battery cells but rather a change in the concentration of silicon. CNET says Musk only recommends it for those who are constantly at the end of their limit.

The extra speed is by ramping up the amount of juice the battery can pour into the motors when floored. Increase from 1300W to 1500W.

Naturally this all comes at a ludicrous cost.
 
According to Teslarati.com:

Upgrade cost for P85D:
  • New owners: $10,000
  • Existing owners: $5,000

Read more at Tesla Announces 2.8 sec, 10.9 1/4 mile - TESLARATI.com

Obviously that is US. So I would estimate 7.5k AU. But that is no guarantee. In fact it may not even come to Australia. Hate to think of a new car being pulled to shreds to insert a makeshift new fuse that has its own LiIon battery probably screwed into the firewall somewhere...

I do like the idea though that it kicks in at around 50kmh (apparently it can't kick in before that because of traction problems - ie, the wheels would just skid presumably). But apparently (from reading all the reviews that exist on the internet) INSANE mode only has a real effect when the car starts moving from a stopped position. When the car is already cruising at 50kmh, it apparently feels like just a bit more accel. I am guessing that Ludicrous Mode resembles Insane Mode from 50kmh and so from 0kmh is just... well... Ludicrous!
 
The cost in the US DC for extended range is US$3k, which would probably be A$6k on the road here. I would be interested to see if I can get that change to my order and make it a P90D. I really don't see the point in a further US$10 to get Ludicrous mode when Insane is already going to leave everything behind at the lights. To get both changes made at the factory is a A$25k+ increase... for me that would be insane, or at least my wife would claim so as she had me certified and locked up.
 
The cost in the US DC for extended range is US$3k, which would probably be A$6k on the road here. I would be interested to see if I can get that change to my order and make it a P90D. I really don't see the point in a further US$10 to get Ludicrous mode when Insane is already going to leave everything behind at the lights. To get both changes made at the factory is a A$25k+ increase... for me that would be insane, or at least my wife would claim so as she had me certified and locked up.

It appears that if your P85D is already in production, then the Ludicrous upgrade is US$5,000 plus labour/tax.
 
It appears that if your P85D is already in production, then the Ludicrous upgrade is US$5,000 plus labour/tax.


Yes cynix,

There seems to be many advantages to getting it done aftermarket:


First, you are not forced into combining it with the extra crappy battery extension (which originally came out on the website as 5% but has now been bumped up to 7% no doubt because that figure looks closer to 10%).


Second, it is half the cost.


Third, if paid for at the time of purchase, would also increase the Luxury Car Tax.

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There are many ways to attempt to rationalise this complete waste of money too:


First, I didn’t get the soft LED lighting package (along with most other things in the Universe) and so what I saved there, I could put into extra speed.


Second, there is apparently only a 6 month window to get it installed aftermarket, after which, you need to buy a new car and get the factory to do it (yeah like, right).


Third, you have already forked out for the best - now you can get even better for just a little more.


Fourth, the extra accel. from 50 to 100 is more useful than 0 to 50 (it’s not, but who’s listening anyway)


Fifth, because you can…


…the possibilities are endless

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The Aussie website has now been updated:

Ludicrous: 13.5k AU

More silicon: 4.1k AU
 
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I worked much of my career in marketing and I am loving the disconnect between cost and price for the creation of a new halo car. I just priced up a new order and compared to the invoice for my yet to be made P85D, a P90D Ludicrous (with 21" rims as it really defeats the purpose to keep 19" rims when buying the ultimate acceleration machine) would cost A$42000 more.

$42000 for as ZTrekus says --- Ludicrous plus silicon---- and beating a car from the lights by a bit more than you are already thrashing them. I tips me hat to the Tesla pricing team.