ewoodrick
Well-Known Member
I'm leaning more and more towards putting off a decision to purchase in the light of what seems to be happening at the moment. Most of the things being mentioned here with regard to poor service seem to be related to the introduction of the Model 3 to the UK market. I would guess that other manufacturers may well have similar problems when bringing a new model to new market, too.
I have no need to change cars soon, next year would be fine, so with luck things may well settle down. The only risk in delaying the decision is the uncertainty over exchange rates, duty etc, but I don't think there's anyway of being able to predict whether such changes will increase or decrease prices. We seem to be in such a state of flux with our government at the moment that I doubt anyone has a clear enough crystal ball to be able to guess how things will be next week, let alone next year...
First, remember, forums are places for people to complain. For every complaint in a forum, expect a thousand good experiences.
Indeed, the UK is in initial delivery mode. The intent is to get as many cars to as many people as fast as possible. Make the most people happy as soon as possible.
As I just posted, most complaints are from over-expectations. "When is my car going to get here" "I don't know" type of items. The sales folks are in just as much of dark as you are. They don't have any magic crystal ball capabilities.
After the initial influx is over, it probably won't get much better, as there are still more cars to be delivered and new ones ordered every day. And the Service Centers now have a lot more customers.
If this is disconcerting to you, then absolutely put off ordering. I would caution that this will probably stay similar for the foreseeable future though.
But odds are, as long as you don't expect too much, you may have an decent experience.