Video & Pics: Tesla hides large number of Model 3

[SageBrush]

Occurred to me the other day that the pseudo-reasoning of the shorts trying to drag TSLA down is the same pseudo-reasoning of the White House and its supporters. Not in the specifics, but the approach.

Curious

 

[SageBrush]

Why? why not put an M3 in the various sales centers around the country?

Soon enough, but they wanted to stockpile cars no one had any use for first. ;-)

j/k; I suspect reason #1 is the loss of value from test drives.

 

[Joe F]

Actually confrontational all or nothing cheerleaders like yourself make sober rational people like me consider canceling my order.

Threads at other car fan sites point out exactly this kind of hostility as a reason they are avoiding Tesla.

Please do cancel: It will move the next person in line up that much faster, and make it a win-win for all.

Edit: And it wasn’t hostility, it was sobering reality. You’d do well to learn the difference.

 

[ecarfan]

Few Tesla (TSLA) lovers have spotted the electric car maker hiding nearly 2,000 of the Model 3 cars in an industrial area surrounding parking lots around California. They immediately took Twitter as the medium of exchanging and sharing this info along with photos and videos of the building. Also, about 4,000 vehicles were discovered in Burbank.

This is one of the most inane posts I have read on TMC in my 4+ years of participating here.

Tesla is now manufacturing cars at volume levels that they have never had to deal with in the past, and are faced with an order backlog that is like nothing any other car manufacturing has ever seen. Of course they are temporarily storing Model 3s in large numbers while figuring out the logistics of transporting and delivering them to hundreds of thousands of reservation holders

I can understand why Elon gets so upset with the shorts and people intent on spreading lies about the company. Those people have no ethics, no scruples, no soul.

 

[voip-ninja]

Not sure making a big purchasing decision like a new car based on what someone says in an internet forum is what I call “rational.”

I didn't say it was based on just what is posted at TMC. It's the general smugness that exudes from certain segments of the Tesla owner community.

Please do cancel: It will move the next person in line up that much faster, and make it a win-win for all.

Edit: And it wasn’t hostility, it was sobering reality. You’d do well to learn the difference.

Right, sorry, it was smugness.

 

[Joe F]

Right, sorry, it was smugness.

Your opinion.

It was a counter to those who run in here with their hair on fire providing "proof" (read FUD) that Tesla is either going under or is somehow fraudulent and doomed to failure, and they are legion.

Those here who know better could well ignore them, but doing so would expose those seeking insight about Tesla in their purchase decision to be exposed to BS and reconsider.

Not sure what side of that you fall into, but I'm starting to form an opinion...

 

[chronopc]

I didn't say it was based on just what is posted at TMC. It's the general smugness that exudes from certain segments of the Tesla owner community.



Right, sorry, it was smugness.

I feel like Tesla is one of the most scrutinized companies in the world. I don't think calling people out on misinformation is the same thing as smugness.

 

[smak]

Cars sold the normal way, at a dealer, still have off site lots where they store tons of cars.

I've been driven to an off site lot to find the particular car I wanted, by a salesperson tons of times.

There's an Audi/Maserati lot right by my work, and the Audi dealership is 5 miles away.

 

[adaptabl]

I feel like Tesla is one of the most scrutinized companies in the world. I don't think calling people out on misinformation is the same thing as smugness.

Remember Nortel networks? There was so much hype about future profits and them building the 3G network and how debt was not a problem in relation to future earnings. I was short Nortel and did very well (Not very wise back then and took far more risk than I should of). Those who were long not do as well. Then there were those who did very well on the volatility and did many short term buys and sells (that's where I am now). I see a similar pattern here with Tesla. When you buy a spec stock that's part of the game.

 

[chronopc]

Remember Nortel networks? There was so much hype about future profits and them building the 3G network and how debt was not a problem in relation to future earnings. I was short Nortel and did very well (Not very wise back then and took far more risk than I should of). Those who were long not do as well. Then there were those who did very well on the volatility and did many short term buys and sells (that's where I am now). I see a similar pattern here with Tesla. When you buy a spec stock that's part of the game.

No I have never heard of Nortel networks. There are hundred more companies that went bankrupted during the dot com burst. My point is not that Tesla will be profitable or that it's a good investment. My point is that there are a ton of bad information the media puts out about Tesla. For example every time there is a fire, the media makes it sound like EVs are more fire prone than an ICE which couldn't be further from the truth. And this thread is about how seeing lots of inventory is someone suggesting that people are not buying the car which again is not based on any information. So I don't think your Nortel comparison has any value. Was Nortel in the news on a daily basis like Tesla is? Was Nortel the most shorted stock?

Sounds like you're shorting the stock so you have every incentive to spread misinformation yourself.

 

[darrelld]

Mine and a coworkers Model 3s were in this group of cars reported as hidden. Texas requires vehicles are paid in full before they can enter the state. I received my VIN a few weeks prior to delivery and the car sat in CA waiting for the paperwork to complete.

These reports originate from a place of complete ignorance and desperation.

 

[adaptabl]

No I have never heard of Nortel networks. There are hundred more companies that went bankrupted during the dot com burst. My point is not that Tesla will be profitable or that it's a good investment. My point is that there are a ton of bad information the media puts out about Tesla. For example every time there is a fire, the media makes it sound like EVs are more fire prone than an ICE which couldn't be further from the truth. And this thread is about how seeing lots of inventory is someone suggesting that people are not buying the car which again is not based on any information. So I don't think your Nortel comparison has any value. Was Nortel in the news on a daily basis like Tesla is? Was Nortel the most shorted stock?

Sounds like you're shorting the stock so you have every incentive to spread misinformation yourself.

No I am waiting for another buying opportunity. I would be a buyer at $285.00 and a seller at $325.00. I have learned to be patient and wait for my opportunities. At some point I may get burned but I am playing with house money now so my risk is very low. These volatile stocks are great for traders.

Yes Nortel was the talk of the investing world for a few years.

TIMELINE: Key dates in the history of Nortel

 

[chronopc]

No I am waiting for another buying opportunity. I would be a buyer at $285.00 and a seller at $325.00. I have learned to be patient and wait for my opportunities. At some point I may get burned but I am playing with house money now so my risk is very low. These volatile stocks are great for traders.

Yes Nortel was the talk of the investing world for a few years.

TIMELINE: Key dates in the history of Nortel

Talked about in the investing world is not the same thing as talked about on a daily basis by the mainstream media. This forum isn't an investing forum. It's a forum discussing Tesla and their vehicles.

 

[Stirfelt]

Cars sold the normal way, at a dealer, still have off site lots where they store tons of cars.
I've been driven to an off site lot to find the particular car I wanted, by a salesperson tons of times..

I have also experienced that.

I'm jumping to the conclusion that what is cited as "normal" (Ford, GM, Chrysler, and many others) have too much unsold inventory to store on the franchise high profile lot.
Tesla's problem seems to be that they cannot deliver the vehicles to waiting and willing buyers as fast as they can now assemble them.
I have called it "delivery hell."

I suspect that some of the doubters have experienced the former, and are incorrectly assuming that Tesla is unable to sell all the vehicle it is producing.

 

[chronopc]

I have also experienced that.

I'm jumping to the conclusion that what is cited as "normal" (Ford, GM, Chrysler, and many others) have too much unsold inventory to store on the franchise high profile lot.
Tesla's problem seems to be that they cannot deliver the vehicles to waiting and willing buyers as fast as they can now assemble them.
I have called it "delivery hell."

I suspect that some of the doubters have experienced the former, and are incorrectly assuming that Tesla is unable to sell all the vehicle it is producing.

You make a really good point. People are comparing Tesla to a traditional car company. But they are really more like a technology company than a car company.

 

[Lasairfion]

Uh oh... VW is stockpiling cars at the unfinished Berlin Airport!
Only... these ones definitely don't have current buyers, because they don't have software that can reach the required Euro regulations for emissions!

VW finds a use for Berlin's unfinished airport | DW | 27.06.2018

 

[S'toon]

I didn't say it was based on just what is posted at TMC. It's the general smugness that exudes from certain segments of the Tesla owner community.



Right, sorry, it was smugness.

Because no BMW driver is ever smug.

 

[WayneGTX]

I have also experienced that.

I'm jumping to the conclusion that what is cited as "normal" (Ford, GM, Chrysler, and many others) have too much unsold inventory to store on the franchise high profile lot.
Tesla's problem seems to be that they cannot deliver the vehicles to waiting and willing buyers as fast as they can now assemble them.
I have called it "delivery hell."

I suspect that some of the doubters have experienced the former, and are incorrectly assuming that Tesla is unable to sell all the vehicle it is producing.

The Houston TX Tesla showroom has an M3 in the Galeria and I did a test drive last Friday. I put my order in that night and got a call from a Vegas based “Delivery Specialist” to confirm my cash order on Saturday. He said the contracts team is swamped with 500 orders to process but I should see the contract and payment request this week, with delivery estimated for two weeks later!