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VIN Assignment
- Thread starter bswn1
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Tesla won’t put less money into autopilot just because ten people choose not to buy autopilot to there car. So they don’t have 100% profit on autopilot but they will have $5000 more profit if someone choose to buy autopilot to there car.
RenMan68
Member
The point is that no matter how many people opt for the software, the cost to Tesla is the same- i.e. the salaries of the programmers. Installing it (or not) in a car is a matter of setting the 'install flag' to 0 or 1 for a given car which is a negligible cost. The more people who pay the $5K for it the faster the fixed programming cost is amortized. Call it whatever you want- revenue/profit/etc. it's a huge advantage to the company to have customers pay the $5K and they might want to incentivize customers to buy it by 'bundling it' with faster delivery.
Los Angeles
Non-owner
Reserved 3/31/16 7:45PM Pre-reveal
Invited/configured 4/6
VIN received 4/30
VIN number 17xxx
White/Aero/EAP
Delivery Scheduled 5/10 but I requested it moved to 5/12
Is there a way to follow or friend my "twinsies"? ie I've seen a few people here who's got the exact config as I have with 17xxx VINs. I'd like to follow their posts and monitor issues they might get in the future.
Non-owner
Reserved 3/31/16 7:45PM Pre-reveal
Invited/configured 4/6
VIN received 4/30
VIN number 17xxx
White/Aero/EAP
Delivery Scheduled 5/10 but I requested it moved to 5/12
Is there a way to follow or friend my "twinsies"? ie I've seen a few people here who's got the exact config as I have with 17xxx VINs. I'd like to follow their posts and monitor issues they might get in the future.
Waiting4M3
Active Member
Almost all the VINs today are from 19xxx, in the gap that people noticed last week between ~185xx-198xx. These look like they are all 18" aero wheels. Hopefully this is a sign that Tesla is finishing up this range of VINs with 18" wheels, and will move up to higher VINs next.
Edit, a better visualization
Edit, a better visualization
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UZJedi
Member
No autopilot. But I am in Washington. Looks like they are trying to deliver before the state sales tax exemption for EVs runs out at the end of the month.
Line waiter - NorCal - Config. 4/10 - White/Aero/EAP - VIN 4/25+/- - 20,4xx - No delivery date or contact
I might be wrong, but I believe you're the first reported 20k plus VIN!
Waiting4M3
Active Member
Whoops, thanks. First one in a while though. Wish they would just go in order, would be a lot easier to track!
Blue in NC
Member
I wondered about that. I configured on 4/8 and specified a trade-in. Probably not going to trade-in but I wanted the option. Now I am second-guessing that decision. I certainly have not been contacted about any trade-in.
sjcsale
Member
Hmm, I had the same trade-in option. Honestly, I hadn't thought of trade-in to be a factor for assigning a VIN and moving ahead. Just went in to my Tesla account and removed the "trade-in" option.
Now, 4/5 steps marked "Complete" - just waiting to get a VIN so I can initiate the funding step.
sjcsale
Member
PJFW8
Red Menace may hurt me
Just got my VIN. 192XX. Red, aero, pup and eap. 3/31/16 pre-reveal, online. Invite: 4/6 and configured 4/7.
EVNow
Well-Known Member
Got my VIN assigned today. Sometime between 8:00 AM and 9:15 AM
3/31 - Day 1 line waiter, Bellevue, WA
Invite - 4/10
Config - 4/10 - Red, Aero
VIN # - 191xx
Delivery - Not known yet
That means there is a good chance of delivery within this month - which allows me to buy the car before Sales Exemption expires in WA at the end of May.
Got the email from ISA today. That was fast. Likely delivery on 5/11.
drewbaumann
Member
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