Home delivery is super easy and straightforward. If you're comfortable with the product and how to use it, you'll be fine. We've taken home delivery of all 3 of ours and they were here about 5 minutes each time, usually calling an Uber/Lyft to zip back around the same time they drop the car.
I think people who "want to use a cashier's check only once the car is perfect" or "refuse delivery for minor issues", while all fair scenarios, would not want home delivery, but you absolutely could reject at home, too, but may not have the time to really look it over.
For any major repairs/paint/etc., you have a theoretical 100 miles and 1 day to report it, but for the longer list of small things (think creaks and rattles), SC will help out however.
There’s almost 0 chance that I will reject it, unless there’s something like a bumper, door, or seat that’s missing. I’m not tied that much to paint perfection and don’t plan on wrapping or getting PPF either, so I guess I should be good.
I spent too much time over the years striving to protect the clear coat on my current car, and while that was fun as a hobby, it was also a pain. Tbh, I probably wouldn’t even be looking at this giant checklist if it weren’t for this forum. I never even bothered to check the build quality of any car that’s I’ve purchased in the past. However, I also know that Tesla isn’t like other car manufacturers and probably needs a bit more scrutiny.
I’ll keep everyone here updated on progress as I get closer to the delivery date.
For those here that are waiting on their first Tesla, here’s how it’s progressed thus far:
- Last night I refreshed the App and saw 2 things change - 1) the EDD suddenly turned into a 4 day window from 10 days, and 2) there was a different message on it asking me to update the insurance because it was expired. The VIN was not on the app at this time.
- I thought this was weird so I logged into the website, where I saw the VIN. I then updated the insurance and that was it.
- approximately 10-15 min later, the App showed my VIN
- this morning I received a text from the same basic number that I communicate with “my” SA, asking me to schedule delivery. Here’s the message I got, which is clearly an automated text:
“Tesla Update - Congratulations, it's your turn to schedule your Model S for delivery.
Select your appointment now at tesla.com…..(link)”
So, in summary, I’ve received no text or communication from any specific person regarding my order. The only time an SA reached out to me proactively was 1) when I initially placed the order in May and 2) when a random SA said that my car “might arrive in Dec, which of course never happened.