New Tesla Owner

Been out of the country for the last week. Just learned of the "new" Model 3 Medium Range. It hit all my buttons. I placed my order tonight. Delivery in 4 to 6 weeks. Will get the full tax credit, regardless of what Congress does next year with the EV tax credit. The 2 year, 7 1/2 month wait has been worth it.

My SIL demonstrated the new v.9 U.I. upgrade on his 3LR. Absolutely incredible!

The FUTURE is here!

 

@Zythryn, thanks, I am stoked! I don't know if I can still do this since I already placed my order, but I will use your referral number so you could get some complimentary Supercharging.

 

This is a chart prepared by @Troy teslike. My configuration is in the black box. I expect to get a bit over 300 miles range on the freeway with my relatively conservative driving style.

 

The configuration I chose is $51K sticker price but it is going to cost me a net of USD$40.5K (plus taxes and delivery) after credits and rebates.

The reason I chose to purchase the 3MR rather than the 3SR:
- I am concerned the 3SR will only be offered in a bare-bones model with few options. The 3MR is being offered with all the current available options to select.
- The 3SR will be available in 4 to 6 MONTHS. Although it is not certain what Washington will do for the tax credit in 2019, it will probably be reduced by at least $3,750. That's the same as money out of my pocket. I have 4 to 6 WEEKS delivery schedule with my 3MR which guarantees me the full $7500 tax credit, so I just saved myself $3750.
- i also saved myself $4000 for a potential 50 miles of extra range for the 3LR which I would rarely, if ever, use.
- So it nets out to an additional $7750 saving for this 3MR model as opposed to the 3LR, in my case.

The 3MR just made sense to my specific case that may not apply to others.

I know how excruciating the wait is! My wife is even more excited about our order than I am. I think you will begin to see European deliveries within the next 6 months. Right now, Tesla is producing close to 10K cars per week. They will be able to meet most of their initial model 3 reservation demand (~400K) by the end of next year for purchasers world wide.