Received my invitation to order a Model 3 today

not small businesses.

 

That's interesting list...quite an incentive for new car purchase in some cases
> Washington DC- Hybrids and plugins over 40 MPG CITY pay no excise tax anyways, asterisk on that one
> Virginia taxes cars heavily which I argue hurts car sales as well as green car sales

 

Hm, car delivery happened on the 26th, but I made the 2-hour trek knowing full well the paint was chipped (kudos to them for the courtesy call). I accepted delivery anyway (another month minimum to get another VIN assuming that would even be offered), so now I must wait for 2 more weeks for them to get it fixed by a 3rd party body shop. I hope the repair isn't worse than the defect: Another poor visit with Tesla Service. | Tesla Motors Club

I also noticed hairline scratches scattered over various parts of the vehicle, asymmetrical panel alignment (likely within specs), and weather stripping on the rear passenger door that was detaching. Everything but the latter can likely be satisfactorily fixed (hairline scratches by the paint protector applicator/ceramic coating detailer, I hope), but this is a bad initial experience especially since another person who received their vehicle on the same day was able to drive off the lot. As nice as this Mercedes-Benz C300 loaner is, I'm over gas guzzlers (Carvana took the Prius C off my hands last Thursday, which will be missed), and premium fuel is not exactly cheap right now. Also not looking forward to making 2 more 4-hour round trips to the Las Vegas cluster (once to finally take actual ownership of the vehicle, a second time to pick up after Xpel/ceramic coating).

At this point, not an experience I would recommend unless you are in closer proximity to a delivery center.

 

Very sorry to hear that Vinnie.
My friend and wife both have deliveries coming up soon. I'll advise both to take a careful look at the cars before handing over the check.
Fortunately I've been very happy with mine which arrived with only one minor issue.

 

It's in the 146xx range VIN-wise, but the paint chip could have happened during transport and same with the scratches (but the latter could have easily happened at the factory or from carelessness at the delivery center; the vehicle being delivered next to mine was white, which is the only color for people like me apparently). The rest can be squarely placed on the manufacturing team/factory. This kinda' thing kicks my OCD into high gear given the price. Assuming lack of satisfaction with the repairs, these are likely all defects forgotten in a year of ownership or less, but I'm not going to be much of a word-of-mouth cheerleader in the interim. I'm also less likely to put on an Xpel paint protection application if the color matching is off.

 

Over 2 weeks later and still no closer to a true delivery (most recently, the vehicle was returned to the body shop for substandard work).

 

Ouch. Returned by Tesla, or you? I hope Tesla caught any issues rather than missing something and waiting till you found it.

 

It's seems the Semi is on the shelf now and may never be built.

 

I know I probably shouldn’t, but do you have any references for that statement?

 

Tesla fortunately so kudos to them on that front. This is feeling like more of a Frankenstein vehicle as opposed to a new one.

 

Do you read the news?

 

Tesla may be abandoning Semi project: Analyst

 

Most news is bias one way or another. He make a valid point.

 

Glad to hear it was Tesla.
Very sorry about the pains you are going through. Just make sure to take all the time you need to insure your new car is in new condition.
It will be worth it, and the pain will fade quickly once you have it.

LOL! Referring to the opinions on Seeking Alpha as “news” is like referring to a game show as scientific peer reviewed research.
I don’t believe you can see through your bias to determine if a point is valid or not.

 

@orenji How old are you? Based on the way you are acting...either a 70+ bitter old man, or a whiny know it all tween. Please let us know so we can tailor our responses accordingly.

 

I hope so, both the delivery center rep and the Service King manager explained the work done would make it look the equivalent of a brand new vehicle. I guess that's easier said than done. This loaner C300 is nice except for the 91 octane fuel it requires...

 

Does the fuel flap and/or manual actually say requires, or is it recommends? If the latter, regular octane will be fine.