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  1. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I almost didn’t come back to write this post, but I have now seen two other new Tesla’s locally with the problem, so thought I would mention it. In picking up my car (which is yes, still great) the staff stuck the temporary paper license tag in a plastic sheet, and screwed it to the car with the...
  2. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Graduation for me went very smoothly, after Tesla pushed the time back two hours. The car appeared flawless to me, though admittedly I did not bring a micrometer, water hose nor a magnifying glass with me to delivery. Matrix headlights, charger included. 2 miles on the odometer. Quick...
  3. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    A disappointing phone call from my SA just now. Scheduled to pick up tomorrow at 3:00pm, they moved it to 5:00pm. Apparently, the county is behind on issuing temp tags for new vehicles. Once its approved, they print it off at the Tesla office and attach it to the car. I wonder if this is...
  4. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Thank you for this, as I am one of those who received the "expiring soon" message. I spoke to my SA, who told me the only thing it relates to (at least here in Texas) is how long your temporary tags will be effective. 30 day increments means I will have only 30 days to work with by the time I...
  5. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I will never complain about the heat again. I would think parked car tires fuse to the asphalt at those temps.
  6. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    ...which, in the case of a Tesla means they will be offering it for sale at an increase over the retail price of the car when it was new.
  7. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I'll check that, thanks.
  8. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    As part of my delivery tasks, I added insurance for the soon-to-be-delivered car through my regular carrier, State Farm. They sent me a temporary coverage card for the car (including VIN, NAIC#, policy number, and full coverages listed), good until August 4 at which time, the car will be added...
  9. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I am wondering if this is still true for those who have already paid for the car, in cash. Part of preparing for delivery allows you to electronically pay for the balance of the car in advance of its arrival. Would paying for the car in full result in a different approach to the 3-day window?
  10. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I just received and responded to the scheduling text. I am set up for 6/20. I think I am one of the lucky ones. Excepting the order date delivery statement of "May", all my EDDs ended up being pretty accurate in the end. 95 days, end to end. I did not ask about tires, headlights or chip...
  11. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Have you checked the source code to see if there has been a VIN assigned? It often shows up there before you receive the Bluetooth text or other notifications.
  12. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Mine shows the same "15" miles on the MVPA. I assume it is an arbitrary number that covers various state laws which require them to divulge the mileage on all vehicles sold. You don't want to under-estimate, and 15 probably covers all contingencies. But this is just an educated guess.
  13. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Late last night while watching a movie on Netflix, I got a text asking if TESLA could use my Bluetooth. In short, I got my VIN folks (271XXX)! So forget all the nonsense you may have heard on this forum and elsewhere about certain colors, location and FSD impacting EDD and VIN assignment...
  14. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    A quick heads up for those who have/are ordering/ are awaiting the Tesla Wall Connector, be sure to visit the forums in Tesla Motors Club that cover those topics. The “commissioning” that should have taken a few minutes ended up over an hour for me before I visited the forum. There I learned...
  15. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    What the heck????!!
  16. Spridle

    Tesla Wall connector commissioning issue

    I agree- found this thread after working for an hour, trying to get the page to load on an iphone. Appreciate the advice, switching to an ipad- that worked great.
  17. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Today I received the meaningless yet suspenseful car trade-in text from my SA. It took me all of four seconds to respond that I did not plan to trade a car. I then sat looking at the screen for the next 4 minutes... three dots repeating... then nothing. Beginning to suspect we are all part...
  18. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I'm glad Carvana worked out for you. Yesterday, I sold my 2015 Acura to Carmax for $1300 more than the Carvana offer. I did have to arrange to drive it there, though.
  19. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I received an update this morning, moving me to my (first?) two-week window. I've been fortunate with few EDD changes so far. New dates are June 10-24.
  20. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Mach 6 is a great name! I'm probably going with Shooting Star. For those following the thread who are not Speed Racer fans, that's the name of Racer X's car, #9. Racer X, of course, is Speed's brother, living incognito... Go Speed Racer, Go!
  21. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Beautiful car- exactly the spec of my order. I'm truly happy for you and appreciate the photo!
  22. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Hilarious! It both exists, and yet it doesn't. Alive and dead at the same time (no charger port). It puts my chosen car name ("Chip") to shame.
  23. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    How about, "The Extras Soothe Late Arrival"?
  24. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I did not realize that FSD was different between Canada and the US. Since it is predominantly a software system, and the camera systems are the same, I wonder why Tesla wouldn't deliver the same system to both countries? If I choose to use FSD on an American car while driving in Canada, does...
  25. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    For those who are trading in or selling a used vehicle like I am, I am wondering if any of you were as surprised by the Carvana /CarMax offers as I am. My 7-year-old Acura RLX with 80,000 miles on it has gone UP in value each of the last 3 months, and is now sitting at $18k. Is the entire used...
  26. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Reading all the great posts here, I am reminded of the old Don Williams song, "Living on Tulsa Time". And here we are now, just living on Tesla Time. The (amended) chorus: Livin' on (Tesla) time Livin' on (Tesla) time Well, you know I've been through it When I set my watch back to it Livin'...
  27. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Yours is a great post, and I think you are right about Tesla using a ton of parameters that go into the decision. I think we would all like to have a peek under the hood, so to speak, regarding their production/delivery algorithm. But none more so than supply chain professionals. Several...
  28. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    I covered my lonely wall charger with a bicycle. Hook attached to the ceiling- can't even see the charger now unless you look for it.
  29. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    According to current forecast, Berlin will add only 1.000 additional model Y's by the end of this month. It takes a while to get rolling! Source: Tesla Giga Berlin is now producing 350 Model Ys per week, aims to ramp up to 1,000 this month, report says
  30. Spridle

    Model 3 - LR AWD Waiting Room

    Wall Street Journal today had an article about the impact of the China Covid shutdown - 90,000 fewer cars in 2nd quarter. I'm not sure how that affects domestic production, but I doubt it will help. Article quotes: "The world’s largest car company by value is recovering from a shutdown at its...