I think it's one of those things you'll likely be happy with either color you get but hopefully you get what you want. Drives home the importance of adding the domain teslamotors.com to your safe list for spam filters too. Good luck.
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Happy with the way Tesla has handled my request for a color change from blue to red
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I think it's one of those things you'll likely be happy with either color you get but hopefully you get what you want. Drives home the importance of adding the domain teslamotors.com to your safe list for spam filters too. Good luck.
JakeP
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I am sure they will give some leeway, especially if you can identify a replacement buyer like Beck.Christopher, making you both happy (with you just a few months later, though the red looks like it is certainly worth the wait). Though you would be happy with whatever one shows up on your doorstep, certainly. I am still second guessing my color and Perf/Non-Perf decision, and have resigned myself to just trading in for a new color and a 600-mile range battery in two years, since there was not a "YES, I WANT DELIVERY IN 2012, BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET IT TO ME UNTIL 2013, I WANT ANOTHER MONTH TO RETHINK MY CONFIG" button on tonight's email.
NigelM
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I'm sure it's not one isolated case that's the problem. If Tesla started to accept that finalization wasn't final, and larger numbers of changes were coming in, that would increase costs dramatically and slow down production.
Can't take delivery of any color as soon as December. Have a Honda S2000 and Chevy Volt lease to sell first (three cars is a bit much) and a number of other things to get ready. Feb or March is manageable, but not December. From the beginning I was assuming and planning on April or May, even with the blue. But things have played out differently in terms of speed of delivery and and availability of the red. The best laid plans...
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PM me if you want to discuss.
Beavis
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contaygious
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Not complaining at all. It's just that delivery earlier than I had planned affects up all the financial considerations. I want to minimize the amount I finance and that sets up a number of timing constraints. Tax considerations also come into play.
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Yes, the new photos posted here blew me away. Plus there was a red on display at the Motor Trend COY event in NYC that I attended. It was knock out gorgeous.
kevincwelch
Active Member
I can see your attraction to the multicoat red. It does seem to change things a little bit for me...
The rep was very polite, so that isn't a concern. But he did not really carefully describe the options, although he suggested that paying more money was one. That was an immediate turn-off, but to be fair, I was rushed and didn't pursue this with him in any detail. So it was partly my fault. But I've now communicated more carefully and thoughtfully with Tesla and am awaiting a response.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I think we all go through this to a much more minor degree ... who here hasn't put off the purchase of a new laptop or phone because 'I'm pretty sure they're announcing new technology/options/color/memory/resolution/speed/whatever soon'? (That is so me!) And then we finally make the leap and, yep, something else is announced and we kind of wished we'd waited.
But there will always be something else. And what we've bought is still just as exciting. Our heads just mess with us.
Artsci, even if nothing can be changed, you are getting an amazing and beautiful car.
But there will always be something else. And what we've bought is still just as exciting. Our heads just mess with us.
Artsci, even if nothing can be changed, you are getting an amazing and beautiful car.
digitaltim
Sig737 VIN628
@artsci Selfishly, I want you to get the blue so I can be the only red (albiet sig red) in the area for a bit longer.
Email George - he has been responsive to my inquiries about the status of the DC-Boston SuperChargers. Send me a PM if you want the address, but it isn't hard to figure out.
Email George - he has been responsive to my inquiries about the status of the DC-Boston SuperChargers. Send me a PM if you want the address, but it isn't hard to figure out.
Blue in NC
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Of course you would have to pay more since red is $1500 and blue is $750. I assume you mean something more substantive than that but is it possible that the rep thought you wanted to "upgrade" to the red for free?
That misunderstanding is certainly possible but I don't think that's what he meant since I started the conversation noting that there was a minor cost difference.
See my edited post at the top of the thread. Tesla called me to say they are now working with production to do everything possible to change the color from blue to multicolor red. They're calling me on Monday to let me know how it works out. Couldn't be more pleased. What great customer service! Seems I just needed to communicate with the right staff. This has become a win-win. Even if I end up not getting the red, I couldn't be more happy with Tesla's support. And the blue is a great color, and hardly a second choice.
Coming from someone who was in the same boat, I'm glad it worked out for you. Big of you to accept it either way... I hear ya, you just wanted a bit of understanding on tesla's end
Todd Burch
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bonnie
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