Jan 20, 2016
Marcus Adolfsson If I had more patience - or say a spare Signature edition- I would have waited a bit longer too to get the early issues resolved. I wonder what your VIN will end up, maybe 70 range?
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Jan 20, 2016
bonnie That did make it a little easier�
Jan 20, 2016
g-force 64 arrived and sold�
Jan 20, 2016
fiksegts you flipped it that fast?
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Jan 20, 2016
andrewket Maybe I should have bought yours since 53 is never going to show up.�
Jan 20, 2016
Bifff67 Wow cool! Mine's for sale too.�
Jan 21, 2016
Uncgolf 68 is missing in action as well...arghhh�
Jan 21, 2016
g-force fikesgts...of course .!�
Jan 22, 2016
Reeler Denver has a "staging area" in an abandoned Safeway near the service center (that normally does the deliveries). I was messaged by someone last week who saw my car, he thinks, there (same color inside/out). I drove by the other night and do see a Signature Red Model X in there through a crack in the doors (as all the normal windows are painted over). My DS was coy when I asked about it and he said logistics had not released the car to them, but didn't deny my intel.
Not sure how long the car has been or will continue to be in this purgatory. My delivery window on the site says late-Dec to end of January. Could my car have been sitting there for weeks?�
Jan 22, 2016
jsollender it's a mixed bag...Like you all, I too would probably be thoroughly peeved if my car was waiting in my home town in limbo land waiting for SC to make sure everything is perfect, but also wanting to take delivery. We've been waiting for a long time, and knowing it is close is worse than not knowing. Probably have parts issues waiting from Fremont, as I really have a challenge believing cars are leaving Fremont with such problems. Again, I don't mind being further down the list with a 90D, and hopefully by "mid-2016" they will have enough spare parts and better QC that cars leaving Fremont will not need as much pre-delivery monkeying around as you sigs, founders are witnessing. The silence from TMC is even worse....�
Jan 22, 2016
andrewket Yes, there are many reports of X's sitting for weeks.�
Jan 22, 2016
Phil Gorski Of those who have received their Founder's Series or been assigned a VIN# - what is the highest number out there? Curious to know how many Founder's Series X's will be built.�
Jan 22, 2016
ohmman To be consistent, you should be the second to last founder...�
Jan 24, 2016
AnOutsider I concur. Go configure bonnie :wink:�
Jan 24, 2016
bonnie Consistency is overrated.�
Jan 25, 2016
andrewket At this rate, Bonnie will get her second X before I get my first :/�
Jan 25, 2016
Bifff67 Todays phone call - the one Xpert could not get in today due to #blizzard2016. But there was a finding of a bad falcon door sensor which has been ordered. More news in a couple days. Baby has been here over a week, will be two for sure. And don't know how many more in the shop and the poor Xpert has to work through hours of 'inspection' steps on each. What is this? Maybe an export of work to the field to off load the factory?�
Jan 26, 2016
g-force Also depends how hard you push. mine arrived on a Friday morning. in Chicago. driver scrapped 2 wheels and tires they wanted to refinish wheels I said BS
they flew in 2 new wheels/tires delivery Monday 10 am�
Jan 26, 2016
g-force I personally think it is because the owner is not on top of situation. If you call them every day they will be anxious to deliver it so you
won't be calling them every day!�
Jan 26, 2016
Uncgolf I guess I need to go from emailing daily to calling...3 weeks now "last I heard it was in transit" How do you get a new DS?�
Jan 26, 2016
bonnie Pointing out the obvious - if every owner is calling every day, no one will get anything. All their time will be spent answering the phone.
The reality is that the DS would love to deliver every single car. It brings quarter delivery numbers up, it means happy customers (instead of terse communications), and makes money for the company.
So it's clearly not any individual DS holding things up. Everyone is experiencing the same delays.�
Jan 26, 2016
g-force complain to corporate DS�
Jan 26, 2016
andrewket Complain about what?�
Jan 26, 2016
g-force true it is not ds holding things up but if they get more involved things happen quicker IMHO
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complain that your DS is not addressing your concerns and is not following up�
Jan 26, 2016
Uncgolf A lot of Founders by Referral owners have posted over the last 6 weeks about their X's: DS reports "its in production"...They report its "out of paint"...They report that is shipped and should arrive on Monday..etc. etc. Says prep should take xx days
My DS has never reached out to me. When I call or email he has not heard anything about my X... a few weeks later "thinks its in production". over 2 weeks ago "he thinks its shipped" will look into it and get back to me when he knows... He as never gotten back to me. Has no idea when it shipped or when its suppose to arrive. I assume that all DS are not equal. Most seem to have real information or take the time to find out.�
Jan 26, 2016
andrewket Then call the delivery manager in your region and give them the feedback and ask for a new DS if you wish. I'm very disappointed with my experience thus far as well, but it really hasn't been the DS's fault. I honestly don't believe they have access to accurate and timely data like they do with the S. I wish they did. A little detailed communication would go a long way. I'm trying my best to stay patient, but my wife pokes me every day "so, where is my car, Mr. Tesla?"
It doesn't help that this is our third Tesla (I sold one) and in all three cases the delivery process was abnormal.�
Jan 27, 2016
g-force forget deliv mgr your region go bright to national ds�
Jan 27, 2016
pvogel How?�
Jan 27, 2016
MrBoylan Can we swap wives please? Mine is quite happy for the delays!�
Jan 27, 2016
g-force one way..if you deliv s is unavailable you can opt to leave him a message or get transferred to national ds take that op�
Jan 27, 2016
Uncgolf Calling Works! Good news is its at the service center. Bad new is it got damaged in transit. I need a whole new back lift. No idea when the part will come. Arghhh�
Jan 27, 2016
Reeler How damaged was it? Nothing like a new car with mismatched paint or poor bodywork. My wife bought a "new" car once that after a few years, the body work was pretty obvious.�
Jan 28, 2016
Uncgolf No idea how bad the damage is, he said a dent in the rear hatch. They are sending a whole new door. My question is will a car fax show that its had damage?
Is there any downside for taking delivery and then bringing it in for the new door when it arrives?�
Jan 28, 2016
ptsagcy I would GUESS that it will not show on carfax since it is unlikely that Tesla will put in an insurance claim. Might want to discuss with Tesla some monetary compensation for the devaluation if it shows up on Carfax.�
Jan 28, 2016
ohmman My advice is that you should never take delivery of a vehicle that doesn't meet your expectations at that time. Don't take delivery of a flawed vehicle with the promise of repair. I fully trust Tesla to make it right for you, but stay pragmatic in the face of your excitement.�
Jan 28, 2016
andrewket It will not show up on carfax. Regular dealers fix issues with new cars before putting them on their lots all the time.�
Jan 28, 2016
andrewket Good advice.�
Jan 29, 2016
fiksegts his car will sit for weeks, they could build a new one and ship it quicker.....
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Jan 29, 2016
eltoro This happened with a new Tesla in Norway a couple of years ago.
http://imgur.com/a/4AKWS�
Jan 29, 2016
highedu Agree you should not take delivery unless 100% satisfied.
However, important to note that this is standard practice in the industry. I use to own a BMW and took it to the BMW certified repair shop after an accident. When I got there I was shocked to see so many new BMW's with the dealer sticker still on in the shop. when I spoke with my rep he told me they get dinged and damaged all the time during test drives and moving the vehicles so they have a steady flow and permanent contract.
What's worse is that when you buy a new car of the lot you have no idea (unless visible) whether or not the vehicle has been in an accident.�
Jan 29, 2016
Uncgolf The part is "on rush" and should have "expedited shipping" should know something next week. Driving it and fixing it later was not an option.�
Jan 30, 2016
fiksegts I will guess a month or more.... Tesla has real issues getting Model X parts out, especially something big like that with regards to packing it up and shipping it out... not to mention it has to be painted and finished before install....
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Jan 30, 2016
andrewket I haven't heard from my DS in a week, so I thought I'd check with NA sales at HQ just to see what they would say. The delivery estimate they gave me was mid Feb to March. Talk about missing the January delivery date. Why all of the other US FbR cars have been delivered and mine is still in California still remains a mystery.�
Jan 30, 2016
fiksegts that is really odd, you confirmed right away?
mine has been sitting at the service center for two weeks waiting for a part, I have no confidence I will get the car soon....
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Jan 30, 2016
andrewket Yep, confirmed as fast as you possibly could - three times. They kept having to fix issues on their end. It was in final assembly in December.�
Feb 3, 2016
g-force got mine SLIGHT issues already spent the profit..Ha!
bought a second one from board member gave deposit exchanged numerous
emails then 4 hours before he takes delivery he decides not to sell it! Called breach of contract
so now I purse legal remedies and he will pay my attorney's fees and his plus my lost profit.
Always something with these X cars!�
Feb 3, 2016
AnOutsider Not sure I'd be bragging about systematically flipping X's here, let alone complaining about "the struggle"�
Feb 4, 2016
g-force not really bragging about anything but don't see anything wrong with it either. I did what I was supposed to do to get
the car Tesla shouldn't care what I do with it IMHO.�
Feb 4, 2016
ohmman How else are we to interpret that addition to the thread, then?�
Feb 4, 2016
Reeler My delivery window on no. 65 shifted to February-Early March. A month in final inspection now, perhaps it will be two months. Makes you wonder what is wrong with the car.�
Feb 5, 2016
andrewket I believe you and I are the last of the FbR cars, and are in the same condition. There is one other at an SC waiting on a tailgate that was damaged in transit.�
Feb 5, 2016
dadaleus No, you are not. But I'm supposed to get mine today.�
Feb 5, 2016
bonnie Not even close.�
Feb 5, 2016
ptsagcy Well Jeepers Bonnie go for it already. After having had a taste of driving one how can you hold off ordering ???�
Feb 5, 2016
bonnie I've got so much travel on the books right now that I wouldn't be around to drive it (and delivery would be a challenge). I'll order. It's not going anywhere.
Plus, Roadster.�
Feb 5, 2016
ptsagcy Totally understandable, as your decisions always are. Enjoy your travels. Should have mine very soon (my soon, not TM's) and already have 2 road trips planned from NJ to Richmond, VA and Orlando, FL.�
Feb 5, 2016
andrewket Ah, I missed you. I'm glad you're getting yours today. Definitely post some pics! Mine is still at the factory...�
Feb 5, 2016
andrewket Ok, you don't count�
Feb 5, 2016
fiksegts after 3 weeks at the SC I'm set to take delivery tomorrow......�
Feb 5, 2016
bonnie Read back a couple of posts.�
Feb 5, 2016
g-force congrts knowing you it will be at the strip sat�
Feb 5, 2016
Uncgolf My new tailgate arrived today at the local SC. They say it should take a week to put it on and do all the prep. If all things go without a hitch, I should get it a week from tomorrow. I was able to see it today and take it for a short test drive. I was very happy with the way the new leather seats look and feel and the front windshield is awesome. Ludicrous acceleration for a SUV is the bomb too.
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Feb 5, 2016
g-force very nice!�
Feb 6, 2016
dadaleus F00058 is delivered. It's gorgeous! Super happy with it. The Sig red paint looks great. I'm really glad we got founders so we could get the Sig red again (after we dropped our original Sig reservation, which was picked up by Bonnie).
We took it for a short drive to Precision Film Solutions in Santa Ana to get paint armor and to test the windows to see if there's any need to add UV protection. It's hard getting it for just a few minutes and then giving it up for a few days again, but I don't want to get any rock chips or paint damage before it gets protected.
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Feb 6, 2016
fiksegts Founders #52 delivered...
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Feb 6, 2016
ModelX Beautiful!�
Feb 6, 2016
andrewket Congrats to both of you!�
Feb 6, 2016
elguapo Congrats! They both look awesome! Have an incredible time driving them.�
Feb 6, 2016
fiksegts wow, the Model X is just ridiculous.... people won't believe how fast it is....�
Feb 6, 2016
ankitmishra Congrats @fiksegts and @dadaleus.�
Feb 6, 2016
LeonardD I think that statement will most certainly apply to the non P 90D also. the P90DL is only 1.6 seconds faster 0-60. That is a lot when you sit in the car, but if you are sitting next to it in just about anything else, you will be surprised by how fast it is.�
Feb 7, 2016
g-force I've used them several times. Ryan made a plate Wrap for mine for the front plate. MY plate is "le tesla" getting
plate wrap put on next week.�
Feb 7, 2016
LeonardD I just noticed a Founder took delivery on 2/2 in Fairfax, VA. I only know who it is not... I hope you get yours soon Andrew!�
Feb 7, 2016
g-force #63 the one involved in litigation now.�
Feb 7, 2016
andrewket Thanks, Leonard. From your keyboard to the Tesla factory�
Feb 7, 2016
andrewket So on a whim I went to mytesla to see if the delivery date on my X changed, and this is what I found:
Houston, we have a problem.�
Feb 7, 2016
ohmman Your MX got shorter!�
Feb 7, 2016
bmah And it has options that are so secret they don't even tell you what they are!�
Feb 7, 2016
andrewket Beta of maximum plaid.�
Feb 7, 2016
LeonardD I was going to say I think you are getting plaid... But seriously, there must be some gremlins in the new 'My Tesla' page. Hopefully this will be sorted out tomorrow.�
Feb 7, 2016
andrewket Hey Leonard, I just noticed your profile image is of VA tag "model X". How long have you had it? I tried to grab it ~2 years ago but it was already gone. I ended up with "Tesla X" instead.�
Feb 8, 2016
LeonardD I actually had both Model X and Tesla X in 2012, and then decided to go with Model X and let the other one go. Now I know where the other one went!�
Feb 8, 2016
andrewket Funny. It's currently on our Honda Civic as a placeholder. The X is replacing our Lexus hybrid which has grandfathered clean fuel tags. I have to figure out how to get "TESLAX" (no space, because it won't fit on the clean energy tags) onto the a grandfathered tag. I assume they kept some amount of old stock for plates that are damaged. You can't call the normal DMV because the special fuel tags are all handled in Richmond.�
Feb 8, 2016
umeshunni Someone posted a photo of your civic to Reddit a couple of days ago�
Feb 8, 2016
andrewket Do you have a link?�
Feb 8, 2016
umeshunni Future Model X Owner? : teslamotors�
Feb 8, 2016
andrewket Funny. I love all the theories. The best is that I'm waiting to sell it. Um, no.�
Feb 11, 2016
Uncgolf So it appears we can chose to get a credit instead of the powerwall from the referral contest. All my delays may have a silver lining if I can use the credit form my Founders X... what are the chances I can? Suppose to pick my X up Monday.
"Thank you for participating in our Model S referral program. Your outstanding efforts have earned you a free Tesla Powerwall. If you are not interested in receiving this product, you have the option of accepting a $3500 credit instead.This credit can be used towards the purchase of any new Model S or Model X, service visits, service plans, and certain accessories. Please select the option you prefer below:"�
Feb 11, 2016
SQLCPH Good news since I rather spend it on mx. You'd received an e-mail on this? We still wait for the invitation to the founder configurator (Denmark)�
Feb 11, 2016
Uncgolf Yes the email says its a "survey" from Tesla Energy:Your Powerwall Installation Another winner posted that if you select the credit, you get an email saying your account will be credited.�
Feb 11, 2016
g-force I'm taking powerwall used 6500 tesla credits to buy wheels/tires sold for $3400 cash. ran out of things to buy�
Feb 11, 2016
andrewket I sent a note to my DS this morning wanting to do the same thing.�
Feb 11, 2016
ardart99 Wow .... held off on placing my Founders Model X order until first part of January ...... got the call its built and on the truck ... looks like coming end of week first of next week .... then they say it needs to be checked out and prepped .... Founders #74 will be out the door ...... can't believe it's coming so quick ..... they also called to schedule the ludicrous upgrade on my S .... and the power wall email came in for the survey ..... looks like Tesla has kicked 2016 in gear .....�
Feb 12, 2016
andrewket My wife says she hates you. You were smart. Silly us, we thought by confirming quickly we would get our car earlier. Instead, confirming late gets you a car built off the line after the corrections and your car faster. Sigh.�
Feb 12, 2016
AnOutsider A month turnaround is amazingly quick.. I don't know that Model S's even get that nowadays�
Feb 12, 2016
JEU Anyone had problems using the Tesla-credit on a new Model S? I ordered a new 70D as a waiting car (waiting time for the Founder X is too long..) and my DS says I cant use the credit for the car.. Only for accessories.�
Feb 12, 2016
SQLCPH Jeu. You Can use the credit for model S�
Feb 12, 2016
JEU Thanks, then it is my DS messing with my head�
Feb 12, 2016
Uncgolf Did you hear back from DS if they would let you use the credit on the Founders X?...silence from mine.�
Feb 12, 2016
ardart99 Yes ... it stunned me ... but I really think it's centered around wanting to get the special builds off the plate .... as I understand it they are winding down the Signatures also and the special Red will be off the assembly line .... at any rate they told me it would me built mid February, delivered around mid March hopefully .... and now its built and on the truck ..... still a wow ......�
Feb 12, 2016
bonnie They still have Signatures to deliver in other geos. So that Sig red paint won't be retired anytime soon.�
Feb 12, 2016
g-force no you can't use credits on fbr I tried�
Feb 12, 2016
Uncgolf arghhh hard not to think it would, after reading "good toward purchase of a New Model X".... we're happy to provide you with a $3500 credit which can be used toward the purchase of a new Model S or Model X�
Feb 12, 2016
timf Are you talking about the $1000 credits earned through the referral program or the $3500 credit earned in substitution of the Powerwall? The former cannot be used on Model X, but the latter specifically said it could.�
Feb 12, 2016
SQLCPH What timf says. I used my +10 pcs of credits buying a new model S so it's definitely possible but required some back office work!! And as Tim says the "old" credits can't be used for a mx.
And here we are still waiting for the configurator for founder mx ;-)�
Feb 12, 2016
Uncgolf I know the old credits can not be used for the X, but the email said the new $3500 credit (in lieu of the Powerwall) could be used for either X or S. It sounds like gforce heard that it can no be used for the Founders X..which makes no sense to me.�
Feb 12, 2016
notblueclk What corrections?�
Feb 12, 2016
andrewket Not yet. He has a note out to the appropriate folks. Honestly, it's the least they can do considering I haven't taken delivery yet. If I hadn't paid for the car in full already I definitely should be able to use it. Now they'll have to cut me check, but I'm sure that's happened before (over payment), or someone financed 100% and wanted their cash deposit back.�
Feb 14, 2016
g-force I don't have solar and just found out my utility charges same
regardless of time of day you use it so powerwall only good
for power outages so I'm changing to 3500 goodies.
Might get another set 21" greys to resell for cheap.
more money in the bank.Try to buy another FBR X at 144,950.�
Feb 14, 2016
notblueclk I agree that if you're not planning to have solar, thats an issue. But it's not just trying to arbitrage an on-peak/off-peak delta. You can do that with solar alone, since on-peak is usually when the sun is shining. The real value is in the fact that most utilities buy electricity from solar at a rate far lower than what they sell. For example, my utility sells me electricity at $.11/KWh, but would only buy my excess at $.02/KWh. By storing my electricity in a Powerwall, I get its full value by not buying the electricity from the utility.�
Feb 15, 2016
g-force Agree if I had solar I would get powerwall.mine sells me at.17/KWH�
Feb 16, 2016
Uncgolf Finally got to pick up my FBR X today. It went off without a hitch, The trunk hatch matches perfectly and they were able to apply the $3500 Powerwall credit to the Founders X. Very impressed with the interior and how big the car feels with the gigantic windshield.
For some reason the software update for my X was prior to the Auto opening door update. They said they updated my car last night, but it does not have any of the auto opening controls. HmmHave all X owners gotten the newest software update?�
Feb 16, 2016
andrewket What # are you, and where are you located again? Did you ever get any info on why your car was delayed?�
Feb 16, 2016
Uncgolf #68, my rear hatch was dented during transportation. I had to wait a month for them to manufacture a new hatch, delivery it and then install it. Still not sure why I do not have the latest software though. I am on 7.1 (2.10.71) instead of 7.1 (2.11.54). In addition, my Tesla app does not recognize my X, so summons does not work.�
Feb 16, 2016
andrewket Ah, that's right. I forgot. Sorry. Congrats on the delivery!
Are you running the latest iOS app? Sounds like Tesla may not have marked your car as delivered in the system. That enables the app.�
Feb 16, 2016
pvogel I read somewhere it takes a few days for the system to update and record that you own the car and let the app work�
Feb 16, 2016
Uncgolf The secret is to log out and log back into the tesla app to get the New X to show up. Also, Anyone know how to log out and back into of the 3rd party app Remote S..or how to get it to recognize a 2nd Tesla?�
Feb 16, 2016
andrewket Click on the gear on the top right. Then sign out.�
Feb 17, 2016
ptsagcy Nope - mine worked within an hour of delivery�
Feb 21, 2016
AnalysiZ Any news in Europe?
Last I heard was that I should be able to configure in the next month(s)... and delivery (not officially stated) could be expected Q3...
Would love to hear from anyone that has more info....�
