May 18, 2015
DrumCoder I unfortunately don't know. All I know is that it finished production on a Thursday night, and then Friday morning was sitting in the parking lot of the rail yard in Fremont. No updates on position until today. Most of my communication has been me emailing them and waiting (I was handed off to another DS to handle discussing my trade-in) but only once did I have to send a followup email. I'm betting the Marietta showroom isn't as busy as Decatur, so that may help in my favor.�
May 19, 2015
lg_golfs My car is in Southern California! I take delivery Thursday.�
May 19, 2015
S4WRXTTCS The emails, and waiting for a response is such a frustrating part.
My DS has been completely on the ball up until recently, and now he's done some kind of disappearing act.
The car went into production on May 5th, and hasn't come out of production. Last Wednesday the DS strongly felt like delivery would happen before memorial day weekend, but I haven't heard anything since then. On Wednesday he said it was finishing up in production. I'm trying to be patient, but the cynical part of me says something's wrong. Maybe it failed QC, maybe it's waiting on some part, or maybe one of the robots got mad at it and ate it for lunch.
I haven't tried calling. I probably will if it still says the same thing in a couple days.
I wish they have more detail in the status notification. Like letting us know what part of production it is in. Not too much detail, but enough to know things are being updated. Right now it's like a stuck gauge.
I'm sure the silence has to do with how crazy busy the DS is due to all the ordered that went in because of the pending expiration of the sales tax exemption. I know it got me off the fence.�
May 19, 2015
Lex Ugh pmoa that's painful, I'll likely be in the same "boat" soon ! well train car lol
And S4WRXTTCS, that's even more maddening... even if they have a "throw the towel in" rule (eg 2 weeks in on a non-custom build) they'd have to start a new one for you.
Ok so I'm no longer as excited to watch it get out of the queue and into production. And since I'm planning to watch the How it's Made and National Geographic specials on a loop while mine is being built (and now adding some deep meditation lol) I don't think I could last much more than a week :crying:�
May 21, 2015
lg_golfs Yay!
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May 21, 2015
DrumCoder Congrats!
Definitely less than one week for me now. Kinda hoping I can pick it up sooner but the site hasn't switched over to "It's being prepared for delivery" so I have to think that my car hasn't made it to the showroom yet. I finally got the call today from the trade-in appraiser, I told her I was flexible since I work from home, she said she'd talk to the local dispatch and call me right back. She never did. I'm now afraid I might get the call that I can get my car, but I won't have a quote on my trade-in because they waited until the last minute.
I got my insurance binder and insurance quote, so all that's left is to actually end the waiting!�
May 22, 2015
pmoa Awesome lg!�
May 22, 2015
DrumCoder Appraisal company finally called today, told me that the earliest available time was June 3rd, one week after my delivery date. Told them that wouldn't work, so they said I'd just have to have it inspected on site (which the showroom mistakenly did the day I ordered, which was way too early - so early, they never gave me the value that they came up with.)
I emailed my two DS's early this afternoon to let them know, and to see if my car made it yet. They haven't responded, and they close in 35 minutes, so I'm guessing I'll have to suffer the entire holiday weekend before hearing anything.
As an aside, I got an email in the middle of the night from Tesla, saying that my VIN has been generated and directed me to a DS in Florida. Before Georgia changed their direct sales law, Florida handled Georgia's sales and Georgia handled Florida's. I'm one of the first to actually be totally handled in state, even though the car is being registered in California and then transferred to me.
My VIN was generated the day after I ordered and confirmed. Little bit late their on the automated email system!
On the upside, the estimated delivery date on My Tesla has said June forever, and just switched two days ago to Late May, so it's looking like my tentative date is pretty solid to not move any later. I just want it earlier!
Totally tempted to drive down to the SC this weekend to see if I can pap my car in the parking lot...�
May 22, 2015
angelarm1110 I was hoping someone would bring that up�
May 23, 2015
canyondrive
I'm on the same boat here - my car entered 'in production' early May and my DS expected the delivery will be in Mid-may. It has been over two weeks and the status hasn't changed. My DS changed the tone of the voice from 'in a few days' to 'it is normal production takes 1-2 weeks', as if there is some kind of cs manual they follow for all the FAQ's.
Either my DS doesn't know what's really going on, or they just don't want to tell me the details. I feel like I shouldn't have told them my details of my car needs and personal plans, might have gave them the idea that I don't need my car ASAP, giving the immediate delivery slots to other people.. If you spend over 80k on a car, of course you need it asap.�
May 23, 2015
pmoa Mine has taken 2.5 weeks so far to get from Fremont to Indiana. Another week to go�
May 23, 2015
Nomad What part of Indiana?�
May 23, 2015
pmoa No idea. The DS said some railyard. Still needs to make it to Maryland.�
May 23, 2015
Nomad Ah, I didn't interpret your post correctly. I thought it was being delivered to Indiana, hence my interest. :redface:�
May 24, 2015
S4WRXTTCS My DS never was able to figure out what was going on before Memorial day weekend. He went on vacation so he gave me some other contact. and that contact ignored my email. It's probably time I gave up on emailing.
I have this weird suspicion that something is going on with the QC with the 70D that we're not being informed about. Thanks to this thread I know I'm not the only one stuck in production with deafening silence from Tesla as to why, and I know in the Tesla Company forum one person's 70D actually failed QC so badly they're building him another car so his delivery date has been pushed into mid June.
I've heard zero QC complaints of people who have received 70D's. The long production time or QC driven total rebuilds could be just normal things that happen time to time, and there is nothing to worry about.
My situation is I got everything ready (the HPWC install, the Chademo adapter, and the center console ordered) expecting delivery near the estimated May 18th delivery date.
My loan application expected the loan would be issued within 30 days (at least that's the usual time limit for them). I even made the additional $7500+ payment to add to $2500 deposit for the total downpayment. I realize now that this was a mistake, and I shouldn't have made that payment until delivery. But, at the time everything was going smoothly and the DS had no issues communicating to me or with the factory.
As of now the very earliest delivery could be in the beginning of June and that would put it right on the edge of the 30 days of the loan approval.
But, if something happened and they need to build me another car than that pushes it to late june.
If I don't get it before June 30th I'll have to pay state sales tax on it (the exemption ends on June 30th).
Now I did tell my DS before I ordered that I would cancel (and lose the $2500) if delivery slipped past June 30th and they made all sorts of promises and assurances that there was plenty of time (this was back in April) and there was no way that would happen.
In the mean time I've asked for the $7500 back even if it's just a symbolic move. It might seem silly, but it's kind of a control thing. You never give someone money until you absolutely have to, and I'm less than pleased at myself for screwing up yet again on that rule.�
May 24, 2015
canyondrive I did also screw up / jumped gun on my part too..my bank funded the financing portion already, and I will be making payment as of next month. I also started a new car insurance effective for the car I still don't have. The painful part of upgrading my garage with 15-50 was done too..This was all due to the assumption that the delivery will be in a week or less after the final purchasing agreement was issued.
Now it will be REAL interesting if I was issued a new vin# - I guess through QC is good for us, otherwise I'd be going back to SC too often.
What color was your 70D? I haven't seen any blue (aka Deep Blue Metallic) 70D's pics yet other than those demos. I was slightly suspecting if the delay had anything to do with blue paint.
I did see a blue (new blue) 85d yesterday on the road though - not sure if it was the demo vehicle or not.
I've seen cars pulled aside at factories for further QC before (VW, Mercedes, Audi etc) but they didn't look like it takes weeks of delays. If our cars to be delayed for over a week it must be something really catastrophic.
Regardless, my day of delivery will be really interesting - I will be bringing a magnifying glass and a LED light stick.�
May 24, 2015
kushari Mine is blue, I should be getting it within a week or two and I'm in Canada so that adds at least 2-3 weeks for delivery.�
May 24, 2015
Cyclone I wouldn't jump to that conclusion. You could have been pulled off the assembly line to address a specific item and in the meantime, they switched gears to another production configuration and you're car is waiting for them to switch back to your configuration. Just an assumption here, but a possible scenario other than a catastrophic issue. I hope it finishes production soon though!�
May 24, 2015
S4WRXTTCS I'm hoping that it's not a totally rebuild from scratch. I wouldn't normally be too concerned except the silence from the factory thing. So I'm hoping who ever figures out what's causing the issue will chime in.
In the mean time I'll try to think positive, but that's hard for me to do.
I just got back from a date and I don't think she wants to go out with me again.
Last night I had a dream that my mom was driving, and she crashed.
Sometimes I have this weird paranoia that I'll be fired, but I've worked for the same place for 18+ years.
Oh, and mine is blue so maybe I'll just think about how calming and relaxing that deep blue metallic will look.�
May 24, 2015
kushari Funny thing is right when I get it. I'm driving it straight to my friend's place to plastidip it. It's going to be super awesome and I'll post pics.�
May 24, 2015
Cyclone Oh, I know this feeling. I was like that until 10 days ago!�
May 25, 2015
S4WRXTTCS When did your production finish up? I don't see the production end date on the Model S Order and Delivery Spreadsheet.�
May 25, 2015
kushari May 2nd I think I wasn't sure if it was 1st or 2nd.
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I just got an email from the delivery team because I asked them when it would be ready. They are shooting for the end of next week. I hope a few days earlier so I can drive to Montreal for formula 1!
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They replied again, I asked does it mean it's in Canada? They said it actually just rolled off the truck an hour ago! Whoo hoooo!�
May 25, 2015
Cyclone Congrats!!�
May 25, 2015
Insane I test drove the S70D and found it quieter than the P85D. Not sure if I was imagining it. Did any one else experience the same ?.�
May 25, 2015
Cyclone If they didn't both have the same size and model tire, then a comparison between the two would be faulty.�
May 25, 2015
kuttakamina The motors in 70D are less powerful, and less whiny.�
May 26, 2015
phroggy New owner and new to the forum! Picked up my White 70D last Wednesday, here are some pics:
At the service center
First supercharging experience at the original
Supercharging at night
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May 27, 2015
pmoa Welcome and congrats!�
May 27, 2015
Insane
I just realized the reason. The S70D I drove did not have a Pano Roof.�
May 27, 2015
AMPd In the second photo the trunk is slightly open, right?
Congrats! Can't wait for mine! 3 weeks to go!�
May 27, 2015
Electricfan Awesome pictures - I'm jealous because my MS may never get to charge at the original supercharger - the mother of all superchargers - I bet juice from that supercharger makes your car last longer....
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Well, I can tell you that they had a quality control issue with my 85S. I just talked to my DES. Production started 5-5-15, and just finished today 5-27-15. She said the delay was a quality issue found in the quality check, and it took that long to fix it. I didn't ask - didn't want to know what it was. She just said "it was nothing mechanical". I'm not worried, based on the great service I got on my 2013 Model S. It was a great car, and if it had had auto-pilot I certainly would have kept it. Anyway, my delivery is going to be next week, Saturday at the latest. I'm not happy with the delay, and they missed their "late May" promise, but at least they're going to deliver a quality vehicle with no problems (I sure hope, since I'm taking it on my first supercharger adventure from Houston to Tennessee about a week after getting it!)�
May 27, 2015
kaiserpathos Great choice of color (took delivery my White 70D a couple weeks ago!). Everyone I know says they love the white, it's still quite a nice color. What interior did you go with? CONGRATS on your new ride!�
May 27, 2015
Zoltan79 My 70D was also built on 5/5 and has been in the same black hole as your car for the past 3 weeks. I also heard from my DES today, with essentially the same description of what happened as you received. Hopefully there are no lingering issues. Happy to finally see some progress towards delivery, even if it will end up being 2-3 weeks late.�
May 27, 2015
steph280 5 days in production (including memorial holiday) and the status just changed to in transit! Woo Hoo!�
May 27, 2015
S4WRXTTCS I don't think we're really getting the full story of what happened to the cars of a build date on or around 5/5.
How in the world did all these cars somehow end up getting delayed for so long? Mine is still in production.
There is at least a few of us here along with a few from the other Tesla forum.
The excuses I got from my DS slowly escalated from "it's normal to take a little longer", to "it's stuck in QC for some reason, but don't be alarmed"
But, none of that was good enough for me. It didn't tell me what was wrong, or why so many were involved.
Something happened that was abnormal, and I wasn't having any of their excuses.
Finally my DS was able to get some information from the factory. According to him the cars were stuck waiting for inspection because they used some new kind of Noise insulation foam. He said something along the lines of Beta Foam, or Zeta foam or something like they. My DS can't seem to just email me. He probably knows I hate talking on the phone.
Now I don't know the full story. I don't know if it's better or worse, or anything. I don't know if it's meant as an enhancement, or if there was some supply constraint and they switched over to a secondary source.
I do know Tesla is known for making changes abruptly, and using people's cars as beta testers.
So maybe it goes with the territory.�
May 28, 2015
pmoa Does anyone else see that the white alcantara headliner is standard on the 70?�
May 28, 2015
Cyclone This happened about a week ago. I have a thread in the Ordering us forum about how Standard Headliner is no longer available.
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/47697-No-more-Standard-Headliner-as-of-5-21-2015�
May 28, 2015
pmoa Damn. This makes no sense. Why not just include the damn LEDs and the headliner? Stupid profit margins
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May 28, 2015
Cyclone In a way they did for the headliner. White is now included standard, but black requires the premium interior package with the LEDs and power liftgate.�
May 28, 2015
Zoltan79
May DS also called about this rather than email. Clearly not wanting a paper trail, for whatever reason.�
May 28, 2015
lg_golfs It's odd though. 5/5 builds get caught in this yet those of us with a later build did not?
I am really sorry you guys are going through this. But, you should have your cars sooner than later.�
May 28, 2015
DrumCoder So, today, this finally happened...I can now graduate from the Ordering forum and into the other Model S forums!!
I feel slightly bad, because mine was also a 5/5 production car, but it sounds fine and came in fine. I hope you guys get your rides soon - I know how agonizing the wait is!
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May 28, 2015
Electricfan Don't feel bad - we'll all be there with you soon enough. I like the color - I would call it gold, but whatever its called it fits the car very well.�
May 28, 2015
steph280 Yeah I find the Tesla color naming scheme a bit confusing. This is more gold/champagne color than the warm silver. And the midnight metallic silver we ordered is not even close to silver.�
May 28, 2015
Cyclone I've seen this color in person. In Charlotte's lighting, it looks more taupe and olive. Absolutely stunning!�
May 28, 2015
boonedocks @Druncoder. Congrats . Hopefully I can join you in 9 days!!!�
May 28, 2015
S4WRXTTCS My car is finally in transit.
So at least that nightmarish experience is over. It wasn't a nightmare so much because of the delay, but the lack of transparency from Tesla. I don't fault my DS, I think he was put in a bad spot trying to deal with a customer that wasn't buying his excuses and the factory that wouldn't tell him exactly what going on.
Can't wait to give this car a thorough inspection when it gets here in a week or so. I don't have an estimate, but it only has to come up to Seattle.�
May 28, 2015
ACDCAC Congrats DrumCoder! Lovely color.
I hope to be standing right there in about 3 - 4 weeks. My car went into production yesterday and I will be picking it up from the Marietta store.�
May 28, 2015
canyondrive My order seems to be finally out of the incommunicado, too (aka insulation supplier black hole) - the mytesla dashboard status changed from in production to "being prepared for pickup or delivery". As soon as I saw this (how nice of Tesla, I didn't get an email update on this after three weeks 'in production'), my DS replied to my jumped-gun email, saying it needs to pass ANOTHER final inspection and detailing - WHAT?
'Detailing' sounds like those car dealers on the street - is this a standard term for Teslanians? I really hope that my DS isn't trying to hold my horses to ease off the many delayed recent deliveries asking where their cars are.. after being in the dark for a few weeks, this is driving me nuts. I'm afraid I'm kinda jaded before even owning the car on this whole Tesla user experience - hopefully I will wipe off this dark memories with some grins later.
Can anybody confirm there is another status after the "is being prepared for pickup or delivery" message? My DS told me to patiently wait for that message to appear. Being how narrow the delivery window seems to be at the factory (they don't seem to like deliveries on weekdays), I might have to wait for my late child to arrive for one more week...grrrr.�
May 28, 2015
ahimberg Picked up my new 70d this afternoon, really annoying that Seattle area deliveries are all downtown now, spent 2.5 hours in traffic getting there/back.
not a great picture, but new Tesla with soon to be sold Tesla. (totally would have got Brown again if it was still an option)
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May 28, 2015
kuttakamina For those who are getting their brand new Model S's, congrats!
Does your car include the parcel shelf? (Esp. 70D)�
May 29, 2015
Cyclone New ones will include the parcel shelf and yacht floor as standard.�
May 29, 2015
DrumCoder Confirming. My essentially stock 70D came with both of these.�
May 29, 2015
kuttakamina You guys are awesome. This decision about Tesla would be so much harder if it wasn't for this forum.
Imagine the people who put down 40,000 for signatures without all this guidance.�
May 30, 2015
kuttakamina 70D owners, could you please care to comment on this -
- What WH/mi are you getting in your car, and
- What is your driving style (avg. speed/lead foot or not/hilly driving or not)
.. trying to get an idea of real world range�
May 30, 2015
vdiv -- 284 Wh/mi, kind of varies
-- 215 rated miles when charged to 90%
-- 375 mostly highway miles already driven, the wheels, both front and rear are already covered in brake pad dust.�
May 30, 2015
DrumCoder I probably shouldn't be replying yet because I've only had it two days so I'm still enjoying it and that skews the numbers. (While not anywhere near as powerful as what you see on YouTube, launching a 70D is still a lot of fun and gives quite the jolt!!!)
BUT, I'm averaging about 320-325 WH/mi on suburban streets, but I was able to get 280 WH/mi going downtown during Friday rush hour traffic. I enabled TACC on the highway coming home and that helped. My area (Atlanta) is extremely hilly and curvy so that messes with things.
It charges to 215 on a 90% charge, and when I went about 60 miles yesterday, I had 145 left, which is a loss of 70 miles.
Your mileage may vary.�
May 30, 2015
lg_golfs I am falling into these numbers as well, however..... I am jealous of all of you getting the nice round number of 215 at 90%. Me? 214! Humpf.�
May 30, 2015
kuttakamina Nice. So the EPA numbers sound accurate. Highway driving gives you < 300 wh/mi it seems.�
May 30, 2015
travwill Ha, maybe bring up the battery some, charge up to 92% or so then lower back down to 90% and you'll see an increase of 90% being around 215? Worth an experiment... Or report back after you do a range 100% charge one day and switch back to 90% - curious to know if your number changes!�
May 30, 2015
lg_golfs I am actually curious about something. Is there a rule of thumb on how often you should take it to 100% ? I do not plan to do it often but was wondering if there was a guideline.�
May 30, 2015
Johan As often as you need. You will need it only when taking trips where you're maxing out the range, so you won't stay long at 100% so it's not very damaging.�
May 30, 2015
Tedkidd The car clearly hits a lot of sweet spots. Really amazing mileage for so much car.
For reference, my Smart is VERY hard to get to 250, seems to live at 340, and in winter can go as high as 500+ Wh/mi.�
May 30, 2015
pmoa DS finally called and the appointment has been made to pick up on Thursday at 2 PM!�
May 31, 2015
Earlian Hello to the new 70D owners and gratulations, I'm waiting for one, too.
Does anyone know the weight of the 70D comparing to 85D?
Thx Earl�
May 31, 2015
kuttakamina I don't remember exact numbers, but 70D is lighter by 50-100lbs (insignificant) I think.�
May 31, 2015
travwill 170 lbs lighter than P85.�
May 31, 2015
Earlian Thx for the help. So the 85 is 4647 lbs and the s70d is 4477 lbs.�
May 31, 2015
lg_golfs Ok. Now I am down to 213 miles range at 90% ! I am turning the thing in!�
May 31, 2015
kuttakamina Thats pretty good. Looks like they aren't BSIng about the range.
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Wow thats 170lbs, like having one less person (European) in the car all the time.�
May 31, 2015
Bonlaw Best we could do was 238 not mad about that.
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May 31, 2015
DrumCoder If it makes you feel any better, I have 215 miles when I walk up to the car, but by the time I coil up the charge cable in my garage and get in and get ready to drive, I'm already at 214. I'm sure I go from 215.1 to 214.9 during that time.�
May 31, 2015
vdiv It has been rather hot and humid in NoVA (34 deg C/93 deg F, close to 70% rel. humidity today) that the A/C has been running really hard (have it set to 23 deg C/73 deg F inside). The blower fan on auto was not going down below 7. There was a lot of water pouring out from the evaporator and running from under the car. It lost about 8 miles (~2.5 kWh) just standing still and trying to cool down the car out in the sun. Should have parked it in a shade somewhere.�
May 31, 2015
Max* 8 miles loss over? A 10 minute bathroom break or a three hour skipping spree?�
May 31, 2015
vdiv The car sat in the sun all day on Thursday. I remotely started the climate control three times for about 10 minutes each as I was away and could not move the car. Keep in mind the 8 miles were just an estimate by the car charged at 90% showing 215 miles that dropped to 207. It is possible that it adjusted the guess-o-meter, taking into account the increased discharge rate, to show a lower range, and that the used energy was less. It is also possible that the A/C ran in addition to my remote commands to keep the battery cool.�
Jun 2, 2015
kushari I pick mine up on Thursday! whooo hooo!�
Jun 2, 2015
Cyclone Sweet!! Glad your car is finally up in the "great white north"! How long was it from production complete until Thursday?�
Jun 2, 2015
kushari About a month (May 2nd to June 3rd). I'm actually picking it up Wednesday now. I'll post 4k Video of it (shooting the video for my dad, family, friends, and community).�
Jun 2, 2015
Earlian Great! Have fun tomorrow and don't forget to post a link here, while being flashed�
Jun 3, 2015
Max* Woohooo�
Jun 3, 2015
kushari Picked mine up today, been out since with friends haha. It's so awesome. the 70D is still pretty fast.�
Jun 3, 2015
Cyclone Sweet!! Looking forward to the 4k. In the meantime, enjoy the ride and happy Tesla grin!�
Jun 4, 2015
chriSharek Congrats! Pix or it didn't happen! As long at is says, T-E-S-L-A on it, you're golden, right Cyclone!?�
Jun 4, 2015
Cyclone You got it!�
Jun 4, 2015
travwill My 70D finally just moved into production so hopefully in transit within a few days at most. Love seeing all the great colors on here like blue/grey, etc. I couldn't resist it and went with the bright white ;-) which seems these days is becoming less popular of a color - so hey, fine with that too. ;-)�
Jun 4, 2015
kushari Soon, probably on the weekend. Might be a bit tricky, my family doesn't want me posting to social media, they believe in the "Evil Eye". It's a Middle Eastern superstition.
Evil eye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia�
Jun 4, 2015
Cyclone Chesme ba machine eh shoma nazanan. Esfand dood bekish!
Hopefully that translated right so that nobody casts the evil eye on your car and you light some herbs that ward away evil spirits!�
Jun 4, 2015
pmoa Congrats kushari! My appointment is at 2 pm today!�
Jun 4, 2015
Lanny pmoa, you must be excited. Thinkje and I pick up our 70D in Rockville on Monday.�
Jun 4, 2015
pmoa Perhaps I'll see it there being prepped!�
Jun 4, 2015
chriSharek We were just in Greece in February. We bought all kinds of Evil Eye stuff!�
Jun 4, 2015
Thinkje That should be "picked up" on Monday. ;-)
We dropped it off at Driven Dynamics for paint protection that same day, so I didn't put many miles on it yet. Can't wait to pick it up again!�
Jun 4, 2015
kuttakamina Thinkje, what sort of paint protection are you getting?�
Jun 4, 2015
kushari So I know that's Farsi, but I'm not Iranian, I'll have to Google translate it haha.�
Jun 4, 2015
Cyclone Bonus points for knowing its Farsi!�
Jun 4, 2015
Max* DS called, getting my car next week
Now I'm antsy.�
Jun 4, 2015
pmoa I put on 80 miles today after taking delivery. What an absolute joy to drive!�
Jun 4, 2015
Berty1970 Hi Kushari,
I ordered a 70D in blue also and will be getting it at the Montreal Store. The question i have for you is how long between you got the "In transit" and the car actually showing up ready for delivery in Montreal?
I got my "In transit" confirmation (website) today!!!
Timeline for my car:
70D Blue, Next Gen seats, Autopilot, Standard rims, Pano roof, Premium Interior, Air,Ultra high fidelity sound.
- Store order: 05-May-2015- Confirmed order: 13-May-2015
- Build start: 29-May-2015
- Build end: 04-Jun-2015
- In Transit: 04-Jun-2015
Thank you for any info.
Still debating if I should get the dual chargers...
Bertrand�
Jun 5, 2015
smilepak How's everying purchase process?
1. order online and confirm order
2. REceive VIN number -- x days later?
3. Once receive vin, go to tesla site and fill out credit application for load/lease?
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How's everying purchase process?
1. order online and confirm order
2. REceive VIN number -- x days later?
3. Once receive vin, go to tesla site and fill out credit application for load/lease?�
Jun 5, 2015
travwill 1. order online and confirm order do as soon as you are sure it is what you want. can do over phone. not sure it speeds much up though as far as queue.
2. REceive VIN number -- x days later? pretty much right after you confirm it seems. after this you will get the red "services sign up" button where you can prepay service or warranty but don't have to.
3. Once receive vin, go to tesla site and fill out credit application for load/lease? you can change your lease/finance/other for quite some time. you can do the lease apps anytime I think your ready. others can advise on next steps. it seems that you won't do much until after your car is in transit really. then they will want to wrap up financing, you can pay online, and you also get a delivery button with options i heard but will see...�
Jun 6, 2015
Lex I think I'm noticing a trend... get your 70D, disappear from this thread :love:�
Jun 6, 2015
DrumCoder It's because we graduated to the other forums!�
Jun 6, 2015
lg_golfs I still read this thread anytime there is a new post!
Im. Still. Here!�
Jun 6, 2015
S4WRXTTCS They've graduated to driving especially on the weekends.
Before I got it I was certain I'd post about the entire experience, and I'd take videos of it supercharging.
I'd do all those things.
But, have I? Nope. Partly it's because I'm still in the process of learning how to do everything. Sure it's one thing to read it in a manual but another thing to actually use it in various situations.
Like the TACC seems to work great in practice. Certainly a lot better than the user manual makes it out to be. But, I'm having some issues related to the cancel/resume function. Sometimes I want it to resume with the old speed, and sometimes I want it to resume with a new speed. Like if I go from one hwy with one speed limit to another one with an entire different one. When I pull back to re-engage it the car goes back to the old speed. The only way so far that I can get a new speed is by turning it off and on. But, you're not supposed to have to do that. It also doesn't seem to want to resume after I've hit the brake. Like when resuming on 55mph highway with traffic lights.
My answer is probably in the thread about cars with TACC without the button.�
Jun 6, 2015
Cyclone Sadly, TACC can only be "set" to the current speed limit when in either one of those cases:
- 1) the current programmed speed is 0. I.e., the white triangle is at the bottom of the speedo.
- 2) TACC is already engaged.
You cannot go from using TACC at one speed, slow down for a road change, and resume directly to the new speed limit. You must resume to the old speed limit and reset to the new speed limit. It's one grip a couple people have shared.
After you hit the brake, you should be able to pull the cruise stalk towards you to resume the prior set speed. Is this not happening for you?�
Jun 6, 2015
S4WRXTTCS Thanks for the info. I was too busy joking around in another thread to make it to the thread I came on the computer to read. Apparently I get easily distracted on the TMC forum.
As to the brake resuming I did try it, but there has always been someone behind me. So I probably just didn't give it enough time.
Heck my primary reason for getting this car is around here we don't really DRIVE anymore. We drive a tiny amount until we get to the main street where we join the train. Then when we want off the train we turn in somewhere. This car seems perfect for that.�
Jun 6, 2015
pmoa Me too! I'm out finding any excuse to drive. I am at the Hagerstown supercharger as I type this. And one thing that was mentioned earlier, the parcel shelf and yacht floor are standard.�
Jun 6, 2015
DrumCoder I'm waiting for the day I get an actual Tesla Moment so I can finally post it there, but I haven't gotten anything in the first 666 miles I've driven the car. (I did take a picture to commemorate the number.)
For what I used the TACC for - outside of rush hour traffic on the highway - it worked very well. I can now actually say that I confidently drove 90 miles on the interstate (twice!) without ever touching the pedals. There was one point where I hovered over the brake, but wound up not needing it. That is probably the story that amazes my friends the most.
This weekend is my first trip where I might need an hour or two at an L2 charger to be able to make it back home without worrying. Just went out to the garage to turn on the charging to top up to 100% before I leave in a little bit over an hour...�
Jun 6, 2015
lg_golfs I have a 60 mile each way drive to my parents and I am loving TACC. I still keep my foot hovered over the brake and there are times where there is fast stopping in front of me that I brake. Just want to play it safe.
I have some of the Firmware glitches people are talking about in the Firmware thread like the radio playing when I get in the car and sometimes even the climate kicking in when I had it off previously.
The one thing happening that I have yet to see someone mention is the lane assist. Mine goes off when the pavement is a different color. For example, there is some construction around here and they have replaced only part of the pavement. My car thinks thats the end of a lane and there is a one mile strip where I get to feel the lane assist kicking in the whole time. Its happened on a few different roads around me and the color is really not that drastic. I am surprised it is doing it and maybe when I am not as tired I will search to see if others are running into it.�
Jun 6, 2015
S4WRXTTCS Actually I started an entire thread because the lane assist was going off when it shouldn't have. I hadn't really experienced what the lane assist sounded like, and I kept trying to figure out what the sound was. I wasn't anywhere close to the edge of the lane so I dismissed the lane assist as being the culprit. I even thought I had turned it off.
Only I didn't and that was what was causing the noise. For some reason I don't feel it in the steering wheel. It just makes this noise as if you're going over the edge of the road. It happens on all sorts of roads here because they're poorly maintained.
I wish I could delete the thread since the answer to the thread was user error.�
Jun 6, 2015
Cyclone I wouldn't worry about it. The wording you used and the description you gave may help someone else in the future searching for specific phrases trying to figure out what the noise is without realizing it's lane assist.�
Jun 7, 2015
Oba Looking forward to my new 70D shortly. Thanks all for sharing your impressions and thoughts!�
Jun 7, 2015
smilepak +1 just triggered the purchase! Woot Woot!�
Jun 7, 2015
pmoa Fantastic! You will love it!�
Jun 7, 2015
wannamodels Kicking tires
Curious, did they give you an ETA when you ordered? or just a number? I'm thinking about buying a 70D and wondering about how long it will take to get...once I push the button
Tim�
Jun 7, 2015
kuttakamina They give you an ETA, right on the website.
But then your DS reaches out to you in about a week, and gives you a more accurate prediction.
The exact date is decided as you get closer to your delivery. (Car delivery).�
Jun 7, 2015
smilepak I did the purchase at the store, but they practically did what could be done at home via online. One you press submit, the my.teslamotors.com start to have info on where to do financing or lease, status of build, tx.�
Jun 7, 2015
snail3 just ordered 70d, now waiting game begins..�
Jun 8, 2015
chriSharek Did you get any bling at the store? I got photos with my family, with the car I "built" in the screen in the background, and a killer Tesla polo shirt. That's the whole reason to go into a store!�
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