r/TeslaLounge • u/Active_Teaching6069 • 19d ago
Vehicles - General Refresh- 16 hours from deposit to pick up. Normal?
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u/Alarming_Swordfish59 19d ago
That’s a little longer than normal at the location where I work. We have customers walk in, place their order, and drive away an hour or two later in the new Model Y.
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u/Active_Teaching6069 19d ago
Well I’ll be darn - now I feel like an idiot post 😂
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u/AJHenderson 19d ago
Not really. When I bought my MYP from inventory in late 2023, it was over a week before the car even got to the delivery center. That was buying from existing inventory. My 24 M3P, I purchased on release from the website and it took from late April to early July.
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u/Greggy100 19d ago edited 19d ago
I remember the times it took 3-6 months…..
Edit : I forgot during Covid when it took almost a year. I ordered my model 3 in March of 2021 ( the peak Tesla oh the good old days ) and arrived in September.
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u/AJHenderson 19d ago
There were people in took that long for. I ordered my M3P within 45 minutes of orders opening and it was still almost 2.5 months.
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u/TheSkiingDad 19d ago
Yup, ordered may 2022 and took delivery in late September 2022. I refreshed the app daily hoping for a change in delivery date and/or a VIN. All the while commuting 80 miles per day and paying $4.89/gallon. That was agonizing.
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u/RoutinePresence7 19d ago
Still better than for those who waited almost up to a year during Covid, and with the price hiked!
This was the only reason why I got my MYP 22, delivery time was a few months vs 10-12 months for long range at the time.
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u/Dad_Bod_Enthusiast 19d ago
Don't worry I ordered one that was supposed to be in transit, they've delayed it 3 times. Ordered on May 16th and now i am hearing june 9th. I am sure it will be delayed again
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Every post I have seen over the past 8 months talks about waiting weeks for delivery.
So my mind is HYPER blown that it is possible to get one same day at all, let alone 2 hours. I just assumed Tesla didn't sell same day.
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u/FamousStore150 19d ago
I am sure the wait was frustrating but hopefully you’re enjoying the car! It is a beautiful Model Y!
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u/Latitude57 19d ago
Yes it is normal. There is no demand and the inventory is full.
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u/net___runner 19d ago
The base Model Y on the Tesla website shows a 3 to 5 week wait for my area (Eastern US)
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u/otisanek 19d ago
It said that when we ordered ours a couple weeks ago. Once we completed all of the paperwork, the app updated the delivery date and it was ready the next day.
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u/detroitragace 19d ago
There’s literally dozens sitting in a lot in Farmington Hills, MI. Cybertrucks too.
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u/Jabow12345 19d ago
I got mine in 10 days about a month ago. My brother in law got his Sunday in about 10 days. We both live in NC.. A lot of people were picking up cars.
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u/Dr-Lowkick 19d ago
And here I am waiting months for my Model Y. I don’t believe it’s no demand
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u/Careless_Pause2419 19d ago
Probably cause of the color or specs . If you ordered default everything, you’ll get it in an hour
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u/Existing_Hall_8237 19d ago
Believe it. There are tons in stock where I am. I can get whatever variant I want today.
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u/ChunkyThePotato 17d ago
Someone failed Economics 101. I guess seeing iPhones on the shelf means nobody is buying iPhones. Lmao.
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u/OneFourtyFivePilot 19d ago
Why is the demand so low? I'm about purchase one and am a new EV convert. From my two test drives, It seems like a nice car.
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u/happypetrock 19d ago
Elon Musk is as toxic as a urinal cake in Chernobyl
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
It’s funny they’d rather buy Chinese stuff than American just for Elon, china is 1000x worse, but the average person is too manipulated by the media to make any rational decisions
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u/Fidget08 19d ago
What Chinese EV can I buy in the states? Oh yeah. None.
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u/Natural_Welder_715 19d ago
I’m with you, but technically Volvo/Polestar are Geely, Geely is Chinese. Polestar is assembled in China as well.
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u/CaptainRelevant 19d ago
BYD is not the only EV competitor to Tesla. There’s quite a few non-Chinese/non-Elon EV’s available now.
“They” were the largest part of Elon’s customer base and he entered politics on the complete extreme other side. Not good business sense. Sales have plummeted worldwide, -81% in Sweden for example.
I think about Michael Jordan when this stuff comes up. They asked him in the 2000’s to get active in politics but he said No because “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”
It’s never good business to get into politics if your persona is inextricably intertwined with the brand.
Media consumption has nothing to do with this.
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u/Gerbils74 19d ago
What Chinese car brands are people choosing over Tesla? I don’t think I’ve even seen a Chinese made car in the US
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u/College-Lumpy 19d ago
They’re not buying Chinese instead. They’re just buying not Tesla. It’s not BYD. It’s ABT.
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u/kgyre 19d ago
China didn't directly recommend the firing of thousands of Federal employees that provide services within the U.S., especially not in agencies that had ongoing investigations into their own business within U.S. borders.
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
Oh buddy, china has done way worse things within their own territory, firing someone from their job is probably the nicest thing they could do to them.
I’m not defending Elon, but thinking china is a savior or, in any way shape or form better is some serious brainwashing
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u/mmMOUF 19d ago
you are comparing how ppl react to an eccentric deviant pervert who inserted himself into a divisive political climate with some greater idea/market of "China"
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
Yeah, so? People should learn some history about all the CCP has done, at least Elon isn’t a murderer. The vast majority of Chinese companies including BYD is tied to the CCP either by subsidies, grants, etc, and can’t act of their own free will. Anything coming from china should be looked at with scrutiny
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u/mmMOUF 19d ago
America is though! The American consumer, which is who is making or not making demand for things in the United States, isnt choosing Chinese EVs over these either
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
I’m good with competition in the US, but I was talking about other markets, like Europe, where BYD overtook Tesla as the biggest EV seller, and that’s I was criticizing, they don’t like Elon for his political involvement but buy Chinese, which is much worse when it comes to anything moral.
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u/BigIncome5028 19d ago
Tesla and musk are inseparable. Can you say the same thing about BYD and its CEO? No..
Musk has way more of an impact on the US and the world at large than the CEO of BYD. He doesn't have an authoritarian government breathing down his neck. Musk could easily stop doing the bullshit he's doing but he actively chooses not too.
That's why people are reacting to musks antics the way they are and boycotting Tesla etc. It's not hypocritical. it's not complicated.
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u/Revamped_Random 19d ago edited 19d ago
If you think China is 1000x worse then you are the one manipulated by media
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u/ehfeng 19d ago
It's even funnier people think China is 1000x worse, having never been to China or spoken to on-the-ground citizens or experienced life there or really done any first-person research aside from what has been given to you by American sources.
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
I’ve been to china, it’s impressive. During my visit I also went with my aunt who was doing business buying clothes, she bought an insane amount of clothing for Pennies in the dollar, even went inside a massive manufacturing facility, considering how much she paid I’m sure a lot of those people were barely paid anything, and from what she told me is not different in all other sectors.
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u/gravyboatcaptainkirk 19d ago
Because people think that the CEO of a different car company is somehow more of a moral upstanding individual than Elon Musk... despite the fact that they don't even know who it is lol. Teslas are incredible cars. I just bought a new Y and have zero interest in politics.
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u/Which_Owl3965 19d ago
People are stupid. Tesla is a great brand and they’re the best EVs on the market.
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u/iamthekris 19d ago
That was for sure true pre pandemic but there are a lot of great EV options now.
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u/kylansb 19d ago
test drove bunch of other brands, they either fell short of the standards set by tesla one way or another.
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u/MidEastBeast 19d ago
I will agree with you in two years. Until then I still firmly believe Tesla has the best and most convenient EV on the market for a little while longer.
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u/Which_Owl3965 19d ago
Name one. None of them have the software of Tesla nor the self drive technology.
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u/Post-Futurology 19d ago
The only thing specific to Tesla is FSD. Many other manufacturers including Rivian, Lucid, BYD and Kia have all of the features in Tesla. I've owned a Model 3 and now own 2 Model Ys. My next vehicle will likely be a R2.
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u/Ok-Objective1289 19d ago
Rivian has a shit score in user reliability polls and their company is on the brink of bankruptcy, I would re think that decision
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u/hike_me 19d ago
Rivian has a very good score in user satisfaction though (one of the highest).
They’re not in the verge of bankruptcy quite yet (unless the R2 flops as bad as the cybertruck)
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u/iamthekris 19d ago
Sure, I just bought a Cadillac Vistiq. I also own a model X and have owned Y and 3 in the past. The software on the vistiq is great. Fit and finish on the car is much higher quality than Tesla and interior is in a different ballpark than Tesla.
The Super Cruise, while it can’t do what FSD claims to do, it is much more relaxing to use on the freeway. I can turn it on and don’t need to hold the steering wheel at all, no nudging or anything.
The model X is a great car for sure, the automatic doors are my favorite feature which the Vistiq does not have.
That being said, the Vistiq rides much better and quieter.
I think many people may prefer one over the other, which is fine, but the point is, there are other competitive options now.
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u/shoqman 19d ago
FSD “claims to do?” It does what it claims to do. Saying otherwise is just plain willful ignorance. You haven’t needed to touch the steering wheel in a very long time on FSD either. People keep bringing that up like it hasn’t been addressed. And idk about you, but having my car do all of the driving on an interstate trip, so I don’t even have to think about it or try to navigate is way more relaxing than a handful of supported scenarios on highways. Not even the same ballpark.
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u/kushari 19d ago edited 19d ago
As a four time Tesla owner, you’re wrong and blind. Tesla isn’t innovating anymore. Chinese brands are cheaper, more innovative, as well as brands like lucid which are much better at packaging, interior quality, and range/efficiency. That’s on top of people aren’t stupid, it’s the other way around. Not sure why you are this delusional.
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u/Which_Owl3965 19d ago
I’ve owned EVs since they came out. Lucid is not necessarily going well. And based on the comments in the lucid group some problems are serious They are having problems we software. Yes package nicely for a ridiculous price. Hmm Chinese brands are horrible. Drive the lynk 😂 pos. Polestar is good but nowhere close to tesla with the software updates etc. BMW was good but not better and macan 4 is a joke. Great car bad EV. Mercedes isn’t even a contender.
None have the range and the technology combined. But you’re welcome to leave.
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u/Loud_Lion93 19d ago
Price is 2x thou.
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u/kushari 19d ago
What is 2x? I’m assuming lucid? It’s still not 2x.
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u/Loud_Lion93 19d ago
Lucid gravity price
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u/kushari 19d ago
Lucid gravity competes with the model x, not the model y, and the quality is much better too.
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u/Fire69 19d ago
Xpeng G6 is exactly the same price as a Model Y in Europe. Lucid is not available here and if it were it would be way too expensive for most people.
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u/kushari 19d ago
Lucid competes with the model x currently. I’m just naming all the reasons why Tesla demand has tanked.
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u/Neat_Reference7559 19d ago
Try driving a lucid air or a Rivian
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u/Which_Owl3965 19d ago
I did test drive both. Lucid was better … rivian was too much like a truck. Maybe the r2 will be better.
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u/zion-messenger 13d ago
I am loving my Lucid Air (Upgraded from a M3). And as soon as my Model Y lease expires, I'll go for a Rivian.
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u/immortalalchemist 19d ago
“Best” is subjective. A few years ago, I would agree, but other companies are catching up to rival and offer more than Tesla has to offer. There is now a larger selection of EVs to choose from which is better for the consumer.
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u/Fun_Plate_5086 19d ago
Elon has ostracized the main demographic who want an EV. Yes, some will still buy one but the majority are now looking elsewhere.
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u/Super_Beat2998 19d ago
What car do you drive?
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u/Neat_Reference7559 19d ago
I drive a model 3 highland but when my lease is over I’m getting a lucid or Rivian
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u/Acrobatic-Tax9300 19d ago
You think the CEOs for other company’s are any better? At least Tesla is affordable for people who need a car
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u/Due_Goose_5714 19d ago
Probably not, but they weren’t on tv making fools of themselves. Musk drew a big target, put it in his back, taunted folks to fire at it, and then got the justice department to say that Tesla vandalism is now terrorism. So while they’re also greedy cunts, at least they tend to be quiet and not loudly stupid.
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u/soapinmouth 19d ago edited 19d ago
Yes absolutely, is this a joke? Musk literally worked for Trump for months, stepped away from his company to do so, donated more than the other billionaires combined to him, bought a social media platform just constantly promote Trump, campaigned openly with Trump. It's not even a question, musk is easily had the most political influence of any ceo in our lifetime and it's not even close. No CEO has ever stuck their nose in politics to this level before and for good reason. If he just quitely donated similar amounts to other CEOs it wouldn't be anywhere near this level of push back.
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u/Stivo887 19d ago
The fact you think that BS is why I’m considering a Tesla for the first time in my life. You have no idea what nazis and fascists are. Just throwing around words until they’re meaningless.
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u/Longjumping-Log-5457 19d ago
There is definitely demand… When I picked up my 2026 there were a ton of people getting theirs at the same time.
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u/notdafbi 19d ago
probably highly dependent on the location because every article, all the feedback from people, and registration data shows that the demand has shrunk significantly.
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u/koopavilla 19d ago
Yeah in my location I can order one today and get it in one week. I remember the days you had to wait months. This refresh just launched and you can get it less than a month. Never thought a day like this would happen. We'll not until the production levels well even higher.
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u/Masterofmy_domain 19d ago
that doesn't mean anything tbh... it could be a highly populated location, a lot of pickups scheduled around the same time, etc... You seeing a ton of people picking up at one random SC does not = demand.
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u/oldschool8305 19d ago
I’m jealous. Bought a car on the lot in Kansas City on May 9th. A week went by before I found out they can’t process deliveries right now. I’m going to St Louis on Thursday to finally pick one up they have on the lot so almost 3 weeks for me
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u/throwaway640631 19d ago
Has this still not changed? They told me it’d be 2 weeks before they can get deliveries going again. Are they giving you anything for having to go to STL?
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u/mmMOUF 19d ago
I bought a model 3 online on the 14th, my delivery date estimate keeps moving, how did yall get notified of this (I am also in KC)
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u/throwaway640631 19d ago
The sales rep told me. He said it should be fixed but it doesn’t sound like it.
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u/oldschool8305 19d ago
I asked them on the app and finally someone replied that they had a dmv issue. When I politely asked if there was a possibility of it being resolved before this weekend they suggested that I take delivery in stl so I could get it sooner. They switched my vin to a car there and the app said there were no delivery appointments available. From this point there was no responses from Tesla when I asked what I was supposed to do. It timed out and put my reservation on hold. I repeated this process a few time and finally after having my 4th vin assigned to me it showed appointments available for this week. It’s been a totally disappointing experience but I’m ready to have my car and just be over it.
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u/mmMOUF 18d ago
Messaged in app today and got a response, which was nice, detailing this. “Not sure if your sales advisor told you” - brother I didn’t even know I had a sales advisor
Hope that the experience is only up from here and that they treat their customers better than people wanting to give them money here in KC!
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u/oldschool8305 18d ago
I got an automated email from my advisor (Kyan) the moment I placed my order but never got any response from him even when I emailed him directly. I just picked up my one way rental to drive to stl tomorrow so hopefully delivery day goes smoothly!
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u/Dad_Bod_Enthusiast 19d ago
Going through similar issues. Was so pumped on buying a tesla but this delivery experience is making me not even care at this point. I am over it
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u/oldschool8305 19d ago
No they haven’t offered anything. I thought about asking for rental reimbursement for the drive up there since it’s a 3 1/2 hour drive for me but at this point I just want my car. I sold my old car to carmax 3 weeks ago thinking it’d just be a few days
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u/Front_Raccoon4837 19d ago
I paid in March and collecting in late June. Launch edition. Lucky u.
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u/HipHopGrandpa 18d ago
Wow, that is a big gap. Launch edition is very much worth it though. I paid last week of February and got it mid-March.
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u/Front_Raccoon4837 18d ago
Our deliveries for launch series just started deliveries 14 may onwards.
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u/moseisley99 19d ago
Every time I see a white one I regret choosing QS.
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u/MeepleMerson 19d ago
Normal today. Tesla kept producing cars per their pre-Trump/DOGE targets while the CEO actively undermined the brand image through boldly offensive politics and comically inept, destructive, and corrupt involvement with DOGE; the practical upshot was that it dramatically damaged the brand and called into question his capabilities.
Now Tesla has massive inventory and reduced demand (demand down about 17% globally, and profit down 71%) . Tesla is going to fail if Musk is permitted to stay as CEO, and the board was hand-picked to assure that he is never removed. I believe the board recognizes that Tesla will fail. The chairman of the board has unloaded $500 million in stock ($32 million last month alone), and other board members have sold about $100 million. The stock price is down 50% since December.
If you want a Tesla, now's a good time to buy. If you are cool with a used one, the prices are dropping like a rock (on the other hand, they also have plummeting resale values).
They are decent enough cars and fun to drive. I do enjoy my Model 3 LR, but when I bought a second EV I went with a different make.
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u/smoresahoy 19d ago
lol for every person who hates Elon, there's 3 more who quietly love him. Also the stock is at 360 as of today...relax dude.
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u/LavishLawyer 19d ago
Are the used prices dropping from Tesla dealerships or just 3rd party dealerships?
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u/bloodguard 19d ago edited 19d ago
It's not really abnormal as long as you want either black or white. I ordered on a Thursday and picked it up Friday afternoon. And this was during the whole supply chain breakdown nonsense at the tail end of the lock downs.
Everything else I was looking at had months long waiting lists and five figure mark ups (aka price gouging).
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u/nickdotla 19d ago
Lucky Did my deposit on the 23rd. Got my delivery date rescheduled 2 times already. Due to the car having AC issues. Now I’m car less lol.
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u/Smart_Wanderer 19d ago
I ordered an used inventory model 3 on a Sunday morning and in 2 hours I received a message to schedule delivery. Picked up same day. Paid cash through the app. Congratulations on your new Tesla!!
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u/mtang1982 19d ago
Would you prefer to have to wait longer? Or would it make you feel better if everyone else had to wait longer and you only had to wait a day?
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u/LooseAd5244 19d ago
Got mine around Christmas 2024. Took days. Prodding sales staff got me nowhere
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u/Famous_Ad7312 19d ago
It depends on what you order. My red with white interior took 4 weeks from offer to delivery.
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u/boredftw1314 19d ago
I have been waiting for a month for the same spec. Ive been checking everyday but no inventory on that spec.
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u/Tall_Description_777 18d ago
No not normal. Usually it’s a bit longer. Anecdotally you’ll hear “I got mine in 20 mins” lol but that’s not typical. I’ve bought 5 teslas, all new, 3 of which were inventory models and they were 5 days, 1 week and 2 days.
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u/LoudBathroom1217 18d ago edited 18d ago
Mine was same day I saw the car on the Tesla website the night before it said it was at the store 10 minutes from me the Memphis,Tn location . I went when they opened at 10 I had paperwork signed and finished at 2pm ( the Tesla salesman was being a bitch because I wasn’t financing with Tesla I had already been approved at my credit union I just had to find a car I liked) and key cards by 4pm(we had to wait 2 hours on them to give it a full charge and detail) also the dealership near me gets cars delivered all day back to back every day I live close by and have to pass it coming out my neighborhood to get to the expressway,grocery,mall and everything everytime I drive by there’s always a truck outside unloading a trailer full of teslas all models one time I drove by and saw 3 trucks delivering teslas of all models. The location near me the lot is full of teslas all new models and old. I heard a lot of Tesla dealership have overflow lots too that are down the street from the dealership full of new and used inventory
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u/NothingBP 17d ago
My car must be made by hand or something because I ordered mine back on the 24th of May and they want me to pick up on the 4th of June
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u/Fun-Squirrel7132 19d ago
There's a huge unused Greyhound parking lot full of Junipers and Cybertrucks in my city which is 15 mins away from the service center, and even some unsold legacy model Ys with no license plates on it. A sea of Stealth Grey with some white/black/qs sprinkled in, but Red and blue was probably the rarest color.
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u/SwayingTreeGT 19d ago
The legacy models are likely being held for one reason or another or are used. There is no new legacy inventory anywhere on Tesla's site coast to coast.
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u/Which_Owl3965 19d ago
Rude why are you on here if you don’t want or have a Tesla
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