Model 3 UK orders.
Discussion
Smiljan said:
manracer said:
my friend placed an order for a blue LR with white interior and aero wheels, hes been waiting a few months, I noticed there were similar cars in the new inventory albeit with the 20 inch wheels, he didnt mind the bigger wheels so i encouraged him to call up - the tesla process has been comical, hes had to place a second £2k deposit to get the car, then hes been told because the wheels are different he needed to place a 3rd order but select wire transfer as that gives you 24hrs to transfer the money in order to get the car - its madness and its this side of tesla that is shocking, - surely they have backend systems to enable them to do this?
There's around 20 Model 3's in the new inventory currently. I can only assume they're cars that were rejected at pick up and subsequently repaired as demand is crazy and they can't keep up with RHD deliveries.Would it be a real gamble to buy one of those now rather than wait a few weeks for a new car?
Sambucket said:
If you look in waiting rooms, there are tons of reservation holders waiting impatiently. For deliveries. Some give up and switch to inventory but many don’t. So any inventory sale is basically an extra sale for Tesla. It’s a slightly different kind of buyer. Also tends to be mostly higher margins cars AWD or FSD.
Also half the inventory cars are not even in the country yet. You can call up and ask.
Tesla sell 3000 a month in the U.K.
Thanks Sam. Do you work for Tesla to get this insight?Also half the inventory cars are not even in the country yet. You can call up and ask.
Tesla sell 3000 a month in the U.K.
Sambucket said:
No I’m just making it up as I go along.
Like the rest of us.I'll ask next week at the Ascot event as I'm now suspicious it'll be a timeshare esq sales pitch and I'll end up locked in a tiny room until I buy an inventory stock car.
Something doesn't add up though having excess cars when there is reportedly massive demand and waiting lists. Why not just make those customers happy by putting these cars in the hands of customers who are waiting?
RobDickinson said:
manracer said:
Yes Rob, I did 
It doesn't appear to regen or brake below 5mph as per pre update.
I've noticed it some times applies the brakes from around 50mph quite harshly just now, strange.
Check again, I thought it was on but it wasn't It doesn't appear to regen or brake below 5mph as per pre update.
I've noticed it some times applies the brakes from around 50mph quite harshly just now, strange.
I did check again and it wasn't on!
What's that about? I specifically remember setting it to HOLD!
Just finishing a supercharger session right now so I'll report back shirtly
Inventory cars are usually those that haven't been matched to an existing order.
Having been watching the inventory for a couple of months they are almost always LR models (definitely least popular as too close in price to the Performance that offers a lot more for the money) and often fitted with optional 19" wheels, FSD, tow hitches, white interior or expensive optional paint. You'll never see a standard white car with black interior and no other options in there.
All down to Tesla's odd "build a load of different cars, ship them and then hope they match someone's order" approach. And in the most part they definitly disappear quick enough for people who decide to change from a ordered car to beat the list.
Having been watching the inventory for a couple of months they are almost always LR models (definitely least popular as too close in price to the Performance that offers a lot more for the money) and often fitted with optional 19" wheels, FSD, tow hitches, white interior or expensive optional paint. You'll never see a standard white car with black interior and no other options in there.
All down to Tesla's odd "build a load of different cars, ship them and then hope they match someone's order" approach. And in the most part they definitly disappear quick enough for people who decide to change from a ordered car to beat the list.
Edited by SWoll on Friday 15th November 19:24
As said, even 20 cars is less than 1% of monthly orders. Plenty of reasons why people might have bailed on their order. To say it doesn't gel with the wait list is just 
.
I did the simple maths, assuming wheels and FSD can be changed post production, there's about 50 different configurations. All of them sellable, but I can imagine they can't always directly fill in another order.
.I did the simple maths, assuming wheels and FSD can be changed post production, there's about 50 different configurations. All of them sellable, but I can imagine they can't always directly fill in another order.
Closest I've found it the SMMT figures, Oct 2019 3162 Battery Electric Vehicles.
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
Edited by Smiljan on Friday 15th November 20:21
jjwilde said:
Smiljan said:
Thanks Sam. Do you work for Tesla to get this insight?
The 3000 figure is real, the sales are published every month. That's apparently Tesla at max capacity for the UK at the moment.. hope they are ramping that up for the BIK rate next year!
Smiljan said:
Closest I've found it the SMMT figures, Oct 2019 3162 Battery Electric Vehicles.
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
New Zoe due soon, Korean twins are like hens teeth, MG ZS might be another big seller if supply is good.If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
Edited by Smiljan on Friday 15th November 20:21
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