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Originally Posted by DayDreaming
Having just ordered a Tesla myself, the ordering process could not be any easier. You order directly from their website, from the comfort of your own home. No dealer is involved at all.
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True, no dealer involved with putting the order in, but still a lot of headaches (maybe self induced).
I plan to buy the Model 3 Long Range. The estimated delivery is December 2021. The latest I have seen on the possible EV incentive credits is that the Senate version will be $10,000 for a Tesla and retroactive. The House version would be $8000 for a Tesla but would only apply if delivery is after January 1, 2022. The rumor is that the House version will be the compromise.
So, it looks like most people will be trying to delay their delivery into 2022 and my guess is that anyone that does not put their order on hold will be bumped to the head of the line and get delivery in 2021.
From various forum discussions, it seems that you get put to the back of the line if you put your order on hold then release it. I would imagine waiting until January or the last week of December would put my order into a huge stampede. The only hopeful fact is that the Standard Range Plus seems to be much more in demand.
I would not be surprised if your Model Y order delivery is sped up quite a bit depending on how the law is written. Also, it said that there is a price cap for the incentive and the Model Y would only get the credit if it is classified as an SUV.
It would work out much better if Congress would just make the incentive effective as of the signing of the bill.
So, while I don't have to deal with a sleazy car salesman, I still manage to find enough to worry about.
If I was not worried about something expensive going wrong with my 2004 Acura TSX, I would probably just wait until next summer when things are more back to normal.