Ordered a Model Y in the new Marine blue color and should receive by the end of the month.

Any helpful tips from those that purchased and discovered stuff that the Tesla advisor didn't tell you about.

Just received my wall connector and will get it installed.

But I have to say as a person who never thought he would buy an EV, I was incredibly impressed by the FSD technology on test drive.

Thanks for the tips, really appreciate it.

"Have fun. They're great cars. Your wife is gonna be nervous about FSD for a bit til she realizes it drives better than you do."

I was a bit nervous about the FSD on the test drive, about 5 miles in, I was thoroughly impressed....Wow!

Your address in your photo is not sufficiently obfuscated.

Might want to read through this thread. Or at least the last few pages.

https://texags.com/forums/46/topics/3508688

hph6203 said:

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Your address in your photo is not sufficiently obfuscated.

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Thanks for that. I just took it out completely.

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Might want to read through this thread. Or at least the last few pages.

https://texags.com/forums/46/topics/3508688

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Thanks, I have been and was reading through it, lots of good info. I just didn't want my question to get lost the jet wash so to speak.

This page is chock full of great information.

I pick up Model Y on Tuesday in San Antonio.

I just took a Model Y test drive. Sign up on line, download the app and the car is parked in a hotel parking lot..... Just go get it and drive, or get driven around for 2 hours.

Anxious when it had to pull out onto the Interstate access road but was fun after that. Interesting how quickly I became comfortable being a passenger.
also interesting you can set FSD to run at 10mph over the speed limit... Didn't think that would get past anyone's legal department.

Have to pay attention in school zones, kept the "over the limit" going thru them.
Makes right turn on red, changes lanes but seemed to prefer cruising in the left lane.

This from someone who appreciates there are probably thousands of settings if you drill down in the screen.

Makes right turn on red, changes lanes but seemed to prefer cruising in the left lane.

I noticed this too, on my test drive.

Cruising in the left lane is a perfectly AI thing to do. It's aggravating but it's maintaining speed and distance from other vehicles and it doesn't really care about the rules we were right growing up. It gets out of the way when someone faster comes along so to it there's nothing wrong. But it's annoying.

Congrats, I'm envious. Really have my sights set on the extended wheelbase one.

Can you order alloy/silver wheels some way? The black wheels is one of the things I'm really not a fan of on Teslas.

I don't know if you can order different wheels or not...here are the two choices on the web site.

So quick update, Model Y was supposed to have been delivered 9/29 and my pick up time was 1 pm.

Monday night, they changed it to pick up on Wednesday, September 30th at 1 PM. Tuesday night, they said my pick up appointment time was 10 PM in San Antonio.

This morning I get a message saying that my vehicle is not in yet, and they will let me know when my pickup appointment will be made.

Getting a tad frustrated with these folks, because I took PTO time for half a day just to deal with the pick up, orientation, and driving home, etc.

Anyone have similar issues?

One positive, the garage charger was installed yesterday, by one of their recommended installers.

Could be weather related. My flight today was canceled because the inbound plane is caught in a storm. Can you not change PTO and go to work? I just take it off my calendar when my plans change

CyclingAg82 said:

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So quick update, Model Y was supposed to have been delivered 9/29 and my pick up time was 1 pm.

Monday night, they changed it to pick up on Wednesday, September 30th at 1 PM. Tuesday night, they said my pick up appointment time was 10 PM in San Antonio.

This morning I get a message saying that my vehicle is not in yet, and they will let me know when my pickup appointment will be made.

Getting a tad frustrated with these folks, because I took PTO time for half a day just to deal with the pick up, orientation, and driving home, etc.

Anyone have similar issues?

One positive, the garage charger was installed yesterday, by one of their recommended installers.

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Not exactly that issue but I ordered my Y in mid-October 2024 and actually ran into what was initially a delay of undetermined time due to the EPA having not issued their final mileage rating for the 2025 Y and they couldn't deliver any 2025 Y until that happened.

When I ordered I was torn between the Y and 3 so after a few days pouring over inventory contemplating switching my order to a different car I went and test drove a 3. I called my wife during that test drive and told her I thought I liked the 3 better and quite literally during that conversation the Tesla app went off notifying me it was time to schedule my pickup.

It seems possible they're experiencing something similar given the timing. When mine was delayed I got on the support chat and they were super helpful with an explanation and options.

Happened to my mom a couple of weeks ago. She received notification that her car was ready and pickup would be a certain day at a certain time. Received follow up messages confirming the same. She arranged travel (2 hours) to pick up her car and arranged a nurse to stay at home with my dad (severe dementia). The night before her scheduled pickup she received notice that her car was not ready and her appointment had been moved to the following Wednesday (the one day she can't do it). After going round and round with customer service, she gave up and cancelled her order.

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Happened to my mom a couple of weeks ago. She received notification that her car was ready and pickup would be a certain day at a certain time. Received follow up messages confirming the same. She arranged travel (2 hours) to pick up her car and arranged a nurse to stay at home with my dad (severe dementia). The night before her scheduled pickup she received notice that her car was not ready and her appointment had been moved to the following Wednesday (the one day she can't do it). After going round and round with customer service, she gave up and cancelled her order.

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Bummer. My ordeal continues (small potatoes in the larger game of life), the appointment icon last night in my Tesla app lit up when I checked it at 9:25 pm. So I mistakenly thought the Y was ready for pick up. My wife and I scrambled and drove from Boerne down to the San Antonio airport pick up location.

I get there and the Y has not arrived. Needless to say I was a little upset. The communication protocol within the Tesla app should be able to reconcile that if your vehicle is not in transit or still in production,, then they should just cancel your appointment and say it's going to be rescheduled. But it didn't do that. The app led me to believe that my vehicle had arrived. This morning at 4 am, I got a message that my new delivery date is Oct 7.

I got a VIN number, and updated my auto insurance to reflect the purchase of the vehicle. Just aggravated about the miscommunication within the app and how dysfunctional the communication is with Tesla.

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CyclingAg82 said:

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So quick update, Model Y was supposed to have been delivered 9/29 and my pick up time was 1 pm.

Monday night, they changed it to pick up on Wednesday, September 30th at 1 PM. Tuesday night, they said my pick up appointment time was 10 PM in San Antonio.

This morning I get a message saying that my vehicle is not in yet, and they will let me know when my pickup appointment will be made.

Getting a tad frustrated with these folks, because I took PTO time for half a day just to deal with the pick up, orientation, and driving home, etc.

Anyone have similar issues?

One positive, the garage charger was installed yesterday, by one of their recommended installers.

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Not exactly that issue but I ordered my Y in mid-October 2024 and actually ran into what was initially a delay of undetermined time due to the EPA having not issued their final mileage rating for the 2025 Y and they couldn't deliver any 2025 Y until that happened.

When I ordered I was torn between the Y and 3 so after a few days pouring over inventory contemplating switching my order to a different car I went and test drove a 3. I called my wife during that test drive and told her I thought I liked the 3 better and quite literally during that conversation the Tesla app went off notifying me it was time to schedule my pickup.

It seems possible they're experiencing something similar given the timing. When mine was delayed I got on the support chat and they were super helpful with an explanation and options.

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The service advisor told me that Tesla was just backlogged and slammed with orders. I ordered mine on 9/19.

I guess they've been using that same excuse for years and haven't figured out a solution. I ordered a Model Y in January 2022 and was told it would be 9 months. I picked it up in July 2022, so it was a couple months ahead of schedule. In the weeks leading up to getting it, the delivery date changed at least 10 times. One day, I got a notice saying it would be ready in 5 days. Then, about noon the following day I got a notice saying it was ready immediately and if I didn't come before the end of that same day it would be offered to someone else and I'd be put back in a queue and it would be about a month. We moved some stuff around and picked it up that day.

The car was a blast to drive, but it had more problems than any other vehicle I've ever owned. Random trim pieces popping off, AC not working properly, screen shutting off while driving, sentry mode working intermittently, pedestrian warning speaker stopped working, continuous alarms/warnings on the screen, etc. Nearly every time we contacted Tesla, they ran a diagnostic and the computer showed everything was working "within spec". We finally got fed up with it after 3 years and sold it. They don't hold their value at all either. I paid $56k for it and sold it 3 years and only 18k miles later for about $25k. I got offers from 5 places. 4 of them were between $18k-$21k and CarMax offered the $25k.

You hit just about every possible bad timing scenario.

-You paid inflated COVID shortage pricing (impacted all manufacturers).
-You missed the EV tax credit by 6 months.
-You bought a COVID impacted production vehicle from a quality perspective (impacted all manufacturers).
-You took delivery during an end of quarter month.
-You sold under market to CarMax.
-You sold after prices normalized to pre-COVID supply levels.
-You sold after the $7500 EV tax credit was reintroduced, but before it ended.


Quality has improved massively since 2022. My 2024 is well built, but my parents brand new Model Y they got a month ago rides noticeably better and has noticeably better road noise mitigation. It was also cheaper and has better range.

Model Y RWD Premium is easily the best car to buy now.

Agree on all those unfortunate points. I upgraded from a 21 Y to 26. The 26 isnt perfect but its a considerable upgrade in all respects from prior model.

We have 74,000 miles on our 2023 Model 3 Performance, and it's never been in the shop for anything other than tires. Tesla came to our house and replaced the rear wing under warranty because it was delaminating, and they came out to replace a windshield cracked by a rock on the highway.

I love waking up to a nearly full "tank" every morning. Love this car, and I plan to stick with Tesla until the others catch up on FSD.

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I guess they've been using that same excuse for years and haven't figured out a solution. I ordered a Model Y in January 2022 and was told it would be 9 months. I picked it up in July 2022, so it was a couple months ahead of schedule. In the weeks leading up to getting it, the delivery date changed at least 10 times. One day, I got a notice saying it would be ready in 5 days. Then, about noon the following day I got a notice saying it was ready immediately and if I didn't come before the end of that same day it would be offered to someone else and I'd be put back in a queue and it would be about a month. We moved some stuff around and picked it up that day.

The car was a blast to drive, but it had more problems than any other vehicle I've ever owned. Random trim pieces popping off, AC not working properly, screen shutting off while driving, sentry mode working intermittently, pedestrian warning speaker stopped working, continuous alarms/warnings on the screen, etc. Nearly every time we contacted Tesla, they ran a diagnostic and the computer showed everything was working "within spec". We finally got fed up with it after 3 years and sold it. They don't hold their value at all either. I paid $56k for it and sold it 3 years and only 18k miles later for about $25k. I got offers from 5 places. 4 of them were between $18k-$21k and CarMax offered the $25k.

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Here's your problem...

You honestly expect to get an offer that isn't 50% below what it should be from...carmax? Or any of the other ones that exist because they make the process "easy?"

FYI, im looking at used teslas right now, and there is NO ONE selling a Y or 3 anything close to what you sold it at. They hold their value damn well and sell almost instantly, and frankly it's frustrating finding one at all that hasn't been retitled after being totaled, at a reasonable price that doesnt sell within a few days. I pretty much gave up since what you describe isn't at all what im experiencing now at least, and am looking at used BMWs, because those electrics actually do drop dramatically in value, unlike teslas.

Im sorry (ok, not really), but using carmax as a basis of complaint is just silly. Of course you're gonna get screwed going with the easy options. Teslas hold their value remarkably well, just not to the easy selling options.

The rest of your issues, well...yeah, that I won't argue against since I have no first hand experience there. Sucks though, sounds like you got screwed every step of the way, even if the last step wasn't really teslas fault.

He was correct given the timing of the purchase and the timing of the sale. New Tesla prices shot up during COVID and cratered during 2023-24. Used prices fell further when new cars got a $7500 reduction from the government. Used pricing has rebounded relative to current new purchases.

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He was correct given the timing of the purchase and the timing of the sale. New Tesla prices shot up during COVID and cratered during 2023-24. Used prices fell further when new cars got a $7500 reduction from the government. Used pricing has rebounded relative to current new purchases.

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So selling at a low to a place that always low balls people on purchases is the issue then? I assume that tesla would be the anomaly that year then, since used car prices (ICE) had skyrocketed after covid. I know mine went up at least $5k, but I decided to (stupidly) keep it, and then (even stupidlier) sold it a month ago. Guess it was a perfect storm working against him, but I stand by my comment about using carmax's lowball offer (along with other easy options that low ball the hell out of people now, as people prefer easy transactions so they don't have to leave the couch) as a reason to hate on Tesla being a bit amusing, and that it doesnt fit with the rest of his legitimate gripes.

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TexAg2001 said:

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I paid $56k for it and sold it 3 years and only 18k miles later for about $25k. I got offers from 5 places. 4 of them were between $18k-$21k and CarMax offered the $25k.

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Here's your problem...

You honestly expect to get an offer that isn't 50% below what it should be from...carmax? Or any of the other ones that exist because they make the process "easy?"

FYI, im looking at used teslas right now, and there is NO ONE selling a Y or 3 anything close to what you sold it at. They hold their value damn well and sell almost instantly, and frankly it's frustrating finding one at all that hasn't been retitled after being totaled, at a reasonable price that doesnt sell within a few days. I pretty much gave up since what you describe isn't at all what im experiencing now at least, and am looking at used BMWs, because those electrics actually do drop dramatically in value, unlike teslas.

Im sorry (ok, not really), but using carmax as a basis of complaint is just silly. Of course you're gonna get screwed going with the easy options. Teslas hold their value remarkably well, just not to the easy selling options.

The rest of your issues, well...yeah, that I won't argue against since I have no first hand experience there. Sucks though, sounds like you got screwed every step of the way, even if the last step wasn't really teslas fault.

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Yes, it was a perfect storm of things that led to my bad ownership experience. I'm glad others have enjoyed them because, like I said, it was a blast to drive. I sold it in Dec 2025, a couple months after the EV credit ended (more bad timing). The $18k offer was from Tesla but could really only be used towards a trade-in on a new one. 3 of the offers were from legit dealerships of varying makes. I sold to Carmax not because it was easy, but because they offered the most. I wasn't looking to trade it in (had an extra vehicle at home already) and I had no interest in selling it private party, even though I may have gotten more for it if I had.

When I complain about it not holding its value and being unreliable, I'm comparing it to nearly every other vehicle I've ever owned (mostly Toyota/Lexus), who's values all held up extremely well and never spent time in a shop for anything other than routine maintenance. I've been pretty lucky in that regard (knocking on wood).

Toyota's prices increase over your ownership. The new car price for your car for the vast majority of consumers fell by about $15,000. That price reduction has largely ended, but prices generally aren't rising either. There was a period during your ownership where the value of your car actually briefly went up.

Not saying what you experienced wasn't bad, just that it's unlikely to repeat for a person buying a car today.


EV credit functionally ended more like Jan 2025, because orders made by Sept 2025 were allowed to receive the credit if purchased but not received by end of quarter. Used Tesla prices actually increased in 2026 after the total EV credit buying spree fell off the order books. So you're right it was again bad timing.

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I guess they've been using that same excuse for years and haven't figured out a solution. I ordered a Model Y in January 2022 and was told it would be 9 months. I picked it up in July 2022, so it was a couple months ahead of schedule. In the weeks leading up to getting it, the delivery date changed at least 10 times. One day, I got a notice saying it would be ready in 5 days. Then, about noon the following day I got a notice saying it was ready immediately and if I didn't come before the end of that same day it would be offered to someone else and I'd be put back in a queue and it would be about a month. We moved some stuff around and picked it up that day.

The car was a blast to drive, but it had more problems than any other vehicle I've ever owned. Random trim pieces popping off, AC not working properly, screen shutting off while driving, sentry mode working intermittently, pedestrian warning speaker stopped working, continuous alarms/warnings on the screen, etc. Nearly every time we contacted Tesla, they ran a diagnostic and the computer showed everything was working "within spec". We finally got fed up with it after 3 years and sold it. They don't hold their value at all either. I paid $56k for it and sold it 3 years and only 18k miles later for about $25k. I got offers from 5 places. 4 of them were between $18k-$21k and CarMax offered the $25k.

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The BS continues, my delivery was changed to 10/7 at 1 pm, then this morning I received a message on the app that my vehicle is in transit, but the delivery date changed again to 10/12. This crap is frustrating. You would think they could figure this out.

CyclingAg82 said:

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Tesla Delivery Update:

After receiving the 10/12 pick up appointment reschedule late last week, the app on 10/6 said my vehicle was in transit. Wednesday morning 10/7 the app showed my Model Y was at the delivery center in San Antonio.

I sent the delivery team a message that afternoon and asked if I could pick up vehicle on 10/8, they responded and they said yes at 1pm. Have had it a little over 24 hours and the Model Y's FSD is outstanding.

I have driven it manually to get a feel for the steering wheel and regen braking. I really like it. Regen braking takes some getting used to but the FSD on I-10 between SA and Boerne was superb.
Gave me an extra month of FSD on the house for all the trouble.

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I also have a Porsche Boxster. Selling it this weekend. I never drive it anymore since getting the Tesla. You get really addicted to FSD.

I can see how people would get very used to it.

CyclingAg82 said:

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Tesla Delivery Update:

After receiving the 10/12 pick up appointment reschedule late last week, the app on 10/6 said my vehicle was in transit. Wednesday morning 10/7 the app showed my Model Y was at the delivery center in San Antonio.

I sent the delivery team a message that afternoon and asked if I could pick up vehicle on 10/8, they responded and they said yes at 1pm. Have had it a little over 24 hours and the Model Y's FSD is outstanding.

I have driven it manually to get a feel for the steering wheel and regen braking. I really like it. Regen braking takes some getting used to but the FSD on I-10 between SA and Boerne was superb.
Gave me an extra month of FSD on the house for all the trouble.

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The regen braking is interesting for sure. I find myself trying to let off the pedal at exactly the right time and jokingly chastise myself if I have to use the brake pedal.

Have fun with it. I've had my Y for two years and use FSD right at 57% of the time. I never drive in the highway but I do still drive about 80% of my local miles. Not sure why to be honest. If I've had a drink? It drives 100% of those miles now. It really is incredible.

Interesting, so far the I have used the FSD on interstate but only to get a feel for what it does in heavy traffic. Locally, here in Boerne I have driven in manual mode. Very similar to you.

So far so good. I am heading to Kerrville to golf with some and plan to use FSD all the way to his home by the course.

Been fun so far.

My delivery date just bounced from October 30 to December 4
To January 24 to March 1.
No explanation from Tesla, "it just is"