Wife’s car when our first child was born was a snappy red BMW coupe. Getting the child seat in the back was no mean feat. Child No. 2 comes along, and we sold the BMW and got large Chrysler minivan. Served us well for many years, and wife is now back to another small Bimmer.
I pick up my new car from the factory in 3 weeks! I am very excited, and hoping COVID does not diminish the experience.
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If you go to Tesla’s US web site and configure a car to order, you can see the estimated wait times for comparison.
What is the typical wait time for a Tesla ?
“We don’t have a chip shortage; we have a technology bloat.”
BMW will introduce vehicles with the ability to change color.
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SEVERAL months…we just went through this with Tesla last year. Ordered in the summer, got the car delivered in December.
That being said, it’s a great car thus far.
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See for yourself at:
https://www.tesla.com/model3/design#overview
https://www.tesla.com/modely/design#overview
Note: varies by options – more expensive configurations have shorter wait times.
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Keep in mind that, for us the dates kept shifting…from August 2021 to February 2022!
The website is not wholly accurate and is definitely just giving you an estimate that is subject to change. It did for us MANY times during the wait.
However, I never ONCE set foot in the dealership. We did a “touchless” test drive in the summer, placed the order online, submitted all the additional paperwork online, and had the car delivered to our home. That was truly fab!
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My D ordered a Model Y Long Range in June 2021, was told it would be 3 months until delivery, but their car was delivered in just 2.5 weeks. They were shocked.
(And even funnier, because they were expecting a Sept delivery date, they had listed the delivery address as the house they had purchased, but hadn’t closed on yet. Their new car was left in the driveway of a vacant house 15 minutes away and they had to drive over to collect it on very short notice.)
I ordered a Model 3 in mid-December, was told my expected delivery date would be in May, but almost immediately after putting down my deposit received an email from Tesla that revised the delivery date to late Feb.
So wait times listed on the website aren’t always accurate.
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Visited Carmax today. The lot had one Tesla for sale at $71,900.
Carmax raised the offer to buy our old car by 15% in less than 2 weeks.
Placed a deposit on an “in transit” Subaru. ($1,000 over MSRP).
Carmax confirmed that some buy a new vehicle across the street (4 dealerships) and sell it to Carmax within a week for more money.
Carmax also stated that used cars are selling for more than MSRP of a new car.
I can say, for almost a fact, that folks who ordered Teslas in 2021 were able to sell those immediately and make a huge profit. We could have made an immediate $10000 profit based on our Tesla price and the resale price.
We didn’t do that, and I don’t have any regrets - we simply needed a new car to replace our old one.
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Is that because consumers can get the used car without waiting for shipment?
With my older son, we promised to buy him a new car if he took one of the full ride college scholarships he’d been offered. He did, and has been driving a new Honda HR-V for the last few years. With S22, I am holding off making that offer. It might be cheaper to just pay for college! 
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That is my understanding, but the Carmax person did not state anything beyond: “Used cars are selling for more than new cars now.”
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I’m sure that is the reason. To a person desperately needing a set of wheels, a used car in hand is worth two in production and maybe available a year from now. 
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That’s probably exactly the issue. It is just stunning what’s going on. Indeed, as mentioned earlier, my car lease is coming due in the Spring. Given what’s going on, and just for kicks, I checked my residual value to buy my leased car vs. what I could sell it for. It’s in the 5-digits profit region! I am supposed to close the deal tomorrow to sell my leased vehicle and enter into a lease for a new car. I had to pay over MSRP for the new car, but they gave me the full value of my estimated profit for the old car, so I come out far ahead.
It also saves me the aggravation of doing this in the Spring and being without a car.
As I’ve mentioned, if any of you are thinking about buying, selling, or leasing new or “pre-owned” cars, consider an auto broker. Some of these folks work miracles given their extensive contacts in the industry, and that’s all they do. I don’t have the time to do it myself, and I apparently got lucky being at the right dealer at the right time (and frankly being a bit of a pain). If, however, the deal falls through for any reason tomorrow, I will be going to a broker.
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Salesperson mistakenly gave me the dealership information sheet for the car we just reserved with a deposit.
Difference between MSRP of $40,000 & Dealer Invoice is $2,900. ($40,000 - $37,100 = $2,900.) The difference equals 7.25% of the MSRP in this case. MSRP included options & destination delivery. (MSRP = Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. MSRP does not include any “market price adjustment” surcharge.)
Should be useful information if & when new vehicle sales return to pre-Covid practices.
Don’t forget there are manufacturer-to-dealer incentives as well.