# Tesla Model 3 wait times slashed **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Ramp\ **Created:** [July 1, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810 "2018-07-01T21:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![bro1999](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/bro1999/32/25763_2.png) [@bro1999](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/bro1999)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/657 "2018-09-07T17:47:30Z")
It needs to be turned into an all-time meme. ---
**Author:** ![kimcicle](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/kimcicle/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kimcicle](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/kimcicle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/658 "2018-09-07T18:11:58Z")
Tesla’s inability to hold onto mid level and high level leadership is a troubling sign that things aren’t going very well. They’ve lost around 64 mid/high executives in the last year alone, including the chief accounting officer, the head of HR, the chief information officer, a senior project manager for the battery supply chain, and the system leads for both architecture and design on Autopilot. To quote the Verge: Tesla is competing for the best people. If the company can’t hire and keep those people, it’s going to lose out to competitors that can. Beyond that, these people know Tesla better than anyone. If they’re heading for the exits, it suggests they think the future will be brighter somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Ursus](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/ursus/32/4944_2.png) [@Ursus](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Ursus)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/659 "2018-09-07T18:58:59Z")
He didn’t inhale… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mp11477](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mp11477/32/9283_2.png) [@mp11477](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mp11477)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/660 "2018-09-07T19:04:35Z")
For the benefit of many who aren’t old enough to understand what @ursus is referring to… ---
**Author:** ![mp11477](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mp11477/32/9283_2.png) [@mp11477](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mp11477)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/661 "2018-09-07T19:06:55Z")
Wow…I didn’t realize it dropped as much as it has so far today…Guess I should’ve paid closer attention to the chart above… ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/2X/4/4f255ccdaf593465dc72704725d71a1b62c30f5e.png) ---
**Author:** ![28firefighter](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/28firefighter/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@28firefighter](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/28firefighter)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/662 "2018-09-07T19:07:24Z")
“Well, that depends on what your definition of ‘is’ is.” I miss that guy. ---
**Author:** ![Force](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/force/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Force](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Force)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/663 "2018-09-07T19:25:41Z")
Elon is probably on crack with all of his crazy talk. Oh wait, he is! ---
**Author:** ![mp11477](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mp11477/32/9283_2.png) [@mp11477](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mp11477)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/664 "2018-09-07T19:53:38Z")
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**Author:** ![max\_g](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/max_g/32/9426_2.png) [@max\_g](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/max_g)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/665 "2018-09-07T23:13:08Z")
In fairness these aren’t exactly C-level positions ---
**Author:** ![joeblogs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/joeblogs/32/44022_2.png) [@joeblogs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/joeblogs)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/666 "2018-09-08T03:17:41Z")
I like all the assumptions that he knows what he’s doing, I think he’s an arrogant tool ---
**Author:** ![mp11477](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mp11477/32/9283_2.png) [@mp11477](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mp11477)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/667 "2018-09-08T13:05:37Z")
The toke seen around the world may have cost him more than a few bucks in stock value… > **[Air Force is looking into Elon Musk's pot smoking: Source](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/07/air-force-is-looking-into-elon-musks-pot-smoking-source.html)** > > The U.S. Air Force has begun looking into Elon Musk apparently smoking weed on a podcast, a source at the military branch told CNBC on Friday.  ---
**Author:** ![kimcicle](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/kimcicle/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kimcicle](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/kimcicle)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/668 "2018-09-10T18:27:03Z")
> [@max\_g](#): > > In fairness these aren’t exactly C-level positions > [@kimcicle](#): > > **chief accounting officer** , the head of HR, **the chief information officer** , a senior project manager for the battery supply chain, and the system leads for both architecture and design on Autopilot. That’s two c-level positions? Or am I missing the joke? ---
**Author:** ![mp11477](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mp11477/32/9283_2.png) [@mp11477](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mp11477)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/669 "2018-09-10T20:53:25Z")
An opinion piece on GM vs Tesla, but some points to think about in comparing the 2… > **[Will Tesla Fade In GM's Rear-View Mirror?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/randybrown/2018/09/07/will-tesla-fade-in-gms-rear-view-mirror/#487e8f97f5bb)** > > For a while, Elon Musk had the edge on traditional automakers. Tesla has been a darling of the stock market. But traditional automakers like General Motors are fighting back. ---
**Author:** ![max\_g](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/max_g/32/9426_2.png) [@max\_g](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/max_g)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/671 "2018-09-10T22:58:43Z")
Just because you put Chief in front of something doesn’t make it an actual C-level position. The head of accounting could potentially have a comptroller or treasurer above him/her, above which is the CFO (a true C-level position). ---
**Author:** ![kimcicle](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/kimcicle/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kimcicle](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/kimcicle)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/672 "2018-09-10T23:19:02Z")
I guess I was being generous with the c-level label, since I think it can dip into the higher rungs of upper management. But didn’t the current CFO also leave back in 2015? I wonder why he came back (or why the replacement CFO left). Regardless I still believe high turnover, especially when it comes to such a high profile company that won’t skimp on salaries, is a troubling sign. ---
**Author:** ![sharksfan15](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/sharksfan15/32/104097_2.png) [@sharksfan15](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/sharksfan15)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/673 "2018-09-11T02:52:06Z")
There’s a reason why GM’s PE is around 6 so I don’t think they are exactly killing it. This past weekend on the way home I drove by the Tesla’s factory, cars were just sitting on trucks parked everywhere (on the street). I don’t think even GM were ever this dis-organized. ---
**Author:** ![joeblogs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/joeblogs/32/44022_2.png) [@joeblogs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/joeblogs)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/674 "2018-09-11T03:04:22Z")
@DanCar where are you to set us straight, I feel lost…😥 ---
**Author:** ![themachine](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/themachine/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@themachine](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/themachine)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/675 "2018-09-11T04:23:14Z")
GM has 10,000+ dealers to ship their cars to. Tesla…doesn’t. They were having a “delivery experience” last weekend to try to clear all the cars sitting around. > **[Model 3 Delivery Experience](https://www.tesla.com/event/model-3-delivery-experience)** > > This weekend, we're hosting an exclusive delivery event in Fremont, CA.  Unfortunately, due to overwhelming demand, we no longer have Model 3 All-Wheel Drive or Performance configurations. A limited number of Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive configurations... ---
**Author:** ![toddg](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/toddg/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@toddg](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/toddg)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/676 "2018-09-13T17:53:45Z")
I think Elon was really hoping that Tesla cars would roll off the production line and do the autonomous self driving to owners. Of course, all the Tesla fans wouldn’t care about self-driven mileage. Hahaha. ---
**Author:** ![kimcicle](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/kimcicle/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kimcicle](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/kimcicle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810/677 "2018-09-13T18:04:51Z")
Musk did promise that by this point a car would be able to be “summoned” and drive by itself across the country. > **[Elon Musk: You’ll be able to summon your Tesla from anywhere in 2018](https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/10/elon-musk-youll-be-able-to-summon-your-tesla-from-anywhere-in-2018/)** > > Yesterday, Tesla Motors released software update 7.1 for the Model S and Model X, an update that allows the electric cars to park themselves while you stand by and watch in awe. Today, CEO Elon Musk made a bold prediction: In 2018, this feature will... Maybe he was expecting to be able to “summon” the cars right to the buyers? But even then the summon feature can’t get the car out of a garage so maybe it’s not worth trusting: > [Previous page](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810.md?page=29) [Next page](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/tesla-model-3-wait-times-slashed/51810.md?page=31)