We ordered a Cybertruck on night of release for single motor. Can we switch and not lose place in line?

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We ordered a Cybertruck on night of release for single motor thinking it will be produced first and we wanted to switch to the dual motor. Can we switch and not lose place in line?





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Probably. It doesn't change your order number.

When Tesla opens for order finalization, they usually prompt people to upgrade to the available model if their configuration isn't yet ready.

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Probably. It doesn't change your order number.

When Tesla opens for order finalization, they usually prompt people to upgrade to the available model if their configuration isn't yet ready.

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It's in Tesla's business interest will let you spend more money without negative consequences.

Given the way they did the Model 3 rollout, changing to a more expensive variant is likely to get you closer to the front of the line, because they rolled it out by:
  1. Geography
  2. Trim level
  3. Ability to pay
  4. Reservation number?
before the reservation number even started to matter.

Moving to a higher trim level likely moves you ahead in line, even though your reservation number is unchanged.

Tesla has every business reason to sell the most expensive cars first. If they have a choice between selling a $40k vehicle and $50k in the same manufacturing-time-slot, they'll choose to sell the $50k one first and lock in the higher revenue. This is exactly what they've done with past rollouts.
 

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With the 3, reservation number mattered within the geographic release. There were so many buyers in Oregon and California that they all had to stand in line.

With the Y, geography didn't matter as much, as they had a robust shipping network in place. The served regions were much larger.

But yes, if your trim wasn't offered yet, they wouldsuggest you upgrade.

They send out batch requests to 'finalize' the order based ongeogrphic zones, and people with unserved trim or higher reservation numbers are in the later batches.

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I have changed my specifications. Just login into the tesla web site and "Manage" your cybertruck order. There is an option (in a pretty small font) to "edit design".
 

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If you look at your order, at the bottom there is an option to edit your order. The only difference might be that the cost of FSD has gone up, so I don’t know if changing tp add that feature would be at the cost of FSD at the time of your original order or the more current price.
When they start production, there will be more options available, so I expect another shot at adding features at that time. Most companies are happy for you to spend more...
 

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