It would make no sense to shape the already complex logistic hurdles around delivering 100k vehicles by prioritizing who pressed "buy it now" first.
I could be wrong, but I think they're smarter than that.
What the Slate Truck needs is a tail gate that can lock open at the same height as the top of the 2x6 bed boards.
And if it doesn't, I'll rig something up to force it like I did on my S-10.
Like this:
Frankly, should be a standard feature on all pickups.
"No sorry, we just sold that this morning, we do have The Texas Blooming Onion package with the bed mounted deep fryer for $37,950. Can we start the paperwork?"
Bumper sticker Slate (could you fund the price of a Slate by selling space on it? Like a Mexican restaurant table covered with your local CPAs and insurance salesmen.)
One of the open questions is how direct sales work. To my knowledge, Indiana only gives Tesla an exemption.
So yeah, if they charge per mile, Carvana is going to deliver to the factory gate.