My cousin and I comparing Slate reservation numbers

[HRSH XYZ]

Chatted with my cousin who reserved a Slate the same day I did and our numbers are way off. Has anyone cracked the code on how these are ordered

 

[Talienza]

From what people have pieced together, it doesn't seem to be strictly first come, first served, I think location, trim, or even dealer allocation might be factoring in, but nothing official has ever been confirmed

 

[HRSH XYZ]

Appreciate you sharing community theories that make more sense than a simple timeline. The trim level influencing the number's interesting since my cousin and I ordered different ones. Has the forum noticed if 1 particular trim creates a bigger jump in the reservation sequence?

 

[Kevin S]

Trim isn't even asked for when you make a reservation. The "maker" part of the site just lets you see what options would look like, and they have other options planned.
When you go to reserve, that's completely separate: only asks for your contact info and payment.
I'm sure the reservation number is just the SL8 and the next 12 digits are a hash that might include a sequential number or timestamp, but it's going to be completely indecipherable.

 

[HRSH XYZ]

This completely changes how I was looking at the number sequence. If most of the number is just an indecipherable hash, then the mystery of the large gap between our numbers gets even more confusing.