Mar 21, 2016
Shinteetah Today I caught an Uber from my conference hotel to the Eastside Auto Spa where I'd left The Flying Squirrel for her Opti-Coat treatment. My driver had never heard of Tesla, but I explained it was electric, and he had a cousin who had a Volt. We talked comparisons on the drive.
We pulled into the lot and I pointed out my car, glistening in her newly-polished glory. The guy braked. "GIRRL. That is so much better than a Volt!"
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Mar 21, 2016
Gwgan Hard to hear over the engine roar but jacked up diesel pickup driver stopped along side while the falcon door was open and yelled "Is that the one that was just released? Want to trade?" The toxic fumes increased as he pulled away. He obviously knew about the car, was curious and not disparaging, but what he was driving was the polar opposite. Future EV driver I hope.�
Mar 22, 2016
kevinf311 Recently the place I stop to grab precious precious coffee on the way to work closed temporarily for a remodel and I've been forced (FORCED, I tell ya
On Saturday when I was swooping in to grab 20oz of the good stuff the shift manager pointed to my car, visible through the vestibule, and asked if it was mine.
He and the other workers proceeded to ask all of the usual questions which I was more than happy to answer. If I hadn't been running slightly late (as per usual) I would have offered to show them around the car but I needed to skedaddle.
One of the workers commented on the exchange earlier this week "Are you the guy with the car everyone was freaking out over?" to which I replied in the affirmative; she only had to say "I don't get what the big deal is, I'm not really much of a car person I guess." Such tragedy, not knowing the thrill of a Tesla Grin�
Mar 22, 2016
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Mar 26, 2016
CaptainKirk I went with my whole family for early Dim Sum Brunch today. My Lexus (Alexia) has a Tesla "My next car is electric!" license plate holder. Lo and behold, when we returned to my car, we saw a P85D parked right beside me! I like to think that I brought a smile to the Tesla driver's face too.�
Mar 26, 2016
pdxgibby My wife and I stayed at a very nice hotel that had only valet parking available. I didn't like the idea of letting someone else drive my model S...but without another option, it happened. The guy told me not to worry -- that they park all of the high end cars up front. Later that night, my wife and I were walking past the "high end" cars and two couples were walking in the other direction and one guy was pointing them out to his friends, "Check it out! Mercedes AMG, Audi R8, and of course a Tesla! The best of the bunch." Made my day just overhearing this.�
Mar 26, 2016
taldric My wife and I were driving out to Sequim from Tacoma (Washington) this afternoon in our new Model S 85D, when we see another 85 just ahead of us. It's an older one - the darker blue and didn't have the sensors - but we managed traffic to get up next to him. We all waved at each other and had huge grins on our faces. It is great to be part of the Tesla Club!�
Mar 30, 2016
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Mar 31, 2016
andyaycw I had a co-worker a few weeks ago notice I was the owner of the car. He asked me "how long does it take to warm it up?" I had no idea what he meant or how to respond. Awkward silence ensued. He asked me the same question again a few days later. The same awkward silence ensued. He has since stopped asking me�
Mar 31, 2016
Andyw2100 Why not just ask, "What do you mean?"�
Apr 1, 2016
Max* That's too simple.�
Apr 1, 2016
edmeades 12 hours after reserving my M3, I had my first real Tesla Time moment in the office. I mentioned the reservation to a colleague, and the conversation drew more people in, asking about range, how to charge, Supercharging is free??? I got a gratz for leading the charge (har) into the future. Thanks to all of you who contributed to the Secret Master Plan!�
Apr 1, 2016
rog Not sure if this counts as a "Tesla moment"
Charging at the Supercharger in Auburn MA (which is located in a quite shady area for my taste btw) - van driver idling nearby sees me walking away, opens the window and shouts: "Is that a Ford?". I was thinking for a second to tell him "No, it's a Tesla", but then decided to go with a: "Yes!"�
Apr 1, 2016
SmartElectric Took the family for a drive tonight, ended up well into Toronto at a place that doesn't normally see too many Tesla's. Anyway, we park and the guy running the small nutrition store in front of our car runs out and says "nice! did you know Tesla is going to sell a less expensive car in a few years?!" I answered that I had indeed put down a deposit for one. He then says "come on, tell me there's something wrong with this car, right?!" I said "yeah, not enough power...<grinning>". Spent 30 minutes showing him around the car, a few more people come over, we discuss Tesla's for 30 minutes. Happens all the time. People love these cars.�
Apr 1, 2016
Tree95 I stopped in a gas station and parked to go in and buy junk food. The cashier asked "Is that your Tesla?" I answered yes, and she said "It's awfully dirty. I'm not supposed to do this, but here's a code for the car wash."
Busted.�
Apr 2, 2016
rocketdallas I had another nice Tesla moment today, courtesy of the Model 3 launch and PR. This morning I brought my daughter to tennis lessons per our normal Saturday routine and joined the group of dads who I usually chat with while we watch our kids play. We've been on this routine for nearly two years now.
We've never discussed cars before and though I know at least one was very curious about the Model S, he never brought it up. This morning, however, everyone wanted to ask me about my experiences with Tesla and to talk about the Model 3 (two said they may put down deposits). We went through the normal questions that pop up and I think I convinced two of the dads to go to our local showroom to arrange test drives of the Model S and to learn more about the 3. Fun stuff!�
Apr 2, 2016
mspohr My 3 year old granddaughter was riding her tricycle in the driveway. We called her inside and she said she would park her tricycle but first she had to plug it in.�
Apr 3, 2016
mhpr262 It's pretty amazing to think that she may very well never drive an ICE vehicle in her whole life. Even some kids who are a good deal older may not ever do that, just like most drivers today don't know how to drive a stick-shifter car. A true paradigm shift.�
Apr 3, 2016
Andyw2100 Forget never driving an ICE vehicle, she may never have to DRIVE period!�
Apr 3, 2016
beeeerock Went up to my 79 year old Mother's house this evening to move some stuff for her. She's not really a car person, but has indulged my love for my Model S. First question in the door... "Did you manage to reserve a Model 3? I've been hearing plenty about them". So I pulled up the Model 3 photos on the Tesla site for her on her computer and told her "No, I reserved 2 of them. One for (my wife) and..."
She interrupted, "The other one for me, right?"
Completely serious. She'll be in her eighties by the time it arrives. But she wants it. So I guess the second reservation is for her.�
Apr 3, 2016
meloccom Buy her a wall connector and have it installed in her garage as an 80th birthday present.�
Apr 4, 2016
caps04 Parked in a garage in NYC last week. The attendants were super excited. One of them drove it right out, reversed it, backed into a spot between a Porsche and S class and put two cones around it - the only car protected like that. When I went to pick it up, he was equally excited to get it back.. singing all the way to the car. He didn't even stick around for a tip - seemed happy to just zip it up and down the ramp.�
Apr 5, 2016
hiroshiy 80 amps please�
Apr 5, 2016
beeeerock Ah, she doesn't drive very fast anymore... I think 40 will be quick enough... ;-)�
Apr 5, 2016
hsctiger93 2 fun moments...
One: My 8 year old, out of the blue, said, "It won't be long before people driving gas cars will be treated like smokers."
Two: Parked next to the umpire at my kid's baseball game. As I walked up to the car, the man said he and his wife were admiring it and asked what it was. I said it was a Tesla, an American car (he had a pickup truck so I wanted him to not get into the crazy ferriner stuff). He said, "Chrysler?" I said, "No, Tesla. Named after the guy who invented AC electricity. It's made in California." He said, "You mean a Chrysler?"
I should have realized. Not only are umps blind, but they're deaf too.�
Apr 8, 2016
Ugliest1 1. Your 8-year-old is prescient!
2. And they're so used to hearing denials ("that was a BALL!" "I was SAFE!" "I didn't foul him!" "I didn't touch it!") they can't actually process when they hear the truth. disclosure: basketball & volleyball referee. And I'm kidding anyway. Referees aren't totally blind. They're only blind in one eye, and can't see out of the other.�
Apr 8, 2016
Ames I take my sister and her two kids out for breakfast and on the way the kids have a blast with endless requests for Katy Perry songs, and 'do the rollercoaster'. After breakfast their daddy arrives to pick them up in his Porsche Cayenne. His 6 yo has a major screaming tantrum in front of the waiting crowd and makes it ear piercingly clear that she wants the Tesla NOT the Porsche�
Apr 11, 2016
DrGuest I just dropped off, Inspiration II, my new Model S 90D for have clear bra installed and It is really hard to have it gone for 18 hours. I am having a Tesla Moment of missing my car, a lot.�
Apr 11, 2016
beeeerock We spent the weekend south of the border (that would be 'USA', not 'Mexico'!) and didn't have the luxury of a destination charger. So I scanned through Plugshare for something local and found that the nearby Nissan, Kia and Mitsubishi dealerships all had some facilities. The closest was a Nissan dealer and Plugshare indicated 'open to all cars'. So we headed on over with the trusty CHAdeMO adapter. But... 'open to all cars' evidently meant 'open to Nissan cars'. They turned us away quite bluntly. Needless to say, I edited the Plugshare entry appropriately...!
Next stop, another Nissan dealership. I called ahead and was told 'No problem! If you don't have a Chargepoint card, you can use ours!'. We arrived, I plugged in (using my card) and then spent the next hour talking to a steady stream of Nissan sales and service people, as well as a few customers waiting for repair work.
The best part of it was, they weren't shy about their feelings when it came to the Leaf. Yes, they're selling like crazy this spring, but the range is too short and they're just too darned ugly... No animosity towards the Tesla brand (just the opposite!) and full disclosure on what they're selling. They're hoping Nissan will up their game and give them something better to sell/service. They seemed to realize that the game had changed with the unveiling of the M-3.
I arrived, prepared to be grudgingly accepted, but just the opposite. Great bunch of people and the charge time flew by!�
Apr 11, 2016
Rockster When I had my MS inspected at the local Nissan dealership, I found much the same thing. They were quite friendly. I even gave a couple of the salesmen a ride around the block. They were thrilled.�
Apr 11, 2016
brucet999 Wait, what? Why would you have your MS inspected at a Nissan dealer?�
Apr 12, 2016
Rockster Texas requires state inspections every year, even on brand new cars when they're delivered. There's a Nissan dealer near my house and three years ago, when we got our first MS, I figured their familiarity with the Leaf would mean that they'd be less confused than a random car repair place when inspecting the Model S, which was pretty rare around here at that time. Plus, dealers who inspect new cars can put a two-year sticker on the car when it's newly inspected and I was hoping that I might get a two-year sticker for that first inspection.
(BTW, our Dallas Tesla service center doesn't do state inspections because if they sign up with the state to do state inspections, they're required to inspect any vehicle that shows up wanting to be inspected. This means they'd be dealing with ICE vehicles. Those licensed to perform inspections in Texas must also be able to perform "minor repairs" that might be required to bring a car into compliance, making it even less likely that our Tesla service center would ever do state inspections.)�
Apr 12, 2016
Model S M.D. Hopefully they just charged the $7 Safety Inspection Fee and waived the $25 Emissions/Safety Fee, since of course your car does not emit toxic fumes�
Apr 12, 2016
Rockster It was pretty inexpensive, I don't recall the exact price. I was unhappy to later find, however, that they had entered the inspection into CarFax as having repaired my vehicle. It made me feel so dirty.�
Apr 12, 2016
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Apr 12, 2016
bmah My son and I were driving out this morning in my S, in full "Mario Kart" / autopilot mode with the recent 7.1(2.16.17) software. Within about a minute of getting on the freeway, we found ourselves driving along with two Xs (Sig P90DL and a 90D) and another S (P90DL). My son traded smiles with one of the X drivers. We really live in Tesla-land here in the SF Bay Area.�
Apr 12, 2016
mspohr You all have to learn the "Tesla Nod"
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Apr 12, 2016
mikeash We have state inspections in Virginia too. They're smart enough not to require the emissions part for an EV. I took my car to a local shop just out of convenience. The first time was a Tesla Moment, the mechanic was pretty excited, asked a lot of questions, thought the whole thing was really cool, etc. The second time was a Moment of the opposite kind, where a different mechanic initially refused to look at the car and took a lot of persuading. I thought it was pretty weird, since the only difference when inspecting an EV is that there's less stuff to check. He came around eventually and in the end he said something appreciative about how he got to learn something new, but maybe next year I'll try the Nissan dealership instead.�
Apr 12, 2016
brucet999 Thanks for posting. I had thought the only use for summon would be to pull the car out when some bozo had parked too close to my driver door leaving no room to get in, but this shows that the reverse situation is also useful.�
Apr 12, 2016
Beryl Agreed. I parked my car in a relative's tiny garage this way. The embarrassing part was that my non-Tesla owning relative was the one that reminded me of the car's capability. It is a valuable autonomous driving feature.�
Apr 12, 2016
Cyclone I remember about 18 months ago learning of the Tesla Nod and the question then was, "What should AutoPilot owners do?" I responded with this pic. I still think we should!
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Apr 12, 2016
yo mama Buddy Jesus. Classic.
I don't seem to make eye contact with many people on the freeway but I have noticed an uptick in receiving the classic Tesla wave the last month or so while driving around town.�
Apr 12, 2016
bmah Ha! I've always loved that video.
There's so darned many Teslas around these parts it feels like I'd be nodding at pretty much everybody (not necessarily a safe thing to do unless stopped or on autopilot). But I will wave at people occasionally and I'll always return waves if I can react fast enough.
Bruce.�
Apr 12, 2016
msnow I prefer the headlight flash (Porsche style) for oncoming and a wave or nod for side by side. Not many people reciprocate the headlight flash though :sad:�
Apr 12, 2016
Btrflyl8e Another TMC member who lives within walking distance of me(FLDarren) always complains about the same thing, no one ever flashes back. A few weeks ago (before I sold my 60), I was at a light when I noticed him sitting at the same light heading in the opposite direction. He flashed, I flashed back as he made a left turn in front of me. Later I texted him, and he was so mad that someone finally flashed back and it was "just" me! Haha.�
Apr 13, 2016
kevinf311 I tried to keep up with the headlight flash tradition, but I never seem in the right setting for it. For the first few months I had the car, the only other Tesla I ever saw would be a white one traveling in the opposite direction across a divided highway.
Then the first time I was on a surface street opposite of another Tesla I was mildly lost and focusing on the different nav directions that I totally missed that there was another Model S until it was too late.
I just wave like a mad-man now and will return light flashes if I can.
Oh, on topic, I had another series of Tesla Moments this weekend. These were in a controlled environment though, so less spontaneous than most.
My car was featured in a Car Show to support Autism Awareness not far from me (put on by the same guy who set up one last year) and while I didn't win any awards this year, there was plenty of foot traffic around my car.
All the standard questions were posed and I went right into Tesla-knowledge-base mode answering as much as I could. One gentleman in an Audi S7 (very beautiful car) lamented that he was in a toss up between the S7 and a nicely appointed Model S but he didn't think he could make the trips down south. I told him that I had made the trek to Alabama last year and was planning to go down again this year, no problem. You could almost see him running numbers in his head on how good a trade-in he could get for the S7�
Apr 20, 2016
Shaggy I think the best part is the kid hits close himself as they are starting to pull away.�
Apr 20, 2016
Shaggy
I've charged at the Sna Marcos (TX) Nissan dealership several times (L2 only), they are very nice. Northpoint Nissan in Austin has CHAdeMo and are also nice to all plugins (the 2 times I've stopped there).�
Apr 20, 2016
EVie'sDad Driving down the coast from the bay area on highway 1 to pebble beach at sunset, with dinner and desert on the shore!�
Apr 22, 2016
John Stuckey I dropped off a package at a shipper this noon. The young lady at the counter asked about the car. I made small talk while she signed the package in. As I was leaving she followed me to the door, past the next guy in line and told him, "be right with you, IT'S A TESLA!".�
Apr 22, 2016
pdxgibby Happy Earth Day, everyone.
Today, my local coffee drive through was offering $2 coffee drinks if you brought your reusable travel mug. I usually do this, but I stopped for coffee on my way back from Tesla service picking up my car and I didn't have my mug with me. The gals at the coffee drive through (that all know me very well) were giving me a hard time for not bringing in my mug on Earth Day.
I let them jab at me for a few seconds, then I looked back at them, grinned and said, "I drive a Tesla. Back the f&^# off."
We all had a good chuckle.�
May 16, 2016
Boourns Had my first Tesla moment on Sunday. Leaving a shopping area stopped at a stoplight with the windows down. A lady in a Toyota SUV pulls up next to us and says, "That's a beautiful car!" My wife and I got huge grins and both shouted thanks. Considering it was literally our first full day with the S it made us pretty happy.�
May 19, 2016
Rhyder My first was five minutes into my initial MS test drive in Houston. I whooshed onto I45 and settled into the lane right next to a new Panamera with temp tags. I glanced over to see a teenager in the back seat videoing me(!) with his iPhone. Couldn't help but stomp the pedal at that point, all the while thinking "I've got to get me one of these!"�
May 19, 2016
mhpr262 A Panamera, a teenager or a smartphone with camera?�
May 20, 2016
fballatore Picked up my new MS on Wednesday evening and had my first two Tesla moments yesterday. The first was at lunchtime pulling into a Whole Foods parking lot. Saw a woman in a silver Model S and got a nod and a wave. The second one was while I was sitting in the car waiting for my wife to come out of a store. A young guy parked beside me and when he got out, he looked at me and said "Awesome car dude!" This is going to be fun.�
May 20, 2016
RogerHScott Sigh...
You know you really live in the sticks when nearly no one knows what a Tesla is or cares.
Tesla moments are few and far between around here, though I did spot a second other Tesla
around town a couple of days ago.�
May 20, 2016
ChooseGreen I had an awesome Tesla moment last weekend. Context: I have long been enthusiastic about EVs, but had never touched one before. I saw an old friend who now drives a Tesla at an event. Obviously we got talking about it and he offered to let me drive it; yes my jaw hit the floor! It was funny sitting in the driver's seat and already knowing where everything was and how it worked because I have watched so many videos and already read the user's manual
I have heard many times over how smooth and quiet the Model S is, but that didn't change how blown away I was in the first 10 metres of driving. I normally drive a 2000 Honda Civic and of course whenever the engine is running, the whole thing vibrates ever so subtly. Driving the Model S, I was SO blown away by the sensation of...well lack of sensation. We were even driving through a grass parking lot so there wasn't even any tire noise. Wow!
...and now the wait continues for our Model 3. Thanks for the test drive friend!�
May 20, 2016
Cyclone After a year of ownership and 15k miles, I still get the same shock every time another Tesla pulls up while I'm standing outside or walking. Such silence!�
May 20, 2016
Shelly hello, how is everything going on?�
May 20, 2016
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May 21, 2016
LoL Rick I had a Tesla moment inside my head yesterday on the way home. It went something like this:
"Why are all these people around me driving so fast and jockeying for position? Don't they know the traffic is at a standstill a mile ahead?"
Oh. Yeah. They don't.�
May 23, 2016
Cyclone So far so good. Hit my one year anniversary with the car last year and about to put my ICE up for sale.�
May 24, 2016
EVie'sDad Driving up behind unwitting pedestrians seemingly bent on walking in roadways when there are perfectly good sidewalks and footways to use, and having to slow down, creep up, wait and then and pass by them silently as they turn their necks to glance over at the almost silent electric vehicle passing in their midst they were not even aware of moments before. priceless.�
May 24, 2016
LoL Rick The stereo goes to 11.�
May 24, 2016
MorrisonHiker Sounds like the Model S test drive I took in April. It took an extra minute or two to get out of the parking lot since at least 3 people were walking down the middle of the parking lot while I rolled silently behind them.�
May 24, 2016
Cyclone I do this too for that same scenario!�
May 27, 2016
woodturnerdude I saw two Model S cars today on US 23 Just north of Worthington Ohio. First a black 90D and then about a mile later, I saw a white 70D. What a great car.�
May 27, 2016
evp Now every time I see a commercial for some random ICE -- BMW, Jaguar, Acura, whatever -- I just shake my head sadly and mutter "poor guys, spending all that money trying to drum up a little excitement for your product."�
May 28, 2016
Barry Along those lines, evp, when I see a commercial and the rev the engine to impress us with the power, I think to myself, "yuck, all that noise pollution and wasted energy in sound and heat..."�
May 28, 2016
freds Or walking back to your parking spot and seeing a oily puddle under the front of the car and absolutely knowing it is not from your car.�
May 29, 2016
JamesG Picked X Thursday eve. It does live outside in driveway in front of house Saturday afternoon 2 boys on bicycles 11maybe, circling�
May 29, 2016
Chuq Ads for car companies seem to appear frequently on my newsfeed. Every time without fail, I ask them why they aren't making an EV (or if they do, why it isn't available in my country). Eventually they'll get the message.�
May 29, 2016
Beryl While driving around a senior relative's neighborhood showing off Tesla (25mph), 2 bicyclers came near and gave me the thumbs up. My relative was surprised and but said, "you call it a computer on wheels. Well, young people must know all about these cars".�
May 30, 2016
pedriscoll Young guy in a BMW 3 series gave me the thumbs up today.�
May 30, 2016
vvanders We've taken our car out to a few car shows and we showed up to one a tad late. Getting through the crowd to an open spot was a constant stream of people being surprised that there was actually a car behind them.�
May 30, 2016
bmah I never thought I'd experience this in the Tesla-land that is the San Francisco Bay Area. This afternoon, my son and I walked out of a store at a mall to see two women taking pictures standing in front of my S (nice thing about metallic silver, they probably couldn't see how dirty the car is). Unfortunately they hopped into their SUV and drove away before we could shake off our surprise and go talk to them.
Bruce.�
May 31, 2016
RogerHScott I assume the "gas guzzling" qualifier was implicit there?�
May 31, 2016
bmah I almost wrote that. It wasn't one of the non-gas guzzling SUVs I know (Model X, RAV4 EV), so "gas guzzling" probably applies.
Bruce.�
May 31, 2016
Julesp313 Saw my first Model S "in the wild", aka not at an organized gathering, since I have become an owner, and rather than the classy discreet Tesla nod, I waved like a crazy person - and they waved back! Then this morning on my way to work, a Leaf flashed me - hopefully a happy "EVs unite!" flash.
On the TV ads, the new Audi ad that suggests the Audi is now super automated and aware - my husband said "See, just like our car" and I gave him what I hope was a withering glare of disgust...�
May 31, 2016
RogerHScott The "Tesla nod" is for those who live in high-Tesla-density locations, where spotting another Tesla is a routine thing. For us hicks who live in "Hey, buddy, whut kina new-fangled vee-hick-ul is that?"-country we flash lights, beep horns, wave with both hands (thus showing off auto-steer�
May 31, 2016
Boourns Not sure if this is a "Tesla Moment" per se, but this weekend we didn't leave the house at all on Sunday -- just had a relaxing day at home. Sunday evening I told my wife I was bummed because I didn't get to drive the Tesla at all that day. She just sighed and called me a dork.�
May 31, 2016
swesson Having a model x is still a novelty. Everywhere I go, people want to take photos of it, whether it is in motion or parked, strangers come up to me all the time and want to take a photo of it and talk. My wife says, "You're a celebrity, now.", but I say, "No. I DRIVE a celebrity!"�
May 31, 2016
Julesp313 Ah, excellent - then I unknowingly got it right!!!�
May 31, 2016
SW2Fiddler If you keep the Daytime Running Lights (DRL) on, and why wouldn't you, a flash of the Hazard lights looks like a Tesla Wink.�
May 31, 2016
Max* Don't you mean a Tesla Blink?�
May 31, 2016
SW2Fiddler It is... Almost wrote blink but a wink is friendly.
I do want a winking Easter Egg or a coordinated Light Show EE for cars at Superchargers.�
May 31, 2016
Btrflyl8e I'm definitely letting you know when I head to your neck of the woods. I want to see these wild antics.�
May 31, 2016
yo mama I now make up reasons to run errands. My wife knows why, but she just shakes her head and laughs (at me). Did I really "need" to drive and get the family a lime and blackberry pie for Sunday night desert? You bet your ass, I did! Think of the calamity that would have almost certainly befallen us if I'd merely stayed at home - without pie. Oh, the humanity.�
May 31, 2016
Half Dollar Bill Wait, wait, wait. Is this a west coast creation? Since you're looking for reasons to drive, how about a road trip to bring one out to the east coast?�
May 31, 2016
msnow "Lime and blackberry pie"? Really? Is this a thing?�
May 31, 2016
yo mama Whole Foods had them for sale and I'd never had one before, so what the heck? It was a nice way to finish off the steak and shrimp dinner we'd cooked (purchased during another impromptu shopping excursion from earlier that same day).
What can I say, the San Jose Whole Foods has a dope outdoor beer garden and preferred EV parking out front.�
May 31, 2016
jmanning Knucklehead me left the house with wallet in hand and glasses. Put the car in reverse out of the driveway then drive to go to work. Got to the end of our street and the dash reads basically the car won't move because it can't detect the fob !!! What, I am at a spot that isn't the best, SPRINTING back home to get it after I put the hazards on, I came back in time for nothing to have happened to others or the car.
Still recovering from the all out SPRINT that I had to do though.....BRING YOUR FOB !!!!!�
May 31, 2016
Btrflyl8e Why not just use your phone app (unless you left that, too?)�
May 31, 2016
mikeash Don't panic! The key fob message is warning you that if the car turns off, you won't be able to turn it back on. The car will continue driving just fine though! Calmly turn around and drive home, or use your phone to restart the car.�
May 31, 2016
f-stop When I first read your post, I didn't know lime & blackberry pie was a thing. I assumed you meant you got a lime (maybe for margaritas?), and also a pie - so my natural initial reaction was... "Whoa, you coulda made two separate trips to the grocery store!"�
May 31, 2016
Hugh Mannity Ok so road trip to San Jose for lime and blackberry pie. Leaving now�
Jun 1, 2016
RogerHScott If you're going as far as San Jose for berry pie go just a little further west over to Pescadero and pick up an Ollalieberry pie from Duart's. The drive over the mountains is most Tesla-worthy. And the pie? Well, any Bay Area person who knows about Duart's can tell you...�
Jun 1, 2016
yo mama First of all, yes - that drive is very Tesla worthy. Second of all, if we're going to Duart's for pie let's go early enough in the day that a bloody mary or two fits naturally within the experience.�
Jun 1, 2016
RogerHScott Throw in a bowl of green chile soup and lots of their sourdough bread and we've got a deal!�
Jun 1, 2016
yo mama Actually, the pie *was* my second trip of the day to that particular Whole Foods. I'd seen the pie while shopping earlier that day but passed at the time. After dinner, a lime and black berry pie sounded awesome so I was largely compelled to drive and get one. I'd likely have been a failure - both as a father and a husband - had I not made that second trip.
My wife has noticed that I do a lot more of the food shopping lately. She knows that I just like the excuse to go for a drive. But at the same time she likes how I come home from the store all excited to cook the meal I just bought because she likes it when we cook together. (She thinks that's romantic). So... thanks for that Telsa? And the pie.�
Jun 5, 2016
Julesp313 Picked my car up this morning after having it coated with Gtechniq Crystal Serum, which, by the way, makes it look ridiculously gorgeous, and at a stop light, a lady in a huge Chevy truck is motioning me to put the window down. I do, and she wants to know what sort of car it is - Tesla, it's all electric - and she says "it is absolutely stunning". I thank her and say "it's quite quick too" and then, because I can't help myself, I provide a little display of said speed when the light turns green. You sometimes just have to, don't you?�
Jun 5, 2016
Btrflyl8e I just had crystal serum applied, too. I'm thoroughly impressed, it looks and feels ridiculously smooth as glass. Last Tesla I had c quartz finest, which was good but was wearing off just before the 2 year mark. At 7 years for this stuff, our cars should be looking new for a long time!�
Jun 6, 2016
Brunton I just got back from a road trip to New Jersey. While there I was showing the car to relatives, most of whom had never seen one in person. I was giving everyone over 25 an opportunity to drive it. My nephew was generally the "co-pilot" - I was very comfortable sitting at the kitchen table chatting with folks.
Before my sister-in-law (nephew's mother) took her turn, she asked "Does it steer with the steering wheel?"
Only one possible answer to give to that - "No, that's just there to make it look more like other cars."
It'll be a long time before anyone forgets that one!�
Jun 6, 2016
RogerHScott That, and "Come over here; I need to shave a little spot on your scalp for the direct neural link."�
Jun 6, 2016
RogerHScott Upon returning to my car while visiting in Champaign, IL this afternoon found three gentlemen ogling it, one of whom
turned out to be the father of a Tesla employee. Gave them "the tour" and "the sales pitch". It was a beautiful
sunny day and the deep blue metallic glowed in the sun
customer in the pipeline�
Jun 6, 2016
Barry I was coming back from a trip and in the airport off-site parking shuttle returning to the lot to get my car. As we approached my car, the driver called out "gray Tesla." I opened the rear hatch with the Fob from inside the van. Someone else in the van commented that was really cool. So I closed the rear hatch, said, "watch this," and summoned the car back a couple of feet. Priceless!�
Jun 6, 2016
13P85plus How much did it cost to get it installed?�
Jun 7, 2016
Btrflyl8e Depends how much correction your paint needs, but should be in the neighborhood about $1800.
The night I picked it up it rained (I have no garage for it, sadly). I was going to show it off at a cars & coffee deal the next morning, and had to leave at 5:45am. No time to dry it, and it was soaked. By the time I got there (interstate all the way), it had all simply blown off leaving no trace. It looked show-ready! The boys couldn't believe it had been rained on and just dried by driving! And THAT is worth it!�
Jun 8, 2016
Gwgan A TSLA shareholder who had yet to see the product he had invested in stopped by for a look while I was moving propane tank and gas cans in and out of the frunk at the gas station. We don�t have a lot of Teslas here and to see an X just made his day. While I was inside paying for my carbon fuels he was crawling around on the ground looking underneath and we all nodded understandingly through the window. He lamented not having a reservation for the M3 already but his stock is doing well. I suspect by time time he can order an M3 with a short delivery time his stock will be doing very well.�
Jun 9, 2016
Julesp313 Mine was $1,300 - level one paint correction (the car is only three weeks old), level two protection (Gtechniq Crystal Serum Pro, all exposed paint plus wheels). There's a chap who comes highly recommended by pretty much all the owners in the MN group, and I was extremely pleased with the outcome. Much like Btrflyl8e mentioned above, the way rain runs off the car now is ridiculous - it's actually really cool to watch it bead up and just slide off. I mainly got it for the MN winters - road salt, dirty snow, etc. - so I'm looking forward to seeing how it holds up. Plus it's shiny as heck - so pretty!�
Jun 9, 2016
RogerHScott What does something like Crystal Serum do for wheels? I've got a problem with ugly black brake dust accumulating
on my shiny-slick Silver Cyclone wheels. Might this help with that?�
Jun 9, 2016
Btrflyl8e The best is when you wash it... and dry it WITH WATER. After rinsing, remove any spray nozzle and turn the water flow down until it's a steady stream, not too hard but steady. Carefully walk the sides of the car"pouring" the water down from the top, and down the hood from up near the windshield, and watch it take nearly all the water off as it sheets away, leaving just a few tiny droplets. Then use your battery powered blower to blow water out of the mirrors and other crevices. Then just pat dry with a good microfiber, that's never ever been in a hot dryer. Good stuff right there!�
Jun 10, 2016
Julesp313 Yep, or with rust from the brakes because you don't use them very often and - depending on where you live - they rust�
Jun 10, 2016
Julesp313 Yes, I shall be training The Husband on the appropriate washing method for this - he's more of a bucket of soap suds and big fluffy wash mitt, followed by a good rub down with a sort of mostly clean chamois kinda dude. That is not happening!!!�
Jun 11, 2016
SomeJoe7777 I get out of the car in a grocery store parking lot.
Random guy: "That is a totally slick-looking car, it's beautiful."
Me: "Thanks man!"
Random guy: "So what exactly is that ... is that the new Buick?"
Me: "No, this is a Tesla."
Random guy: "Oh WOW! I didn't know Buick made those!"
< Pause >
I proceed to start at the very beginning ... Tesla is a new American car company ... made in California ... only been making mass-production cars for 4 years ...
whilst simultaneously doing my best to choke back the tears of laughter ...�
Jun 11, 2016
JER Buick?
Well, I suppose the Buick Avista concept car does look somewhat like a Model S (only 2 door.) They're not going to produce any, though.
It does say something when Tesla's production vehicles are being confused with other manufacturers' concept cars.�
Jun 11, 2016
Btrflyl8e On my way home from work yesterday I was sitting at a traffic light, when I caught movement in the car next to me out of the corner of my eye. I looked over, and there was a little buy in the backseat of the SUV next to me, frantically waving and smiling. I smiled and waved back, then the light changed and we were moving through traffic again. I got an opening, so I gunned it a little. Next light, we're next to each other again, and now the boy and another boy in the back are waving and laughing, and giving me the thumbs up. I was trying to think of something fun I could do, and the only thing that came to mind was hit the Park button to extend the door handles. They lost their minds! It was awesome, they looked to be about 7 and 10. I love that kids know a Tesla on sight!�
Jun 11, 2016
EV-lutioin Just wondering, is Crystal Serum applied instead of film wraps or in addition to them?�
Jun 11, 2016
Beryl I get this -- a lot.
- It is a Tesla Model S
- Yeah but who makes it?
- Tesla
(Blank stare)
Maybe it is regional.�
Jun 11, 2016
Btrflyl8e In addition, it doesn't protect from rock chips, etc. I did get Xpel on the nose.�
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