May 24, 2015
webbbcam Yes! Absolutely love it. I put 3200 miles on it in the first 7 days I owned it.
Best car ever.
John�
May 24, 2015
Cyclone Just perfecting your Tesla Grin!�
May 24, 2015
pmadflyer My best friend has been saying I'm obsessed with Tesla. So, we two third year engineering students left the NSSB (ASCE competition we build bridges and load them, Google it) yesterday to kill time before the banquet. We went to the most obvious place we could think of, the KC Tesla store. After a ride in the P85D he can't quit talking about the car.
Fast forward to after the banquet and with a third engineer in the car, we come upon a dead '13 Porsche 911 in the garage. After failing to jumpstart the car (mechanical fault), I ask my smiling friends, "are you thinking about the Tesla?" without pause, the 911 owner said, "I test drove one the other day." and we had a 10 minute conversation. We think he's a future Tesla owner.
At the end of the talk, he asks, "how do you three know so much?" To which we replied in unison, "we're engineers."�
May 27, 2015
FLDarren Here's a group text with a few members here. I never dipped the jambs burnt copper so the guy thought I had an incomplete paint job. As u can see from my first reply I didn't catch on to what I said was in my front. Spacing is everything.
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May 27, 2015
Vip Great story. I work in an ER and all the security guards know me because of the Model S. Some of them will always say "Doc, no need to park the car. I'd be happy to valet it for you!" I always laugh! Would be great little perk to the job!�
May 28, 2015
Btrflyl8e Another example of how important things like commas and hyphens can be. I nearly spit out my water when I got that text yesterday!�
May 28, 2015
Half Dollar Bill Just came from a check-up at the dentist's.
While the tech is cleaning my teeth a horn goes off outside. It doesn't sound like a car alarm because it's too unevenly spaced. The tech starts to get agitated and gets up to look out the window. She explains that her doggie day-care appointment fell through this morning so she has her dog in her new car with the A/C on/windows part down, so I'm guessing he's in the front seat with his paws on the steering wheel.
I tell her that she should have gotten an electric car like me and she wouldn't have to worry about leaving it running. She says they looked at electrics and liked the Tesla but her husband didn't want to take the plunge yet. Then I produce my key fob and she says that she's jealous; she thinks her husband wanted to wait until it was time to trade HIS car in. She asks how I like it and what it's cost to run and I tell her it's been the best car I've owned and I spent $100 on electricity for 20,000 miles my first year. When I was leaving I told her to have her husband call me for additional persuasion. She talked about it being a few years so maybe they'll be Model 3 customers.�
May 29, 2015
ibdb My first Tesla moment happened 5 days before delivery.
The electricians were installing the 14-50 outlet in my garage. After completing the job, the electrician asked what kind of car we were getting. I told them that it was a Tesla Model S. The apprentice -- who'd been there the whole while helping to run the conduit, pull the wire, mount the outlet, everything -- then asked me if that was the new electric one. I wasn't quite sure how to respond at first, but managed a quick "yes" without shaking my head once.�
Jun 1, 2015
kyalami Picked up my CPO P85 Signature last Thursday.
Since then, have had 4 separate Tesla moments:
1. Pulling into large parking lot at University of Rhode Island, a family of 5 were crossing on foot in front of me. The two teenage boys spotted the Tesla and started jumping up and down pointing and yelling to their parents....the parents had no idea what they were talking about!
2. Pulled up to a takeout clam shack with a long line in front. At least 6 people interrogated me about the car while in line and several broke out of line to take pictures with their respective partners.
3. A short time later, the car next to me at a stop light rolled down the window and asked how I like my EV and "how much did it run you?' I replied "a lot!"
4. Stopped by German motors service to make an appointment for my annual service on my Porsche 911, vintage 1987. Owner and mechanics all come out to check out the MS. Chief mechanic said that when electric cars take over it will be time for him to die....LOL�
Jun 1, 2015
Johan Nice moment today:
A patient of mine (I'm a doctor): Did you sell your Tesla? I didn't see it parked outside.
Me: No, my wife rarely let's me borrow it.
Guy: Well I couldn't get one, even though I would love to. I drive all the time to Kristiansandand back in a day (650 km). I can't sleep over there to charge!
I tell him about the Superchargers and show him the EU SC map on the computer screen
Guy: Why don't they tell people about this??? I'm visiting the Tesla store tomorrow!
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Jun 1, 2015
kevinf311 Nice! I love it when you can feel someone that's on the fence start to consider a purchase after a "Tesla Moment." I had a similar interaction with a co-worker not too long ago who was interested in Tesla but went with another Jag because he had read about a long wait in order-->delivery. When he found out it was only a couple months (at least mine was) he started running numbers on how he could convince his wife to trade her Lexus for an S. The test drive we took over lunch in my car might have helped spur the decision as well :wink:�
Jun 1, 2015
Cyclone In anticipation of this, I stopped by my local Tesla store and picked up some business cards of the local sales team. I'm happy to report that in 10 days, I've had 3 chances to hand them out!�
Jun 2, 2015
DITB I have made so many "demo trips" with my car, I cannot even remember which colleagues I took for a ride. So now I started writing down who tried it, as my main "Tesla Moment" is when someone says "but you showed it to me already".
On one hand I don't like to brag about the car, on the other hand, I want more people to know about EVs and Tesla Motors. And of course, buy one! So instead of saying "Do you know I have a Model S?" I say something like "It's great I can charge my car for free at the company parking lot". That will quickly show if they are interested in EVs or not.
In Hong Kong, the community calls me "Tesla Motors, head of Sales, Hong Kong". Not sure why, as I am not employed by Tesla Motors�
Jun 3, 2015
Btrflyl8e When the local Tesla gang attends a car show/meet up, we refer to people looking at our cars as "customers" amongst each other, and excuse ourselves from our conversations with each other to go talk to them. The other day at just such an event, we were off standing in some shade, when we realized we were acting very car salesman-y, watching from a distance and hurrying over to talk Tesla!�
Jun 4, 2015
DITB This is gold, I can so much relate to this!
Although in general, I don't consider myself a good salesman (I'm not good at lying haha!).
For the Model S, there is no need to lie. I just say if you wreck it it costs quite a bit to have it fixed. Apart from that, and the sticker price, the rest of the costs are quite low and predictable.
We didn't speak of other people as "customers", but I really like it.
On June 14th, we are part of an event in Hong Kong, about EVs, see Charged Hong Kong | Hong Kong Electric Vehicle Association
NOTE: That's me on the front page. And no, I am not a sports fisherman bragging about a sea bass, this is my "The motor is about the size of a large watermelon" visual.�
Jun 4, 2015
electricBear Driving home tonight I passed an older couple on a bench in this little 25 mph zone. The gentlemen holds up a hand to shush his wife's banter as his head tracks me with this dreamy look on his face as I glide by. I had to laugh to myself, I would swear his eyes were like saucers. I like to believe he is, like myself, a long time gear head who has become fascinated by what Elon has accomplished.�
Jun 4, 2015
brianman Schedule willing, this is a great opportunity to pull off to the shoulder and offer him a ride.�
Jun 5, 2015
electricBear True, a lost opportunity in this case :-/ but the day before I had to do the the tour for some folks from another company site including a ride and just had two of the "how much range do you get" conversations before leaving work so combined with the Monday/Tuesday side conversations I think I made a good effort at my pitch quota for the week. I'm more the pre-sales engineer than the sales/marketing type.�
Jun 7, 2015
tonybelding Yesterday, for the first time ever, I took my Roadster to a local car show. For those of you who aren't familiar with these small-town car shows. . . They're mostly classic/antique cars and hot rods, but just about anything and everything will turn up: exotics, military vehicles, tractors, rice rockets, rusty VW beetles. . . So, I thought this would be a good opportunity to parade the car a bit, and maybe educate some folks. It was fun. I learned some lessons, though:
Lesson 1: Use sunblock, even if you plan to stay in the shade most of the time. UV rays go everywhere!
Lesson 2: Next time I need to make up some kind of informational flyer to put on the window, like a FAQ list. Some people were quite interested and excited about the car. There were also a lot who had no idea what it was.
The funniest moment for me was when grade school aged boy went up to the car, peered into the cabin, and then turned to leave, declaring loudly that it was "not sporty enough to have paddle shifters!"�
Jun 7, 2015
andydoty I wholeheartedly agree with Tony above. Pasty-white me didn't think that I would be outside long enough. Also, it was an overcast day. Guess what? Overcast burns even worse!
The FAQ sheet is cool and I've been meaning to put one together. It is always fun, however, to watch people who don't know what a Tesla is try to find the engine.�
Jun 9, 2015
kyalami I have had my P85 CPO MS for 11 days, and every one of them has had at least one, if not more, Tesla moments. A short sample:
In front of Dunkin Donuts at 7AM:
What kinda car is that?
It's a Tesla
What's that?
An Electric Car...
Who makes it?
Tesla Motor Corporation
Is it a Hybrid?
No, it's pure electric
How fast does it go?
Very!
Are your sure it's not made by Ford?
Quite sure!
Nice curves!
At the Barber Shop:
My barber, the proprietor sees the car when I pull in. Once I'm in the chair he inquires about the car
and I explain that its a Tesla Electric....He leaves me in the chair and walks outside to inspect the car.
From the chair I unlock it with my cellphone and also pop the trunk open. He peeks in the windows and
then sits in the drivers seat taking it all in....I spend the next 5 minutes in the barber chair while he musses
with the touchscreen!�
Jun 9, 2015
Pilot_51 After this happened last week, today I finally got to check out and ride SteelGrey's P85D. In fact, it was the first time I've ever ridden a Model S as passenger. It is truly insane. Even though I expected it, my heart still skipped a beat. Knowing how quick it is isn't the same as feeling it. I still love my 60 and have no thoughts of upgrading (not financially worth it for me).
After the ride, he dropped me off at my car and I followed him most of the way home until our routes diverged and he waved. I saw one guy in a car behind me sneak a quick vertical photo and I'm sure several others were thrilled to see two Model S's in a row.
I don't know how exciting he found it since he's been to some Tesla events and met other owners before, but since I haven't, it was by far my best Tesla moment. We do both have the Tesla virus, so it's a wonder we ever managed to stop talking about it and go home.�
Jun 9, 2015
vvanders We did something similar a few weekends ago and it was a blast. You don't need to make anything fancy, we put this together the night before on a simple foam board in the frunk. There's a great thread on posters for car shows that you can find although some parts are now a tad out of date.
We approached it very much as a chance to educate people about Tesla and EVs in general. It was pretty surprising how few people knew about either Tesla or the Model S and we probably talked to at least 120-150 people. The car works really well being that it's American made, has gobs of Torque and tons of other things to talk about. I had many conversations that started with talking about the performance(and me telling them that this is the "slow one") that quickly moved into the practical side of owning and EV and all the benefits that people don't realize until they are familiar with them.
We ended up having to leave a tad early and didn't get to stay for the awards/raffle ceremony. Imagine my surprise when I got a call, we had won in the only category we entered('82 and newer)!
If you enjoy talking about Tesla(and who doesn't on this forum) then I can't encourage people enough to get out to these local car shows. It's a great way to get the word out about Tesla and enjoy the spring/summer weather at the same time!�
Jun 9, 2015
DavidB "The Tesla virus"
I've got it bad!�
Jun 9, 2015
S'toon Language is a virus.�
Jun 9, 2015
1208 Good work! Great way to spread the word about Tesla! Especially to oldskool car enthusiast who wouldn't necessarily give ev's a second look.�
Jun 12, 2015
LetsGoFast I'm not entirely sure this qualifies, since it is something of a negative. This morning, my wife looked over at me and smiled her sweetest smile, which I know from experience means trouble. "Can we trade cars today?" "Umm, sure. Why?" "My car is out of gas. Your car is never out of gas."�
Jun 12, 2015
ecarfan Positive for Tesla. Negative for you.�
Jun 12, 2015
ibdb I was at a Dodge dealer yesterday to meet a paint guy to talk about fixing a scratch someone keyed onto the hood of my Audi TTS convertible. I happened to have parked close to a Hellcat they had on the lot. While I was waiting, a salesman came out of the office with someone he apparently already knew talking all kinds of smack about how the Hellcat was quick enough to smoke any of the exotics the other guy apparently owned. He was really laying it on thick. Sure that I'd be impressed, he looked over at the TTS and said that it would blow my little sports car away off the line. I took the bait:
Trying hard to undersell it, I responded. "Yeah, it's quicker than this one. I don't think it's quicker than my wife's car, though."
He tried to hold back a laugh before firing back. "What?!? Do you even know what this is?"
I nodded. "Yeah."
Rolling his eyes to his buddy, the smack talking sales guy continued, "What's she drive that's quicker than this?"
"A Tesla."
[Imagine a long, awkward pause here.]
"Oh."
Then he turned and continued in silence on to the Hellcat to give the guy he'd been trying to impress a ride.
We don't have a P85D, just an 85D, but he doesn't have to know that. :wink:�
Jun 12, 2015
Cyclone Now I wish you had access to their security footage. His expression must have been priceless!�
Jun 12, 2015
Half Dollar Bill Know the feeling quite well. Even though we traded my Jeep in for the MS, it's still my job to fill up her car when it's running low. I think of the responsibility as a humbling experience that keeps me grounded.�
Jun 12, 2015
Hugh Mannity That hellcat story is fantastic!�
Jun 12, 2015
Max* First day of ownership
-Drove 90 miles just to get a feel for the car
-Went to Costco, had 2 people approach me when they saw how I was loading the kids in the trunk. They asked what kind of car it is, and said "ooo"
-Drove to a Gelato place, and was loading the kids in the trunk. Had a guy walking by tell me his Tesla can do the same, and asked what car it was. I told him it's [also] a Tesla, he said his is on order and he can't wait.
I got more attention in 1 day, than I did in 9 years with my previous car.�
Jun 12, 2015
Aussie Bob I had my own Tesla moment in reverse today. It was raining quite heavily in Ottawa today but we needed to pick up plants at a local nursery as it was our only free day to do this chore.
So I had to drive our old 1993 ICE Lexus 400 as I surely did not want to dirty the inside of our lovely Model S, especially in the heavy rain. My saga follows:
1. First of all I had to use a key to start the car.
2. Well, as I tried to put the Lexus in gear, the windscreen wipers started swishing back and forth. What have I done? Why won't the car move? It turns out that my Lexus wipers are in the same position as The Model S's DRN lever!!
3 During our drive I kept saying to my wife that I preferred driving our Tesla.
4. We finally arrived at our destination; We got out of the car to look at the plants. We started walking away towards the nursery when my wife kindly reminded me - "The car is still going Dear!"
5. After selecting our plants I went to the car so that I could use it to pick up the plants. With an umbrella in hand I actually had to struggle to use a key to open the car door! I was not a Happy Camper as the longer it took to open the door, the wetter I became despite the assistance of an umbrella.
6. It was also necessary to back the old car up a narrow lane to collect the plants to avoid the downpour so we could load the car without getting too wet! Well, did I miss the camera view and, most of all, the lines in the back-up screen. It was hard to see with the pouring rain. The big screen camera would have been of much assistance.
7. I also kept thinking that I will have to fill the car up with gas soon!!!�
Jun 12, 2015
JER My first Model S test drive met my expectations in almost every way, except I was so taken with the motorised everything and driver profiles that I was briefly surprised at having to adjust the rear view mirror manually.
I guess that can happen when the next decade's car has to source its parts from the present.�
Jun 12, 2015
Cyclone I bet the expression on his face was priceless at this! Glad you had a Tesla moment and he gets even more stoked for his car!�
Jun 12, 2015
Max* O man his eyes lit up. He was with his son, and he said that it's the fastest car he's test driven. He was thinking of getting the 85D, but they didn't have one for a test drive, and he was sold on the 70D, same color as mine (blue).�
Jun 12, 2015
DavidB I was at the Washington Passport Agency today. I kept thinking how MVA could take notes on how to make their system slower, more inflexible & more diabolic. Finally, after about 4 hours, I left--unable to get the passport card. I was not a happy camper.
Once back in the parking garage, I was bombarded with questions by the parking attendant. He loved seeing a Tesla, and was fascinated with the changes I've made to my car. Several blocks away, on my way back home, two men in a small pickup truck pulled up beside me on my right and both were giving me two thumbs up! Several traffic lights later, a man pulled up beside me on my left and gave a happy nod.
My Tesla grin is back!�
Jun 12, 2015
S'toon I find these things puzzling whenever they're mentioned by Americans. I got my Canadian passport renewed recently. I could have mailed it in, but I decided to go in person. The woman took my form, asked a couple of clarifying questions, and I went home. I was online and my childhood best friend who I had put on as a reference told me that they had called him, like an hour after I turned in the form. I got my passport a few days later.
As for the MVA, I keep reading stories about how slow they are, the lineups, etc. I've never had any problem with them up here.�
Jun 12, 2015
Cyclone That's how it worked for me too. Went on a Saturday morning to the main post office in town (I had called and gotten an appt for time and location of my choosing), I had the paperwork pre-filled, she went over it, and after 30 minutes total (including the wait for the people in front of me to finish up when I got there) I was driving home. Got my passport two weeks later (I did NOT do rush processing).�
Jun 12, 2015
megawhizz Driving home after a particularly bad day, stopped at McD drive through (yes, that bad)
Him: Wow look at that screen! What kind of car is this?
Me: It's a Tesla. It's an electric car.
Him: (calling co-workers over) See that guys - he's got a flat screen in there!
(whoops and whistles ensue)
Him: Let me hear it!
Me: There's nothing to hear - no engine
Him: Nah man, what do you mean no engine?
Me: Okay, listen carefully...
(I stomp on the pedal and disappear from the drive-through)
Suddenly, my day was better. Thank you Tesla Motors!�
Jun 12, 2015
DJung Well, I witnessed someone else's Tesla moment from my Model S today. I was sitting at a stoplight waiting for my light to turn green. I suddenly hear this INCREDIBLY loud roar from a Porsche Cayman (I think? It was a small Porsche) on the opposite side of the intersection. As I turn my head to look over to see what the commotion was about, a shiny black P85D catches my eye and it absolutely smoked the Porsche in the adjacent lane from the light without making a fuss. I had to laugh out loud, it was pretty funny.
I think I have a video of it from my dash cam...�
Jun 13, 2015
Kratus Please share it!�
Jun 13, 2015
DJung I retrieved the video from the camera but unfortunately you don't see much. They get off with a rolling start and both cars shoot out of the frame almost instantaneously :redface:�
Jun 13, 2015
LoL Rick Mini-moment yesterday. I was being introduced to a relatively new person in another department. The person making the introduction said "You've probably heard his name before." I was thinking "because I've been here forever and my team works on everything." Then the new guy said "Oh yeah, you're the guy with the Tesla, right?"�
Jun 13, 2015
Btrflyl8e I can think of a few other reasons your name could be known. Lol!
I had an interesting moment on 301 earlier this week heading to MA. I was in the right lane, doing just a little over the limit. A biker on a chopper was passing me on the left, kind of slowly. I look over and see he's checking out the car the entire time, then as he clears the front bumper he looks back to see what it is, presumably. He must have realized, or just appreciated how beautiful a car it is, because he then looked up at me and gave me a nod of approval, and sped off!�
Jun 14, 2015
kuttakamina How do you know he was checking out the car and not the driver?�
Jun 15, 2015
Btrflyl8e While I would love to think he was checking me out (at 50 I'll take looks from anyone), but he was looking down at the body of the car as he passed by. Also, my windows are tinted too dark to see inside!�
Jun 15, 2015
Btrflyl8e I was at the bf's family's for a high school graduation party for twins (great niece and nephew) yesterday in Duxbury, MA. I spent most of the time in my car, giving test drives and showing all the usual fun stuff. Surprisingly, they said they haven't seen any locally. Given the area, I found that odd, but it was fun having the car garner so much enthusiasm! It was the hit of the party!�
Jun 15, 2015
Law&Disorder I had a different kind of Tesla moment yesterday. After giving my visiting brother and ten-year old nephew a short ride in the car (with two insane launches) that produced the usual reactions, we returned to find my sister-in-law standing in the garage. She loved the Tesla and thought it was incredible looking but got a curious look on her face after examining the rear of the car. She asked me why it said "Modell's" on the back. Modell's as in the discount sporting goods store.
It took me a moment to figure out that she was referring to the "Model S" badging.�
Jun 16, 2015
LucM She's gotta go to Mo's and now she's gotta get a Tesla.�
Jun 16, 2015
DrumCoder So, first I wanted to say that I read this thread front to back after the 70D was announced to convince myself that I really did want to make the plunge and join in the fun. I ordered a few days later and took delivery roughly two weeks ago, and today I finally had my first Tesla Moment I did not create myself, so I can finally contribute to the thread.
It was actually at the tag office because I got the paperwork from California finally, so I could register the car here in Georgia. (They still can't sell directly here for another month or so.) In the parking lot, I had the guy asking me how far I could get, and what I thought of it. He had taken a test drive a few months ago and loved it, and told me how good looking it was. Atlanta is a very large market for EV's and there are a lot of Tesla's here, but not really in my corner of suburbia.
I then went inside and got up to the counter and the clerks already knew I was the Tesla because they saw it through the windows. Even said "He couldn't even come in for five minutes because he was stopped outside." They had never seen the color either (one of them had seen the old blue) and were remarking about it.
I'm not good at spotting people checking out the car when I'm driving - I THINK I saw a camera flash when I was at a stoplight once, but not much more than that. Can't wait to have more moments that I don't create myself (i.e. showing friends and family the car for the first time.)�
Jun 16, 2015
brucet999 you'll know what that was when the traffic citation arrives in the mail.�
Jun 16, 2015
bmah This isn't exactly a "Tesla moment", but it made me grin nevertheless.
I was at a computer networking conference today (Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara, CA), listening to a speaker talk about these new-fangled Software Defined Networks and how you really need to architect your network to use this technology optimally / correctly. If you don't, he said, "It's like buying a Tesla, cutting a hole in the bottom, and driving it like Fred Flintstone."�
Jun 16, 2015
mwulff We had a Tesla moment the other day. We went shopping at Citti Grossmarkt in Flensburg. We left the car in the charging stall (provided for free) and did our shopping. When we came back a middle-aged couple was waiting for us by the car.
They told us they had been waiting for 10 minutes because they really wanted to ask questions about the car from an actual owner. We answered everything from range, to the classic: "how do you charge it?" Gave them the tour of the insides, after 30 minutes we parted ways and I have the firm feeling that their BMW 645 will be sold of as soon as they can get a Tesla.
Btw, why do people always ask where/how we charge the car? We have a house, it has these things called power-sockets and magic electricity flows from them. It's not like people ask me how I charge my new phone.�
Jun 17, 2015
Johan I just now gave a testimony in court. Here's the parking outside the courthouse, seems lawyers and judges like blue Teslas
(Mine in the foreground is a classic P85, to my left an 85D in behind a P85D).�
Jun 17, 2015
DrumCoder Luckily I was still rocking the "Zero Emissions" license plate so those cameras had no clue where to send the citation!!�
Jun 17, 2015
Yggdrasill Or criminals....�
Jun 17, 2015
Johan Or me (nome of the above).�
Jun 17, 2015
DrGuest Here are Two Tesla Moments, I had on TV! I was invited to show my car to a class of First Graders. They will be taking drivers Ed in the year 2024 when millions of EV's will be on our roads. I gave them a glimpse of the Future that is here now!
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/29107270/bozeman-students-test-out-tesla-for-sustainable-campaign
and a second TV moment:
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/video?clipId=11512420&autostart=true�
Jun 17, 2015
mknox That was great coverage. I do wish, however, that there wasn't always so much emphasis on how much the car costs to purchase and more on the TCO with the reduced fuel and maintenance costs. Most people are already used to thinking in terms of how much something like a car or house costs per month, so you'd think it would be an easy discussion to have.�
Jun 17, 2015
DrGuest I know what you mean. The commentators can really put a negative spin, but this is about the best I can expect from the media.�
Jun 17, 2015
pmoa My first tesla moment worthy of posting. I took my 3 year old daughter for her first ride in the tesla. We came to a full stop at a light and I proceeded to step on it. My daughter's reaction was weeeeeeeee! Faster! Roller coaster!
That brought such a huge smile to my face.�
Jun 17, 2015
roblab I always answer the question, "How much", with "about the same as any other nice car, when you figure you save about 30 to 40 thousand in not buying gas and having maintenance done." If you get into dollars, they immediately put up a mental block, but if you can get them to see that they are already spending the price of a Tesla but they own a Honda, it makes them think.�
Jun 17, 2015
breser This morning on the way into work an Elk crossed in front of me on the road. Didn't think much of it since there are many Elk in the area. Shortly after I drove past a baby came hobbling out from the woods to cross the street to follow the mother that had just crossed. It was too cute so I decided to pull over to try and take a picture. I expected it to keep following it's mother. Instead it was more interested in my car than catching up with it's mother. I probably could have taken a better picture, but I kept moving forward hoping it would move along. Soon we were holding up traffic with the baby elk standing in the middle of the road with me pulled off to the side and I needed to leave.
But hey even Elk like the car and have to have a look. :biggrin:�
Jun 17, 2015
daxz you need to make a video of it like this one:
Tesla- Again! again! - YouTube
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Jun 17, 2015
Max* My kids also love the acceleration. They start yelling "faster faster" when they see a car passing us, lol.�
Jun 17, 2015
brianman Santa Clara will be very familiar with Tesla vehicles a month from now.
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Nice pic!�
Jun 17, 2015
pmoa Great idea!
I love it when they encourage us!�
Jun 17, 2015
bmah Yes, this conference I'm at is actually in the same venue where TMC Connect will be.�
Jun 17, 2015
sickfox Bob - I'm on the same boat as you. Now, I'm looking into selling my other ICE car to get a new Tesla. #4 happened to me in the mall. :redface:
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Jun 17, 2015
brucet999 That video made my day. There's nothing like the delighted squeals of little kids.�
Jun 17, 2015
rnguy001 Driving along 495 during rush-hour, bumper to bumper as usual. A moving truck kept pulling along side me and was 'gently' honking his horn a few times. I thought he was trying to get in, but instead he just wanted to get my attention. The driver proceeded to stick his hand out his window, point at my car and then gave me the "A-okay" sign several times.
Neat stuff and made me smile.�
Jun 18, 2015
EVenthusiast I assume you meant you plugged it in, and not just parked? if so, I'm surprised they couldn't figure out that they just witnessed a car being charged.�
Jun 18, 2015
Trev Page This is the "message" that Tesla needs to convey when Model 3 arrives because at its price point the gas and maintenance costs will make a huge contribution to the total cost of ownership. Model S's TCO is harder to swallow because of the higher point of entry price wise. To me Model S at the moment is still about the mission to prove that EVs are better in every way by blowing the doors off ICE vehicles with performance. That's what gets the media attention despite their OCD focus on its purchase cost.�
Jun 20, 2015
travwill I picked up MS up last Wednesday, so its brand spanking new, super white, and clean, etc. Since then I've had way more attention in this car than any other, kinda odd at this point and hopefully they will be a little more common. Questions walking into stores from lots, driving pics, etc. People seem to really like the look of it overall and are curious about BEVs for sure.�
Jun 20, 2015
beeeerock Out for a drive to a small neighbouring city today... where there are even fewer Teslas than the 5 where I live (i.e., I don't think there are any there...). Driving along a section of 4 lane in town, I became aware of another vehicle pulling up to drive almost even with me. I glanced over and saw red paint and a silver Tesla side marker. Apparently, I was driving next to a truck delivering a mirror! But no, it was a red P85D, sitting exactly where a reflection of my own car would be situated. It was a double-take moment for sure!�
Jun 21, 2015
Aussie Bob The same thing happened to me the other day in Ottawa. I was driving on the 417 when I saw a lady waving at me as she passed me - I thought she was giving me an approval sign for the car - when she passed me I saw the Tesla symbol. The first time I have seen another Tesla on the 417! I had trouble catching up ( she was moving) to wave back.�
Jun 23, 2015
bmah Driving my S85D to drop my 8-year-old off at day-camp this morning...camp is at an elementary school, a typical curb-side dropoff scenario. Pulled up to the curb, waited for my kid to pick up his stuff and hop out. A camp staffer came over to walk him in to the building. We all smiled at each other, as if waiting for something to happen, for a couple seconds. Then I remembered (duh!) to put the car in Park to get the door handles to extend. With that part worked out, the staffer opened the door, and said, "Those door handles are so cool! I've never opened the door on a Tesla before!" I am not sure which of the three of us had a bigger grin.�
Jun 23, 2015
FLDarren Sometimes I pick up my niece from elementary school. She thinks she's hot s*&^ when I pick her up. Yep, she's spoiled. :smile:�
Jun 23, 2015
ItsNotAboutTheMoney Funny, Tesla's been trying to say how much it costs per month with gas savings, and people have been complaining.�
Jun 23, 2015
Atlantis Wait for the model X, when other childs and their parents will see the childs of model x owners go out from the wing doors...�
Jun 23, 2015
KenN Sooo ... this happened a few weeks ago, I've been too busy to post. A minor event, but it did make me giggle a bit.
I had just dropped a passenger off at the seaplane terminal in Nanaimo, BC and pulled out of the parking/dropoff area. This put me turning right onto the curb lane of two northbound lanes, then immediate stop at a red traffic light. Another car pulled up in the lane to the left of me - older guy with white hair and bushy white beard driving a convertible 'hot rod' style car. His car was well-polished and, I suspect, had a few performance enhancements. It was a warm day, so his top was down and I had all windows fully open.
Immediately ahead of this traffic light, the two lanes merged into one, with my lane disappearing, so I was going to have to merge left. The guy beside me motioned and got my attention, indicating that I could pull in front at the merge. I gave a "thank you" wave. He then said ...
"No way am I going to race a Tesla!"
:biggrin:�
Jun 27, 2015
Half Dollar Bill Two reports.
On Friday we had a company cookout for lunch. During the event, they have big maps of the US and the world posted to the board and ask people to pin their summer vacation destinations to the maps, one color pin for driving, a different color pin for flying (yes, driving didn't make much sense for the world map). So, I tack pins to the map at most of the 60ish superchargers we plan to hit during our VA-to-WA-to-San Diego-and-back trip with notes that we're doing it in a Tesla. Turns out it was a contest and besides the employee vacationing in Australia I win the "most adventuresome road trip" prize, a VISA gift card. When they call me up to claim it, they say "Here, you can use this for gas" with a wink. I had a couple people come up to me to ask about how I was charging and explained the superchargers and pulled up the US map on my phone. Don't think I sold any cars but I think I got some people thinking. And yes, I am looking to make a big move up the Most Superchargers Visited wiki contest.
Then today, we had to drive to SE West Virginia and back and without the superchargers on I81 we had to take the ICE. I get in the ICE and immediately hit the stalk to activate the wipers, thinking I was putting the car in gear. Then to add insult to injury our navigation for the day was a little Garmin box. A couple times I got surprised by a few upcoming turns that were announced only a few tenths of a mile beforehand. And there were a few times in merges where I stepped on the gas and counted to three before the car responded. I know these are first world issues but I'm now a big fan of the supercharger buildout on I81 in VA.�
Jun 27, 2015
sklancha I am not sure how any of you can single out which 'Tesla moment' is the most thread worthy. We've had so many memorable storyworthy moments, that I would I could almost organize them by category, chapter, or state! Angel�
Jun 28, 2015
caddieo I often look for this thread and try to make it the last thing to read before leaving the website - especially if my preceding reads have been mostly FUD's or contentious arguments about the good and bad qualities of the MS. Feel-good therapy.:biggrin:�
Jun 28, 2015
scaesare Went out to dinner with another couple last night. Let him drive it home afterward... he deliberately drove past the exit to his house and went on for another 20 minutes just so he could drive it longer...�
Jun 28, 2015
Andyw2100 Did he at least offer to pay for the gas?�
Jun 28, 2015
scaesare No, that ungrateful leech...
I will get my nickel in electricity back though!�
Jun 28, 2015
EvilNuff Not sure if this is the right place but had my first test drive of a Tesla today. Loved it, really fantastic car and I would buy one today if I could justify the price. As it is, the test drive cemented my intention to put money down on a model 3 the second that they open up reservations.�
Jul 3, 2015
DITB Apart from sticker price, be aware of much lower cost of fuel and maintenance. Count all the costs together, over a ten year period, and even the most pricey Model S is cheaper than any similar spec'ed ICE car. It's just a question of giving less money to the gas station and mechanic, and more to the financing institute.�
Jul 3, 2015
Cyclone And given CPOs have been bought in the 40s-60s, the reasons to wait become harder to justify.�
Jul 3, 2015
beeeerock The most memorable moment made me wish I'd had a GoPro on the dash - it would have gone viral.
My mechanic of most of my driving life is now in his 70's, Italian, running his own shop. He had a Mercedes, BMW, Volvo dealership (all at once!) back in his younger years. Now he enjoys running his independent shop, training the young guys and talking to the customers. If you have a Ferrari (not many people do around here!), he's the guy. There's a Testarossa on display in the front floor area, a 348 in the lot and a Dino in pieces in the back. Over the years he's become more my friend than my mechanic! But bottom line, an old-school, Italian petrol-head if there ever was one.
I gave him plenty of warning that I was buying the Tesla, because I knew it would be hard to swallow. The diesel E-Class I'd been driving had been reliable and really, there was no reason to get rid of it. He humored my through the process, telling me that "you're an engineer, you should know what you're doing". Perhaps a statement, perhaps a warning!
So when I showed up on a Saturday and offered him a ride, he was clearly skeptical and curious all at the same time. Walked around it several times, commenting on how nice the lines were. Beautiful red, better than Ferrari's. Looking at the space inside, the details... becoming more impressed.
We drove off, gently, down the local streets while I pointed out some of the basic elements inside. Over the river on a narrow old wooden bridge to an industrial area on the other side. Nobody around, so I came to a stop and immediately launched it.
His eyes went wide and his arms came up... "Jesus Christ!"... "Momma Mia!" (apparently Italians do say this for real, it's not just a movie stereotype). He went from sombre to laughing like a kid on a carnival ride in about a quarter of a second. I pulled over and let him drive (the only person I've bestowed the honour). Out onto the highway, a few more launches, past the exit to the shop, up the hill another 6 or 8 km before turning around and driving back.
"It drives like an S-Class... very solid, very smooth... amazing acceleration... probably quicker than my Daytona was!"
To be compared favorably to both Mercedes and Ferrari in essentially the same sentence is high praise, believe me.
When we got back to the shop, he got out with either a defeated or chastised look on his face. Quietly, he told me he had to apologize... he'd had friends for dinner a few days earlier and had told them about me and my purchase and had evidently said some not-so-complimentary things about EV's and perhaps my intelligence... "I was wrong" he said, "this is a really nice car..."
And then the final seal of approval - very quietly almost to himself - "I would buy this car..."�
Jul 3, 2015
Andyw2100 That's a fantastic story, and you told it very well! Excellent!�
Jul 4, 2015
beeeerock Thank you! And as an interesting bit of follow-up... he called me yesterday afternoon to invite me to his 45th anniversary open house coming up soon. He's going to have a few classics from those years on display and... would I mind bringing the Tesla and letting him show it as 'The Future Car'?
He's still enamoured with it and wants me to leave it for the day as the showpiece. Apparently I'll be given a loaner ICE while he has it! :redface:
Of course I said 'yes'...!�
Jul 4, 2015
kyalami Had a very similar experience with my mechanic recently. He was less skeptical from the beginning however.
Who would have thought, and WAY up in Kamloops no less.....great story.�
Jul 4, 2015
JST Is the loaner ICE the Testarossa?�
Jul 4, 2015
beeeerock LOL, I should show up and pretend to expect that was the deal... ha!�
Jul 5, 2015
Btrflyl8e We were invited to spend the 4th at the waterfront home of old friends. When we arrived around 3, there were a few extra cars in the driveway. Their two now grown sons, a friend of the boys, and the eldest son's girlfriend were still there (home for a visit from MD). We hadn't seen the boys in years, they are now in their mid and late 20s. After the hugs and hellos, the very next topic they brought up was "nice car!". Of course one asked " you don't have the one with Insane Mode, right? ". They knew a lot about the car, but all refused my offer of a test drive, unfortunately. They left minutes after we arrived, so I have a sneaking suspicion they were hanging around to see the car.�
Jul 5, 2015
Ugliest1 I had a small moment yesterday. I had to pick up some grocery items so had parked in the very busy lot. As I came out I noticed someone putting their cart back was intently looking at my Model S. I got in, waited for a car to finish parking, and pulled out. From the corner of my eye the fellow was rooted to the spot at the carts, staring at the car with his mouth open. It reminded me of the look on the psychiatrist's face in the scene in Terminator 2 when the psychiatrist sees the liquid metal Terminator squeeze himself through the bars (a classic scene, I might add!).
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Jul 5, 2015
Johan Nicely described! I was right there with you seeing what you just told�
Jul 5, 2015
tonybelding Today I was sitting at a red light, waiting for my chance to hang a right. I noticed a SUV coming around me going the opposite way, making a left. The driver had his bright neon lime green phone hanging out the window *filming* my Roadster as he made the turn. I've gotten pretty used to this car attracting attention, but that was a bit surreal, and I had to laugh.�
Jul 6, 2015
Max* Took a ~1,000 mile roundtrip (DC-> Boston -> DC). So many people staring at the car, I guess I never pay attention to it because I'm usually driving.
My wife was playing tag with another Tesla for ~100 miles, he caught up to us at the CT Supercharger, had a great laugh. Chatted with people at every supercharger, heh. Great community of Tesla owners.
One specific thing that stands out, we were at a red light and this car of 20-something year olds pulls up, rolls down the window and motions for us to do the same (they saw VA plate, and we were in MA). "How do you charge to go on a roadtrip?" I tell them "There are superchargers along I95, you can stop grab a cup of coffee, rest a little and continue on. O yeah, they're free!" "FREE??????" [jaw dropped, shocking look from all 5 of them]�
Jul 6, 2015
DrumCoder I work from home, and while I had my last car, I would sometimes go days without driving away from my house. One of the things I would sometimes do is go to the park which is just out of walking distance to walk their trails. It seemed like a waste of gas to crank the car just to go about two miles there and then two miles back.
Well, obviously, now I'm looking for reasons to drive and am not interested in staying home for a week at a time. So, my doctor will be pleased to know that I make it out to that park several times a week, because I know that the walking is good for me AND I get to drive a cool car.
Because I'm narcissistic, I'll turn off the climate and open the pano roof before I pull into the park so I can hear anything people are saying as I silently glide by at 10mph. I'll also do this on the way out, and finally, after a few weeks, I finally passed some kids who knew what the car was.
"Oh wow, he's driving a Tesla!"
"You can't hear it AT ALL!"
"You can't hear it because IT'S ELECTRIC"
While Georgia is one of the largest markets for EV's in the US (at least before June 30th) and there are a bunch of Tesla owners here, Tesla's are rare in my area of suburban Metro Atlanta. I find that most people actually don't recognize the car when I'm out and about, or if they do, they pay no attention. It was actually middle school age kids going to the skate ramps in the park that actually recognized what they were seeing and saying how cool it was. I actually get more visible looks when I visit the office in Chattanooga than I do down here.�
Jul 7, 2015
Max* I noticed that too. It's mostly school age kids who notice my car, so it's not a local thing. Many more kids notice it/know what it is than adults, from what I've seen so far.
This! When we were driving out from the in-laws last weekend, I get a comment "so are you going to turn on the engine or what?" (after a weekend of me driving them around in my car)�
Jul 7, 2015
ibdb Pulled up to a stoplight, second in line behind a convertible. The driver of the convertible unbuckled their seatbelt, turned around while climbing out of their seat, and stood up in their car while facing me and giving me two thumbs up.
I was not expecting that. My 15-year-old son sitting next to me almost died laughing.�
Jul 7, 2015
kuttakamina Ok that didn't take long. My first Tesla moment.
Girlfriend sitting in passenger seat, ignoring me! She had an important work email to answer apparently. I can't believe that was more important than me, but whatever!
So when her guard was down, I pressed the throttle, the phone pivoted from her hands on to her nose. I had a big laugh. She had a big laugh. And I got the attention I deserved.�
Jul 7, 2015
LoL Rick OMG that's hilarious. Every time my partner reaches for the touchscreen, I hit the accelerator so he can't actually touch anything. It's a blast. Not so fun though when he's driving and does the same thing.�
Jul 7, 2015
ibdb My wife inadvertently did that to me over the weekend. We were getting back on the freeway after a lunch stop. One of my sons asked me to get him a book out of a bag on the floor next to my feet. I started to lean forward as she started to accelerate. I found myself quickly moving the wrong direction and we all laughed.�
Jul 7, 2015
kuttakamina I COULD NOT have done this in an ICE. Also, anytime she is pissed off at me, I just accelerate. She forgets what she was mad about and has a huge Tesla grin immediately. Little by little, I'm getting a hang of this car I think!�
Jul 7, 2015
SmartElectric We did a Toronto <-> New York road trip two days after delivery and met a dozen people at superchargers, who just drive over from the parking space or walk over and chat with us to the point where we were leaving with full range charges all the time.
Put the car in valet mode when parking in Times Square, and the attendant says "Tesla! Fast car huh?" and I said "not for you". ;-)�
Jul 8, 2015
stevem That's almost like a challenge to the valet.�
Jul 8, 2015
!S4 You got the bug and now your hypermiling sport is getting ruined.�
Jul 8, 2015
kuttakamina Yes, but I get a puzzled look when in the middle of an argument I suggest "honey lets go for a drive" .. I need a smooth way out of that.
Actually, even with the 'spirited driving' yesterday, I still managed to get 325 kwh. I've been averaging 260 kwh on my 70D.
The 70D is an AWESOME purchase, and no I have not missed the 85D one bit.
I see you are getting yours today, same color as mine�
Jul 8, 2015
JMG Coming into work this morning, I noticed two city workers in a truck behind me. I didn't think anything about it. A couple of miles later I pull into my parking lot and they pull in right behind me.
I open the door, and they said, "What the *(#$# kind of car is THAT?" It was pretty funny. I showed them around and they were genuinely amazed. They said they noticed the car handles while driving and said to themselves, "I have NO idea what kind of car that is so I'm gunna follow it!"�
Jul 8, 2015
travwill Kinda paying a little more attenting to the kwh use too, figuring out my average to work/home, etc. I typically only use 1.8kw to get to work, average around 275 or so in traffic, and top out around 295 when I have to go up that dang parking garage 9 floors, but seems to be my average. The thing that I'm eventually brining down some is the lifetime kwh of around 350 I think or so which is still higher due to the initial like 5-10 miles at factory where they maxed out the car for a long while nonstop it seemed. Took delivery with 11 miles on it ;-) Only have around 525 miles now a few weeks later with all my excuses to find to drive too.
I've kinda wanted to drive more to bring the batter down but even my longest trips so far haven't taken it down below say 100 or 95 miles range remaining... ug!
-T�
Jul 8, 2015
shelbri Ha. Wait until winter and you'll be happy with 350 Wh/mi. I have 22,500 miles after taking delivery last September. My Wh/mi has been dropping due to spring and summer usage without heat but still my lifetime Wh/mi is at 349. Expecting to be at 340 when I hit the one year mark. It's more about enjoying the car than saving Wh/mi for me.�
Jul 8, 2015
Max* I'm not sure that's possible?
11 miles out of 525miles is about 2% of your lifetime. They'd need to do ~3,700Wh/mi (is that even possible?) at the factory to get your lifetime average to 350Wh/mi if you averaged 285wh/mi on the other 514 miles of your journey.�
Jul 8, 2015
travwill Now you've got me doubting - I'll have to check it here later to see what it all actually is.�
Jul 8, 2015
WattUpDE Had a great moment yesterday. I've had the car a couple weeks and of course getting a bunch of attention on the road and thumbs up, etc. What was super cool for me was there were public chargers at the beach and after parking, going on rides with the kids, and eating at a pizza place, coming back and the car was fully charged -- for free! Very cool!�
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