Tesla - Lateral-g Forums

**Stuart Adams** · #1 06-16-2013, 08:28 AM

Anyone have or driven the Tesla S.

**Sieg** · #2 06-16-2013, 12:01 PM

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**Spiffav8** · #3 06-16-2013, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuart Adams

Anyone have or driven the Tesla S.

Guy at work had one. He said it was a neat car, but nothing special in the driving department.

**Flash68** · #4 06-16-2013, 12:36 PM

I'm having lunch this week with a friend who just got one. I'm looking forward to checking it out.

I'm also looking forward to asking him why he bought it when he owes me a ton of money. But that's another story....

**Ketzer** · #5 06-16-2013, 12:38 PM

We have a Volt now. Wife loves it and it is the best of both worlds. If we don't travel out of town, she goes months without buying gas. If we do travel in it, 40 mpgs. That being said, she has been shopping the Teslas very hard. I know it's something she really wants and it's been tough to keep her mind off of it.

My concerns are,
No dealers, no service centers, no infrastructure (they say they will send you a mechanic if it breaks). Tesla purposefully uses a different plug and charging system than every other electric. There are charging stations being built all over the country, none of which are compatible with Tesla.
But my greater concern is the company. Musk buys and sells, not cars, companies. If/when the political climate changes and the subsidies dry up, Tesla will flounder immediately, Musk will bail immediately. You wouldn't be able to give a Tesla away.
Maybe this is all just chicken little talk but, although we are lucky enough to be able to afford one, we couldn't afford to eat one.

Jeff-

**GregWeld** · #6 06-16-2013, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

I'm also looking forward to asking him why he bought it when he owes me a ton of money. But that's another story....

Oh yeah --- I have more than a couple guys like that.... all manor of new toys -- and no money my way. You have to wonder what they're thinking don't ya?

Rode in my buddies 2 month old Tesla yesterday.... WHAT A CAR! OMG! Fit and finish top notch! The HUGE control screen -- WOW! It has a Frunk and a Trunk! Both good sized -- but like I said to him --- Too bad you can't actually go anywhere with it.

I was dead serious.... great car - who wants to drive 150 miles and then sit around and wait while the stupid thing charges... NOT ME!

They have a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR OPTION ----- you get a whopping 250 mile range. Big whoop - that barely gets me to the border. And then what do you do. Stop at 7/11 and ask if you can run an extension cord in??

**GregWeld** · #7 06-16-2013, 12:47 PM

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Tesla purposefully uses a different plug and charging system than every other electric. There are charging stations being built all over the country, none of which are compatible with Tesla. Jeff-

Not true --- I asked Tony specifically about that -- he pops open the Frunk and shows me the TWO adaptors that come for the Tesla only plug.... one for the "any station" and one for ANY 110V outlet...

He installed a Tesla charging station at his house... really just commutes to downtown Seattle and back. They have other cars for "trips".

The instantaneous torque of this car was amazing... so was the big spike up (which would mean USED UP battery) was also amazing.

$5,000 refundable deposit just to test drive one!

His was 80 GRAND.... which is a heck of a lot of money for a commuter car IMHO.

**Flash68** · #8 06-16-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Oh yeah --- I have more than a couple guys like that.... all manor of new toys -- and no money my way. You have to wonder what they're thinking don't ya?

Tell me about it...

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Not true --- I asked Tony specifically about that -- he pops open the Frunk and shows me the TWO adaptors that come for the Tesla only plug.... one for the "any station" and one for ANY 110V outlet...

He installed a Tesla charging station at his house... really just commutes to downtown Seattle and back. They have other cars for "trips".

The instantaneous torque of this car was amazing... so was the big spike up (which would mean USED UP battery) was also amazing.

$5,000 refundable deposit just to test drive one!

His was 80 GRAND.... which is a heck of a lot of money for a commuter car IMHO.

My friend says he has 8k miles in 5 months and has not spent a dime on it. San Francisco lets him charge for free. Guess it all depends where you live. He uses to commute as well.

intocarss · #9 06-16-2013, 01:27 PM

Thought this was going to be about a rock N roll band

**Ketzer** · #10 06-16-2013, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Not true --- I asked Tony specifically about that -- he pops open the Frunk and shows me the TWO adaptors that come for the Tesla only plug.... one for the "any station" and one for ANY 110V outlet...

Thanks for that correction GW, I should probably pay more attention and get my sh!t straight since we will probably end up owning one...

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Thought this was going to be about a rock N roll band

HELLS YEAH!!

Jeff-