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Insurance - If you keep the Sonata you should be able to get a low-mileage discount from your insurer. A better/best option would be a pay-per-mile insurance policy where you only pay an amount based on the mileage you put on the car. That option may or may not be available in your area, you...

I haven't been over there yet, do they have any sort of EV charging stations at all? When they rebuilt the Sheetz on North Atherton they put a single EV charging station there (ChaDeMo or something), so I was hoping when they rebuilt the one at the intersection of Valley Vista and Atherton...

You can't sell the reservation, it's not transferable except for extreme cases (possibly like the death of the original holder). What you could do is have them give you the money for it, configure it how they want it, then you take delivery and immediately sell it to them. I don't what, if any...

Did a search for Model 3 original availability date and got a chuckle out of the juxtaposition of the results: ;)

Yeah, there are two Sheetz in Bellefonte, PA. If one of the Sheetz is getting one it's likely this one --> Google Maps - 820 S Eagle Valley Rd, Bellefonte, PA It's about 2 miles off of 80, so it's at about the perfect location with a close proximity to the interstate. Do you want me to run...

That's great news. Basically the missing link on the I-80 corridor for my trips back to see the rest of my family. Odd side note: Sheetz tore down one of its locations last year in order to update it, then rebuilt it within in a couple months - the new store had a CHAdeMO charging station...

Part of me wishes SpaceX had an IPO and was traded (the part of me that wanted a piece of it), but the other part of me knows that they didn't need the public funding, nor would they want public pressure and scrutiny that comes along with being open to investor whims.

Thanks for the solid advice. Tesla is definitely a buy and hold stock for me. I assume it will be a bumpy ride along the way. **On a side note, yes I know my investing knowledge is basically nil (last work with trading stocks was $1000 of Biomet and Exxon when I was 16), but I believe in...

Looking to invest about $10K into Tesla - finally got the wife on board, too bad I started trying when it was under 300. I know no one knows the future, if they did we'd all be rich. I've done the research on valuation but Tesla is well known for being polarizing (especially to the short...

There's already a 3 page article on SeekingAlpha with additional analysis and they said had yet to get a comment from the source. Expect a phone call. OT: I'm wavering because of how fast they seem to be trying to push it out the door. Unless they have manufacturing on point, even with...

I don't really care either way, but I'm sure this irks some of the people who waited in line in anticipation of being able to use the tax credit (or at least a . I'm a bit torn myself. I'm sure if I bought from inventory I would have one before many others and I'd definitely get the full tax...

I believe the idea was that beyond previous ownership and geographical factors, the most optioned cars would be built first and those higher margins would be plowed back into the process. It makes much more sense to build 10,000 cars with high profit margins to help fund the manufacturing of...

It would be nice if when you start the car for the first time the screen would give you the option of seeing a walk-though presentation of the car. It could be presented as a complete walk-through or you could just select a topic you aren't sure about to learn more - or just skip the whole...

I'm not too worried about the order in which it's built. I'm east coast, around 220K in the queue (not that that inherently matters), and I'm not planning for a fully loaded M3 - so I expect a wait regardless. I just want to make sure that my option to configure one isn't taken away at some...

This might be answered best by someone who already owns a Tesla but it still relates to the Model 3. Based on prior experience or what might have been said about the Model 3, how long do you imagine the time window for configuring the Model 3 will be open? Basically, once I receive the email...