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Let's make up some arbitrary numbers to perform a value comparison. 160 version is a $38000 car with $10000 early adopter tax. 300 Performance version is a $59000 car with $35000 early adopter tax. As a $38000 car I think it is pretty competitive. As a $59000 car it's probably a stretch...

I tend to agree that the Tesla Model S may fall short as a luxury sedan when compared to Audi, BMW or Lexus luxury models, but I think there is a more interesting comparison. As a sport sedan, compared to a Honda Accord EX or equivalent in the $35000 price range, the Tesla Model S is quite a lot...

I do not think it unreasonable for sales staff to operate from a structured script, as appropriate, and ask the customer questions as to what they think, and adjust accordingly.

I enjoy the retail experience where someone knowledgable makes sure you get to all the important points, without requiring me to order it in my mind and make decisions, hence effortlessly. When I ran into the unfamiliar regen my mind went blank, so I didn't get to hit required purchase details...

On the one hand, I should have been more composed in my first email and not so negative (and certainly ungracious of me considering others won't even have the opportunity I had.) But, I think the feedback to the event organizers is valid. They are shooting for an Apple like experience, where all...

I agree there is no feeling of engine breaking, and is the behavior I currently prefer, that of gliding when neither pedal is applied. My measure of regen happening is watching the car instruments. As a point about the technology, just seems logical that outside of extreme braking (e.g. safety...

I appreciate the positive endorsement, especially coming from owners of similar tech. At the same time, it is a leap of faith for someone who's potentially not wired with the same drivers culture as many others on TMC. I hope that it will be a joy as you say, but if it is not, it is concerning...

A comment about how EV handling behaves. On the one hand I agree with the point that EVs can choose to have a clean break from previous legacy decisions (and should), it's not to say that they shouldn't accomodate 'feels like' experiences if there is a large enough demographic. Case in point, my...

I had less than glowing things to say about my test drive, and did so in a grumpy fashion (my bad). It was suggested I didn't attend the event, hence the pass picture.

Tap tap, this thing on? My latest message is not posting. Writing this to check if I have thread write permissions.

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It certainly was not my intention to troll, but rereading my post's tone I can understand why one might say that. Apologies for that, I shouldn't post/email when grumpy. For context, I am looking for a luxury EV, an iPad on wheels (good choices made for me). I have held onto my failing 1995...

I have to agree with the assessment of the Seattle course being poor. I am a conservative driver, so drove the speed limit and never had the opportunity to "punch-it". I spent the first part of the course adjusting to the car, and spent much of the course navigating traffic rather than assessing...