Recent content by magneto

Thanks for taking the time to describe your trip. It still takes you a lot longer (what was your average driving speed?) and involves a lot more drama when the S moves outside its comfort zone. Whereas you seem to enjoy a more peaceful trip with multiple/longer duration stops I have always been...

It certainly counts. Now. Describe the planning, the out-of-car efforts and the trip itself. How many supercharger stops did you make? How long did it take to charge to your planned level? Were the superchargers on your actual trip path or did you deviate?

If I want to drive more than 280 miles in a day and not spend time wondering about road grades, air conditioning battery drain, out of the way supercharger trips and driving speed restrictions than the ELR is the car for me. That is why I bought one.

Blast...you may be marching with the lemmings soon but rest assured that you will still be my favorite one! I am missing your numbers since buying the base 85D looks like it is sitting at $85K without many of the add-ons but I know how much you really want a faster 0-60 car and the S will surely...

Rerun your math and reread my post(s). When the S stops to re-juice it will never be able to make up the distance that happens when the ELR runs out of juice and switches to gas. I did not "come here" to do anything other than bring some alternative thinking to the site within the correct...

Stay out of the casino's for a bit...your betting expertise is way off. I have a daily commute during the week of about 40 miles round trip. I last bought gas for the ELR 6 weeks ago....topping off the tank in less than two minutes and at a cost of less than $20. Barely had time to get a...

10,000 plus miles on my ELR and could not enjoy it more. Very, very few issues with the car since new and all were cosmetic. Car will run quick (as most EV's do) and surprises most folks that are initially left 4-6 car lengths behind at a light. If an S wants to drag race from a light it is...

A car born of unmarried parents? Really?

Gear and dsm363: Thanks so much for the information and "open-mindedness" of your attitude. So many of the Model S folks that I run into seem to have this sky-is-falling attitude towards our energy consumption in the US. I really appreciate your thoughts and admire your dedication to working the...

I am one of those early adopters that bought the ELR in March. Am I unhappy with Cadillac because of the recent discounts...of course not. I was coming out of an EXT and looking at the '15 Escalade when I was shown the ELR. I have always felt that the ELR price structure shocked so many folks...

. Stop: I agree with the change and your assessment. The problem is that most people have never driven the ELR. I came out of an Escalade EXT and believe me....I could not imagine me sacrificing the size and brute strength of the EXT for the small size of the ELR. Then I drove it. It was...

What genius marketing plan did this thought come out of? Most people do not care about luxury features! If that were true we would all still be driving Model T's and trying not to "spook the horses"!

Why do people continue to make this statement? EVERY car developed that carries some sort of "electric=miles" design is a competitor of Tesla. THAT is why Musk wanted to release the patents...he needs the competition, in any form, to step and start developing systems that require the needed...