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    I'm living proof the Model S is the safest car ever made!

    Absolutely astonishing. You are one very lucky driver. Thank God for the safety of this car. BTW, has anybody noticed that in all the crash pictures we have seen, the windshield never breaks?
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    Florida Vanity plates

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    Disney's current position regarding electric chargers

    Larry: I would think there wouldn't be a conflict between daytime/evening hotel visitors charging, and overnight hotel guests charging...
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    Panoramic Roof - No Sun Shade Needed?

    OK, I've had my white P85 with pano roof since last November, and now it's mid-August. I live in south Florida. I've noticed that the a/c sometimes has a bit of trouble keeping up with the heat through the pano roof; it starts off great, cools the car down, but after prolonged driving the car...
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    Tesla…or not Tesla. That is the question...

    Fixed. Who knows...
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    Meetup at upcoming West Palm Beach service center

    So far no date or location. Just stopped at Dania and they have no information. I'll try to ping Fremont and see what I can learn.
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    Tesla…or not Tesla. That is the question...

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    What happens when someone is TOO excited to see a Model S

    Bull (person's head) meets china shop (Tesla rear-view mirror). Sigh.
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    Signature Angst

    Ouch. I deserved it, tho.
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    Meetup at upcoming West Palm Beach service center

    Happy to. But since you seem to be the First To Know about Tesla's timing, let me know when you hear about WPB...in the meantime I will continue to prowl town to look for it.
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    Design Studio Updates!

    Strikes me that this is a strong indication that Tesla's earning announcement will be very positive. Manufacturers don't typically raise prices when they are losing money.
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    What should I use on my new Tesla? A Wax, a Paint Sealant or a Permanent Coating?

    So I washed a quarter panel of my 9-month-old Model S with Dawn last night to remove the JUST APPLIED carnauba wax, chamoised it dry, let it sit for a few minutes, and hand-applied two coats of Pro Honda Glare with several microfiber towels. (No doubt some purists will be appalled.) Result...
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    Environmentalist on NPR assails EVs as worse than ICEs, calls for walking and biking

    That's good news. Do you have links to those rebuttals? Zehner seems to be discredited, but I'd like more ammo to rebut reports like the NAS one.
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    Model S bluetooth issues

    Well, I have the most bizarre bug with an iPhone 5 and the 4.5 release: my Contacts list stops its listing at my name (about 25 entries into a list of nearly 3000). However, if I reverse my first and last name, the full contact list appears. This is repeatable, and persists across reboots, dis-...
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    Environmentalist on NPR assails EVs as worse than ICEs, calls for walking and biking

    Zehner may not be credible; I don't know. But the report cited (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12794) is a credible one, with significant scientific input and published by an authoritative institution. Reading selected sections on EVs seems to confirm that, once manufacturing...
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    Signature Angst

    And I was about to post that I, in fact, was wrong; after digging into old Motor Trend and Car & Driver reviews, I see that in fact there was a price difference, though it is very hard to reconstruct and I don't exactly match your figures. I stand corrected. Looking back now I see that my...
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    Signature Angst

    @Brianman: What was the price for a fully loaded P85 as you remember it? Tech package, performance, premium sound, pearl white, etc.
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    Signature Angst

    @brianman. Except that it isn't. My original order was for a non-Sig P85, fully loaded. I was able to upgrade to a Sig FOR THE SAME PRICE when someone dropped off the list, simply by increasing my deposit. I didn't get a price increase just for up'ing to a Sig. Let's not use the time value of...
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    Signature Angst

    @AnOutsider: I agree that the P85+ is "more" than a P85. But an identically rigged P85+ is actually a bit more than a Sig P85. Your $6500 option was standard on the Sig (though admittedly in a less advanced version). It's not as though you got Performance+ and Sig owners got nothing at all: they...
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    Signature Angst

    I am baffled by all this complaining about Sig owners somehow being cheated by having to pay more than production buyers. That's absolutely not true. Just today I priced the P85+ (can't price a P85 anymore) fully loaded like my Sig. $109,670. My Sig sticker was $109,050. Where's the beef? Beyond...
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    What should I use on my new Tesla? A Wax, a Paint Sealant or a Permanent Coating?

    @spaghetti, when I first looked at your post, I was completely baffled by what you had put on your hood -- until I realized your hood was mirroring the ceiling in your garage. Snap! Perfect reflection. Nice job.
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    What should I use on my new Tesla? A Wax, a Paint Sealant or a Permanent Coating?

    There have been several threads on this: see here, here, and here, for example. You can search for, say, "sealant" or "wax" in the search field above and get a number of others. But the definitive thread is by artsci, who tested several aluminum panels by applying different sealants on them (no...
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    Florida Vanity plates

    I posted an album of plates at Teslive here.
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    Anyone with a White/Tan S85 in the WPB Area???

    Bill, my Sig P85 is white exterior and white interior. Not exactly what you want but I'm happy to meet if you like.
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    Club Meet-Up For The Port St. Lucie Supercharger Ribbon Cutting 7/24

    Nice interview, npiwovar. You were standing in front of my car for the first part of it so I could watch you answer. - - - Updated - - - Some photos from the event (white car with pano roof charging is mine):
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    Florida Vanity plates

    Just applied for new vanity plates. Surprise! "Tesla EV" was available. Pleased as punch.
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    Sunshade for windshield

    Just bought this locally. $20. Height is perfect, width slightly too wide but can be folded back. Suction cups allow no reliance on visors.
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    Front windshield cover recommendations?

    Just bought this. Height fits perfectly; slightly too wide, but can be folded back. Suction cups eliminate reliance on visors. $20.
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    Cell phone holder: What a GREAT idea !!!

    Or you could get this at a local car shop: "Cell Cup" from Heininger CommuteMate
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    Anti Tesla Guy on Twitter, Boycott Tesla Site, and the "Solyndramobile"

    My favorite article: "Tesla and Fisker use Vaginal Orifice to trick abusive rich guys into buying cars!" What a hoot. Total moron.
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    Disney's current position regarding electric chargers

    OK, I've drove from WPB to Disney's Grand Floridian in March with my 5-month-old Model S. Roughly 180m each way. I called ahead a week or two in advance. No one at reservations knew anything. So I asked for, and spoke to, the head facilities manager. He was quite excited to hear I was coming...
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    TESLIVE photo gallery

    Anyone know whether the final group shot from the Crowne Plaza lobby was ever posted?
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    Club Meet-Up For The Port St. Lucie Supercharger Ribbon Cutting 7/24

    Scott and Larry: I'm coming.
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    Adventures in charging a Model S in traveling to Key West

    For what it's worth, I drove from WPB to Orlando and back in February. Range-charged before I left, 110v-charged at a Disney hotel while there. Not enough to get all the way home. Found that a call to a Nissan dealership en route was all it took to stop in and use their Leaf J1772 station for an...
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    Meetup at upcoming West Palm Beach service center

    I'm a resident of Palm Beach, and a delighted Sig P85 owner since November. Word on the Tesla website is that a new service center is contemplated for the West Palm Beach area (no specifics or date yet). In anticipation of the announcement, Lawrence Chanin has asked that I coordinate a...
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    A number of people have traded in their Tesla Model S for a Tesla Model S loaner EV.

    Benz: I have no particular knowledge of the claims in your post, but they strike me as strange. Loaners are by definition cars that have been used, if only slightly. Why would anyone trade in a car they bought new, get less money back because it is used, and then buy a slightly used loaner of...
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    Club Meet-Up For The Port St. Lucie Supercharger Ribbon Cutting 7/24

    Wow, just got your car and already you are hard at work ;) Makes me feel lazy... Starbuck's is probably too small and too busy for a group meeting. One of the restaurants is a good choice since we can arrange a lunch as part of the get-together. Panera's usually has good food for those who are...
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    Time: "A Bump on the Road to Green"

    Time's article from May 2013 on DOE loans, Fisker, and Tesla: A Bump on the Road to Green | TIME.com
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    Teslive 'Thank You' to Organizers

    Kudos to everyone who organized Teslive 2013. Great fun and very nice to put faces (and names) to online handles. Feels like the early day of Apple. Highlights were the factory tour, Elon's remarks, and the Sunday drive. All well done. Thank you and am looking forward to 2014.
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