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I only now discovered damage done prior to my taking delivery on my 2021 Model S. A bad Bondo job and peeling paint on my right rear fender well, just behind the right rear tire started happening, and I had to pay $2K out of pocket to have it repaired. It likely would have gotten worse had I...

all revved up Anybody else read the New York Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/business/25elon.html?_r=1&ref=claire_cain_miller It made my hair stand on end, and if I had doubts before about a 2012 rollout for the Model S, this only confirms my worst fears.

> Teg, I stand corrected. My iPod had the group that does "Electric Avenue" wrong. I know it's Eddie Grant. Thanks for the heads up.

New One... I just heard the J Brave rap, "Dipping in my Tesla" on FB. Also just saw that the IPO is up to 19.11. We're with a bullet, guys, it's gonna happen!

I thought of a fun topic: Kia has a catchy rap song playing, with hamsters doing a lip-sync, and Cadillac has "Lovesick" by Lindstrøm and Christabelle, and other car commercials have songs dubbed in their ads. What song or songs would be good to play for a Model S TV commercial? It could...

Me, too... I'm not planning on getting any other EV except the Model S. It appeals to me mostly because it doesn't feel like a compromise to drive electric. I don't have to sacrifice luxury, range, or styling, and I like having my cake and eat it, too, by not pooting out any exhaust. I like...

News about Model S The news about the high density Panasonic battery is appreciated. We'll take all the news we can get! I liked the CNN bit that was posted on Facebook, too, about the government loan being earmarked only for the Model S. It was encouraging.

Worries about no news... I just got a response from my former Model S rep, who is now a sales rep for the Roadster, something that sparks even more worry about whether the Model S is still on schedule for production in late 2011. He told me that prior to the IPO, they want to ramp up interest...

Still nervous... I alternate between euphoria at being P1447 in line for the Model S, and wondering if it will ever truly come to pass that I will be behind the wheel of one, so I will be greatly relieved when the IPO happens and Tesla can be more forthcoming about production progress. As...

Aerodynamics... I find it interesting, in a Bahaus sort of way, how aesthetically pleasing an aerodynamic auto design is. It's true, form does indeed follow function.

It really does exist... This reminds me of that M&Ms commercial, where the one M&M faints when he sees Santa Claus, exclaiming, "he really does exist!" Seriously, though, those of us who have production queue numbers are heartened by any news or sightings of our Model S!

What car I will be replacing... Right now, I'm driving an '01 Acura CL Type S. It's the last coupe Acura produced, and it only has about 42,000 miles on it, has been a great, reliable, sporty car, but it only gets about 24 MPG, on premium gas, so I will be oh, so very happy to drive an electric...

I get almost daily news on FB about the Roadster, with photos and sometimes video, and I think all I did originally is sign up to be a "fan". I've written some comments, and e-mailed Matt Zatto with questions, but aside from that, I've done nothing else special to get the news.

Impatient... I guess I am impatient to hear more about the Model S, with the Roadster garnering most of the news lately. I would like to think that it's an indication that an IPO is imminent, the more capitalization Tesla gets, the better for all of us that either already drive ZEVs or are...

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel a bit miffed about the lack of news about the Model S? We're regaled almost on a daily basis about the Roadster, how it won the Efficiency Race in Monte Carlo and all, but the news about the Model S has gone strangely dark. I think the hype about the...

Cluttered control display... I drive an Acura with a navi system, and I hate that the HVAC controls are in the navi's touch screen. It's distracting to adjust while driving, and if I'm running the navi, it cuts away from the map. I prefer the controls, if they are to be placed in the touch...

Model S Design I am a 65+ female, currently driving an Acura Coupe, the CL Type S. I prefer the slip aerodynamic shape of the Model S design, with the cabin-forward, dropped nose, rounded edge design. I have ordered one without actually seen the prototype, as it had left the Menlo Park showroom...

Power steering... I'm an older female, and I would want power steering. I had occasion to have to drive a car that had a stuck throttle, had to turn off the ignition and negotiate through traffic to the shoulder, and it was tough to steer with the power off, so I know what being without power...

Crazy neighbor... I felt I had to relate a story a crazy, motorhead neighbor told me. He is convinced that anybody who doesn't drive an ICE is the spawn of Satan, and that I am doomed to hell because I ordered a ZEV. He told me he heard a "true story" about someone who was electrocuted to death...

TRON-like lights... I was told that the blue neon halo lights around the headlamps are not street-legal in California, and would have to be replaced by the boringly conventional white halos, like are on BMV and Audi.