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my wife bought an etron recently. shes in love with it. It REALLY is a nice car, so much tech and very fancy. The car has too many things to list, and I dont even know about the thigns my wife knows about the car that I dont... BUT, I will say that I dont like the regen seems to be attached...

wait, what??? seriously? Some cant afford $100 for a car that costs over $50k??

My wife and I did the whole jag experience thing over the weekend (in San Mateo CA) We both got a tiny test drive the ipace and did the smart cone course. The smart cone course is like an AutoX but with a randomly generated course, and the object isnt nesc speed, but also "accuracy" between the...

This is probably a mod you can do yourself in a few hours. You can even get paint made just for brake calipers at your local autozone/pepboys/orileys

are you saying that the way Elon has been engaging with "the enemy" via twitter has been positive for the company and its mission? Are you saying that this was the best use of his time and focus?

off topic: I have a blackberry key one, its a pretty good phone. I've been loving it for a year now. The key two is out now, so if you are looking for a phone, you may want to check it out. In my opinion, people may have gotten used to "typing" on a touch screen, but lie to themselves if they...

And I find it funny that you care so much about these "bloggers" opinion on something that you seem to imply is not a big deal.

yup. All of these things.

if you can find one, a 2013 toyota rav4 EV

If you really were an ap1, sw20 and an e36 owner, then I finally have an opinion I can trust.:)

Im wondering this too...maybe the amount of people who can or want to pay for 60k model 3 has theirs already? Maybe the 35k starting price is the price most people wanted?

/s seems to be the standard for sarcasm now-a-days. And sorry for misreading your intent.

i know you were joking, but, really, the ipace, the taycan, the truck from bollinger are boring to you? /what about rimac? Or the Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive? Are you saying nobody else makes a compelling electric car? And thats not even including all the reallllly cool conversions, race...

Clickbait? Really? Do you know what click bait is? Anyway, I read the article and i agree with the writer. Infact, I often feel the same way that he does. I like the cars a lot. Tesla got me into EVs and is the reason why Im building my own. Without tesla, I would still be obsessed with turbo...

While I dont enjoy the site like I used to since I learned of other EV sites, I do enjoy for the comments of the articles. The fanboys and the haters comments can be very entertaining! With that said, it looks like the Drive is hating on Fred, and right or wrong, if hes getting this much...

Musk Tweets - Tesla Production Hits 7,000 In 7 Days, Model 3 5,000 the article states

it was good to hear all 3 of you guys in the podcast, when 1 of you is missing, the show feels like its lacking some sort of balance. We have a super fanboy, a "stupid" one and a tesla skeptic. Its a great combo. Also, lol @ the jabs at the talking teslaS podcast.

Yup, you get what Im worried about. They wont make a lot of these, and I dont have the cash to pre-order and make sure I get one. I'll just have to see what happens when its available to the public.

I went thru and watched many of the reviews from the ipace media day in Portugal. While the efficiency isn't as good as I would like, the car just looks like a better and better deal. So far, the $65k+ is easily justified with what the car can do, the interior quality and the tech. I just hope I...

i cancelled my model 3 reservation last night (the model 3 is too expensive for what you get IMO). This is the car I will probably get, depending on a test drive. The positive reviews are the icing on the cake.

i had no idea there was an api available for teslas. what cool things can you do with the api? Is it just monitoring\logging info, or can i rewrite what is the equivalent to air and fuel tables in an ICE's ECU?

yes. The latest example: Tesla Model Y Coming In Early 2020 As A “Manufacturing Revolution” or how about Elon Musk: Tesla's factory will be an 'alien dreadnought' by 2018 or how about when we will get full self driving? or auto pilot 2 parity in "a few months" These are what I mean.

i dont know of any car companies that makes the same outrageous claims that Tesla does. He is asking for the attention.

yes he does. Im not referring to how he runs his company. Im referring to how he responds to negativity of the press in an earnings call. Its not an interview, but a place where we investors can ask how our investment is doing.

He cant control the media, but he can control how he responds. A leader of a large company needs to be better. Also, the quarterly earnings call isn't a place for just cheerleading. People are investing real money in this company, and this is the place for these people to get a better...

I dont think most people care if they live or die. You have the Tesla fans, and EV enthusiasts that want them to succeed. Then, theres the small minority that want Tesla to fail. I do believe that small minority probably have a lot of power/pull. These would be the oil industry and others that...

what question was BS? The ones reported seem like legit questions to me.

i dunno, seems fine to me. Nothing looks confusing or out of place IMO

do it! Im doing it to my integra. Slowly gathering parts and info...it should be a really fun to drive car when done. You just gotta do some wrenching in the drive way!

why would they need the sub brand for their EVs when their MAIN line will have EVs? Thats what this is about

I dont get why some of you get so butt hurt when another individual decides he does not want a model 3. Some of you act a little too sensitive about how others spend their money.

i hear ya op. the tesla enthusiasm has waned for me. From the over zealous fan boys (esp at sites like elektrek), to the the delays, to sticker price, its hard to stay excited. Im a line waiter in the bay area...so what makes it a lil worse for people like me is seeing model 3s in the wild. I...

Sure, tomato, tomato, I dont really care outside of a passing curiosity as to why others may leave a forum or why a person would want to cancel a car reservation. Blame it on Elon and his grand projections or because he doesn't like the Tesla kool-ade. Again, to each their own. Some here seem to...

its not that irrational...because this will be the main place a new enthusiast/owner will come to for information, help, ideas, and general chit chat regarding the car. If the community sux, then thats one more thing that can make ownership a burden. Its the reason why some people wont buy a car...

My rav4 EV says hi

To add a small tidbit of info...when it comes to charging infrastructure, I'm learning that its not that big of a deal in Europe. They have a lot more CCS chargers that are in convenient places than super chargers. Many of those CCS chargers are high speed as well.

ugh, Elektrek, that site as well as the cult that comments on there can be really irritating...thats probably why I dont visit it very often anymore. Anyway, Im sorry to hear what happened to you, Aaron, but as others have said, Im glad that you landed on your feet. This goes to show that...

These are the things I was afraid of. I knew that "I would care" and others would too that there is no front binnacle.

Tell me more about your other cars, esp your EV conversion

S, and AP1 means that AP actually works. But, you cant get a tax credit on used EVs, only brand new.

the roadster steering wheel looks terrible, i would hate to actually drive with it.

that makes me a lil sad...

best move, convert You quote this, but how many of us still drive an ICE to this day, beasue we are waiting for a model 3? There are other EVs you could have bought long ago. Dont like the offerings of other manufacturers? Convert your ICE to an EV like im doing; Its cheaper than a model 3...

For what its worth, I feel that when people fanboy for tesla (or any company really) thats when everyone from the tesla haters to reasonable tesla supporters will get extra "loud" or "negative" to balance out the blind optimism of said fanboys. It could also be more to say "see fanboy!? your...

Hell no. I waited this long, why stop now for a car that wont be orth the wait IMO. I already have an EV, and Im converting an ICE to an EV, so I can wait.

hes referring to the fact that Elon states the lack of the binnacle is because the model 3 is made for FSD. However, to get FSD, you need to pay $8k more.

I think most people that use this forum thinks the bare bones version of the model 3 will be just as Elon said, but the question is will the general car buying public agree? Im looking forward to seeing what outside voices say

Im also down to AutoX! I used to do it all the time after my college basketball career, but once i added a turbo to my integra, and the SFR had fewer and fewer AutoX locations near me, I stopped doing it...but I want to start it up again. It would be nice to have a few model 3s rollin' in...

I get it, I'm addicted to boost myself. The sound of the turbo spool, the kick in the seat acceleration, the BOV sound...it was heaven! I also liked that people "in the know" would hear said sounds and give me a nod or a surprised look. I thought I would miss all that...but I dont. i now have a...

I dont know if you can compare the model S to the model 3 when it comes to people stretching their budget to afford one. The model S is a great car without many compromises...it offers what many cars in its class (well, a class below) offers + tesla flair! (like OTA updates) Even with OTA and...