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“A Tesla! It’s a f*****g Tesla!”

Discussion in 'Model X' started by TravisCindy, Apr 5, 2019.

  1. TravisCindy

    TravisCindy Member

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    #1 TravisCindy, Apr 5, 2019
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    This is just for fun.
    We live in Orange County, where a having Tesla is not unique. We own the 3 and the X and love them both, but don’t feel particularly out of place when driving them.
    We were with the X in another area and were passing a high school as the kids were getting out for the day.
    One kid noticed and pointed and screamed the comment in the headline. It rippled through the kids who stopped and pointed and screamed “Tesla!”
    It was pretty darn cute and reminded me that Tesla ownership is indeed special.
    Congrats to all Tesla owners here!
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  2. teethdood

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    You are sorely wrong my friend.

    It's not just the kids.

    I'm 2 years into Tesla ownership with a couple teslas myself and I still say "Tesla!" whenever I see one.
     
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  3. posity

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    My daughter recently got married and she asked if I would drive her to and from the reception. I drove her to the reception in a blown, flamed '56 Nomad that I've owned since I was 18. And I drove her home from the reception in our Model X. I had so many folks at that wedding say to me: "That is my dream car" when they saw the X. I love the Nomad, it is crazy cool and fast, but nobody made that same "dream car" comment about the Nomad. The X is indeed amazing - and a glimpse into the future. The rest of the time I'm oblivious to how many folks think that a Tesla is their dream car.

    The X pretty much upstaged this:
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  4. TravisCindy

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    Yeah, we do it too! :)
     
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  5. TravisCindy

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    That’s a great story!
    We opened the falcon wings at an ice cream shop and every head turned inside. Pretty cool.
     
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    #6 Hilbe, Apr 5, 2019
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    I like to open my FWD in busy parking lots after events so my riders can see where to walk. Great way to show it off too.
     
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  7. Peteybabes

    Peteybabes redneck drivin' a tesla...

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    that kid must have been from the midwest? (never sees tesla's?)

    haha
     
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  8. LMichel

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    My dashcam (BlackVue900) dumps still images to a server when I'm parked for the night. I flip through them - usually at breakfast. I lost count at the number of people that stop and just stand there looking at my MS. Even now they do it after two years of owning it.
    I live in (very) rural NYS, south of the fingerlakes. Teslas are still pretty unique here.
     
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  9. jboy210

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    Way different in NorCal. Every 10th or so car I see is a Tesla. Even at the local store, it is not unusual to see 4 or 5 Model Xs in the parking lot.

    But the falcon wing doors are still a showstopper. Had someone take a picture of us getting in and out of the car at a Monterey hotel. And they even drew a crowd at the GoodGuys car show here last weekend.
     
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  10. mattack4000

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    No one really cares in the Bay Area, Ferrari still turn more heads
     
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    Or Lambos. A few of those at the grocery market every once in a while.
     
  12. RFernatt

    RFernatt Solar/EV Owner/Enthusiast

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    Great story!

    I had a car load of college age kids in a Jetta slow down and give enthusiastic thumbs up on the interstate shortly after picking up the Model 3. They were very excited to see a Tesla, but they are pretty rare in WV, even in the eastern panhandle closer to DC, NoVA, and MD.
     
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    Yup I would turn my head quicker if I spot a testarossa
     
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  14. jkoya

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    I actually saw a red Ferrari LaFerrari on Hwy 101 a mile or so before the Golden Gate Bridge. By far the most expensive car I have ever seen driving on a road.
     
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    My wife made me stop doing this! :p
     
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    I love my Model 3, but the car that got the most positive attention ever was the little garden-pest green Zap Xebra. Every other car I saw, someone was taking my picture with their phone. Kids shouted "Cool car!" whenever I drove by. Smiles and thumbs-ups all around. People in parking lots commenting on how cute it was. People saying how much they'd love to have one if it had more range (stock was 20 miles, mine was 40 miles). After the Xebra, the Roadster got hardly any attention. And the Model 3 gets just a few comments. I wouldn't go back, though. Driving the Xebra always put a smile on my face, but it was underpowered and didn't have EAP.
     
  17. Videographer

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    Hye hey HEY hey! <g> We are getting a pretty impressive flood of Teslas here in the Madison - Milwaukee-Green Bay corridor. (Can't really speak to the west side of the state.) M3s are not a rare sighting anymore.
     
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  18. Cperry

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    I had my MX since of December ‘18 and I’ve heard “Nice car, that’s my dream car” at least 3-4 times, about once a month. I just say thanks but I realize I should be adding something like”You probably know it’s all electric so it’s environmentally friendly but you might not know it has nearly no maintenance costs also.” To spread the more important message about our environment.
     
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  19. Peteybabes

    Peteybabes redneck drivin' a tesla...

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    i'm columbus ohio and they're everywhere, i guess i was trying to indicate a little further est and not so much big city :)
     
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  20. LCR1

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    I live in a very rural area but work across the street from the service center. So on the way to work and at work a Tesla is nothing special and I pass through the most Tesla dense part of Texas. At home, there are people that have never heard the name, let alone understand that a car can be completely electric without a engine (hybrid)
     
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