I took delivery of my car today, and it was perfect. The frustration came in after I drove away. First off, it was raining. Ugh. Then we were driving out to my kids in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to show it off and there wasn't a street or highway in Brooklyn that wasn't just jammed. I hit maybe 30 on the expressway, and 10-15 on the streets if I was lucky. And every light turned red in front of us. It was like that everywhere we went.
Congrats on taking delivery! Yea the area is always so congested; really a test of ones patience. Think of it this way...better driving really slowly in your brand new Model 3 than to still be waiting to take delivery!
I'm going to take it for a spin tomorrow and hopefully it won't be as jammed up. I'll avoid Williamsburg. This coming weekend we'll take a trip somewhere on more open roads. It is so tempting to drive this fast, I'd better be careful.
This is why despite living within 25 minutes of NYC up until the age of 30, I never moved there. I like driving too much! So I accepted my fate as a bridge and tunneler. Besides, when you're young, sleeping on your buddy's couch after staying out until 2 (or 3 or 4) isn't so bad, is it?
I wish I were so young... And I did take it for a spin today. It was great. I still had to be careful though with the speed, it is still NYC after all. But the instantaneous speed is addicting and it'll be hard to ever go back. Let's see, my last car I kept for 14 years, I'm 66 now, I'd be 80 before I'll get another at that rate.
I was 21 when I got mine, one twin got hers at 20, the other still doesn't have it at 24. My son was licensed to fly before he was licensed to drive. He's a commercial pilot now, inactive at the moment due to covid but already been notified that he'll return to active status.