Australian Model S pics

[One Gear]

Tesla Model S at Bradman's birthplace, Cootamundra NSW.

 

[MangroveMike]

Great-Grandfather, Christopher, buried here in 1909, would, undoubtedly, have said the same thing ! One horse in front of his buggy was enough then.
However, I think he would also be delighted to see the Future of Motoring today, in the guise of his successor's Tesla Model S Sig., with just one moving part for propulsion, and no need to feed it chaff & crushed oats every night !

Awesome!

Great photo and background tale.

 

[oystero]

Sorry, been slack in uploading...:redface:

 

[Redninja]

Hi everyone. I just discovered this forum.
We took delivery of our red 85 on 22nd January.My wife took this beautiful photo at the entry to our town.Number plate blanked out for a Facebook post but is VTS085.

 

[dhuDz]

That's near the fruit picking farm, right? Cool! Welcome to the forums mate. Great photo by the way

 

[gizmonty]

Hi everyone. I just discovered this forum.
We took delivery of our red 85 on 22nd January

Did you collect your car from autonexus at about 4 or 5pm that day? If so, mine was the red model S parked 2 bays down from yours.

 

[Redninja]

Did you collect your car from autonexus at about 4 or 5pm that day? If so, mine was the red model S parked 2 bays down from yours.

Yep. I think we were parked next to Keiran too. I recognise him from his photo.

and yes, it is next to the strawberry farm.

 

[timpoo]

Yep. I think we were parked next to Keiran too. I recognise him from his photo.

and yes, it is next to the strawberry farm.

Hi Red - hope you don't mind I added your name to the List of Confirmed Orders - as far as I can tell it's a Signature Red?

 

[heosat]

Hi Red - hope you don't mind I added your name to the List of Confirmed Orders - as far as I can tell it's a Signature Red?

That's multicoat red.

 

[Redninja]

That's multicoat red.

Yes, multicoat red. I'll update my avatar now that I know how.
happy for details to be put up.

 

[Isbrown]

Looks great. I'll be coming through Bacchus Marsh before 1pm tomorrow afternoon in my brother's Sig red P85+. I'll keep an eye out for you on my way to Lerderderg Gorge for some hill training before tackling Kokoda next week!

 

[Brissienew]

I am yet to see one up close, so I am provably completely wrong. Do these cars have rather wide and inconsistent panel gaps? Especially on white cars, the panel
gaps seem rather prominent, on photos posted anyway.

 

[Dborn]

My signature red is very tight. All panels are well fitting and no leaks/ creaks etc. build quality very good. This is the most un American American car!!!

 

[Mark E]

I am yet to see one up close, so I am provably completely wrong. Do these cars have rather wide and inconsistent panel gaps? Especially on white cars, the panel
gaps seem rather prominent, on photos posted anyway.

No problems with panel gaps.

 

[Brissienew]

No problems with panel gaps.

Thanks, good to know.

 

[MDK]

At the ends of the Earth, where Aussie red dirt meets the Southern Ocean - near the most South-Westerly point of Australia (Cape Leeuwin)

higher resolution photo available here

 

[ZTrekus]

At the ends of the Earth, where Aussie red dirt meets the Southern Ocean - near the most South-Westerly point of Australia (Cape Leeuwin)
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higher resolution photo available here

Is it just me or does anyone else think that black wheels just look like silver wheels with a whole lot of brake dust and dirt all over them? Maybe that is the point that black wheels don't need as much cleaning and don't show their wear and tear. But every time I see them, my immediate thought is that that car needs a wash. Don't mean to be a stick in the mud.

But I still think I will use the Hi-Rez version of this photo as my computer background for the time being...

Don't you just love the Tesla door handles?

 

[WA-T3sla]

Is it just me or does anyone else think that black wheels just look like silver wheels with a whole lot of brake dust and dirt all over them? Maybe that is the point that black wheels don't need as much cleaning and don't show their wear and tear. But every time I see them, my immediate thought is that that car needs a wash. Don't mean to be a stick in the mud.

But I still think I will use the Hi-Rez version of this photo as my computer background for the time being...

Don't you just love the Tesla door handles?

It's a personal preference I guess. I prefer the black rims for the reasons you mention. Having said that, the brake dust issue is probably a non-issue with a Tesla due to the braking assistance provided by regen, at least it would be nothing like that of a BMW.

 

[Dborn]

You do still get a bit of brake dust because on occasion, you do still use the brakes especially after accelerating and not realising that the lights have changed or something. I find that in those circumstances the regen does not do the job despite being set to normal and a full green arc showing. I have opticoated my rims and like with the rest of the car it comes off easily.

 

[Adapptor]

Is it just me or does anyone else think that black wheels just look like silver wheels with a whole lot of brake dust and dirt all over them? Maybe that is the point that black wheels don't need as much cleaning and don't show their wear and tear. But every time I see them, my immediate thought is that that car needs a wash. Don't mean to be a stick in the mud.

But I still think I will use the Hi-Rez version of this photo as my computer background for the time being...

Don't you just love the Tesla door handles?

These wheels are gun metal grey (not black). I have the same wheels and yes they can look dull if left a while without cleaning, but if kept clean they are shiny and look pretty cool. Biggest issue with these wheels is rim grazing as they really show wounds due to being light silver underneath that gun metal grey paint. If you order these wheels I'd recommend either getting rim guards or a touch up paint pen : )