So I wanted to report on my adventures out west. First, in two and a half years, things haven’t changed since there was only one real supercharger where a gaggle of Teslas congregated; otherwise, I only saw two in over 36 charger stops. Second, the weather conspired against us in Custer as it snowed the evening before the event and it was forecast to be in the 20s and 30s for the day of the public viewing so they cancelled the viewing. There were still plenty of cars around town but not as many outside folks ogling which limited my ability to pass out Alan’s handy postcards.
There were a few random people that asked about the decals and website but the ones that follow are the ones that stuck with me:
-At Murdo SD, I met an X owner from CA and his friend from the east coast. The X owner was relocating to Boston, no less and his friend was helping him with the drive. Now unfortunately, they hit a deer in ID and the front bumper of the X was held on by all sorts of straps and ties. So we commiserated a bit and talked Tesla until they noticed the decal and asked if it was mine. Soooo many people asked if the grand prize was MY car! I sheepishly told them they could do much better than my 3 year old girl, but I guess that’s an indication she’s held up well. My first task when I got back was to get her sprayed off because between the road salt, mud and BUGS she was filthy and deserved much better after her 4,000 mile leg stretch. Anyway, they broke out their smart phones and pulled up the website right way. Seemed very interested.
-Also at Murdo, I met up with
@Archduke who was out on his first road trip. We had more interesting Tesla time as well as some serious conversation about getting drawn into eco causes as a result of owning the car.
-During our free time on Saturday, the group of us from the east coast, including
@MMC- 's car with the decals as well, went out to Custer State Park trying to sneak up on some wildlife with our ultra-quiet vehicles. I’ve got a video of them riding off in the distance with the birds chirping that I have to post. But anyway, we pull over at one of the overlooks and after exploring a bit we start walking to our vehicles when another visitor pulls in and says, “Wow, they’re all my dream car!” I start talking to her to explain what we’re doing and she mentions that she can’t afford one yet. Out comes the handy postcard and I start to tell her about the raffle and how
@Pollux is being gracious enough personally cover the taxes from his own bank account
I think she was curious enough to at least want to go to visit the website.
-On the way home I stopped to charge at the County Club Hills supercharger in IL. Right after I pull in an S owner pulls up to me to start to ask about the raffle. I ask if he wants to plug in first, then notice his Canadian plate. I mention that for now it’s limited to US citizens and he asks for the postcard anyway and says he’s going to tell a US friend about it.
So I wish I could report better results at spreading the word and generating enough business to sell out the remainder of your ticket stock. I’ll keep the decals on the car until the raffle drawing and maybe some folks where I work and in my neighborhood will ask about it.
