guys happy to report that took delivery yesterday of or Model S at Rockville. Couldn't be happier! Jamee was an awesome DS!
P08293 Standard White, 60, Tech, Pano, Air, Leather, Jump seats. Ordered in November, finalized 2/15
There was a Blue 8199 and several others being prepped for delivery as well and several Roadsters in for service
Photos to come soon.
Congrats Treker!!
So a little more details of my pickup now that I am at a computer instead of my iphone. All the reading of the forums couldn't prepare me for the onslaught of info/functionality of the car. Or maybe i have very bad short term memory or super excited. I went over the "Delivery to do list" the night before, but when I got there...i completely forgot about it.
Ben tried to scare me and said that the car was still on a truck on the way down the 5 freeway (i didn't really buy it, but played along). j/k he says. Paperwork was of course first, and I dropped down the last 2 payments (2 different banks) and signed all the necessary papers. He handed over the key fobs and we walked over to the car. We took a walk around the car, and I took a pic in the sun. the car has the 60 badge and the mats. Forgot to check rear seats for mats (and still haven't). The first thing he did was pull out the UMC (for me, it is short for umbilical cord :biggrin
. Pointed out the color changes, the locking mechanism and to make sure you unlock the car before trying to unplug or plug in. I asked him if the UMC was 18 feet long. Apparently I was the first person to ask cuz he thought it was 15'. They actually went to measure it and learned that it was approximately 19'. Ben went over the basics of turning on the car, cruise control, the scroll wheels on steering wheel and then onto the touchscreen. I had 184 rated miles on the car when we got into the car for the tutorial (they apparently charged it fully?) On going over Slacker, Ben was impressed that I actually use Slacker on a daily basis. I typed in "The world is full of crashing bores" and cool music started playing (He even liked my music choice and he knew the bands. lol).
Took the car for a spin around the block to get a feel for the car then reparked at the SC. I then headed off to Carmax to sell my Z. When I returned to the SC, I smiled at a couple picking up a White S (not sure what battery size) and some guy in a dolphin gray S came in to get the rear seats installed. I then got into my car and went to get Peets Coffee to pick up some whole beans for my sister. This is where a warning light popped up saying my car had tire pressure issues (funny cuz I specifically asked Ben about this issue and he said my car was properly set to the right tire pressure). After calling Tesla about it they said to come in...but the warning light disappeared so I didn't bother. No signs of this since then. Played some appropriate songs "Tesla Girls" and "Electricity" (both songs from the same band...kudos if you know who), then headed to my sister's house, where I played chauffeur for her and her 2 kids. Got some thumbs up when I picked up the coffee, and got a few taking pics of the car. I even had one lady roll down her window to ask what kind of car it was. The "Tesla Time" wasn't as bad as I thought. By the end of the day, I got the car down to 99 miles by the time I got home. I plugged her into the 110v outlet, and was getting 3 mi/hr of charge. When I awoke, I had around 123 mi rated. The entire time, I had range anxiety (couldnt' afford the 85 and was hoping I could manage with the 60).
So I am at work trying to catch up from last week. An opportunity to try out the GE Wattstations that the company installed and the J adapter provided by Tesla. Some initial thoughts.
My company (or perhaps GE) installed these chargers with the small EVs in mind. The spaces are super narrow, and if I park in them, i am touching the lines on both sides.
Tough if all these spots are going to be taken, and they usually are. Parking head first, the cable was about 4 feet short. Might reach if i lay the cable on top of the car instead of going around the base of the car (hell no!). So I had to back into the spot. This is a problem because the charge ports are in a one way row, and when at work the spaces on the opposite side will be taken, making backing into these stalls problematic. My solution is to charge later in the afternoon (around 3 or 4pm) when the early birds (who usually park across from the charging stations) leave. Hopefully. The ports are giving me between 14 - 18 mi/hr. fluctuating around 201v, 29-30A. For some reason, i was expecting something higher. Fortunately I came to work this morning and took advantage of the 3 hours of free charging/day. I had a lot of other errands to do for the rest of the day.
I had the oddest dream (nightmare??) on just 1 day of taking ownership. Any psycho-analysts out there? I was in a parking lot full of S's and I couldn't find mine...the app was telling me where I left it but when I got there, no car present. After searching and searching, I found it on a flatbed being towed. After some curt exchanges I got my car, and drove off...and drove over some kids laying on the street.