dsmith2189
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they have a MS artistic sculpture at EVAnnex as well as the book "Owning Model S". Probably easier than getting someone to "Loan" you their pride and joy.
or maybe just a t-shirt or jacket from the SC.
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they have a MS artistic sculpture at EVAnnex as well as the book "Owning Model S". Probably easier than getting someone to "Loan" you their pride and joy.
or maybe just a t-shirt or jacket from the SC.
Jamestemplo, It's a longshot to get someone to rent or lend a Tesla for a day for several reasons. Besides the usual liability issues, there's the issue of possible damage to the car on your first day of driving. The Tesla S is more than a foot wider than my previous car, it's a fairly long car too, and consequently a new driver can inadvertantly mess up a wheel by contacting a curb. Let's face it, you'll be inclined to try out the acceleration, too, with a Tesla-for-a-day. Should you join us as a Tesla owner in the future, I highly suggest an accessory made in England that protects the wheels against curb rash. The greatest chance of curb rash comes in your first week or two of ownership, and thus you'd be wise to install this accessory before your first time at the wheel of your new Tesla S.
dsmith2189
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If there were only a Tesla Owner that had a car service that would at least drive someone....mmmmm
On point about the curb rash. I've never curb rashed any of my previous vehicles in my 28 years of driving, and within a month of owning the S, I've curbed it about 4 times. I've finally learned the dimensions of the car though! :biggrin:
It is super easy to curb this car, no joke.
dsmith2189
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I made the mistake of rubbing "curb attractant" instead of "curb repellant" on my wheels. now the curbs jump out at me.:biggrin:
Do you know what your wheels look like on the inside after removing the gators? There were all those horror stories about the gators scraping away the inside wheels ...
I had mine removed after a year use. No apparent damage from the gators. But I am not planning on replacing them, the service center wouldn't do an alignment because of the gators.
drtko147
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I purchased them a while ago but have never installed it. It has been a challenge to deflate my tires to install it. If anyone wants to buy them from me, I will sell them at cost. They are gray.
Akikiki
A'-Lo-HA ! y'all
I had it done on my right after it was available. So, its been on mine for months. I didn't give a thought to loss of range. I didn't keep that close of details to determine any loss.
When this was first announced, as I recall all the gang of folks here had it done or were having it done. I know of no one that didn't have it installed or anyone that regretted it.
How did you come up with the .1% loss of range?
drtko147
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Thank goodness someone figured out where that .2 miles range disappeared to! I've been trying to figure this out in the worst way. For a while I thought it was caused by the "Officer, please give a ticket instead to Akikiki or HawaiiSkiBum, they drive RED Teslas" banner I extend into the airstream anytime I'm driving substantially over the speed limit.
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