How many have had the "7 O'clock Stalker"?

[Ugliest1]

This is different from a Tesla Moment or Tesla Time because there's no interaction. So, you're driving along at whatever constant speed in a 2+ lane highway (or roadway) and a vehicle (car, truck, whatever) catches up to you from way behind, moves to or is already in the lane to your left, and then stays in the 7 o'clock position for a few minutes, before accelerating, passing, and going away. I haven't seen a lot of finger-pointing or obvious discussion, but I'm sure they're checking out the car.

Anyone else notice an uptick with similar driver behaviour?

 

[FredTMC]

This is different from a Tesla Moment or Tesla Time because there's no interaction. So, you're driving along at whatever constant speed in a 2+ lane highway (or roadway) and a vehicle (car, truck, whatever) catches up to you from way behind, moves to or is already in the lane to your left, and then stays in the 7 o'clock position for a few minutes, before accelerating, passing, and going away. I haven't seen a lot of finger-pointing or obvious discussion, but I'm sure they're checking out the car.

Anyone else notice an uptick with similar driver behaviour?

happens to me a lot...

 

[andydoty]

I usually watch for the cell phone to come out. Then I see the white light flash....

 

[yobigd20]

This is different from a Tesla Moment or Tesla Time because there's no interaction. So, you're driving along at whatever constant speed in a 2+ lane highway (or roadway) and a vehicle (car, truck, whatever) catches up to you from way behind, moves to or is already in the lane to your left, and then stays in the 7 o'clock position for a few minutes, before accelerating, passing, and going away. I haven't seen a lot of finger-pointing or obvious discussion, but I'm sure they're checking out the car.

Anyone else notice an uptick with similar driver behaviour?

I think the better question is does this ever NOT happen to anyone every single time you take the car out?

 

[mibaro2]

This is different from a Tesla Moment or Tesla Time because there's no interaction. So, you're driving along at whatever constant speed in a 2+ lane highway (or roadway) and a vehicle (car, truck, whatever) catches up to you from way behind, moves to or is already in the lane to your left, and then stays in the 7 o'clock position for a few minutes, before accelerating, passing, and going away. I haven't seen a lot of finger-pointing or obvious discussion, but I'm sure they're checking out the car.

Anyone else notice an uptick with similar driver behaviour?

This happens to me a lot. Although I find many hang out right beside the car at the 9:00 position. My wife makes a game of it to count how many rubber neckers we have during a trip.
I don't mind, except when I want to change into their lane, and can't...then they get to see the car accelerate :biggrin:
Anything from 18 wheelers to motorcycles have done this behaviour to check out the car.

 

[Chipper]

This is different from a Tesla Moment or Tesla Time because there's no interaction. So, you're driving along at whatever constant speed in a 2+ lane highway (or roadway) and a vehicle (car, truck, whatever) catches up to you from way behind, moves to or is already in the lane to your left, and then stays in the 7 o'clock position for a few minutes, before accelerating, passing, and going away. I haven't seen a lot of finger-pointing or obvious discussion, but I'm sure they're checking out the car.

Anyone else notice an uptick with similar driver behaviour?

Oh yeah! All the time. I love to see them craning their necks to look at the front of the car to try to figure out what it is. I have had people pull up to the 9 o'clock position and roll down windows at 70 MPH to scream: "What kinda car is that?" My wife wants to make me a sign that says, "It's a Tesla!!"

 

[Keysh2oboy]

Love this thread idea.

Happens to me everyday it seems.

I think the other drivers feel 'invisible' in that zone as they take long stares and snap pics. But, news flash...... We see you. :wink:

 

[Kraken]

i still take my time behind/passing one just because they are pretty. When I'm in my other car, I'm sure people think that I'm curious what kind of car it is....

 

[Al Sherman]

Yes it happens a lot. The funny part to me is that after over a year I forget. I find myself wondering "what's that guy doing?" Then I remember, "Oh yeah, I'm driving a Model S." :smile:

 

[Curt]

This happens all the time in the Roadster.

 

[mknox]

Happens a lot, and would be a good case for a blind spot alert feature on the car. I will see the car coming up from behind to the left, then it just disappears (i.e. doesn't go past). I have to look over my shoulder to see what's going on. Sometimes it's annoying because I'm waiting for the guy to go past so I can move over to the left and overtake a slower car in front.

 

[roblab]

Driving along toward Fremont, about a year and a half ago, doing about 65 (which is definitely suspicious behavior in CA) I saw a motorcycle CHP coming up on me from way back doing about 95 in the fast lane. All of a sudden he pulls over behind me, slows down and just sits there. After a few seconds, he pulls slowly along side, head turned all the way past. Gets about 20 feet in front, turns and takes a loooonng look back (No front plates!), and then quickly jacks it back up to near 100 and is gone. Milli and I watched him all the way around, and had a good laugh.

 

[Gastogne]

They are probably just driving over there. The Tesla Model S isn't that special...

 

[mknox]

They are probably just driving over there. The Tesla Model S isn't that special...

Nope. I regularly have cars coming up behind and to the left going significantly faster than me only to slow down and match my speed at the 7 o'clock position for a bit before accelerating past me. I don't ever recall getting this in any of my other cars. It is actually kinda annoying because they usually sit in my blind spot doing this.

 

[HHHH]

I've had some other noteworthy cars, but nothing gets attention like the Model S. I even got black to be in stealth mode, but it still gets looks often.

 

[Ugliest1]

i still take my time behind/passing one just because they are pretty. When I'm in my other car, I'm sure people think that I'm curious what kind of car it is....

Aha! A "7 O'clock Stealth Stalk"!

 

[Doug_G]

This happens all the time in the Roadster.

I was going to say... you want stalkers? Drive a Roadster. The weirdest ones are the guys who "orbit" you on a multi-lane highway so they can film you from all angles.

 

[FlasherZ]

"What kinda car is that?" My wife wants to make me a sign that says, "It's a Tesla!!"

Be sure you add to the bottom "It's made by Tesla. No, not GM or Ford or Chrysler. Tesla."

 

[EdA]

Be sure you add to the bottom "It's made by Tesla. No, not GM or Ford or Chrysler. Tesla."

Had this happen this past weekend.

I have a laminated 8 1/2" x 11" info card (thanks Lielani) made up and on the back I have in a big font:

www.teslamotors.com / 100% electric!

When I describe the car to people I usually say it is 1000% electric though!

 

[FlasherZ]

www.telsamotors.com / 100% electric!

Or Tesla.

(Enough people apparently think it's Telsa like Tulsa that it's common both in typo and in language!)