Yesterday evening I told my family I was taking the Tesla (Alex Volta) for a walk. I’ve been suffering from acceleration withdrawal.
Anyone else with the same issue.
Anyone else with the same issue.
I miss driving my Model 3
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DeanP
Member
I agree! In the last 4 weeks, I've driven mine 3 times. Sad times we live in right now...Stay safe.
XLR82XS
D M C
Nope. I drive the same amount as I did before COVID.
RobRain
Member
I feel the same way when I travel for work. Standard rental car doesn’t cut the mustard.
Nothing says you can’t go for a drive, took the model 3 to Julian yesterday for some Pie:
I washed mine recently, and as I was sitting in the driver's seat to do some interior cleaning, I thought to myself with slightly surprised amusement, "I miss driving my car." Now, after running the very occasional errand (10-day groceries, e.g.), I take lots of detours on the way home. I've only had my M3 since late December, so I really feel like I was just getting started with it. Also hope to get through my Supercharger miles before they expire at the end of June--although that's looking doubtful these days. Stay safe everyone.
ChadS
Last tank of gas: March 2009
I've missed driving mine too. We do still go to the grocery store, do some gardening at my son's house (he is a county emergency worker and his wife is pregnant; we figure it's safe to visit them outside), and deliver some food to an elderly parent. It's not enough.
Fortunately (! not the word I would normally use here, but these are strange time) before lockdown, my wife got a slow leak in one of the winter tires on her Model X. Tesla Roadside Assistance swapped her to her summer tires, but I needed to get the leaky tire plugged. Today was a nice day and the local tire shop re-opened, so I took her tire in my car...and had them put on my summer tires while I was there. That was fun.
Hmm. It seems the bar for "fun" has changed.
Fortunately (! not the word I would normally use here, but these are strange time) before lockdown, my wife got a slow leak in one of the winter tires on her Model X. Tesla Roadside Assistance swapped her to her summer tires, but I needed to get the leaky tire plugged. Today was a nice day and the local tire shop re-opened, so I took her tire in my car...and had them put on my summer tires while I was there. That was fun.
Hmm. It seems the bar for "fun" has changed.
linux-works
Active Member
my car is still basically new (oct of last year) and yet it sits in a parking garage and I sit in my apartment.
been that way for 2 months now, its seems.
on the bright side, I'm not wearing out my tires.
on the down side, I'm not having any fun, not wearing out my tires.
been that way for 2 months now, its seems.
on the bright side, I'm not wearing out my tires.
on the down side, I'm not having any fun, not wearing out my tires.
Do you want to donate some to my work at Kaiser
lol I've been working I need to go get some pies!
linux-works
Active Member
and while I'd love to go out 'just for a drive', that really isn't the best collective thing to do, I hope people realize that.
its a voluntary SAH but pleasure drives are really not the right thing to do. we want to, but we really should not.
its a voluntary SAH but pleasure drives are really not the right thing to do. we want to, but we really should not.
@linux-works believe me everywhere we go, we take extra precautions, always double masks and gloves. Lost my dad on April 1st and then my mom on April 20th, both due to covid-19 out of Brooklyn. So the trip into Julian was a nice break.
Fred
Fred
linux-works
Active Member
No biggie, they were over 80 and in the middle of the war zone. It was bound to happen, just worried about my 3 sisters. Get your mask, gloves and cleaning supplies and get out of the house. You don’t have to leave the car and keep your windows up.
Fred
Fred
MrMassTransit
Supporting Member
I’m actually driving more, although not by a huge margin. I always commuted to work by metro or bike and ran many errands that way too, so typically I put very few miles on the car (under 3,000 in the first year of ownership). I was also eating out a lot more and stopping on the way home to pick up a few items at the store wasn’t a huge hassle. Sometime 2-3 weeks would go by without me taking out the car.
Now when I head to a grocery store, I’m buying a week or more’s worth of food, so I’m driving there. I’m cooking nearly every meal at home. Transit is really not an option so for essential trips (mostly picking up supplies), I’m driving unless I’m headed something with a few block radius. Although on a daily basis I really don’t need to have a car, I’m certainly glad I have one now!
Once travel restrictions begin to lift, I wonder how comfortable I will be to get on a train or plane and might end up driving myself more than I normally would. We’ll have to see.
Now when I head to a grocery store, I’m buying a week or more’s worth of food, so I’m driving there. I’m cooking nearly every meal at home. Transit is really not an option so for essential trips (mostly picking up supplies), I’m driving unless I’m headed something with a few block radius. Although on a daily basis I really don’t need to have a car, I’m certainly glad I have one now!
Once travel restrictions begin to lift, I wonder how comfortable I will be to get on a train or plane and might end up driving myself more than I normally would. We’ll have to see.
I'm sorry man hope you stay safe as well! I work at a hospital and its sad to see people die who can't see their family
Thanks Kenny, I work at various hospitals also but in a different capacity. Some of the hospitals have like a make shift mash unit outside with white tents and all. I got to see my Dads burial via Zoom and those that were actually there at the cemetery could not go close to the casket but could watch from across the street. Crazy times my friend
Fred
