I need an intervention

[markwj]

I need help. Seriously, I need help.

I got the HK$39,000 deposit 'back' when my Model S was delivered, and after 3 1/2 years of being on waiting lists for Tesla cars, it just felt strange. So, what did I go and do?

My justification is that however much I love my roadster, it is not the most practical of cars for a 5 person (+helper) family. By the time the Model X comes, I will probably have been driving my Roadster for 5+ years, so time for someone else to enjoy the experience.

But... This just seems so wrong. And yet, so right.

 

[bonnie]

You've come to the wrong place for an intervention.

(congrats!)

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Go, Mark, go! Fat chance with an intervention here. We are more likely to nudge you towards that X P85+!

Oh, Tesla should fix the text in that Thank You! message; the X is not a sedan... I think.

 

[bonnie]

Go, Mark, go! Fat chance with an intervention here. We are more likely to nudge you towards that X P85+!

Oh, Tesla should fix the text in that Thank You! message; the X is not a sedan... I think.

X P85+? I was hoping for an X P110+. No?

 

[Vmax]

Mark, thanks for making me feel sane again. :biggrin:

 

[ibcs]

True intervention is needed when you own a Roadster and a Signature Model S with a Model X reservation. Tesla changes the way you think and act. Fortunately, I think it's a great change.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

X P85+? I was hoping for an X P110+. No?

Sure, if you want your Sig X in 2018!

 

[markwj]

This thread is like holding an AA meeting in a bar... :biggrin:

 

[bonnie]

Sure, if you want your Sig X in 2018!

Battery swap, gg ... battery swap.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Battery swap, gg ... battery swap.

Ah, got it. Dibs on your used 85 when you swap!

 

[DITB]

This thread is like holding an AA meeting in a bar... :biggrin:

Can't I even be offline for a few hours, without you all getting down into mutual support groups and almost start crying? I have just spent the afternoon (time zone confusion here) with Paul Carter, Sig Model X #3 holder in Canada (more about that elsewhere).

Mark, I am sure you are doing the right thing, just be sure whoever takes over your baby roadster will take good care of it. Feed it when it's hungry, caress it when it's feeling down and so on. I am sure the right family is out there, somewhere. At some stage, we all need to move on.

If nothing else, me or someone else will probably be ready to lift you off that reservation at some stage. You never know, but at this stage, I think I'll be holding on to my soon-to-come Model S for a decade at least. Who is to say why changes there are in 10 years? As Paul and I discussed today - by the time it's eventually time to swap his 60kWh battery (he bought his Model S "off the shelf" 2 months ago), there will probably be a 300kWh replacement option.

Congrats, Mark. I would have done the same if I had any investment cash to spare.

 

[ekwng]

I need help. Seriously, I need help.

I got the HK$39,000 deposit 'back' when my Model S was delivered, and after 3 1/2 years of being on waiting lists for Tesla cars, it just felt strange. So, what did I go and do?

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My justification is that however much I love my roadster, it is not the most practical of cars for a 5 person (+helper) family. By the time the Model X comes, I will probably have been driving my Roadster for 5+ years, so time for someone else to enjoy the experience.

But... This just seems so wrong. And yet, so right.

Ewww... I'm thinking exactly the same thing (but to replace my X5 in few years..)