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Is it possible to use the Tesla 2020 Roadster as a daily driver ?

Discussion in 'Roadster 2022' started by SanDiegoGuy, Apr 24, 2018.

  1. Drone Flyer

    Drone Flyer Active Member

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    So are you saying that you will only be able to fit a piece of cake in the 2020 version Doug? Lol!
     
  2. eyespii

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    Forget daily driver - how about making it your only driver?
     
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  3. Derek Kessler

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    Much easier to do a Home Depot run in an S, 3, or X than a Roadster, I imagine.
     
  4. Yggdrasill

    Yggdrasill Active Member

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    Bolt a tow bar to the Roadster, hook up a trailer and it'll be easy.

    Or more seriously, maybe a roof box/rack. I know Koenigsegg has it:

    [​IMG]
     
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    While we still intend to own a Model X alongside the new Roadster, I will absolutely slap snow tires on it and drive it in Minnesota winter. o_O
     
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  6. Derek Kessler

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    Now I want to see a Roadster with snow tires and chains.
     
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    Only one vehicle...blasphemy
     
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  8. AMN

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    Watch me! :)
     
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  9. PaulusdB

    PaulusdB Mayor Gnomus Vintage Limb

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    Now that we're on the subject of tires, wouldn't the wear on those super-high performance tires prevent us from using it daily?
    Or could lower performing tires legally be mounted?
     
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  10. dhrivnak

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    Can you? Yes as many of us have used the gen 1 Roadster as a daily drive. But a Model 3 would be far more practical.
     
  11. gregd

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    I think this is the main decision point for daily driving. At something north of $1,000 per set (I heard one report of $1,200) and perhaps at most a year's worth of average driving, the original tires may be a significant burden, financially, for daily driving.

    But I also expect that other tires can be found, with longer wear, lower cost, but at a lower performance level. They would certainly be legal, assuming they have the proper load rating for the car.
     
  12. ggr

    ggr Expert in Dunning-Kruger Effect!

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    It's true that more than 50% of the running cost of both the Roadster and the P85S is tires. But I don't care. The Roadster was my daily driver until the S arrived, when my wife decided that it was acceptable to steal the Roadster off me.
     
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  13. SanDiegoGuy

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    If we can change to a cheaper and longer lasting tires, then I will certainly change them after the original tire set wears out so that I can use it as a daily driver.
     
  14. jaguar36

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    Anything can be a daily driver if you are willing to make the sacrifices to live with it.

    Why would you possibly spend $200k on a car and then cheap out on tires?
     
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  15. SanDiegoGuy

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    You have a good point.
     
  16. Derek Kessler

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    This always blows my mind. It's like the people who drop $150,000 on a P100D and then waste hours at Superchargers for free charging instead of charging at home.
     
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  17. PaulusdB

    PaulusdB Mayor Gnomus Vintage Limb

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    You guys! We should hang together some more.
     
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  18. gregd

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    Possibly because you paid $200k on the car, leaving $200k less in the bank. :)

    But from an accounting perspective, the $200k is a sunk cost. Looking forward, if one is valuing the car for the tech, extreme range range, and pretty good (if not Bughatti-busting) performance, one might just go for a lower cost, more accessible, and relatively "pretty good" tires. One of the benefits of EV ownership is a general lack of periodic maintenance, which for most super cars can be extreme. Having to get new tires every year is kind of like requiring periodic maintenance, no?
     
  19. Derek Kessler

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    It's more along the lines of "if you can afford a $200,000 car then you can afford to buy good f#%€ing tires, too."

    Plus you're not going to get that extreme performance with crap tires.
     
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    I am sure these
    Deal! Where in Europe are you?
     

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