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

[Drone Flyer]

Roadster Tetris

I used to take the original Roadster to work, during the summer months. It had a trunk the size of a golf bag. I got groceries in the thing- you name it.

If it can be done in the original Roadster, it’ll be a piece of cake in the 2020 version.

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

 

[eyespii]

Forget daily driver - how about making it your only driver?

 

[Derek Kessler]

Forget daily driver - how about making it your only driver?

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

 

[Yggdrasill]

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:

 

[AMN]

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.

 

[Derek Kessler]

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.

Now I want to see a Roadster with snow tires and chains.

 

[mkspeedr]

Forget daily driver - how about making it your only driver?

Only one vehicle...blasphemy

 

[AMN]

Now I want to see a Roadster with snow tires and chains.

Watch me!

 

[PaulusdB]

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?

 

[dhrivnak]

I pre-ordered the roadster, but what I really want to know is if I can use it as a daily driver.

This future roadster, if the look of it will still be the same, does not look as fancy as other super/hyper car so it may not get that much attention. It is like a high end Porsche....people will know it is expensive, but it does not scream weekend car.

I have two small children that I like to take them to school in the morning before I go to work. So I would like to drive the roadster as much as possible.

This car will not be gas guzzler since it is electric so daily driving would not cost much compared to a super/hyper ICE car. There will be low maintenance cost also.

A few things that would make it hard to be a daily driver is:

1. The storage space. My son does fencing and tennis so there are bags of equipment that must be in the trunk. I do not how much space will be available for storage.

2. The fear of it being scratched by other people. I guess this is a given for any expensive car.

Anyway, for those who will get this car in the future, will you use it as a daily driver? .... or at least a few days per week?

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.

 

[gregd]

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?

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.

 

[ggr]

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.

 

[SanDiegoGuy]

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.

 

[jaguar36]

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

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.

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

 

[SanDiegoGuy]

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?

You have a good point.

 

[Derek Kessler]

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

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.

 

[PaulusdB]

...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.

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

You guys! We should hang together some more.

 

[gregd]

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

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?

 

[Derek Kessler]

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?

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.

 

[AMN]

I am sure these

You guys! We should hang together some more.

Deal! Where in Europe are you?