Locked in new options today

I have gotten enough info about the Tesla Motors situation and decided to move forward. The new options are now visible on the website, so I locked my options in.

Here they are:

Radiant Red
Solar Guard Windshield
Tesla Paint Armor
Electronics Group
Tesla Motors custom floor mats
Interior colors: premium two-tone, rally 2, black/red, black head restraint
Forged Tesla wheels - black
High Power Connector
Mobile connector - MC120 (included)

The adjustable suspension is not yet available as an option, otherwise I might have gotten that.

The other options that I left off were:
1) Carbon Fiber Hardtop, which I might order later.
2) Performance Tires
3) Mobile Connector - MC240
4) Battery replacement
5) Extended warranty

This is an image of what mine will look like. The only difference is that I did rally 2 and I think this is rally 1.

 

My only concern is how the black wheels will looks with Radiant Red. They looked amazing with the Orange Roadster. But I have not yet seen a Radiant Red combined with the black wheels.

It could be an expensive mistake. We will see.

 

The signature line is wrong. I was at one point considering taking a delay for the Sport model, which would have been a 2009.

I recently decided to move forward with a 2008.

 

The second week of May.

 

I was referring to Very Orange, not the mock up rendering.

When I was at Menlo Park, I saw a Very Orange Roadster being serviced. I was told that the owner did the wheels black aftermarket right after it was delivered. It looked AMAZING.

The contrast between Very Orange and the Black Tesla wheels was really stunning. It was enough to almost get me to change my color.

I am hoping that the Radiant Red also looks good with the black wheels. I think it will, but I am not sure. I have never seen it in person or in a picture.

 

I have been agonizing over this issue for weeks ever since they told me about the Sport model. It really makes sense in my situation to take the delay and get a Sport option. It is a much better value for only a bit more money.

So I contacted Tesla Motors this week and switched to the Sport model. I will likely get in in July instead of May. So a two month delay.

The only other change I made was to dump the HPC. After listening to the Town Hall meeting, it is clear that a new HPC is being designed for the Model S and there will be an adapter for Roadsters to use that. That HPC will likely be cheaper, because of the higher volumes, and lighter. Elon mentioned that he thinks the current HPC is too awkward.

Tesla Sport $128,500
Metallic Paint $1,000
Electronics Group $3,000
Floor Mats $150
Paint Armor $1,495
Premium Seats $1,800
240 V 30 A MC $1,500
Delivery $1,950
Windshield $400
120 V MC included
Black Tesla Wheels included
Upgraded Motor included
Adjustable Suspension included
Performance Tires included

$139,795
No sales tax on electric vehicles in the state of Washington !!!

Just doing my bit to keep Tesla Motors cash flow positive !!!

 

It is such a low volume car I doubt the state legislature even considered the Tesla Roadster when they wrote the law. It covers all cars that get greater than 40 mpg. It is valid from 1/1/09 till 12/31/2010. Electric vehicles also qualify for the sales tax holiday.