Model S Delivery / Strategy Change / Connecting to WiFi

[CyberDutchie]

Only after I've got the car settled in will I invite friends over to check it out.

Me too. I've never driven an electric vehicle so may need time to get used to things like regenerative breaking. Anyone has an experience to share? Does it take getting used to? Would you hand the keys to any of your friends who wants to drive your Model S or would you first give instructions?

 

[dadaleus]

Me too. I've never driven an electric vehicle so may need time to get used to things like regenerative breaking. Anyone has an experience to share? Does it take getting used to? Would you hand the keys to any of your friends who wants to drive your Model S or would you first give instructions?

Eh, I think it's more how much you trust them. I stopped letting almost anyone drive my Roadster when my neighbor floored it up to 120mph on a neighborhood road with me in the passenger seat screaming "stop!"

The regen is different, but it's not so different that you're likely to have an accident. It just stops faster than you expect when you come off the accelerator.

 

[dsm363]

Eh, I think it's more how much you trust them. I stopped letting almost anyone drive my Roadster when my neighbor floored it up to 120mph on a neighborhood road with me in the passenger seat screaming "stop!"

The regen is different, but it's not so different that you're likely to have an accident. It just stops faster than you expect when you come off the accelerator.

Wow. Some neighbor. That's crazy someone would do that in a neighborhood, in someone else's car and without asking too.

 

[markb1]

Getting home delivery will save me >$1,000 in sales tax. With that my family can nip up to Freemont for the factory experience later and still come out ahead.

I was under the impression that if the car is registered in California, you pay the sales tax for where it's registered, whether or not you pick it up from the factory. It's out-of-state buyers who have to pay the Fremont sales tax if they pick it up at the factory. Could be wrong, but I read that somewhere on this forum.

 

[spatterso911]

Would probably depend upon different municipal tax rates that range between 7.75 and 9.75%

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

markb1 is right. Within Calif., it's your home location that dictates the sales tax. I've picked up a car as far afield as LA and still paid Alameda County taxes.

 

[NigelM]

I'm doing a major renovation, including electrical upgrades might mean no electricity, no networking, or even a place to park. Delivering to the tiny apartment I'll be staying in while this is going on seems anticlimactic.

Rent a room with your significant other at the nearest ritzy hotel and have the car delivered there! Make it a big deal.....

 

[Doug_G]

Me too. I've never driven an electric vehicle so may need time to get used to things like regenerative breaking. Anyone has an experience to share? Does it take getting used to? Would you hand the keys to any of your friends who wants to drive your Model S or would you first give instructions?

I've said it before... getting used to the regenerative braking on the Roadster took precisely one stop light. It's very natural.

That said, it might feel more familiar to you if you've ever driven a manual transmission, as you would be more used to engine braking. It feels rather like a manual driving in double-first gear - only smoother.

 

[onlinespending]

Ditto. I hope that they've got a Mac version of the software or that the Model S simply allows itself to be loaded as a network drive. Actually, that would be great, load the drive, drag n' drop the music (in the correct format of course) and you're done (eventually)

It's possible the Model S will have its own light-weight web server that allows the software to run as a web app. This would mean any modern web browser would do just fine, and would be independent of OS.

 

[W.Petefish]

Good luck on them configuring my server.

+1. I don't like anyone other than me making network topology changes. I already have an access point setup for the Model S and some other traffic.

I think they will just handle the setup of the car's features, IF they do anything.

 

[smoothoperator]

Rent a room with your significant other at the nearest ritzy hotel and have the car delivered there! Make it a big deal.....

If one is going to do the ostentatious route, my vote is for delivery in front of the White House.

 

[Iz]

VERY unlikely that there will be an Ethernet port on the car. You should be able to buy and install a low power "B" wi-fi on the far side of the garage and link it via Ethernet to the main connection. Then you should have the same exposure as if your neighbor had wi-fi.

Thanks. I do not have a garage but hope to move within the next 1-2 years. May build a carport in the interim.

 

[strider]

Me too. I've never driven an electric vehicle so may need time to get used to things like regenerative breaking. Anyone has an experience to share? Does it take getting used to? Would you hand the keys to any of your friends who wants to drive your Model S or would you first give instructions?

I was VERY selective about whom I would let drive my (manual) Corvette. Lots of chances to break stuff even without crashing into something. But w/ the Roadster (and Model S) there is simply no way to break the car short of actually crashing into something. Car completely cold? Feel free to floor it (never do this in an ICE). Can't drive a manual transmission? No problem, there are no gears. It's dead simple. I let people I barely know (coworkers) drive my Roadster and never had a problem. Riding is one thing but people don't really "get it" until they drive and feel the instant power response of electric. Some people are afraid of driving "such an expensive car" (my father in law was like this) but that's the beauty, it's not like a Ferrari or something where you can harm the car by operating it wrong.

As Doug said, the regen is extremely intuitive. And worst case they'll just stop short of the light. The car will light the brake lights during heavy regen so other drives will be aware that you are slowing.

 

[djwang2000]

If one is going to do the ostentatious route, my vote is for delivery in front of the White House.

I like that -- but you risk secret service commandeering it, then taking it for a ride in the red-light district (not that DC really has one)...

 

[Robert.Boston]

If one is going to do the ostentatious route, my vote is for delivery in front of the White House.

Fun idea, but that block of Pennsylvania Ave NW is blocked off for traffic. And the Secret Service probably wouldn't let the Tesla rep fiddle around with the White House's wifi system....:wink:

 

[DisneylandIsHome]

What I heard yesterday is that there is a change in delivery strategy. Tesla is going to attempt to deliver as close to 100% of the cars to the owner's home as possible.

Are you saying delivery in the Antarctic is out? There go my plans!

 

[Norbert]

What if the garage is too far from the unit to receive Wifi?

 

[Mycroft]

What if the garage is too far from the unit to receive Wifi?

You can run an Ethernet line to a location close enough and place a wi-fi router there or you could use a wi-fi repeater.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

And, if running an Ethernet line is a hassle, you can opt for powerline adapters and then a wifi router.

 

[joefee]

Will this work in a Condo? My living unit is far from my under ground parking spot. Not sure how the S will get on my home network….help!!