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Vger
Active Member
Cross-posting my comments from FB:
Agree with all here; very enjoyable and evocative read. I too am a Roadster owner, and drove the Sunset Red non-perf car on the first day at Fremont. The Perf sounds a little more competition for the Roadster, but still both are great personalities. I live in a place with tiny twisty roads, so I will keep and love my Brilliant Yellow Roadster as long as I live. Nonetheless, our Signature Red Model S will be the car we take to roam the continent, perhaps from Alaska and Nunuvut to Florida. Bravo, and thanks!
Agree with all here; very enjoyable and evocative read. I too am a Roadster owner, and drove the Sunset Red non-perf car on the first day at Fremont. The Perf sounds a little more competition for the Roadster, but still both are great personalities. I live in a place with tiny twisty roads, so I will keep and love my Brilliant Yellow Roadster as long as I live. Nonetheless, our Signature Red Model S will be the car we take to roam the continent, perhaps from Alaska and Nunuvut to Florida. Bravo, and thanks!
Here's a review from Slate with a headline jab at the prius:
Tesla Model S test drive: It's electric, it's got great lines, and there's a waiting list a mile long. - Slate Magazine
Tesla Model S test drive: It's electric, it's got great lines, and there's a waiting list a mile long. - Slate Magazine
Somewhat amusing and walks a fine line between snarky and tongue-in-cheek, but sadly lacks much in actual review of the car instead favoring word count spent on jokes.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
I don't have a Prius...and I don't really know anyone close to me that does, but I have to admit the headline was a bit of a turn-off. No need to be ripping on people just because of the car they drive. A bit too snarky.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Ugh I *WISH* all the journalists would stop quoting the signature prices as the top of the line cost for the Model S. Nobody reading an article about the Model S who doesn't already have a sig reservation will be paying that much...so why are they quoting it as the high end price? Makes the car seem a little more expensive than it is.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
I agree. If I didn't know so much about the car, based on some of these reviews I would think the cheapest you could get the model s would be around $80,000-90,000. They often mention the 40kWh battery pack but don't always quote its price.
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How unfortunate they lead with such an obnoxious title. If only they had been content with the subtitle...
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
This sounded more like a meta-review to me a la Jalopnik. Did he actually drive?! Or, did he simply cull stuff from other reviews and seemingly from TMC?! Color me smug 
Well, if you have an H1 (the original one made before GM ruined the company and turned the Hummer into a kit car) and work at a mine site, the Hummer is probably your best choice. A regular Ford or Chevy pickup lasts about a year in that application.
Why can nobody actually show a picture of the final design? Car Talk showed a three-year-old photo of the interior, and now Slate follows up with a three-year-old photo of the exterior.
