Tell her she's perpetuating the Brits as snobs cliché.
Try showing some teeth with that wave.
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New breed of Model 3 drivers out there.
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Try showing some teeth with that wave.
Maxout
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I agree. Im disappointed as well... for the longest time when I was supercharging and about 5 minutes from a complete charge, other owners would come over and offer a happy ending but that seems to have stopped in the last month or so.
12Pack
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Maxout
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nbergma
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I dunno, here in Central California in the USA we haven't had much success waving to other Tesla drivers, whether they are M3 or S or X. When I had my 2006 Corvette, I almost always got waves back when I waved to other 'Vette drivers, and way back when I used to ride a motorcycle, I nearly always got waves back when waving to other motorcycle drivers, but that does not seem to happen with the Tesla community. At least not here. Too bad.
RickAnstey
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Like many other Tesla owners, I enjoy waving and getting responses. But one wave stands out above all the rest. As I was on a ramp about to enter an interstate highway in Colorado, a gorgeous Jaguar F-Type was on my back bumper eager to pass. As soon as we got on the highway, he stepped on it hard, making plenty of racket. As soon as he got beside me, I floored my P90D. Next time I saw him, which was a couple of seconds later, he was in my rearview mirror, still making plenty of noise. I took my foot off the accelerator. Once he was beside me again, he looked over at me, nodded his head, and ... waved. His wave was an acknowledgment that he had been crushed. He was a gentleman for sure. But his gorgeous Jag was all bark and no bite.
I’m still waving and getting waves in return. I look forward to a salute from the AA! I got my M3 end of Sept. I think we should always be welcoming to new recruits
In a time of unprecedented pace of change, @Mr Miserable you sir are a pioneer. "Back in the day" used to be taken as "a few decades ago" or perhaps "half the speaker's lifetime ago". Now it can be clearly defined as "a week ago last Thursday". We live in interesting times.
I'm still getting waves and light blinks. Also get "way to go" shouts from pedestrians. Makes driving even more fun.I’m still waving and getting waves in return. I look forward to a salute from the AA! I got my M3 end of Sept. I think we should always be welcoming to new recruits
RachH
"Christine" Model 3 Blk Obsidian, LR, AWD
I live in LA so if I waved at every Tesla owner I would get carpel tunnel and/or feel like I am the Queen of England lol.
I do try to wave at times but seriously, Teslas EVERYWHERE!!! It's become the new padiddle that we used to do with Volkswagen Bugs- if anyone remembers that? Tesla is the new padiddle
I do try to wave at times but seriously, Teslas EVERYWHERE!!! It's become the new padiddle that we used to do with Volkswagen Bugs- if anyone remembers that? Tesla is the new padiddle
12Pack
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Well, obviously, I am talking about my UK base. My post says "Us" not "U.S.".
Model S owners (including myself) have been around for 5+ years here in the UK - hence its interesting that Model 3 owners are considering themselves as early adopters....
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M3 owners are early adopters of M3s in the UK.. that's all. All EV drivers, of all makes grouped together, are a tiny percentage of cars on the roads so remain a relatively rare breed.
Truly early electric adopters (of the modern age) who drove Leafs or Roadsters or early Model S cars like yourself should not be in any way devalued by the people who have recently joined that group. But it's new to us .. that's what I'm saying.
It's evident from the proportion of posts in this thread that the impact of the arrival of the M3 has been a significant one for this country. The population as a whole didn't really have Tesla on their radar in quite the same way before. If people knew of Tesla at all it would be as a high priced luxury vehicle that would be as distant and unattainable as a Ferrari ... and no Ferrari is going to change how people see their own car buying choices. The Model 3, despite it's still high price, just starts to break into what many more people may potentially be able to own, and it has clearly sparked the development of serious competitors from other manufacturers. People notice ... kids and adults watch youtube videos of a near standard Model S beating dedicated race cars on drag strip or of an electric car beating every ICE entrant at Pikes Peak. The kids really know the change is coming. I've seen 10 year olds tugging at a parent's sleeve and pointing at my car ... the parent looks a bit uncertain ... the kid maybe doesn't know it's the cheapest, slowest Tesla you can buy, but it's a Tesla! ... they jump up with excitement ... a bit like me.
Jason71
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Happily.
Based on the "diffusion of innovation theory" early adopters represent around the first 14% of the population to try a new technology which I imagine puts us firmly still in the early adoption phase for BEV's.
But, if it makes you feel better, under that theory that makes you an "innovator" which represents around the first 2% of the population.
PACEMD
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Here in the outback of Montana people wave at any car. You know, because it's a car, and where the hell did that come from? Ain't seen one of those in a while.........
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