So first some photos, didn't get a picture in the delivery bay as we were rushed out to take the tour last minute. So they parked the car just outside the delivery bay.
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Was a great day. Uneventful drive down to Fremont (~3 hours), dropped off the one way rental, and then got dropped off near a strip mall with some food for lunch. We then walked (~2 miles) to the Tesla factory, which was rather warm but good to stretch our legs after all the riding in a car down. Did get some cool pictures as we came up on the factory:
The first photo was of the factory as we walked towards it from a distance, which I thought was kind of neat mostly as I would have never gotten it if I had driven.
Delivery was pretty uneventful, mostly as in some cases due to my obsession with Tesla has lead to me knowing things the DS did not know. Paperwork was really painless compared to all the other cars I bought. And the walkthrough from the DS was very quick, most of it was waiting while he entered the Slacker Radio login. But will say I was happy he was willing to take the time for me to go through my massive Google Keep checklist, that the Google Doc I shared previously on here was based on. A lot of the items seem dated and are not issues they've had in a while but was still good for peace of mind to check them all off and glad the DS was willing to go item by item with me to make sure everything was perfect before I left. Will indicate that for those with the 60/60D that the engineers are still recommending that they recommend not charging beyond 90%, which makes sense as doesn't create a bad habit if you move to a non-software limited battery and is actually better for the battery to hover around 50% charge for better lifespan.
The drive back was what I was the most excited about as so rare to have a legit reason to take a car over 100 miles right after buying without driving without purpose. And will say in the Bay Area there were a number of spots of congestion and slow traffic where it was a blessing to have AP installed. At the same time, if you haven't read it elsewhere on the TMC forum... AP is no excuse for not paying attention, there were at least 5 occurrences where I had to actively take control from AP or it would have easily have wrecked my vehicle. But it worked perfectly in the stop and go situations where I could really see AP being a godsend, thankfully not much of that kind of traffic where I live but will be great for whenever I'm down in the Bay Area or other large cities with such traffic.
Supercharging in Roseville was great, we basically went to the nearby mall to find a restroom and had more than enough charge to get all the way to Chico by the time we got back. Met another Tesla owner/wife and dog while we were finishing at the Supercharger. I kind of wish I'd realized the plug installed by my house builder was not the NEMA 14-50 as I asked so I could have more fully charged at the SC before heading back, but oh well. Hoping to find some public charging in Chico today while I'm out and maybe get some range added, but did manage to get over 40 miles of range off the wall outlet overnight... so over 100 miles of rated range currently. Worst case might drive to the Corning SC as it's only 28 miles away, and fully charge the vehicle.
But all in all a great day, delivery, surprise addition of the tour, and a wonderful drive back in the amazing new car
