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Random Model S sightings
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Half Dollar Bill
Traveller, teacher, poet, accountant, innkeeper
Afdyce
Member
caddieo
Member
^ lol they are, but at one angle when i saw them they looked alright, but they dont fit the style of the car at all.
and saw this today....
I do not think this will be on the list two decades hence, when collectors start looking for classic MS's..
HankLloydRight
No Roads
M67v
I just work here
^ lol they are, but at one angle when i saw them they looked alright, but they dont fit the style of the car at all.
and saw this today....
So cringe worthy
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
You folks are too harsh 
I'm thinking of the black cheese grater myself.
Tesla Grille - T Sportline NCG Nose Cone
I'm thinking of the black cheese grater myself. Tesla Grille - T Sportline NCG Nose Cone
FLDarren
Member
Tsportline started a thread title "You asked and we made it." My initial thought was who the h@&$ asked for that. I just didn't want to go throwing around my thoughts so quickly. Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like them. Oh btw, green Model S on 49th Street going south yesterday.
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M67v
I just work here
You folks are too harsh
Tesla Grille - T Sportline NCG Nose Cone
Dang, that's ugly.
aw man, I expected you to pull up in my driveway this weekend with this installed!
Saw this green beauty yesterday in Kissimmee, Fl at OB Trail.
And this one couple of weeks ago in Celebration, Fl. Confirmed to be regoapps.
Interesting. I like the look without the spoiler. Maybe I'll remove mine. Could have saved 1k...
TaoJones
Beyond Driven
Mmmmkay... The cheese grater has to go. Certainly, the factory nosecone could stand improvement *maybe*, but that crinkly chrome stuff is heading (nosing?) in entirely the wrong direction.
I REALLY want to know what the deal is with the nose cone and why it exists in the first place. For the "latecomers" (haha, sorry, well technically that's me too as the roadster owners/followers are really the veterans here) that are unaware the ORIGINAL nose cones were two pieces , with the bottom half jutting out a inch or so. It was so ugly and got so many complaints they changed it to the one piece very early on within the first few months. But I want to know why it even existed in the first place. I just don't see the need for it at all.
Perhaps they thought of it as a bumper cheap to replace or something (as they knew aluminum repairs were going to be very costly and they were proactively trying to reduce the possibility of aluminum damage to the front ??)
chickensevil
Active Member
I REALLY want to know what the deal is with the nose cone and why it exists in the first place. For the "latecomers" (haha, sorry, well technically that's me too as the roadster owners/followers are really the veterans here) that are unaware the ORIGINAL nose cones were two pieces , with the bottom half jutting out a inch or so. It was so ugly and got so many complaints they changed it to the one piece very early on within the first few months. But I want to know why it even existed in the first place. I just don't see the need for it at all.
Perhaps they thought of it as a bumper cheap to replace or something (as they knew aluminum repairs were going to be very costly and they were proactively trying to reduce the possibility of aluminum damage to the front ??)
Maybe for areo reasons? Maybe coming down to a point instead of a rounded off front would have been worse on the drag? Just a guess.
I REALLY want to know what the deal is with the nose cone and why it exists in the first place. For the "latecomers" (haha, sorry, well technically that's me too as the roadster owners/followers are really the veterans here) that are unaware the ORIGINAL nose cones were two pieces , with the bottom half jutting out a inch or so. It was so ugly and got so many complaints they changed it to the one piece very early on within the first few months. But I want to know why it even existed in the first place. I just don't see the need for it at all.
Perhaps they thought of it as a bumper cheap to replace or something (as they knew aluminum repairs were going to be very costly and they were proactively trying to reduce the possibility of aluminum damage to the front ??)
My money's on the bumper theory.
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Or, atleast a more conventional car look rather than something like the EV-1 or the LEAF.
Spotted two within 30 seconds in Winchester this morning.
First was a white one heading south on St Cross Road.
Then a grey one came down the road from the Sainsbury's supercharger and got on the M3. I overtook as it left the motorway at Eastleigh. Plate ending ORR.
First was a white one heading south on St Cross Road.
Then a grey one came down the road from the Sainsbury's supercharger and got on the M3. I overtook as it left the motorway at Eastleigh. Plate ending ORR.
M67v
I just work here
Spotted on our way to test-driving a P85D!
I spotted a red Model S with a tan interior and 19-inch Cyclone wheels.
I checked later and it was in fact a test drive car that was an S85.
By the way, this is the P85D we rode in. It was crazy fast!
I spotted a red Model S with a tan interior and 19-inch Cyclone wheels.
I checked later and it was in fact a test drive car that was an S85.
By the way, this is the P85D we rode in. It was crazy fast!
