Random Model S sightings

[Bruce]

Saw another S while driving around

I am one of very few model S owners in the Sacramento area, and was driving across the causeway a couple of days ago. What a nice surprise to see another owner drive up next to me!! We are a small group of people these days and I feel that we are automatically comrades on the road. We drove back and forth for a few miles and enjoyed watching each other's cars until it came time for the other owner to get off the freeway. From the map on this forum, it seems there are just a few of us in the valley. Nice seeing you on the road whomever you are in the white Model S from downtown Sac area...

 

[MikeK]

Greetings to whoever was driving the blue (I think) Model S this evening on Ralston Avenue in Belmont, near Lunardi's Market. I was the guy you waved to, in the white Model S.

 

[H2Onu]

dadaleus: how long did it take until you got your HOV stickers?

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Pulled into the Westin St. Francis in SF Sat afternoon. Valet comes up: "cool...this is our second one today...we park these where people can see them." And points at the other blue one in front of me. Of course they don't have any charging capability yet. However, at $51 per nite for parking that's more than my monthly "eFuel" bill now.

 

[kinddog]

so it was almost like a random Model S sighting? cool...

 

[vfx]

yesterday around 3:45 Thousand Oaks turning onto Kanan from Trader Joes freeway frontage street. Black.

No picture but saw this home page:

Hilarious because Tesla is not even listed as a manufacturer.

 

[SD Supercharger]

I am seeing one almost every day now in the La Jolla/Del Mar/RSF region of North San Diego. Pretty soon this thread will become obsolete!---that will be a good thing. BLINK lists 300 L1/L2 chargers in the area--more than the LA Basin.

 

[ddenboer]

Saw a record number of Model S today (and was nowhere near work, the factory, or Palo Alto).
Driving north on 101 from Gilroy (Costco run), saw one at the supercharger, then immediately saw a car carrier with 8 on it (only two were covered). About 5 miles north of this, saw another car carrier with 10 on it (only two were covered again).
Sorry, no pics, but it did happen (I was driving in a much too spirited manner to take pics!)

 

[dadaleus]

dadaleus: how long did it take until you got your HOV stickers?

I believe it was 33 days. It was a while ago and I posted about it here somewhere.

 

[kevincwelch]

I am seeing one almost every day now in the La Jolla/Del Mar/RSF region of North San Diego. Pretty soon this thread will become obsolete!---that will be a good thing. BLINK lists 300 L1/L2 chargers in the area--more than the LA Basin.

Not quite yet!

I have yet to see a single Model S on the road out in the western suburbs of Chicago...

 

[Mike_Schlechter]

Just saw a black one coming up Third Ave at 44th. I tried to get a pic, but managed to only drop my phone... but not my coffee!

 

[Ron95030]

While car pooling in the HOV lane with another EV driver s/b on 280 towards CA 85 into the West Valley last Thursday afternoon between 3:30 and 4, I spotted a white MS ahead of me ... just after I got on at Page Mill Rd. Within minutes at the turn off to Giloy in Cupertiono we passed another one, a grey driven by a woman (with a pony tail...) and finally just before turning off in Saratoga passed another Red Signature. All were occupied by only the driver (no stickers yet), and in all cases (being a loud NY-raised driver) I honked obnoxiously in passing while we waving furiously! The drivers turned their heads, wondering!
For a 25 minute ride - I felt three sitings was impressive! They are becoming more frequent in the Silicon Valley, but still not common place. Go Tesla!
And so much for sharing our exuberance! :biggrin:

 

[H2Onu]

I believe it was 33 days. It was a while ago and I posted about it here somewhere.

Great, so hopefully next week or so. After today's 40 mile commute tool me almost 2 hours, I can't wait!

 

[kevincwelch]

Finally.

Not truly random, but it was random that I saw it because on a whim I took a different route to work. Still, it's a sighting. Seems to be handling the Chicago salt just fine...

 

[PattyChuck]

Got a text from a friend in Reno last night. She saw a white Model S. She was going to take a picture, but her precocious six-year-old told her it was rude to take a picture without the person knowing it. While trying to explain to her that it was... you know... for science, traffic started moving again and the car turned.

 

[gsxrex]

Saw a white MS on the 87N to 101 ramp in this mornings commute. You were in the carpool lane. I had two immediate thoughts when I saw you:

1. Lucky you to use the carpool lane while I'm stuck on this awful connector ramp.
2. Two months from now I'll be the lucky guy in that carpool lane! :biggrin:

I do have to say that for living in Silicon Valley, I don't see as many MSes as you would think. I see a couple around the fruit company in Cupertino near my client's office, and some on the 85 corridor around Sunnyvale/Mountain View/Los Altos, but not too many in the south bay area around San Jose. Maybe I haven't been travelling far enough north to the land of Google and Facebook.

 

[PeterK]

This was my first (and so far only) random Model S sighting in the wild - a Signature Red driving by the Cambridgeside Galleria mall at noon on January 3. I guess there still aren't many in the Boston area, but I will be adding to the tally in a month or two.

 

[Mr X]

@ moorpark college

 

[rlpm]

My wife txt me saying she saw a silver S driving in the parking lot near Taco Cabana on Wyoming & Momtgomery, but didn't have time to snap a picture. She had never seen one in person before.

tasolomon, terry pierce, someone else on this forum, was this you?

My wife said the silver was really pretty in the sun. Glad we're getting silver too!

 

[TheAustin]

What do you think the odds are that they'll collide while fumbling with their phones trying to take pictures of one another for this thread?

In a word...HIGH.

 

[blc1017]

My wife txt me saying she saw a silver S driving in the parking lot near Taco Cabana on Wyoming & Momtgomery, but didn't have time to snap a picture. She had never seen one in person before.

tasolomon, terry pierce, someone else on this forum, was this you?

My wife said the silver was really pretty in the sun. Glad we're getting silver too!

Saw my first S in the wild..a silver one behind me westbound on 24 near the Lafayette turnoff...glanced in the rearview mirror and there was no doubt what I was seeing. The silver was an awesome color and I think you will be delighted with it.