Roll call of TMC members and their Model S reservation status (or otherwise)

[Mycroft]

When can I buy the cabriolet? :smile:

 

[WhiteKnight]

My prediction is the Model X will be a Model S with a straight roof (rather than sloping down) to allow more space in the back, obviously a tow hitch, and it will optionally have a second motor up front for 4-wheel drive. That last is probably a $20k option. Sport crossover? :smile:

A second motor (and PEM) should not cost $20K or even $5K.

Now, with that said, Elon Musk said with a second motor the Model S could get a sub-4.0 second 0-60 time. So maybe with the 1200A service in place of the 900A (full sport package) Tesla would try to charge $15K-$20K more, especially if it is as fast as a Roadster!

That would put the Model X Super-Sport at a minimum of $97K.

 

[howabout2]

Two general production reservations here.

 

[AnOutsider]

Two general production reservations here.

Back to back sequence numbers?

 

[jimbakker666]

I've got US General Production P 22, but may be tempted to switch to the Model X if the wait is only a year or so more.

I wonder how Tesla marketing plans to handle this? I suspect there are many deposit holders like me.

Yep they'll have to address it somehow. I imagine the last thing Tesla wants is guaranteed today money becoming non-guaranteed tomorrow money.

 

[Trnsl8r]

When can I buy the cabriolet? :smile:

Here here. Waiting and hoping for Model C, would make a wonderful convertible. But first Model S for the family...

 

[AnOutsider]

I think I'd go for the Roadster over the cab. I'm trying to picture it, and all I see is an A7 without a top.

 

[Mycroft]

True. I was half joking about the cab. I really want something to replace my SLK and the Bluestar roadster should fit the ticket quite nicely. :smile:

 

[Larry Chanin]

When can I buy the cabriolet? :smile:

Waiting and hoping for Model C, would make a wonderful convertible.

Hi,

I'll bite, what do you suppose is Tesla's view of the difference between a cabriolet and a standard convertible, and have they ever announced a convertible? Aren't cabriolets usually two-seat cars without tops (convertible or hard tops) or roll-up windows?

Larry

 

[NigelM]

Aren't cabriolets usually two-seat cars without tops (convertible or hard tops) or roll-up windows?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabriolet_(carriage)

A cabriolet is a light horse-drawn vehicle, with two wheels and a single horse. The carriage has a folding hood that can cover its two occupants, one of whom is the driver. It has a large rigid apron, gracefully upward-curving shafts, and usually a rear platform between the C springs for a groom. The design was developed in France in the early nineteenth century and quickly replaced the heavier hackney carriage as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London.

 

[jkirkebo]

I'm sitting on the fence, waiting for the quick charge debacle to work itself out. Either Tesla will have to install quite a few quick chargers in Norway, or they must offer a CHAdeMO adapter. Until then, I'll be driving a Leaf.

 

[Mycroft]

All the cabriolets I've seen were 4 or 5 seaters.

 

[NigelM]

All the cabriolets I've seen were 4 or 5 seaters.

Seems that some folk use Cabriolet/Convertible/Roadster interchangeably:
http://www.elitebmw.com/showroom/2011/BMW/Z4/Cabriolet.htm

 

[Trnsl8r]

Seems that some folk use Cabriolet/Convertible/Roadster interchangeably:
http://www.elitebmw.com/showroom/2011/BMW/Z4/Cabriolet.htm
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That's my understanding too, or rather that Americans say convertible and Europeans say cabriolet.

My vision of a "Model C" would be 2-door 4-5 seater with a convertible top, something like how Volvo C70 convertible is based on a boring sedan (no, I'm not calling Model S boring). A 2-seater convertible is just too impractical for me, need a backseat, even if it's just a small one.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

That's my understanding too, or rather that Americans say convertible and Europeans say cabriolet.

My vision of a "Model C" would be 2-door 4-5 seater with a convertible top, something like how Volvo C70 convertible is based on a boring sedan (no, I'm not calling Model S boring). A 2-seater convertible is just too impractical for me, need a backseat, even if it's just a small one.

Isn't there tons of room in the trunk area to accommodate a collapsible hardtop? Why bother reducing the cabin space and seating at all?

 

[Larry Chanin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabriolet_(carriage)

Hi Nigel,

Very cute.

Do you suppose that such a vehicle would have a reduced carbon footprint?

Larry

 

[NigelM]

Hi Nigel,

Very cute.

Do you suppose that such a vehicle would have a reduced carbon footprint?

Larry

Depends on what you feed the horse: