Silicon Valley Tesla Owners Sound Off!

[gg_got_a_tesla]

I suspect it has to do with all the 80s - 85, 87, 280, 880, 680, 580 - over here. "The" just sounds odd next to an 80.

 

[Owner]

You must not be a native either.:smile:

I still remember the day when I told someone to turn on 17 in North San Jose from 101. The person got very lost! 880 was 17 for many years before it became an official interstate highway. I still think of it sometimes as 17.

I suspect it has to do with all the 80s - 85, 87, 280, 880, 680, 580 - over here. "The" just sounds odd next to an 80.

 

[cwerdna]

^^^
I remember that... I was born and grew up in the Bay Area but spent many years outside it (college and work). There's still 17 now, despite the other part being 880. I work near 17 and "the 17" doesn't have the right ring to it.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

There are actual Bay Area natives?!!!! :tongue:

 

[Kaivball]

There are actual Bay Area natives?!!!! :tongue:

After how many years do you become a native.

 

[Owner]

Yep, and I'm not under ten years old! :biggrin:
Or twenty, or ….

There are actual Bay Area natives?!!!! :tongue:

 

[bareyb]

There are actual Bay Area natives?!!!! :tongue:

Yep. Born in Redwood City as a matter of fact. Used to ride my dirt bikes on the land that Redwood Shores is now sitting on.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

Is this the "stone the outsiders" thread? Where can I hide?

hahaha .... Humboldt? :tongue:
oh wait, you want to hide from the stoners?

I am from Los Altos and still get down there too often (actually Born in RWC too!). Much prefer the no traffic lifestyle, especially in my S!
and Highways up here are mostly just #'s too, not 'the 299' or the 36, although I think 101 can go both ways but it runs through SoCal too, maybe that's the reason.

I doubt I would have ever considered a Tesla or even know about them if I didn't grow up in the Techy era of the Bay Area, really glad I was lucky enough to start there

 

[Beaker]

There are actual Bay Area natives?!!!! :tongue:

Yep --- 3rd generation San Jose.

 

[GasDoc]

Born in SF. Grew up in SF, East Bay and Peninsula. East Coast educated but the plan was always to get back here.

 

[iffatall]

I graduated from school last summer, and moved to the Bay Area in August. Working in San Jose since. Invested all my past and future savings in the car :tongue:, got delivery in December. This is my first car. :smile:

 

[bareyb]

I graduated from school last summer, and moved to the Bay Area in August. Working in San Jose since. Invested all my past and future savings in the car :tongue:, got delivery in December. This is my first car. :smile:

Congrats! My first car was a POS that was handed down from my Mom to my brother and finally to me. It was a Chevy Bel-Air and I paid $500.00 for it.

 

[lloyds]

Congrats! My first car was a POS that was handed down from my Mom to my brother and finally to me. It was a Chevy Bel-Air and I paid $500.00 for it.

Damn, those were the good ole days!

 

[Matt_D]

Just stumbled into this thread... Matt here, P85, took delivery in December of 2012. I live in San Jose.

 

[Bugeater]

Just stumbled into this thread... Matt here, P85, took delivery in December of 2012. I live in San Jose.

Matt, welcome! I'm in Los Altos. There a number of others around here too. Oh, and we got our Model S in Dec 2012 also!

 

[slovell44]

Hi, Sara here. I ordered my Model S two weeks ago and the estimated delivery date is March 26! Pretty excited to say the least, and glad to connect with other owners and enthusiasts in the area. I'm in Berkeley and really looking forward to taking delivery in Fremont and getting to tour the factory! Also I'd like to put my configuration details in my signature and am not quite sure how to do it. Would welcome any assistance! Look forward to any events coming up. I went to the Corte Madera storefront to test drive and they plan to have another Cars and Coffee event in the next month or so...maybe I'll see some of you there!:biggrin:

 

[GasDoc]

Also I'd like to put my configuration details in my signature and am not quite sure how to do it. Would welcome any assistance!

Hi Sara,

You can find some help on configuring your signature here.

You need five posts before you can create a signature, though.

 

[slovell44]

Thanks GasDoc! The link you posted has the 'countdown' signature info....not sure it's the same as what I see on the bottom of some peoples' posts that shows their configurations and sometimes order and delivery dates. But I will post a few more times too so that I can have access to create a signature!

 

[bareyb]

Thanks GasDoc! The link you posted has the 'countdown' signature info....not sure it's the same as what I see on the bottom of some peoples' posts that shows their configurations and sometimes order and delivery dates. But I will post a few more times too so that I can have access to create a signature!

After five posts you can go into your User Settings and add a signature. I just copy and pasted someone else's and then filled it in with my own info.

 

[kp.sfo]

I'm in Los Altos. There a number of others around here too.

Los Altos here too. I feel like we have more Model S's in town than Prius'... I am always counting them on my commute to Palo Alto - typically between 3-5...

/Kai