Tesla Motors Club
I was thrilled to learn recently that Tesla is doing overnight test drives with their cars. Today I picked up a M3 LR AWD, white on white, with FSD. Sadly, I have to give it back tomorrow morning though.
Tonight’s commute home was easily the most fun I’ve had in a long time driving home. Got to play with autopilot, navigate on autopilot, and driving on a twisty windy road. I took the WAY long way home and loved every minute.
I actually test drove a first generation Model S when they were first coming out, and in fact had to put down a $10,000 deposit to even get a test drive. I ended up getting the deposit refunded because the car felt HUGE to me. At the time my daily driver was a 2008 Prius, and MS felt like a tank. A very fast tank, mind you, but a tank nonetheless. So I decided to bide my time and hope for something smaller. M3 is just the ticket for me, and finances are such now that I’ll be able to get one in a couple of months and put down about 50%, and thereby keep my monthly payment more reasonable. I’ll even be selling that 2008 Prius for a few bucks, hopefully enough to cover the cost of the white interior, though I’m not too hopeful on that score.
I know it’s not news to this group that M3 is amazing, but I thought I’d share my experience anyway. Hopefully my long-delayed gratification will be worth it.
Happy Trails,
-Chris
Tonight’s commute home was easily the most fun I’ve had in a long time driving home. Got to play with autopilot, navigate on autopilot, and driving on a twisty windy road. I took the WAY long way home and loved every minute.
I actually test drove a first generation Model S when they were first coming out, and in fact had to put down a $10,000 deposit to even get a test drive. I ended up getting the deposit refunded because the car felt HUGE to me. At the time my daily driver was a 2008 Prius, and MS felt like a tank. A very fast tank, mind you, but a tank nonetheless. So I decided to bide my time and hope for something smaller. M3 is just the ticket for me, and finances are such now that I’ll be able to get one in a couple of months and put down about 50%, and thereby keep my monthly payment more reasonable. I’ll even be selling that 2008 Prius for a few bucks, hopefully enough to cover the cost of the white interior, though I’m not too hopeful on that score.
I know it’s not news to this group that M3 is amazing, but I thought I’d share my experience anyway. Hopefully my long-delayed gratification will be worth it.
Happy Trails,
-Chris