Need some advice from some seasoned owners. I am picking up my MS 90D tomorrow... can't wait. I need to take a road trip next week, from Orange County up to Reno, NV, for my son's baseball tournament - 4 days in Reno. I can either drive my new Tesla, which I take delivery on tomorrow or my other vehicle. My original plan was to leave the Tesla at home, spotless and with very few miles, and take my 2014 Mercedes CLS 550 for it's last drive, before I turn in at the end of the month, when its lease ends (which has plenty of miles left on the lease).
The Mercedes is a great car and I had planned to drive it to Reno originally. Since that the Tesla will be here tomorrow (a few weeks earlier than expected), I feel tempted to take that instead, but I am concerned about taking it on a roundtrip of over 1,000 miles, only having it less than a week and just getting familiar with EV's.
Reasons to take the Tesla:
- Tesla would be fun
- Autopilot might make the drive more relaxing (9 hours each way)
- Hotel in Reno has destination charging
Reasons to take the Mercedes:
- Putting about 1,200 miles (roundtrip) on the Tesla in the first week of ownership is a bummer
- I'm leasing the Tesla, so I'd take a hit on mileage right out of the gate
- I'm a newbie with EV's and would be on a steep learning curve on a long road trip, with me being the only driver
- The Mercedes is a great car and fully loaded -- I am nowhere close to reaching the maximum miles on this lease
- I drive the Mercedes on it's last trip, then drop it off dirty at the dealer, then come home to the spotless Telsa, barely driven
Would appreciate your thoughts or words of wisdom.
The Mercedes is a great car and I had planned to drive it to Reno originally. Since that the Tesla will be here tomorrow (a few weeks earlier than expected), I feel tempted to take that instead, but I am concerned about taking it on a roundtrip of over 1,000 miles, only having it less than a week and just getting familiar with EV's.
Reasons to take the Tesla:
- Tesla would be fun
- Autopilot might make the drive more relaxing (9 hours each way)
- Hotel in Reno has destination charging
Reasons to take the Mercedes:
- Putting about 1,200 miles (roundtrip) on the Tesla in the first week of ownership is a bummer
- I'm leasing the Tesla, so I'd take a hit on mileage right out of the gate
- I'm a newbie with EV's and would be on a steep learning curve on a long road trip, with me being the only driver
- The Mercedes is a great car and fully loaded -- I am nowhere close to reaching the maximum miles on this lease
- I drive the Mercedes on it's last trip, then drop it off dirty at the dealer, then come home to the spotless Telsa, barely driven
Would appreciate your thoughts or words of wisdom.