Thanks again one and all. Of course, today I ended up taking a couple of mates for a spin and they were blown away. And I don't mean just the acceleration from zero km/h. Sure, Insane Mode is a hell of an experience. But these guys couldn't believe the ride comfort, the quietness of the ride, the fact acceleration is so immediate, the geo locating of the ride height raising, etc. I've been lucky enough to get new generation seats in the back as well as the front and the seats are terrific. A big thank you to the guys in Richmond who have been great to deal with.
No, I don't think I'll be upgrading to ludicrous. No one knows what this will cost in Australia yet, but for a slightly faster acceleration I doubt it will be worth it. (the increase in range is immaterial imho). Believe me, insane mode is enough. I'm not really into electric cars to be the fastest guy off the lights, although it does bring a smile to the dial, especially when the vehicles around you are trying to work out what just happened. I want much more from a car than pure acceleration. And Tesla has delivered on many fronts. When my interest in electric vehicles was conceived so many years ago, it was because of the realization that electric cars didn't have to be a compromise- no hippy mobile for me thank you very much. And when I came across Tesla I realized that there was a company who was going to deliver a luxury car which was also a performance car. But which was also electric and would get us away from gasoline. Perfect! ........And well worth the wait.
