RogerHScott
Active Member
Yeah, sometimes it seems like people too immersed in "Tesla space" lose all perspective and forget how awesome even the most
"humble" Tesla is in an absolute sense.
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"humble" Tesla is in an absolute sense.
roblab
Active Member
I drove down south from LAX on the 405 through Orange County the other day, and at one point there were no less than three Model S on the freeway right in front of me.
A few days earlier in San Marcos, there was a Model X and two Model S in one intersection at the same time going in different directions.
Five test rides at the South Paris ME NDEW event, and I lost count at South Portland this past weekend. Talked about and showed how autopilot is not autonomous and proved that an EV does not have to drive like a golf cart with a little launch demo. Scared one car-full (in a fun way) with Summon, once they were all strapped in I got out and the car started moving out of the parking space. Several Tesla’s were at the South Portland event were the stars of the show, including the one other (that I know of) Maine Model X, but the other smaller used/new EV’s on display and available for rides/drives/questions really brought home the idea that EV's are great daily driver cars with no gas bills and minimal repair costs. These events are great ways for people to explore how an EV can fit into their lives; I recommend all enthusiast owners bring their cars to one and be prepared to enjoy a few hours of Tesla Moments.
Thanks for being there and for all the rides you guys gave! I was there helping at the dealer Ride and Drive, and having to run and get copies of licenses for one of the dealers that was doing test drives. The lady at the community center who did most of the copying commented that "Maine needs a Tesla dealer", and I mentioned to her that Tesla owners were doing ride-alongs, so maybe when she was on break she could go ask for a ride. At one point I thought she'd gone home, but sure enough, when I came back later for another copy, she was back and told me she'd had a ride in a Tesla and loved it.
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
Charlotte events were last weekend but this one in Pembroke is next weekend. National Drive Electric Week Event - Pembroke
Other than that, I would suggest contacting local owners, like maybe @Cyclone. We have a group of 6 close-knit owners that get together periodically to do regular car shows. For instance, a local diner has a cruise-in every Thursday night that we crash sometimes. We also do Saturday morning Cars & Coffee events and there are several of those around town. Of course anywhere we go with 6 Teslas is automatically a show.
Edit - ok, I googled it for you. You guys should totally get the Charlotte owners together for this thing. Charlotte AutoFair - The Largest Collector Vehicle Event in the Southeast!
We do First Friday lunch at the Tesla Supercharger and First Saturday Cars and Coffee at the Windstream office in the Matthews neighborhood. We are trying to set up regular meetups for our South Carolina neighbor's too so they don't drive 50ish miles to meet with us. @muleferg drives 150ish miles from North Wilkesboro sometimes to meet with our group. He always has the best stories (was/is a paratrooper). A great group. @Btrflyl8e has been to one of our meetups. We are a welcoming group.
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
I got this quite a bit at the show I took mine too, also. A number of people assumed I was a sales rep or something. I didn't say
"Yeah, right, like Tesla would have a schlub like me selling their cars"That's something that I hope Tesla appreciates: their
customers are better salespeople than any paid salesperson could hope to be.
I had two Owner Advisors from Tesla at the event chatting over the X they brought (last year they offered test drives in an S), so I'm not surprised that with my Tesla hat, Tesla shirt, and Tesla grin that I kept getting asked what it's like working for Tesla.
Bruce, I did the same thing in Maumee, Ohio (near Toledo) on Saturday. I plan on doing the event in Columbus, Ohio next Sunday.
The Maumee event was about 6 miles from the local Supercharger location. The event in Columbus is across town from the local Supercharger in Grove City, but it is only about 15 miles from home so no big deal.
I love these NDEW events. I first drove a Model S two years ago. I got my car about 2 weeks before last year's event in Columbus.
I get most of your questions when ever I am showing off the car.
Kind of a Tesla and a dad moment. I was having a Clark Griswold/Christie Brinkley moment in my freshly tinted black Model S this past week. A fairy attractive woman was in her Mustang convertible and she was eyeballing the hell out of the S and here I was keeping up with her on the highway speeding a long.
Well she points and mouths something which I think comes out to "cute". And I am all smiling and enjoying this little interaction but then she points and I see my son in the rear view mirror waving at her from his booster seat.
She speeds off, I go back to discussions about Woody and Buzz and my wife calls me to don't forget to pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.
Reality.
Well she points and mouths something which I think comes out to "cute". And I am all smiling and enjoying this little interaction but then she points and I see my son in the rear view mirror waving at her from his booster seat.
She speeds off, I go back to discussions about Woody and Buzz and my wife calls me to don't forget to pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.
Reality.
RogerHScott
Active Member
There are a decent amount of Tesla's in the area, that I usually just go around my business oblivious to the outside world and don't have any "Tesla moments".
My wife is traveling, and I get to pick up my daughter from school. As I'm waiting my turn in the Kiss&Ride line, the school staff person who opens the door and lets the kid in, looks at my car and yells "WOW, IT'S A TESLA! NICE TESLA!". In the 10 seconds that it takes my daughter to get in the car, she tells me about how much she loves Tesla and how her boyfriend really wants one, I smile, thank her, wish her a nice day, and drive off.
My wife is traveling, and I get to pick up my daughter from school. As I'm waiting my turn in the Kiss&Ride line, the school staff person who opens the door and lets the kid in, looks at my car and yells "WOW, IT'S A TESLA! NICE TESLA!". In the 10 seconds that it takes my daughter to get in the car, she tells me about how much she loves Tesla and how her boyfriend really wants one, I smile, thank her, wish her a nice day, and drive off.
You get points for saying "I get to pick up my daughter..." Instead of "I have to pick up my daughter"
Small Tesla moments over the weekend:
Drove the Tesla to Gainesville for the Gator game. Showed up on campus about 2 hours prior to kickoff (late by SEC tailgating standards) and was able to squeeze the car in to a tiny spot that was the last one left where we normally park. As I get out I see a small grey box on the wall. No way that's a plug, I think to myself. Sure enough it was, and you better believe I plugged in just for fun to charge at 3mi/hr. Got several looks, points, and questions of passerbys.
After the game we pull up to a red light and I look left to see a girl who couldn't be older than 9 giving me enthusiastic thumbs up with her dad smiling in the background. I gave the thumbs up back, we Gator chomped back and forth, and I demonstrated the 0-60 on the green for smiles all around. I never knew a car could bring this much joy.
PS: This is the ultimate tailgate car, being able to have it chilled as we leave the stadium and diving in the icebox after sitting in the sun all day was incredible.
Drove the Tesla to Gainesville for the Gator game. Showed up on campus about 2 hours prior to kickoff (late by SEC tailgating standards) and was able to squeeze the car in to a tiny spot that was the last one left where we normally park. As I get out I see a small grey box on the wall. No way that's a plug, I think to myself. Sure enough it was, and you better believe I plugged in just for fun to charge at 3mi/hr. Got several looks, points, and questions of passerbys.
After the game we pull up to a red light and I look left to see a girl who couldn't be older than 9 giving me enthusiastic thumbs up with her dad smiling in the background. I gave the thumbs up back, we Gator chomped back and forth, and I demonstrated the 0-60 on the green for smiles all around. I never knew a car could bring this much joy.
PS: This is the ultimate tailgate car, being able to have it chilled as we leave the stadium and diving in the icebox after sitting in the sun all day was incredible.
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Let's try this again -- the audio in the first video was bad.
This happened today -- watch for the "running man" on the left at the very start of the video:
This happened today -- watch for the "running man" on the left at the very start of the video:
RogerHScott
Active Member
Was that actually a "stop" at 1:41? You'd better hope the local constabulary doesn't subpoena your dashcam video!
I like the idea of one form of responsible transportation (Tesla) assisting someone in using another form (train).
I notice you're as bad as I am at forgetting to put it in Park before people get in/out, thus the beep-beep-
beeps
HankLloydRight
No Roads
Yeah, there are a few stop signs in town where *nobody* even attempts to "stop"... and this is one of them. I would have stopped fully if I wasn't trying to get to the station quickly.
RogerHScott
Active Member
You know, people who run red lights and cause horrible accidents say pretty much the same thing. I think you were better off stopping
at "everyone runs this stop sign, and so do I" as your justification. Just sayin'...
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