Tesla moments

[brucet999]

Similar thing happened to me yesterday when a delivery van driver had his entire head out of his window while driving and staring at my car while occasionally looking at the road in front of him. Funny how obvious some people can be

Maybe it wasn't unsafe if he had his delivery van in Auto-steer mode at the time.

 

[SW2Fiddler]

And then I got another laugh out of it this morning. Thank you for posting! :biggrin:

^^ Name checks out.

 

[jbcarioca]

My first Tesla moment in some time, living n the Midwest of Miami, after all:

Scene: Miami Auto Spa my car wash of choice.
Me: pulling in in queue behind a generic Escalade and the usual riff-raff.
Next: a BMW i8 pulls in behind me; an Alfa 4C immediately after hm.
i8 driver: is that your Tesla?
Me:yes, and your i8 is really beautiful.
4C driver: I feel so out of date!
i8 driver: is that really quicker than mine? Where can you buy it? Where do you charge it? There seem to be only pretty slow choices for me.
M: explain Superchargers, insane and and ludicrous.
4C: Ah, when I get something practical...

i8 driver: can you show me the torque.

some time later: holy s..t! That's faster than mine! Still later, as I allow him to drive: and it handles so well, so smooth...

we had discussed Steven Kessler Luigi Chinetti, various Ferrari Challenge, a Formula Ford, Jensen FF, and so on...
then he said...I wonder if I want to drive ICE (a term he just had learned) again.

methinks that will be a S90DL quite soon...

No idea about the 4C. She has been seen often in Tesla, so observed a couple fellow customers assisting the conversation.

so much for jaded car-rich Miami...

 

[eyespii]

My first Tesla moment in some time, living n the Midwest of Miami, after all:

Scene: Miami Auto Spa my car wash of choice.
Me: pulling in in queue behind a generic Escalade and the usual riff-raff.
Next: a BMW i8 pulls in behind me; an Alfa 4C immediately after hm.
i8 driver: is that your Tesla?
Me:yes, and your i8 is really beautiful.
4C driver: I feel so out of date!
i8 driver: is that really quicker than mine? Where can you buy it? Where do you charge it? There seem to be only pretty slow choices for me.
M: explain Superchargers, insane and and ludicrous.
4C: Ah, when I get something practical...

i8 driver: can you show me the torque.

some time later: holy s..t! That's faster than mine! Still later, as I allow him to drive: and it handles so well, so smooth...

we had discussed Steven Kessler Luigi Chinetti, various Ferrari Challenge, a Formula Ford, Jensen FF, and so on...
then he said...I wonder if I want to drive ICE (a term he just had learned) again.

methinks that will be a S90DL quite soon...

No idea about the 4C. She has been seen often in Tesla, so observed a couple fellow customers assisting the conversation.

so much for jaded car-rich Miami...

I know he's got an i8, but you let a random stranger drive your tesla??

 

[msnow]

My first Tesla moment in some time, living n the Midwest of Miami, after all:

so much for jaded car-rich Miami...

If you think Miami is jaded and car-rich you should take a trip to my car crazy neck of the woods in Southern California. That said, I'd have a hard time letting a random person drive my car. You're a trusting soul.

 

[SmartElectric]

Went to the theatre (did the VIP dinner+movie to see Deadpool) on Saturday night with friends, picked them up in our Tesla.




While looking for parking, we came across 3 other Tesla's in the lot. Four Tesla's in the same parking lot. This is Canada folks, not California, that's a lot of Tesla's in one place!




When the movie was over, I told them to wait, I'd come up to the door to pick them up. I used the car voice command to "PLAY WHAM! Careless Whisper" (in-joke, it's the second last song played in the Deadpool movie) and drove up with the premium audio at 11. We had a great laugh.




Many nice cars had picked up patrons at the front door, and my wife and friends were commenting on them, but then I drove up, and they said "nicest car yet". ;-)

 

[pdxgibby]

I was outside washing the wheels before taking her inside for the ONR treatment today and my garbage man drove by, stopped the ridiculously loud engine and said, "Is that thing really as fast as they say?" I turned around and said, "Yes, and I'm confident I could beat your rig off the line any day." We had a good chuckle and talked Tesla for a few minutes.

I've had many Tesla moments since getting mine in November, 2015 -- but overwhelmingly I get asked "Do you like it?" more than anything.

Never quite sure how to respond. A "yes" isn't sufficient and I don't want to make a smart ass comment, but I'm always tempted. What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

 

[roblab]

I was outside washing the wheels before taking her inside for the ONR treatment today and my garbage man drove by, stopped the ridiculously loud engine and said, "Is that thing really as fast as they say?" I turned around and said, "Yes, and I'm confident I could beat your rig off the line any day." We had a good chuckle and talked Tesla for a few minutes.

I've had many Tesla moments since getting mine in November, 2015 -- but overwhelmingly I get asked "Do you like it?" more than anything.

Never quite sure how to respond. A "yes" isn't sufficient and I don't want to make a smart ass comment, but I'm always tempted. What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

I always say, "No." Then after the stunned looks, I continue, "It's more than like. It's the best car on the planet. We love it."

The conversation with the truck driver brings back the Motor Trend or CD article on track testing the Mercedes Benz GT. Stood for "garbage truck". You are aware MB builds work trucks....

 

[bmah]

I've had many Tesla moments since getting mine in November, 2015 -- but overwhelmingly I get asked "Do you like it?" more than anything.

Never quite sure how to respond. A "yes" isn't sufficient and I don't want to make a smart ass comment, but I'm always tempted. What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

"I'm not really a car guy, but this is by far the best car I've ever driven." And then follow up with the Tesla Grin.

Because it's true.

 

[brianman]

What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

"More than I wanted to pay. Worth every penny. If Tesla doesn't make it, I don't know what I'll drive."

 

[Nikxice]

I've gotten a few of the "do you like it" or even "love it" questions. It's the overwhelming number of "nice car" comments that have always stumped me. Those statements always seem to be oddly paired to when I know my vehicle could use a really good wash.

We've had our Model S for almost two years now. There were a couple of early moments that are unforgettable. After picking up our vehicle in Watertown, MA we headed off to CT. It was twilight when we exited the Mass Pike, stopping briefly to pay the toll with cash. The young cashier didn't notice the car until she handed us our change. Her eyes widened as she peered inside the car. She said, "That's quite the ......". There's no word there, she was absolutely speechless. I whispered back, "the future" and drove off. A few weeks later I stopped by a local True Value hardware store trying to find the right size J-hooks for my front license plate mount. I explained to a store worker what I was intending to use them for. He was an older gentleman and seemed to have heard of Tesla. He asked me if I really had one parked out in front of the store. I said sure, come on outside and have a look. We walked outside and he stopped, gazed at the car, then said, "I didn't think they really made these." For just a few seconds, I was the one that was speechless. Looking back I recognize that was a pretty cool moment for both of us.

 

[808?]

What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

No, I love it! :biggrin:

 

[jbcarioca]

I know he's got an i8, but you let a random stranger drive your tesla??

Not quite a random stranger. He's been a customer of the same store I have for some years for his other cars. The i8 is new, and we'd never discussed the Tesla until the i8 arrived.

 

[SW2Fiddler]

...he stopped, gazed at the car, then said, "I didn't think they really made these." For just a few seconds, I was the one that was speechless. Looking back I recognize that was a pretty cool moment for both of us.

That resonates with me, because now I usually tell the inquiring person:
Going out to the driveway, grinning at seeing a "Tesla Motors" All-Electric, Cyberspace-connected, Voice-Commandable, swift/silent personal transport, and confirming that it wasn't just a dream I just had, and it belongs to me ...is a daily thing. Going on two years.

 

[beeeerock]

"Do you like it?"

My answer is generally along the lines of "No, I love it... and after driving this, I could NEVER go back to driving a Rube Goldberg machine. It's the Best... Thing... Ever..."

And if my wife is present, she'll usually add something like "He probably loves it more than me..."

I've tried to explain - several times - that it's a different kind of love, but she isn't buying it.

 

[Half Dollar Bill]

Walking back into the office today after lunch I get stopped and asked this question: "So how does the Tesla do in the rain?" (It's showering here today.)
I reply - "Does fine. No problems."
Then the question starts to strike me as odd and I probe further.
"Why do you ask? Why would any car be bad in the rain?"
He replies - "Well, it's electric, so there might be issues with shorts or getting shocked."
I didn't want to get too cute, so I left it at that. So yea, be careful out there

 

[drsaab]

Do you like it ?

I normally say "it's so amazing, it's life changing"

 

[1208]

Walking back into the office today after lunch I get stopped and asked this question: "So how does the Tesla do in the rain?" (It's showering here today.)
I reply - "Does fine. No problems."
Then the question starts to strike me as odd and I probe further.
"Why do you ask? Why would any car be bad in the rain?"
He replies - "Well, it's electric, so there might be issues with shorts or getting shocked."
I didn't want to get too cute, so I left it at that. So yea, be careful out there

Next time just go "Oh so you have one of those ICE cars without a 12v battery, which you start with a hand crank?"

 

[Btrflyl8e]

^^ Name checks out.

Except it's not "laugh out loud" Rick... The LoL is capitalized like that for a reason... It's where he lives!

 

[ktrivedi70]

I was outside washing the wheels before taking her inside for the ONR treatment today and my garbage man drove by, stopped the ridiculously loud engine and said, "Is that thing really as fast as they say?" I turned around and said, "Yes, and I'm confident I could beat your rig off the line any day." We had a good chuckle and talked Tesla for a few minutes.

I've had many Tesla moments since getting mine in November, 2015 -- but overwhelmingly I get asked "Do you like it?" more than anything.

Never quite sure how to respond. A "yes" isn't sufficient and I don't want to make a smart ass comment, but I'm always tempted. What's your best one liner response to "Do you like it?"

I tell them it's the best thing I've ever bought. Not the best car. The best THING. And that includes my stapler, my house, and everything in between.