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marchyman
Member
For years at the end of a drive the sequence was put the car in park... depress emergency brake... remove key. Now when I get where I'm going I press a button and then sit slightly confused because I'm sure I've forgotten something 
Wonder how long that's going to last.
Wonder how long that's going to last.
For years at the end of a drive the sequence was put the car in park... depress emergency brake... remove key. Now when I get where I'm going I press a button and then sit slightly confused because I'm sure I've forgotten something
Ha! That lasts until you travel by air somewhere and forget to turn off the engine in your rental car, every day for a week... :biggrin:
Gizmotoy
Active Member
My wife got so frustrated with me for doing this over and over a few months ago. You really get used to the car just always doing what you need it to do. The rental had a proximity key with push-to-start, which didn't help (no key to remove from steering column).
I will say it's marginally better than slamming the brake to the floor after mistaking it for the clutch, though, which is what would happen before I got the Tesla.
I was next to an Audi RS3 at a red light yesterday. I looked over and he didn't look at me, but revved his engine like he wanted to make a statement. I had just told my wife I would demonstrate how gently you can drive a Model S, on that ~15 minute drive back home. So much for that. I just had to make a statement of "What was it you said with your 340 HP engine?" while zipping near silently away from him. Of course, he couldn't have enjoyed that silence, over the roar of his own engine. (I didn't know at the time but looked up the specs of the RS3 last night)
"Meep Meep" and he was far behind me. But of course, he soon caught up, and must have been speeding to do so as he was quite far behind me.
I was in the inside lane all the time, and further up, my lane was blocked by road construction. Just before it I can see out of my mirror that he is accelerating to corner me in, but I am not having it. Flooring it again, I zipped in front of him so I didn't need to be stuck in that ending lane. He was already accelerating, but there was nothing he could do against my "fast forward" >> button on the floor. I thought I had enough and didn't mean to "play" at all to begin with, and further up when there was two lanes, I let him slip away and didn't pursue. I hope that made him regain some of his twice lost face for his race car being set back by a family sedan. A straight Model S that is, not even a "P".
What will he do next year, when the P85D comes? Oh, the world isn't fair, I feel so sorry for all those (ICE) sport car owners.
Having said that, there is nothing as nice as subtle power. Rather than adding noisy exhausts, fancy spoilers and other catchy eyeporn, I would much rather have a clean, sleek and discrete set of instant torque wheels. The contrast of what people want is amazing, and while me being "middle aged" these things still never fail to amuse me
"Meep Meep" and he was far behind me. But of course, he soon caught up, and must have been speeding to do so as he was quite far behind me.
I was in the inside lane all the time, and further up, my lane was blocked by road construction. Just before it I can see out of my mirror that he is accelerating to corner me in, but I am not having it. Flooring it again, I zipped in front of him so I didn't need to be stuck in that ending lane. He was already accelerating, but there was nothing he could do against my "fast forward" >> button on the floor. I thought I had enough and didn't mean to "play" at all to begin with, and further up when there was two lanes, I let him slip away and didn't pursue. I hope that made him regain some of his twice lost face for his race car being set back by a family sedan. A straight Model S that is, not even a "P".
What will he do next year, when the P85D comes? Oh, the world isn't fair, I feel so sorry for all those (ICE) sport car owners.
Having said that, there is nothing as nice as subtle power. Rather than adding noisy exhausts, fancy spoilers and other catchy eyeporn, I would much rather have a clean, sleek and discrete set of instant torque wheels. The contrast of what people want is amazing, and while me being "middle aged" these things still never fail to amuse me
Spending the week at Mount Snow Vermont. My 15 yo son is now a ski instructor so every morning I need to drop him off at the mountain. When pulling up to the drop off zone, I am met by young guys directing the traffic and parking. Each morning at least one of them gives me a get thumbs up as I pull in. This morning, two snowboards did as well.
Then yesterday afternoon, I have to pick up my friend's kids at the mountain. The 12 yo boy gets in and says, "Wow - nice Tesla - all electric - cool!" His 14 yo sister than says,"Wait - you don't have the use any gas? That's awesome."
I love how the younger generation just gets it. Really makes me smile.
Then yesterday afternoon, I have to pick up my friend's kids at the mountain. The 12 yo boy gets in and says, "Wow - nice Tesla - all electric - cool!" His 14 yo sister than says,"Wait - you don't have the use any gas? That's awesome."
I love how the younger generation just gets it. Really makes me smile.
Today, my wife & I needed to get some papers signed/notarized at our credit union. After that, she got up to go to the teller widow & said, "talk to her about financing." So I told the manager I'd put down about $50k which would still leave the need for a $50k car loan and there's no dealership. Without taking a breath she (the manager) said, "What is it, a Tesla?"
Nice!
Nice!
Going through a drive through the young guy working the window starts talking to me about the car and in the end says something like "Yo, man, for real? I gots to give you mad respects for the car." So now apparently Tesla has some street cred.
I had no Tesla last week visiting the inlaws and had a few reminders why I love my MS so much.
1. Drive sister in-laws Lexus 230 something or other which looked like a cockpit with its myriad of buttons and knobs. Mashed the pedal to accelerate on the onramp and then waited about 2 seconds for anything to happen until the engine made a horrible noise and the car finally began to accelerate.
2. Had to be reminded several times in the same Lexus to turn it off (it has push button)
3. Laughed hysterically at my wife as she tried to enter an address in the Acura MDX by rotating a knob to get to the next letter. It was a long address to so it tool her a few minutes to get the address and somehow even then the system could not find Sunset Blvd. in California.
I had no Tesla last week visiting the inlaws and had a few reminders why I love my MS so much.
1. Drive sister in-laws Lexus 230 something or other which looked like a cockpit with its myriad of buttons and knobs. Mashed the pedal to accelerate on the onramp and then waited about 2 seconds for anything to happen until the engine made a horrible noise and the car finally began to accelerate.
2. Had to be reminded several times in the same Lexus to turn it off (it has push button)
3. Laughed hysterically at my wife as she tried to enter an address in the Acura MDX by rotating a knob to get to the next letter. It was a long address to so it tool her a few minutes to get the address and somehow even then the system could not find Sunset Blvd. in California.
jamieb
Member
More of a personal Tesla Moment.
It's 12/31 and my P85 is just over 1 year old. My electric bill cycle is nicely synched with my purchase date and my EV charging is split out on my bill. Our local electric utility gives time of use billing at $0.06/KWh with a $3/month metering surcharge. So I went online and put my EV charging for the previous year into a spreadsheet.
I SuperCharge or use public Level 2 chargers a couple of times a month, no more.
"Fuel" cost worked out to $0.02/mile. :smile:
I guess this guy: Life With Tesla Model S: Tires Cost Me More Than My 'Fuel' Does is right... tires are the most expensive consumable for the car.
Happy New Year, everyone!
It's 12/31 and my P85 is just over 1 year old. My electric bill cycle is nicely synched with my purchase date and my EV charging is split out on my bill. Our local electric utility gives time of use billing at $0.06/KWh with a $3/month metering surcharge. So I went online and put my EV charging for the previous year into a spreadsheet.
I SuperCharge or use public Level 2 chargers a couple of times a month, no more.
"Fuel" cost worked out to $0.02/mile. :smile:
I guess this guy: Life With Tesla Model S: Tires Cost Me More Than My 'Fuel' Does is right... tires are the most expensive consumable for the car.
Happy New Year, everyone!
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Just got my car yesterday, and already had a few Tesla Moments...
City bus driver gave me an enthusiastic thumbs up.
While showing the car to a friend on his driveway, an older Serbian man noticed it was a TESLA. It turns out Nikola Tesla was this guys hero, so before we could tell him about the car (which he was eager) we had to hear about how great a man Mr. Tesla was... it was cute (and a bit informative).
Arriving at work this morning, someone who was headed into a nearby business, called out to me "Is that a Maserati...Oh its a Tesla? All electric right? Aren't those like half a million dollars?"
Gave a colleague a test drive. As I started a launch, I quickly looked over to see his reaction (had to get eyes back on road of course). His Tesla Smile spoke volumes.
City bus driver gave me an enthusiastic thumbs up.
While showing the car to a friend on his driveway, an older Serbian man noticed it was a TESLA. It turns out Nikola Tesla was this guys hero, so before we could tell him about the car (which he was eager) we had to hear about how great a man Mr. Tesla was... it was cute (and a bit informative).
Arriving at work this morning, someone who was headed into a nearby business, called out to me "Is that a Maserati...Oh its a Tesla? All electric right? Aren't those like half a million dollars?"
Gave a colleague a test drive. As I started a launch, I quickly looked over to see his reaction (had to get eyes back on road of course). His Tesla Smile spoke volumes.
caddieo
Member
Parking lot incident. I am exiting my MS as the guy in the next slot is exiting his Nissan 370 coupe. He nods his head in greeting and says, "Nice Jaguar". I reply "Thanks, but it's not a Jaguar - it's a Tesla". He responds, "Oh, the electric car - hey, that's even better!".
During my first road trip a couple of weekends ago, I noticed _many_ of the vehicles that passed me (I was going the speed limit, so pretty much every one passed me) seemed quite interested in the car (double takes, pointing, big smiles). One of those cars had a group of young men, and they were honking and had huge smiles as they passed.
Yesterday an Audi sped up to get beside me, and gave me a big smile and thumbs up.
Yesterday an Audi sped up to get beside me, and gave me a big smile and thumbs up.
Get used to it. It is an everyday occurrence for me...but it doesn't ever get old. I LOVE it. I actually made a sign that I can hold up that says: It's a Tesla. Just so people could know what it is.
FLDarren
Member
Other than some boy racers that want to provoke a race on the freeway, I had very few Tesla moments. Lots of people come up and ask, but almost all of them know about it and they are interested in what an owner actually thinks and what the real world range is and so on. There are just too many here in LA.
The other day I picked up our daughter from her dance studio and she said that day she saw 4 other Teslas picking up their kids. Teslas are really not a big deal here any more
The other day I picked up our daughter from her dance studio and she said that day she saw 4 other Teslas picking up their kids. Teslas are really not a big deal here any more
I've had many Tesla moments--including recently spending half a day with a near-stranger showing him all the features of my car--So many happy questions!
I've learned that if you want a captive audience, take your Tesla on a car ferry! I did this from Dauphin Island, Alabama.
If you want to blow a stranger's mind, pick up a hitchhiker and deliver them to their doorstep! I've done this several times, with the most amusing reaction from a guy north of Presque Isle, Maine--his reaction was very much like the videos of people's reactions to a P85D, even though I "only" own the S85.
Instead of regaling you with Tesla moments similar to stories already in this thread, however, I'd like to share the two weirdest moments:
1) While I was near the southernmost road in Louisiana, I chatted with two elderly gents who were working on an old tractor. They, of course, had never heard of nor seen a Tesla before. After telling them that my car was 100% electric, I offered them a ride. The eldest stood up tall, looked down his nose at me (hard for him to do, since he was about 6" shorter than me) and asked, sneeringly, "Why would I want to ride in a glorified golf cart?" Nonplussed, I shrugged and replied, "I guess you wouldn't!"
2) I was sleeping in a motel in Georgia. I had run the Mobile Connector from my room to my car so it could charge overnight, with a DoorJammer keeping the door secure. Two o'clock in the morning I was awakened by the hotel staff pounding on my door! The graveyard manager incredulously demanded that I "immediately remove the cord from the gas tank and never do something so dangerous again!" After several futile attempts to explain that is was just charging my car, I gave up, got dressed, went out and unplugged my car. After she then realized that is was, indeed, just a plug, and that there was no gas tank, I was allowed to plug my car back in and go back to sleep.
I've learned that if you want a captive audience, take your Tesla on a car ferry! I did this from Dauphin Island, Alabama.
If you want to blow a stranger's mind, pick up a hitchhiker and deliver them to their doorstep! I've done this several times, with the most amusing reaction from a guy north of Presque Isle, Maine--his reaction was very much like the videos of people's reactions to a P85D, even though I "only" own the S85.
Instead of regaling you with Tesla moments similar to stories already in this thread, however, I'd like to share the two weirdest moments:
1) While I was near the southernmost road in Louisiana, I chatted with two elderly gents who were working on an old tractor. They, of course, had never heard of nor seen a Tesla before. After telling them that my car was 100% electric, I offered them a ride. The eldest stood up tall, looked down his nose at me (hard for him to do, since he was about 6" shorter than me) and asked, sneeringly, "Why would I want to ride in a glorified golf cart?" Nonplussed, I shrugged and replied, "I guess you wouldn't!"
2) I was sleeping in a motel in Georgia. I had run the Mobile Connector from my room to my car so it could charge overnight, with a DoorJammer keeping the door secure. Two o'clock in the morning I was awakened by the hotel staff pounding on my door! The graveyard manager incredulously demanded that I "immediately remove the cord from the gas tank and never do something so dangerous again!" After several futile attempts to explain that is was just charging my car, I gave up, got dressed, went out and unplugged my car. After she then realized that is was, indeed, just a plug, and that there was no gas tank, I was allowed to plug my car back in and go back to sleep.
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