Cnixon
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I find myself looking in the mirror to see if someone I passed is turning round to look...quite often they do...
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My kids 11 and 13 are absolutely Tesla obsessed. Especially the 13 year old, there is not one thing he doesn’t know about them, except how to actually drive them. Needed fog lights today (yes a summer holiday in Cornwall would you believe), had never used them before and he had turned them on before I even realised I didn’t know how to. Every software update is also like a Christmas present to him....all are exciting to open, some are disappointing but every now and again you get a knock out present!
On two occasions at the same public charger, I had kids saying nice car.
On the M56 yesterday evening in the queue to the roadworks. In Autopilot (not FSD) a landcruiser passed with two young girls 12/15 ish hanging out of the window shouting “ Dad it’s a Tesla”. Made me smile.
Sparkeur
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I came out of our local Super-U a couple of weeks ago and there was an older guy, mid 70's I guess, walking round my car. As I approached, he said, 'Beautiful, magnificent, it's my dream!' I was happy to agree with him. He then went on, 'To think I could sit behind the wheel, press a button and it will drive me home..formidable!' Just like in the training film, Freeze frame and what do you do next? A. Explain politely and crush his simple dream or B. Agree enthusiastically. Of course, like everyone else, I chose B.
I was stuck in traffic in Hendon yesterday because the police had closed the A1. All of the back streets were clogged up and we were getting pretty stressed going nowhere. A guy turning into a road in front of me gave me a big smile, pointed and put his thumbs up. I was wondering where I knew him from and then I realised he was admiring the M3
Mr H
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I had a young lady (in her 20's i'd say) walk by whilst i was washing mine, 'nice car' she said. Now i'm 51 today and have been driving since 20, had some really nice cars and that has never happened before. Where was Tesla when i was single?...
Kids definitely like Teslas. Took my 11 year old son to football training in it last week. In the car park one of his team mates was walking past and when he saw my son get out the car called across “Wait what! You’ve got a Tesla?! Dad, they’ve got a Tesla!”. The dad came back for a look at it while the boys were training. Quite a few of his teammates wanted a good look around after the match. I was parked next to a very beautiful Audi R8 convertible and none of the boys showed it the slightest bit of interest.
Also the other week I had just finished cleaning the M3 and it was on the drive shining in the sun. I was out of sight behind the hedge when I heard some people walk by. Overheard a kid aged maybe 4 said “Look mummy, that’s a nice car isn’t it mummy”. She replied in a rather bored tone “Yes dear, that’s a nice car. That’s also an expensive car”. The child replied “Can we get one like that mummy”. I didn’t hear the reply! It did make think that people still perceive Teslas as being something very special and expensive. It won’t last!
Also the other week I had just finished cleaning the M3 and it was on the drive shining in the sun. I was out of sight behind the hedge when I heard some people walk by. Overheard a kid aged maybe 4 said “Look mummy, that’s a nice car isn’t it mummy”. She replied in a rather bored tone “Yes dear, that’s a nice car. That’s also an expensive car”. The child replied “Can we get one like that mummy”. I didn’t hear the reply! It did make think that people still perceive Teslas as being something very special and expensive. It won’t last!
interbear
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Tesla still has the wow factor, especially with kids. It’s funny. Quite often get pointed at by kids forcing their parents to take a look.
I’ve also noticed that even though more and more EVs appear on the road from other manufacturers, none of them seem to get the same attention. There is something about Tesla, probably because it’s the first to market, pioneer for EVs, perhaps just because they look cool, perhaps because everyone is intrigued by the space travel tech billionaire that is Musk. Who knows, but it always raises a wee smile when you drive along and see the heads turning. It’s nice to be a pioneer for something good.
I’ve also noticed that even though more and more EVs appear on the road from other manufacturers, none of them seem to get the same attention. There is something about Tesla, probably because it’s the first to market, pioneer for EVs, perhaps just because they look cool, perhaps because everyone is intrigued by the space travel tech billionaire that is Musk. Who knows, but it always raises a wee smile when you drive along and see the heads turning. It’s nice to be a pioneer for something good.
We live in a dead end street. As we were heading out for a walk one day, at the end of the street two kids on skateboards headed past us and one said to the other, "The Tesla is up here on the left..." I whipped out the phone to enable Sentry!
After I'd had the car about a week, I pulled into the yard of a local DIY shop and a guy pulled up next to me and said he'd been following me around until I stopped because he'd wanted to see an M3 for ages. This was back before covid so I let him have a twiddle.
Still turns heads...
After I'd had the car about a week, I pulled into the yard of a local DIY shop and a guy pulled up next to me and said he'd been following me around until I stopped because he'd wanted to see an M3 for ages. This was back before covid so I let him have a twiddle.
Still turns heads...
I have youngsters on my street shouting "Tesla, Tesla" really loudly when they walk past my car. I never had such attention with my I-PACE. A few admirers, but never such enthusiasm.
Not sure if anyone else has noticed this but it seems to attract none car people too?
There was a M3 on charge near me and a couple of well to do looking ladies stayed at it, one even mouthed “wow”
There was a Porsche Cayman GT4 parked not far from it and the same tw ladies didn’t bat an eyelid
There was a M3 on charge near me and a couple of well to do looking ladies stayed at it, one even mouthed “wow”
There was a Porsche Cayman GT4 parked not far from it and the same tw ladies didn’t bat an eyelid
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