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Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
Hilarious! When I came to Vancouver for my test drive in October, I used that huge VS store as a landmark so I didn't get lost!
At least I won't have any trouble finding Tesla now. :tongue:
At least I won't have any trouble finding Tesla now. :tongue:
See you there in Victoria (unless the Giants are having one too?) Michael (sig red) and I will also be part of it. They haven't told me where they need my car yet, but it will remain locked so mustard-dripping greasy fingers and slabs of ketchupy cheese don't start fine-tuning the interior look.
To clear up possible confusion between Victoria and Vancouver: What I know is, the Victoria Royals hockey club are hosting a Return of the Electric Car night Fri Jan 31, in Victoria, and the game happens to be against the Vancouver Giants. There will be some Tesla Vancouver staff here in Victoria on Fri and Sat doing test drives because of the huge overflow from the test drive event this past weekend in Victoria. Model S's and other EVs will be involved in the hockey event - some parading on the ice (the good ice, not an ICE!!), some parked in the arena concourse, some (20-25) parked out front. So all that's in Victoria. On Thu Jan 30, the Tesla Vancouver Service Ctr is hosting an owner event but we can't make it over. There may be other stuff going on in Vancouver that I don't know about. Hope this helps.
Update: Event happened, great success for the Victoria EVers. My story of #drivefreeze at Cars On Ice
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
Wow, slam dunk!
Did you have to hypermile at all? You don't see people getting the full 420-odd kilometers rated range very often, especially in the mountains. :scared:
Canuck
Well-Known Member
I drove how I normally drive, which is about 10 km/hr above the posted speed limit - since that's the buffer the cops give. I didn't do any real fast accelerations but other than that I drove normally. When I drove to the lake yesterday, I stopped in Hope to charge because I was nervous. But after I arrived and did the calculations, I knew I'd make it home easy. So this morning, with a full range charge (it said 499km under "ideal"!) , I made the drive. I even used the seat heater through cold Manning Park (about 5C). Then coming into the valley it reached 20C so I opened the sunroof to cool down for a bit. Here's a picture of me charging at the lake. Under the kitchen stovetop, I have a 14-50 receptacle, so it was easy to unplug the range, plug in my home made extension cord, and run it out the window to the car. The lake just iced off last week...
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
That's a very scenic location.
You give me hope that I'll actually be able to travel with my Model S. I've got just over 400km to cover with nowhere to charge and a meandering elevation (no mountains though, just a few hills).
You give me hope that I'll actually be able to travel with my Model S. I've got just over 400km to cover with nowhere to charge and a meandering elevation (no mountains though, just a few hills).
Canuck
Well-Known Member
That shouldn't be a problem given my experience today. By the way, my 122 km after driving 300 km home, was the "rated range" -- not the "ideal range" - which would have even been higher.
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Looks like the Vancouver store will be opening early May according to an invite email to Vancouver owners.
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
Way to segue us back on topic! :wink:
This is great news! Next stop, Calgary service center!
Morristhecat
Member
So I received the formal invite today for the Vancouver store opening, as I am sure many of you have. They are nice enough to arrange complimentary valet parking at the Fairmont - great! But then they say you need your key to gain entry to the event. I am not usually one to valet park, but don't we have to leave the key with the valet? I can see a problem with that. I guess I could bring both keys... With 50 or more identical keys, I can also see the valet getting mixed up too. Any way, it should be a fun event!
I just got a generic invite... So I assume your event is probably an owner specific event before this (which seems to be public opening)?
Join us Saturday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 4th as we celebrate the grand opening of our newest sales location in Vancouver. Schedule your appointment to test drive the award winning Model S today!
Tesla Vancouver Grand Opening!
Tesla Vancouver
929 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2V7
May 3rd – 4th 
10am – 5pm
Test drive appointments are available to prospective customers. Appointments will be confirmed by a Tesla representative.
Morristhecat
Member
KenN
Member
Hmmm ... I did get the first email with minimal detail about a 10 days ago (save the date, formal invitation to follow!), but didn't get the detailed one yet.
Guess it'll be important to make sure your license # or something is on the key fob?
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