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Wanting To Do A Test Drive

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by Karl3333, Feb 27, 2021.

  1. danarcha

    danarcha Member

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    I know exactly what you mean. I test drove it in November 2019 and ordered it in May 2020. In the meantime I was kind of obsessed with the car. I don't like to become obsessed with material things, but I thought about buying one all the time. I would have purchased one sooner but I didn't want to start driving a new car like that in the middle of winter. Then, COVID hit and I wanted to make sure my financial situation was going to be ok. Now that I have the car, I find myself wishing I had a longer commute because I only live a 15 minute drive from work. I find myself talking the "long way" home just so I can drive it a little longer! Maybe the obsession doesn't end once you receive the car!
     
  2. The_Observer

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    That was my predicament as well... The moment I pressed the accelerator pedal during my first test drive, my mind was telling me "I want this s**t right now".

    Two weeks later after my 2nd test drive, I made the order. It was a good thing that I had plans to get a new car, so it wasn't to bad for me for the wait. But I would agree on don't test drive just for fun, you will be hooked for life.
     
  3. father_of_6

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    I didn't test drive one at all. My ICE needed a major repair. I rationalized the Model 3 purchase for a week, then pulled the trigger. Had to drive 7 hours to pick it up... the card exceeded my expectations. Never going back to combustion.

    AND... I've been driving for 25 years. Driving was just something I needed to do for transportation. Now I find myself joy riding and coming up with excuses to drive.
     
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  4. Coloradogramps

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    I am about an hour away from a Service Center. They often are set up for test drives close to me at a Supercharger site a few minutes away from me. I was able to try out the 3 and the Y, with an hour alloted for each. This was a great way to try them out without having to travel far. You should check and see if they provide this service in your area.
     
  5. RayK

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  6. DMC-Orangeville

    DMC-Orangeville 85D and John Deere 5100E

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    #26 DMC-Orangeville, Feb 28, 2021
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    Well, if the border was open, Oakville ON. is almost closer than Rochester.
    Also, Tesla Toronto is planning to do a pile of touchless remote test drives. I'm pretty sure Niagara Falls ON. is one of them. If the border opens soon, you might want to look at that option.

    Edit. I just checked the Tesla Canada events site....and Niagara Falls is going on until March 1 2021. Events | Tesla Canada

    As Maxwell Smart said: "Missed it by that much"
     
  7. one2many

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    Well my second mistake was letting my partner drive the
    whole way on the test. After buzzing by a BMW at over 100mph,
    the only thing said was when do we get it. and every day after that

    A little off topic :
    Draw your Tesla rings on a map. (paper)
    Put a pin in the map at your house, connect a string.
    Draw the first circle at the half way point say 150 miles for day trips
    and 300 miles for the longer day trips. (substract a bit for safety)
    Now look for cool places to go.
     
  8. SageBrush

    SageBrush REJECT Fascism

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    Our nearest service center is 4 hours away but so far the mobile Tesla ranger has serviced our car at home.
    When we are ready to buy another Tesla we'll drive to the service center for a test drive.

    No big deal,
    I consider it a small inconvenience for what I get in return
     
  9. Karl3333

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    South Buffalo. Ironically, about 2 minutes from the Gigafactory.
     
  10. father_of_6

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    Meet up at the Walden Galleria supercharger?
     
  11. SMAlset

    SMAlset Well-Known Member

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    We have SvC closer than him but a lot of our service work (A/C filter replacement and condenser cleaning, upgrading from HW2.5 to HW3, etc.) has been done by mobile. Car didn’t need to be driven in to shop and it was much appreciated and super convenient to have it done at home. They called when like 10 minutes out that day and let me know when they were ready to leave.
     
  12. father_of_6

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    I suppose everyone's tolerance is different. I too am about 1.5 hours from the nearest service center, although I work halfway between. Personally, I enjoy driving the car enough that it's worth a longer drive for service if needed.
     
  13. Loco_Nomad

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    I literally live in between 3 tesla locations (10 min to each frome home), but none had any available test drives... found one 1 hour away for overnight test drive for model 3 :) if you really want to get Tesla, just do it :) it worth it, this is going to be my second tesla, for my wife actually, and our 5th tesla in our family
     
  14. father_of_6

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    I totally agree... if you can afford the car, just get it. No regrets. Go for AWD LR.

    To be honest, this car was way outside of my price range and I still don't regret it :)
     
  15. Karl3333

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    I tried once at the Clarence Superchargers and was treated like l was bothering the drivers. I might see what happens at the Galleria chargers.
     
  16. father_of_6

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    @Karl3333 - that was an offer, not a suggestion. Did you knock on somebody's window or something? :)

    I like giving test drives, as long as you're not the car-jacking or serial killing type. I do have 6 children to provide for :)

    I'm at the Main & Transit supercharger two or three times a week.
     
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  17. Phlier

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    I was in the same boat. We are 135 miles away from the nearest Tesla store (Las Vegas, Nevada). We happened to be in 'vegas for our anniversary, so we stopped in. When we told the sales associate where we lived, he said we were welcome to take the car on an overnight test drive. All they would need was a copy of both of our driver's licenses, and we would have to leave a major credit card with them.

    He also said that if we knew of anyone in our area that wanted to take a Tesla on a test drive, have them call him, and they'd arrange to have a car waiting for them for an overnight test drive.

    I won't bore you with the long story of our purchase experience... instead, I'll just give you a quick piece of advice. If you happen to find the car you want to buy in stock, buy it right then. It will be gone within hours. They don't keep a lot of cars in stock, so there's a very good chance they won't have the car you want.

    When you call to schedule your overnight test drive, ask them if they happen to have the exact car in stock that you want to buy. If you're lucky, they will. If you're even luckier, they'll sell it to you at the end of the test drive. They might not, though, depending on how long it has been used as a tester.
     
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  18. Karl3333

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    No but I think whomever it was at the end of their charging and wanted to leave. Anyways, it kind of made me feel like a stalker, which wasn't what I was really looking to do.
     
  19. father_of_6

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    Well if you want to test drive my M3, let me know.
     
  20. father_of_6

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    @Karl3333 - just curious... what're you driving now?
     

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