I stumbled across Tesla in 2013. Firstly seeing Model S test drive reactions in the US and then following up on this guy called Elon Musk. I watched a few videos of him giving talks (such as to the Royal Society in the UK). I was telling my family at dinner about this amazing electric car and all about Elon. My son said, "Well if its so amazing why don't you invest in the company"? Having not bought shares for about 13 years (got burnt in the dot.com bubble - Baltimore Technology anyone?) it took a couple of weeks to find out how to do it but bought 500 shares at $36. The shares started to rise and I thought I was an investing genius when I sold some at $49 a couple of weeks later. Soon realised the error of my ways and bought them back at $52 plus some more.
When the first Model S's were handed over in the UK at an event in Docklands I actually went to see it just to see Elon Musk in person. He was there with Talulah Riley and all his kids. I think five Model S's were handed over. One of the recipients was the author of Fifty Shades of Grey!
I placed my order for a Model 3 when the order window opened and took delivery in June 2019. On the investing side I had sold a few shares but was sitting on a healthy profit having got used to the wild fluctuations in the share price. However when the share price hit about $180 (from being at over $300) I thought this is ridiculous and took all my savings from other sources and ploughed it all into Tesla. That has turned out to be a very good, if lucky, decision.
Loved driving the Model 3 and kept it for almost three years but traded it in for a Model Y in February this year.
Tesla has had a big impact on my life. Elon, despite his flaws, gives me hope for the future in an uncertain world. It has given me financial freedom in a way I never could have imagined. Looking forward to the rest of the journey.
When the first Model S's were handed over in the UK at an event in Docklands I actually went to see it just to see Elon Musk in person. He was there with Talulah Riley and all his kids. I think five Model S's were handed over. One of the recipients was the author of Fifty Shades of Grey!
I placed my order for a Model 3 when the order window opened and took delivery in June 2019. On the investing side I had sold a few shares but was sitting on a healthy profit having got used to the wild fluctuations in the share price. However when the share price hit about $180 (from being at over $300) I thought this is ridiculous and took all my savings from other sources and ploughed it all into Tesla. That has turned out to be a very good, if lucky, decision.
Loved driving the Model 3 and kept it for almost three years but traded it in for a Model Y in February this year.
Tesla has had a big impact on my life. Elon, despite his flaws, gives me hope for the future in an uncertain world. It has given me financial freedom in a way I never could have imagined. Looking forward to the rest of the journey.