Just got my CPO MS85 a couple days ago and I can't stop grinning at every red light. The acceleration is so much fun. How long before one stop acting acting like an immature teenager?
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I'm at 90.5k in 4 years... with no AP...
And frankly, I don't understand the thrill of AP for a car that is so fun to drive. (either of our Teslas)...
And frankly, I don't understand the thrill of AP for a car that is so fun to drive. (either of our Teslas)...
Half Dollar Bill
Traveller, teacher, poet, accountant, innkeeper
You stopped acting like a teenager when you made the decision to get the car.
Now you can enjoy it responsibly.
Now you can enjoy it responsibly.
ChadS
Last tank of gas: March 2009
I will let you know when I get there. I have only been driving one for a little over 8 years, so I am not yet sure when it gets old.
Derek Kessler
Active Member
Been a year. I still smile walking into the garage or when I pound the accelerator from a stoplight.
Yup. Your stuck now.
Even when you think it isn't fun and your not accelerating fast... just look in the mirror as you leave the light.
Of course, your watt-hour/mile may vary
Even when you think it isn't fun and your not accelerating fast... just look in the mirror as you leave the light.
Of course, your watt-hour/mile may vary
wesley888
Member
You will, when you are like me tonight, coming from NYC back home to Long Island at 3-5 mph for over 2 hours. I could fully engaged with my friends chatting, joking, and singing. Without worrying about driving at all.
When it starts to get old, go take a road trip outside of California. You see a dozen Teslas every hour in the Fremont area. Every time I drive mine to Phoenix (or further) I get questions about it all day from curious people. I think we take them for granted in the Bay Area nowadays, probably in LA too. But once you get outside California they're still pretty rare to see, and people want to know all sorts of things about them. It's fun to strike up a conversation and see someone suddenly become interested in electric vehicles when they see that you're able to do a cross-country trip with one, for example.
After the first few days I didn't feel the need to accelerate at green lights. However, it was weird to look back and see that cars were so far behind me although I wasn't even trying. Were the drivers even playing attention when the light turned green? I can see people being conservative when gas cost $5 a gallon but why were they so slow to get going when gas is so cheap that people are preferring to buy SUVs?
davidc18
Active Member
Veritas1980
Electric Viking
11+ months and 20K km and it still doesn't get old.
And this is in my 75 RWD, corked slow-poke 5+ sec Model S, so I would think that it would never get old in general with a Tesla.
/TeslaSmugness On
One thing that has changed is that it use to be funny how ICE cars was so slow to get moving, but now it's more of a annoyance when they don't get out of the way quick enough.
There should be rules for that, we don't allow for horse carriages on the freeways either!
/TeslaSmugness Off
And this is in my 75 RWD, corked slow-poke 5+ sec Model S, so I would think that it would never get old in general with a Tesla.
/TeslaSmugness On
One thing that has changed is that it use to be funny how ICE cars was so slow to get moving, but now it's more of a annoyance when they don't get out of the way quick enough.
There should be rules for that, we don't allow for horse carriages on the freeways either!
/TeslaSmugness Off
It doesn't get old. The best part is people staring at the car every single day like a ufo just landed. You have guys in cars pointing, pedestrians pointing, school kids pointing, people staring, people behind driving closer, etc. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. So i just drive slower
While I only have had the car through almost 4K miles now, I still always try to find an excuse to go out and drive. “Do I need anything from the grocery store?” Etc. I’ve never done that before prior to getting my Model S. I sometimes will take a longer route just so I can keep driving the car.
Things I’ve never ever wanted to do or have not done owning a ICE car. It’s really strange and not surprising. The car is amazing in every way.
Things I’ve never ever wanted to do or have not done owning a ICE car. It’s really strange and not surprising. The car is amazing in every way.
dhrivnak
Active Member
Was leaving a 7-11 this morning and a trucker asked me if that was my silver Tesla. I said yes and he went on how gorgeous it was, how he’d kill for one, how he admired Musk, how he’d love to be driving one of Musk’s new semis, and on and on. The guy was a walking advertisement for Tesla.
Yeah, it doesn’t get old.
Yeah, it doesn’t get old.
