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Old 09-05-2018, 09:05 AM   #604
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Originally Posted by rumatt View Post
Another Tesla Performance review. From a Cayman 718 owner.

Obligatory launch reactions starting at 27:00

https://youtu.be/dMtE-8a9kp8
Looking at the length of this video, could not summon up the will to start watching.

I'm guessing the drive is very good. The cons are major for me:
- early days; in car production, in electric battery tech and Tesla future
- need to add electric infrastructure to my old house
- no indie service
- big screen, ugh
- how does it go to remote Northern VT in mid-winter? Any AWD car I have needs to do this.
- front end looks like the mouth has been sewn shut

If I think of it as a 535i replacement instead of JGC, it makes more sense as it removes the tough Northern VT constraint, the others remain, but I expect it's a much more electrifying :eeps drive than the 5er. I drive the 5 so little, about 5k miles/year, at this point, I can't justify the expense.
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