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Really? Awesome.
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Cool.
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Wow. No wait?
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I was guessing that was what you get after you sign up to start your wait.
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You wouldn't normally say that you traded in your car when you are just ordering [re: twitter post].  |
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Okay, I'll admit that I didn't click the Twitter link until just now. But I can't imagine he won't have to wait.
I guess we'll know soon enough.
It's pretty damn cool either way.
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Yes, there's a wait...
Placed the reservation today. Motoman embellished the tweet a bit. They are saying delivery in ~4 months, but it may be a bit earlier...
The keychain and "congratulations" folder are what you get if you place the order in person.
I've now driven 3 Teslas. Motoman's neighbor was kind enough to show me his 60kW this morning, and I took a test drive at one of the LA area stores this afternoon in a Performance 85kW. I drove a "regular" 85kW two weeks ago.
I'll post more in my perseveration thread when I get home tonight...
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Holy shit! Congrats! Wow!
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Heartily commend this.
And I will absolutely make sure I get in touch next time I'm in "it's not too far" distance of Phoenix.  |
OK... Referencing the above from the "last thing you bought thread" to continue here.
Even though I had a chance to drive a Tesla a couple weeks ago, I had already bought a ticket to LA to go get a test drive. That trip was this weekend -- I flew over Friday afternoon, went to a Nissan Z event hosted by Motoman last night (he interviewed the designer of the current Z in front of about 150 members of the LA and San Diego Z clubs...).
Today was test drive day. Motoman's neighbor took delivery of a 60kW version less than 2 weeks ago, so we stopped by and he took us for a ride and let me drive a couple miles. I'm glad I did -- I couldn't tell the difference between it and the 80kW I drove a couple weeks ago (Tesla maps the motor management slightly different in the 60kw, so even though it has the same motor and associated hardware, its just a bit slower 0-60...). He had a car similarly spec'd to what I'd spec -- same color and 19" wheels. I'm glad I got a chance to see those wheels, since all the ones in Tesla stores have the 21" wheels, and the 19s have a different design. I liked them.
We then went to one of the Tesla stores in LA where I had a 1:00pm reservation for a test drive. They were fully booked, so I'm glad I scheduled ahead of time. They took us out to the Tesla paddock in the mall garage, where there were 2 demonstrators and a couple of customer-owned cars being charged. The demonstrator was a Performance 85kW -- which has a 0-60 of 4.4 seconds (compared to 5.6 for the "regular" 85 and 5.9 for the 60). Before starting on the test, they give a walkthrough of the controls, then let you drive the entire time (not the "I have to drive this off the lot, then we'll let you drive" thing common with regular dealerships). The test loop took a good 15 minutes, including about 2 miles on the freeway. The P85 is incredibly fast -- scary, get me in trouble, fast. I'm glad I decided that the P85 is too expensive for me...
When the test was done, I went ahead and put the reservation in. I'd already made the decision and almost put the res in the other night. Doing it at the store really was no different than at home -- they have a couple iMacs in the store and we pulled up my My Tesla account and we went on and reserved it -- which I could have done at home too.
The next step will be to finalize the order. I can do that at any time, but production is not scheduled until after its finalized. I may just go ahead and finalize tomorrow, but still am thinking through whether to add an additional option (factory paint armor -- basically clear bra...).
Color will be white, with tan interior. Will include the panoramic roof, 60kW battery, supercharging option, and the tech package.