Tesla Model S waffling

[clyde]

Originally Posted by JST

Yes, I think the latter is the way Evo works--the cars in the "Fast Fleet" appear to be personal cars of contributing authors, which makes some sense but also runs the risk of undercutting whatever objectivity there may be in reviews.

I also wonder if Edmunds provides an automobile subsidy to the employees with those cars.

[ZBB]

I came across this photo album from another Tesla owner. Worth the scroll down -- lots of interesting shots of his car having the center screen replaced, and shots of another car having the drivetrain replaced. Also has a bunch of the secret diagnostic screens (apparently there is some sort of "grasshopper mode")...

http://m.imgur.com/a/gDvJR

[JST]

Originally Posted by ZBB

I came across this photo album from another Tesla owner. Worth the scroll down -- lots of interesting shots of his car having the center screen replaced, and shots of another car having the drivetrain replaced. Also has a bunch of the secret diagnostic screens (apparently there is some sort of "grasshopper mode")...

http://m.imgur.com/a/gDvJR

God, those 21" wheels are so impractical and expensive, and yet so, so awesome.

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by JST

God, those 21" wheels are so impractical and expensive, and yet so, so awesome.

+1

Have you seen these?

$956 for a set at Tire Rack... 19", nearly the same design, and they fit the Model S...

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

[bren]

Originally Posted by JST

God, those wheels are so so, so awesome.

Let me go ahead and fix that for you..

[JST]

Which are those?

The Luganos are nice, but partly it's the size that makes the big ones pop.

[bren]

22" Avante Garde something's...
http://www.redline360.com/garage/tes...heels-and-rims

It looks like there are plenty with HRE's too; though I suspect those cost real money.

[JST]

Originally Posted by bren

22" Avante Garde something's...
http://www.redline360.com/garage/tes...heels-and-rims

It looks like there are plenty with HRE's too; though I suspect those cost real money.

22s are even sillier than 21s, though I agree they look the business.

I think if I were tempted to spend the money on the Tesla 21s, I'd probably get a nice set of authentic BBSs, instead. Might even be cheaper.

Speaking of insane, there's this guy, who plans to transplant a Model S drivetrain into this:



http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showt...-first-Model-S

Which...I don't even know where to start.

[JST]

Originally Posted by Plaz

Ooof, really? In those teeny-tiny little service areas, that are barely more than an expanded shoulder? Any lines could be a real problem in those.

Someone just posted that there are four Supercharger stalls now visible on the S/B side of the Merritt in Greenwich.

Also, someone else posted pics of Supercharger stalls under construction near JFK.

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by JST

Speaking of insane, there's this guy, who plans to transplant a Model S drivetrain into this:



http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showt...-first-Model-S

Which...I don't even know where to start.

I missed that thread... But I saw his prior post saying he was looking for a wrecked Model S to act as a donor for a Westfalia camper.

That is not your normal Westfalia... But I like the zipper