View Full Version : R/C Car, Part Deux
Todd Burch
01-13-2011, 07:02 PM
Unexpectedly received a Roadster R/C car in the mail today from Tesla. The card says it's a New Years gift.
I thought this was pretty cool since I'm only a Model S P reservation holder. Anyway, the rest of you might want to warm up your thumbs.
Todd Burch
01-13-2011, 07:03 PM
BTW: VFX, you'll be happy to hear it's a Very Orange model.
btw: Vfx, you'll be happy to hear it's a very orange model.
y?
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Todd Burch
01-14-2011, 05:41 AM
y?
Because it looks like your car. Never mind me. It was late and I'd been drinking :) hehe.
OK. I get it. except mine is copper (custom).
Todd Burch
01-14-2011, 11:47 AM
Just assumed from the photo. Well aren't you special? :) hehe.
AnOutsider
01-14-2011, 12:22 PM
Came home to one myself. It's also Orange and pretty cool. Haven't opened it thought... for one I just wanna have it like a collector's tiem, for two... well, there's lead warnings all over it haha
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs742.ash1/163403_496058263679_528253679_5953924_6774085_n.jpg
gg_got_a_tesla
01-14-2011, 08:06 PM
Got the copper/maroon one. My 4-year-old is having a blast with it right now! Great gift, Tesla! Thanks!
Here's what a copper toy looks like.
Kipernicus
01-16-2011, 12:20 AM
Got one today! pleasantly surprised with a maroon one.
Geoff
01-16-2011, 08:43 AM
Mine arrived yesterday. I was out all day and found the surprise waiting for me! Maroon version here.
I received mine yesterday also. It's the orange one.
ckessel
01-16-2011, 04:30 PM
Given I reserved my Model S last week, I suspect (sadly) that I won't be getting one if it's a New Year's gift thing :(
Lush1
01-19-2011, 06:05 PM
Got an orange one. No driver. Seen them on Amazon & Target websites. No drivers in pics. Did some come with drivers or were those customer retrofits? I really don't care. I'm just thrilled to get such another cool gift for reserving a Model S. The mug, hat, shirt swag box I got after reservig a Model S was sweet. Got a similar gift after leasing a 98 Blazer. The R/C car is way cooler. I'm keeping mine sealed in the box. Probably will buy another to play with. The only other premium I ever got from an automaker came from Chrysler just for ordering a PT Cruiser catalog from their website. It contained a nice booklet and a little silver Matchbox PT Cruiser. I thought that was pretty special at the time but Tesla outclassed them by 342.2 miles. Tesla is a class act. The toy and the recent videos were like crack to a coke addict. Love it, love it, love it. I can't wait until I the day I can get a scale model Model S. I don't care if it's diecast, plastic, kit or prebuilt. I would prefer a kit because I like building models but anything would be great. Guess it's a little early for the scale model market but I'm anxiously awaiting that day. I got my firts Mercedes this year and I really love it, except for the milage. It was used but a terrific deal and I needed to get rid of my G35 manual because I have disk problems and the shifting was getting painful. If not for Tesla I probably would have become a permanent MB buyer. Maybe someday Benz will have a nice EV but if the Tesla's build quality and appointments are anywhere near as good as they are looking Mercedes is going to have a hard time keeping me. The S looks like it's shaping up to be a marvelous machine. Life just keeps looking better and better. I have never been so excited about getting a car in my life, even my first car. P.S. Anybody know if the Model S will travel to other auto shows around the U.S.? Philly's show is coming up soon and the prospect of seeing a full sized Model S there would have me camping outside the Convention Center, waiting for the doors to open. The world is about to change and I can't wait. Did I mention I'm excited?
Aurvandil
01-29-2011, 10:09 AM
Got the R/C car today. Orange, btw. Nice toy, but the greeting card that came with it was awesome. It shows a bright green Roadster overlooking...
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howabout2
01-29-2011, 03:49 PM
Got the R/C car today. Orange, btw. Nice toy, but the greeting card that came with it was awesome. It shows a bright green Roadster overlooking...
Funny that they added photoshopped smoke in the version of the photo used at their Roadster image gallery:
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large-960/a_4508033_web.jpg
Tommy
01-29-2011, 04:17 PM
Funny that they added photoshopped smoke in the version of the photo used at their Roadster image gallery
The towers in the photo look like cracking towers used in oil refineries to "crack" oil into gasoline and other petroleum products. Normally no smoke but rather steam can be seen rising from these towers when weather conditions are just right; a small flame usually burns on top of these towers when the refining is in balance but can grow to a large flare-up when the refining process is not operating at its best.
A subtle message on Tesla's part.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5296396552_3d06cd4bae_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcespolet/5296396552/)
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howabout2
01-29-2011, 05:39 PM
Normally no smoke but rather steam can be seen rising from these towers ...
Yes, indeed. However, my point was that the same smoke/steam is absent in the Happy New Years image that Aurvandil scanned and posted. I just found it funny that they decided to remove it for one or add it for the other.
And license plate in one, and not the other.
Aurvandil
01-29-2011, 08:26 PM
The towers in the photo look like cracking towers used in oil refineries to "crack" oil into gasoline and other petroleum products. Normally no smoke but rather steam can be seen rising from these towers when weather conditions are just right; a small flame usually burns on top of these towers when the refining is in balance but can grow to a large flare-up when the refining process is not operating at its best.
A subtle message on Tesla's part.
Yes, it is an oil refinery. At night. You gotta love the symbolism. I sure did, since I had not seen that picture before.
I was told it's in Spain. The image is also used as a fold out poster in the new Roadster printed brochure (without smoke)
Having the smoke I guess increases the operational contrast.
Funny that they added photoshopped smoke in the version of the photo used at their Roadster image gallery:
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large-960/a_4508033_web.jpg
On first glance of this image, I thought it might be a coal burning power plant, which would convey a different message all together.
Tommy
02-01-2011, 07:56 PM
On first glance of this image, I thought it might be a coal burning power plant, which would convey a different message all together.
I am reminded of Kia's cute TV commercial of their SOL that has hamsters as their "spokespersons"; the camera switches between their "cool" SOL and the other hamsters ride i.e. a car made from a cardboard box (not so "cool"). The tag line that makes the commercial work is from a catchy tune and simply states: "You can go with this...or you can go with that" several times over.
I think that is the message Tesla wants the card's recipients to receive.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240046&id=18790602800
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs265.snc4/39573_478126982800_18790602800_5563480_4943792_n.jpg
Two Tesla Roadster 2.5s on a night cruise near an oil refinery in Spain.
http://www.autogespot.com/en/viewimages.php?id=c214748364814012011160143