I recently received my red delivery button. When it came to the front plate bracket question, I just could not bring myself to check yes. Aesthetically, no matter where or how you mount the front plate, it just looks awful. NY's current plate colors compound the problem, unless you are an alumni of the University of Michigan. Not a lot of mustard yellow on my Model S. I am sure the delta in aerodynamic drag from a front plate is inconsequential, but I would have thought that about the door handles as well.
With that being said, I am considering a minor act of civil disobedience and skipping the front plate all together. I know the law varies State to State on this issue. I would suspect in NY that if you park at all in NYC, this would be a very expensive proposition and you would likely get ticketed often. The thought of putting my Model S in the hands of the a NYC parking attendant brings to mind the scene in Ferris Bueller, and my car will not be braving the wilds of Manhattan. I am willing to accept 1-2 tickets/year, it beats the cost of therapy for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
As an aside, one legend I read about the late Steve Jobs was that he would replace his Mercedes with a new one every 60-90 days because he could not stomach putting on a front plate, thus ruining the lines of the car.
I now feel his pain.
With that being said, I am considering a minor act of civil disobedience and skipping the front plate all together. I know the law varies State to State on this issue. I would suspect in NY that if you park at all in NYC, this would be a very expensive proposition and you would likely get ticketed often. The thought of putting my Model S in the hands of the a NYC parking attendant brings to mind the scene in Ferris Bueller, and my car will not be braving the wilds of Manhattan. I am willing to accept 1-2 tickets/year, it beats the cost of therapy for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
As an aside, one legend I read about the late Steve Jobs was that he would replace his Mercedes with a new one every 60-90 days because he could not stomach putting on a front plate, thus ruining the lines of the car.
I now feel his pain.