josh

Yeah, I'm #48. Was supposed to get it last week -- everything's in it, but they had some fit and finish corrections (door alignment etc) so I've been on the edge of my seat for a whole week waiting for the call. Had blocked off a few hours today but no call yet so I guess that's out... hopefully tomorrow because then I go out of town for a while!

vfx

Josh have you driven a 1.5 since your VP 10 drive?

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Joseph

I can confirm, through a member of the FLEAA, that a Signature 100 Roadster (#52, I believe) is being delivered today.

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Sgee

There are two major things that I have been thinking about with the ships.
1.How many gliders can fit on one ship?
2.How many ships do they have?

TEG

Not sure if you were insinuating that they use their own boats, but I would assume:

#1: Plenty of commercial cargo ships go across the Atlantic so capacity should be plentiful.
#2: They would just fill up standard shipping containers with gliders and pay a shipping company to send them on their way.

I bet they could send as many as they need without limitation.

doug

I would hope that Tesla already has some gliders on a cargo ship by now... set to arrive about the time they finish with Sig#100. (I believe I read a while ago that Roadster #110 had entered the Hethel production line.) I think originally the plan was to ship them directly to the west coast by sea via the Panama Canal. But now that fuel prices are lower, it may make more sense to ship to the east coast and move them via train or truck cross country.

josh

Haven't driven one. Rode around the test track at Hethel with the Tesla driver though.

Can't wait to feel some real acceleration -- it was good on the test but didn't rival my porsche with the Tesla stuck in 2nd!!

Confirmed: pickup scheduled for tomorrow...

Kevin Harney

Josh,

What number are you ?!?! Thanks.

graham

He mentioned earlier that he was sig #48, I think.


Josh: that is great news! Tell us more about your car: Colors, etc? What area of the country are you in?

Bradleybang

Josh,

Awesome news and we are envious. Hope to see you driving around.

I'll bet you are suprised by 1.5 tranny. Please do gives us your take.



Graham,

I believe Josh is the friend of SuperCarnitas-Rich who I quote from an 11/15 post.

"Same here! Just above Broadway in (lower) Upper Rockridge. An old buddy (with whom I documented an earlier test drive; his Twilight Blue car is a few production numbers ahead of me) also lives in the area, so it sounds like we'll have plenty of these cars whirring about."
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