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Emmett, after Doc Emmett Brown and his fission-powered car.

I was talking the TJ at the service centre, and he indicated it will be downtown, not Oakridge.

It works almost every time for me when I remember the words to use, and don't slur them together (particularly the object, ie location or call recipient). I mostly use it for Nav, less experience with phone and haven't ever tried it for music. Now I am curious, though, so I think I will try...

The favourites section would certainly work, if I could name them.

I have HD on, tried it off with no change. Overall I would think the ability to label stations should be easy to implement. More than one bar of stations and use of widespread metadata is almost a basic radio function in this age. Little things that are noticed every time I drive.

I noticed I got some info on the radio when we went down to Seattle a couple weeks ago, but I don't get any up here. It's not because the stations here aren't transmitting metadata, because my wife's car displays the station and song information. It bothers her too that my car - the innovative...

Has anyone ever been able to name the radio stations they put in favorites? I have not been able, but on a TM video, they had names when they showed a close-up of the screen. I would love to actually have station names rather than frequencies. As well, any news on the possibility of more than...

Hi, Today, for the irst time, my app says "Contacting car, this may take a few minutes" and then eventually says couldn't contact. I have 4.5 firmware, but have had and it was working up until today. Anyone else's app non connecting today? ie it's a network issue on their end and will go back...

It's too bad they they propagated misinformation regarding a Tesla "dealership" (at least from the quote) rather than a short paragraph/couple sentences telling the innovative showroom-order online model that bypasses the often slimy/profiteering dealership model. I always point this out as a...

I got mine earlier this week.

Thanks for the info. I've been asked about Kelowna a few times and my answer was always "It would be tight, but maybe. I would probably charge on the way but I don't know for sure." Now I know and can give a better answer :)

The city of Richmond just installed 5 chargers in publicly available areas and the newspaper said that they're currently free to use, but when I went to look at one, it looks like they'll eventually take credit cards down the road. The locations noted in the Richmond paper are: Richmond Olympic...

It may go as kvietor's did, but I hang out here, read a fair bit and still obsessed enough for my delivery to last about 4hours (although maybe 45minutes was insurance related). It is such a great car, I suspect many people are laser-beam focused on it while taking delivery. If you have someone...

I am 85 kWh, pano roof, dolphin grey.

I got the armour but plan to have the partial hood removed and a full hood applied. Despite the great detailing done prior to delivery (it looked AWSOME), I could see the line. It will annoy me, so I will correct that. Mark said he was going to be talking with a guy who will be doing an...

There was one Model S with the '85' in the service centre when I took delivery today, but mine doesn't have it (I have an 85) nor did either of the other 2 there. It was not a performance, and the manager said he had noticed it when it arrived, but didn't know why it had the 85 nor why the...

Picked mine up today :D Mark, the new Vancouver manager was awesome and patiently answered all my questions, took me through the car. I almost laughed out loud (beyond Tesla grin?) when I finally drove it away!

You can select either home or Seattle as long as you let them know that you really mean Vancouver. They will do home if you want, I was told, but it would be faster if I was willing to pick it up at the Vancouver service centre. I liked "faster" and picked mine up today :D A huge thanks to Mark...

Not sure if anyone saw this (I read too many webcomics probably) but Penny Arcade commented on Broder. Enjoy :) [Note from moderator - adult content] Penny Arcade - Blackbox

In case anyone wanted to read, Alaskan Airlines' Feb 2013 magazine had an article on the Model S. It was reasonable length and didn't seem overly biased although I did want to add a couple more facts here and there. ParadigmAlaskaAirFebruary2013

I'm P109.

I got the call for next week...when I am away :( Killing me. Hans has been great, said I might be able to get it Friday night off the truck if no delays at the border but only the Fremont tech would be present. Since I leave the next morning and won't get to play, I think will look at my options...

Awesome :) I was laughing in my chair but wife just didn't get it, even when I tried to explain.

For those who are calling it a rude question, I disagree even if I do find it slightly awkward. If someone is pressing for the cost of yours I would consider it rude/gauche, but pretty much everyone I speak with are interested in the general answer - usually because they are now intrigued and...

I called today and now have a VIN :) My DS also sent me some stuff to fill out. Things are progressing :) Which probably means less sleeping for me. It's like Christmas in February!

I am not getting a performance; I am getting an 85kWh Dolphin Grey with panorama roof. My number was P109 (in the first group as well; my delivery link just came this evening).

I just got my delivery button and the same window. I have the 14-50 in place, but was in the middle of preparing/painting/organizing the garage. I can live with having the car sooner than pessimistically estimated :)

My delivery button appeared as well, with window January 27-Feb 10 as well. I started to go through it but stopped when it said Pick-up in Seattle. LottDenn - did you have this as well, or just change to delivery?

+1 Getting ripped off with an option to verbally spar to try for a reasonable price and perhaps even a good one is not a business model someone should be defending.

Nope. I wouldn't consider spending this much for a car. I was thinking Prius, or perhaps Smartcar or something. I still can't believe I am paying this much, but I have dreampt of a car that doesn't run on gas since I saw a DeLorean that ran on nuclear fission.

I would hope they would implement tethering, as I know many people (including myself) are not keen on another monthly bill, particularly when most of us already have data plans with our phones. Wifi, to me, would be more for loading music or syncing with my I home network rather than 3G. I...

I would think a simple solution, and one I have seen in some ICE cars, is simply to have DRL off when in park. That works well and should be relatively easy to implement (if gear=park then DRL=off else DRL=on essentially?) in the the next firmware update.

Thanks :) I also gave them a call to see if I could come to an event in Vancouver. I think it would be great to see as well as meet some of you guys :) They are going to let me know.

Are these exclusive events, or are other reservation holders allowed to attend? Has anyone asked?

Did any of the Sig owners-to-be use the financing option? Doug's post in the Sig thread showed a financing button and mentioned Tesla financing. I would be interested in hearing what rates they offer in comparison to the banks.

Sweet :)

Awesome, thanks :)

Where is it? Do you know the actual address? I can't explain why, but it feels important to me. I think it is because Hans told me it would open this fall during the beta tour, and I would love to be able to drop by locally and get a Tesla "fix" :biggrin: Err, I guess I should specify I was...

Me three :) Actually, I need to get the NEMA 15-40 installed and then I really need to get my garage organized so my new baby doesn't come home to a mess. And yes, that could take me the 3 months. Anyone have any advice/experience with garage organization systems?

I signed mine Monday as well and am still waiting too.

WTF?? I know we are being screwed here having lived in a few other provinces first, but this is insane. We really should be allowed to get our own insurance. The provincial extortion is horrid.

I wanted green initially but my wife nixed that. I loved the grey I test drove, so that's what I ordered. It looked great with the grey performance wheels but since I want all-seasons, I will see what the regular wheels look like in real life.

I got my email too :biggrin:

A few awesome posts here. Once again replaced my delay/communication frustration with "I want my Model S now!" feelings. Kinda like Christmas anticipation as a kid. :smile:

Got an email from Tesla today, talking about the price increases and time to configure. The main concern I had was the following: "You will likely receive your invitation to configure between now and the end of January depending upon when you made your reservation. If you configure your car...

I've checked my emails a few times :)

I was hopeful, but I suppose it could still come later today...

Looks great. I second the question of how you did it :)

I am denied as well. Perhaps it wasn't meant to be released yet, and was an accident?

Love this! Great site too - nice for people to see their EV options.