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It may seem like 10, but it was only 3. I decided to be a little less fiscally irresponsible and wait until when I originally planned to trade in my current car (2Q 2014). I may end up with some interesting new features on the MS by then. They've already added the folding mirrors that were...

Here's a lengthy post I did on the subject: Austin Energy EV charging station rebate When you read the law, it says an individual should be able to claim the credit, but the tax form is most definitely limiting it to those that are claiming it as a full or partial business expense.

Mr/Ms Atlanta & Mr/Ms Vermont, I see tha YOU can get to the coast with superchargers..... No 4 hour trip turned into 8 for you, eh? With that time multiplication I can't afford to go to the coast for the weekend. I purposefully posted this in the mountain/southwest forum for us central...

Ok, sure, we could wait around for Musk to add all the superchargers that we want everywhere. But if every elementary school waited for Michael Dell to give them computers, the Walton family to give them school supplies, or Paul McCartney to give them band instruments the overwhelmingly vast...

I've seen reports that a supercharger and its installation costs about $150k. Does anyone think that a fund raiser would ever work to put one in a specific location? Or are the 'there isn't a supercharger where I want one' groups too scattered? I know that I'd contribute to one or two on the...

In my current car, I had it under the mirror and it worked most of the time. Every once in a while I would see charges against my account with my plate instead of my tag. So long you have the plate associated with your txtag account, the charge for the plate goes to your txtag account; you...

I wish it was not just one pedal driving, but also 'no pedal staying stopped'. I think that others have alluded to that in other posts here. I love regenerative braking and I don't like having creep turned on. However, I also don't like having to stand on the brake to keep the car stopped...

Here is a nice 5th grade reprsentation of how our gas tax is allocated: http://tti.tamu.edu/group/stsc/files/2011/01/GasTax-BROCHURE.pdf Doesn't that look great? You would think from that nice picture that EVs should pony up and submit to that pretty bar chart. Well then there's reality...

Forget the cup holders. Now I want my car upholstered in Paul Frank monkey harts!

Allstste has his kind of coverage. You can have it up until the car is 3yo. You have to pay for the coverage, but its not very expensive.

Where do you think that car in the showroom went? I have extra seating for five now.

I'd just like to put it in my living room. It's so pretty :rolleyes:

Call me fiscally irresponsible, but I'd pay at least Tesla's first tier for that (ie $1500).

Has anyone captured a photo of the 19" cyclones on a car in real life yet?

Exactly - - - Updated - - - Sounds like the exact same thing to me. Where does 'even better' come in to play? Perhaps I'm missing something subtle.

Oh, you make me laugh!

Depends on your definition of 'long'. I have 15' one in my Amazon wish list: Amazon.com: Camco 55194 50 AMP 15 RV Power Grip Extension Cord: Automotive Looks like they have a 30' one too: Amazon.com: Camco RV 55195 50 AMP 30 Extension Cord with Handle: Automotive

BMW X6 with adaptive drive. The build I'd get on a new X6 is in the price range of a well optioned S85 or a P85 stripper. A P85+ is at X6M price point. Although I'd drive an X6M if it were given to me, I'd never buy one on purpose. With the way I drive, I'd only get 10mpg in that puppy. (I...

Gosh, I guess I would try that once and never do it again.

Aha! I'm not bananas. Here is a pretty accurate description of the same thing that I felt: P85+ in the real world - Page 16 The car was all moving around when I wasn't expecting it to. Pitch and yaw and roll and whatever. Ya, what he said. @texex91: They had a P85+ for you to drive...

Yep, that's what I have. I love it. I've gotten to the point that I'm annoyed that I have to push the 'Auto H' button every time I start the car. It stays on. Unless you have the presence of mind to hit the parking brake button really fast and also remember if you're supposed to push it...

This is something I actually like. 1) its grounding. 2) great for kids. I had beige carpets with rubber floor mats in the car that I had when my son was 2-9yo. That space between the mats in the back seat was the absolute dirtiest part of the car and it would never come clean. The 2nd...

Oh man...the test drive that they took me out on on Friday that was their route was great. They didn't give me an hour like you though :( . That would have been really helpful. I had another drive yesterday and I took it out on my own turf, backtracking, then taking the route that I had...

I called Tesla today and asked them to send me a copy of their Warranty for the Model S. Although Roadside assistance is part of their warranty, they show it as part of their service plans on their web site: Tesla Service | Tesla Motors Regardless, this is a quote from Tesla's Model S New...

Is there anything wrong with storing them outside? They'd be covered and elevated off of the ground. I don't have nearly enough room to store 4 wheels and tires in my garage except in or on my car.

That's cool. It looks like they can do this one and the guidelines in the backup camera with software updates. Whether they'll do them or not remains to be seen. I only have one remaining issue from my test drive yesterday and that is 'top view'. I'm almost certain that that requires an...

Is there any way to set the MS to 'stop and hold'? Meaning: When you use the brakes to come to a full stop, the car will not move until you use the accelerator. I thought that turning off creep meant this, but apparently not. Seems that 'no creep' is akin to the car being in neutral or...

My car doesn't have them either. No one notices until they need them, which with the way I drive is well, a lot. But personally I think they would be a head-smackin' hazard in my car because of its shape and retarded ingress/egress. Besides the steering wheel not getting out of your way, I...

Oh Jerry, not all drivers were are the same. I Love sport driving, but I don't get to do so much of it these days. But Prius? I think not. I currently drive a Sportified BMW X6 which has some awesome cup holders front and back and a great driving experience. However, I drive that driving...

No. The front is ugly, seat comfort is questionable, at least 80% less organized driver storage than almost any other vehicle, and the cup holders were apparently designed by someone who doesn't use cups. The first: hey, you don't see that when you're inside the car, but the other three are...

I had my test drive at the Austin location today too. They happen to have one with standard suspension. I liked the one that I drove (pearl white) and asked if it was air or standard. One of the dudes said air. So I made an appt to go back and do another test drive. My son and I just...

I went through 2012 turbo tax to see what happens when I enter an amount for an energy efficient charging station. Interestingly, unless I say that part of the charger is for a business expense, the credit is always zero. Tesla's site says "up to $1,000 for personal use and $30,000 for...

Do you need the twin chargers to take full advantage of this HPWC? It would be great if Tesla would decouple the twin chargers from this HPWC when ordering the car so that these rebate programs would apply properly to the charger.

Has anyone taken advantage of the Austin Energy EV charging station rebate? Plug-In Partners for Drivers I'm concerned with these conditions: "By accepting this rebate, you agree to participate in the Plug-In Partners program which requires a 3-year commitment to the following * that Austin...

How far does the car raise up from 'normal' to highest setting?

One of the Tesla studio dudes had a brilliant idea WRT satellite radio: get the XM/Sirius app on you phone and stream it to the car. He said that others use Pandora that way. I think that's only doable if you only listen to a couple of channels. But if you're all over the spectrum while you...

I wish that they had a different mix of cars available to drive at their 'driving events' besides a whole slew of fully loaded P85s. They make it really hard to make informed decisions about expensive options. Even the guys and gals in our Tesla studio only have real world experience with a...

texex91, my test drive is this Friday too. I hope that they give you enough time with the car to get a pretty good feeling for it, instead of "Isn't this fast? Now lets go back." In the mean time I may go see my CA at the dealer I work with to see what he can offer. I'm hesitant because I...

Of course I understand that it's an issue with people selling the land and not those that bought it. Like I said though, I get way more use out of the mall -- I haven't played softball since I was gosh, 30 maybe? I'll love it when I get go to WF on the way home from work (hopefully in my new...

I live about 2 miles from the Domain Tesla studio here in Austin. The building is actually planted where we used to play softball :(. Although I do have to admit that I go to that mall a whole lot more than I ever went to our company park in the past 25+ years, so not such a bad trade I guess...

I was pretty sure that you only have 20 days. I confirmed that on pg ii-1 of the PDF version of the Motor Vehicle Tax Guidebook link in a previous post: "If the seller is not a licensed dealer, the purchaser is responsible for titling and registering the vehicle, as well as paying the tax to...

Yes, I've been reading reports of people gettiing only 7-8k miles on the Pilots. Historically I'm pretty hard on tires, so 21" summer performance tires are not for me. I would also cringe every time I go over a speed bump with 21s. Its just not worth it. But I know that I have to get the car...

Why would you need a VIN to get pre-approved? You need a VIN for final approval. Pre-approval is usually for you to know how much you can spend before you go shopping around for cars. How would you know a VIN in that situation? When shopping for my last car I got pre-approvals from Bank of...

If you leave the pano open at 15% and it rains, does it get wet inside? Or is 15% enough to keep out light rain, but perhaps not flood worthy rain. We were at a matinee movie yesterday and there is no way I would have expected it to rain while we were in there, but it certainly did. Full sun...

You guys are making me feel much better with the choice for an S85. You're also helping me out so much with the give and take on the options. Here's my current thinking: S85, leather, obiche, tech, parcel shelf, sound, parking sensors and 19" cyclones. Almost $5k under budget! If I can net...

The twin charger option includes the HWPC now (so they could justify $2700 perhaps?). So you're saying that I can get the 'high power home charging' option to get the twin chargers, then sell the HWPC back to them? Ordinarily I'm all over audio upgrades, but I've read a lot of mixed reviews...

I have a very odd target number that I'm not willing to break: 89702 (for what they show on the configurator. I know that they're subtracting 7500 from what you have to pay them). My minimum requirements are 85kwh, leather, not piano black, tech, and parcel shelf. If I get an S85, I can pretty...

Do you think a gluten free one gets to be high priority too? Gotta make sure no one eats a sammie in there!

In times past, there were lots of random interior differences between the Model S 85 and P85. After the most recent price increase, are there any interior differences between a 85 and a P85? (With no options added to either of them of course). In other words, does your extra $10k now only...

What about white and auto car washes? I had a giant grey BMW and traded it after a year because both the color and the diesel engine made me sad. I now have a giant metallic dark blue BMW that looks to be close in color to Tesla's blue. It spends most of its life dirty because 1) I don't care...