44 years old coming from a background with owning Lotus, Porsche, Multiple Corvettes and have never even stepped foot into a Tesla before.
So yeah, I went ahead and took the plunge:
2016.5 P100D Ludicrous 65,000 miles
Deep Blue Metallic
Hard top (No sunroof or Pano)
Premium Upgrades Package
Power and Lighting Package
Full Self-Driving Capability (Hardware upgraded by Tesla from PO)
Updated MCU to Atom processor
Battery charges to "290" Miles on 100% charge
Battery, Powertrain and "Extended" warranty still covered until December of this year
Pay per use supercharging (Boooo!)
$33,900 TOTAL, off the lot.
First impressions after my first 250 miles:
1.) HOLY S#!T this car is FAST from 0-115 and then it seems to run out of steam. That works for me!
2.) Range estimate seems to be more of a suggestion... though to be fair, I have been (mostly) driving it like I stole it...so there is that.
3.) Supercharging wasn't nearly as painful as I thought it would be. 50 minutes charging from 23% to 90%... not great, not horrible. Closer to 30 minutes would be nice but it's tolerable as-is.
4.) This car evokes emotions and responses from people! While charging, I was fortunate enough to meet a veteran Tesla owner who was very friendly and eager to tell me about our cars. While getting the run-down, there were no less than 3 separate walker-by's who came along to chat along with one drive-by rizzing!
I haven't experienced that outside of the racing scene or car shows. It was cool, just unexpected!
5.) WHOEVER approved putting chrome on the side mirrors??!!?? That designer needs a beating. Those stupid things blinded me for 9/10's of my day-time driving. The chrome delete kit can't get here fast enough for those mirrors.....
6.) Stereo system needs an upgrade. What are my options, anything special I should look for?
7.) Car handles like it's on rails but WHOA the understeer!!
8.) Turn radius of a school bus. My Expedition flips a U-turn tighter than this car.
9.) Exterior and Interior surprisingly GOOD. I think I got lucky and got a car someone actually took pride in building. No gaps, paint swirls, crappy welds, squeaks or creaks. This car is SOLID.
10.) HOLY S#!T this car is FAST! I chewed up and spit out a newish Audi rs3 & a Mercedes AMG GT 63 just putzing around with zero effort.
For what I'm wanting out of the vehicle for Date night / Booty call(s) commute for at most 200 miles a week driving, It appears to be a viable option.
For the $$$, the performance can NOT be beat and people see & treat the car like it's still $140,000.
I'm happy, GO TESLA!
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"Tesla Model S P100D" by JayUny is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
So yeah, I went ahead and took the plunge:
2016.5 P100D Ludicrous 65,000 miles
Deep Blue Metallic
Hard top (No sunroof or Pano)
Premium Upgrades Package
Power and Lighting Package
Full Self-Driving Capability (Hardware upgraded by Tesla from PO)
Updated MCU to Atom processor
Battery charges to "290" Miles on 100% charge
Battery, Powertrain and "Extended" warranty still covered until December of this year
Pay per use supercharging (Boooo!)
$33,900 TOTAL, off the lot.
First impressions after my first 250 miles:
1.) HOLY S#!T this car is FAST from 0-115 and then it seems to run out of steam. That works for me!
2.) Range estimate seems to be more of a suggestion... though to be fair, I have been (mostly) driving it like I stole it...so there is that.
3.) Supercharging wasn't nearly as painful as I thought it would be. 50 minutes charging from 23% to 90%... not great, not horrible. Closer to 30 minutes would be nice but it's tolerable as-is.
4.) This car evokes emotions and responses from people! While charging, I was fortunate enough to meet a veteran Tesla owner who was very friendly and eager to tell me about our cars. While getting the run-down, there were no less than 3 separate walker-by's who came along to chat along with one drive-by rizzing!
I haven't experienced that outside of the racing scene or car shows. It was cool, just unexpected!
5.) WHOEVER approved putting chrome on the side mirrors??!!?? That designer needs a beating. Those stupid things blinded me for 9/10's of my day-time driving. The chrome delete kit can't get here fast enough for those mirrors.....
6.) Stereo system needs an upgrade. What are my options, anything special I should look for?
7.) Car handles like it's on rails but WHOA the understeer!!
8.) Turn radius of a school bus. My Expedition flips a U-turn tighter than this car.
9.) Exterior and Interior surprisingly GOOD. I think I got lucky and got a car someone actually took pride in building. No gaps, paint swirls, crappy welds, squeaks or creaks. This car is SOLID.
10.) HOLY S#!T this car is FAST! I chewed up and spit out a newish Audi rs3 & a Mercedes AMG GT 63 just putzing around with zero effort.
For what I'm wanting out of the vehicle for Date night / Booty call(s) commute for at most 200 miles a week driving, It appears to be a viable option.
For the $$$, the performance can NOT be beat and people see & treat the car like it's still $140,000.
I'm happy, GO TESLA!
Image added for Blog Feed thumbnail
"Tesla Model S P100D" by JayUny is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.