Hi all! I'm Paul.
I'm a major car enthusiast, and have been a fan of just about anything with a gasoline or diesel engine for a long time. I loved cars and boats as a kid, and the former stuck with me through adolescence, and is still a huge part of my life today. I regularly visit tracks in the Northeast and Midwest in my modified MINI Cooper, and have taken part in the MINI community (very much a tight-knit and active group, much like Tesla) events and gatherings for several years. If anybody else has a MINI as a second car... Let's talk :biggrin:
Tesla has long been an interest in the back of my mind since the Roadster days. When the Model S was released, I was in awe. I spent a lot of time and effort pestering my mother, who has always seen cars as a tool to get from A to B, about this new, incredible, forward-thinking vehicle. After a few years, 2 test drive appointments, 1 airborne test car (that was me behind the driver seat, not her!), and lots of eye-rolls, she experienced enough of the Tesla magic to take the plunge on a blue S85. That was about a year and a half ago, and she has completely about-faced about her car! She is passionate about her Tesla, how incredible it is, and spends plenty of "Tesla time" with her friends and perfect strangers that are curious about her Model S. Tesla turned a notoriously calculating and un-excitable driver into a car enthusiast!
And now it's my turn. After putting 1000+ miles on her Tesla over the last year, winning a Toyota-sponsored fuel economy competition in it (!) and reading Elon Musk's biography, I've fallen in love with Model S. I can't think of a competing vehicle - at any price point - that I'd rather drive. I've test-driven a 90D and a P90D at the Devon, PA showroom (nearby my parents), have been in contact with them quite a bit, and even had a local TMC enthusiast over to my house to double-check that his Model S would fit easily in my garage, and that the NEMA 14-50 already in place works well. Thank you for your help, SteelGrey!
In the next week or two, I hope to finalize my plans, and either put a deposit down on an inventory car, or custom-order my Model S! My ideal configuration to order is below:
Solid White 85D | 19” Base | Pano | Black NextGen | CF Interior| Black Headliner | AP | Premium | MAYBE UHFS | MAYBE Sub-Zero
I can’t wait to get more involved in the TMC community!
I'm a major car enthusiast, and have been a fan of just about anything with a gasoline or diesel engine for a long time. I loved cars and boats as a kid, and the former stuck with me through adolescence, and is still a huge part of my life today. I regularly visit tracks in the Northeast and Midwest in my modified MINI Cooper, and have taken part in the MINI community (very much a tight-knit and active group, much like Tesla) events and gatherings for several years. If anybody else has a MINI as a second car... Let's talk :biggrin:
Tesla has long been an interest in the back of my mind since the Roadster days. When the Model S was released, I was in awe. I spent a lot of time and effort pestering my mother, who has always seen cars as a tool to get from A to B, about this new, incredible, forward-thinking vehicle. After a few years, 2 test drive appointments, 1 airborne test car (that was me behind the driver seat, not her!), and lots of eye-rolls, she experienced enough of the Tesla magic to take the plunge on a blue S85. That was about a year and a half ago, and she has completely about-faced about her car! She is passionate about her Tesla, how incredible it is, and spends plenty of "Tesla time" with her friends and perfect strangers that are curious about her Model S. Tesla turned a notoriously calculating and un-excitable driver into a car enthusiast!
And now it's my turn. After putting 1000+ miles on her Tesla over the last year, winning a Toyota-sponsored fuel economy competition in it (!) and reading Elon Musk's biography, I've fallen in love with Model S. I can't think of a competing vehicle - at any price point - that I'd rather drive. I've test-driven a 90D and a P90D at the Devon, PA showroom (nearby my parents), have been in contact with them quite a bit, and even had a local TMC enthusiast over to my house to double-check that his Model S would fit easily in my garage, and that the NEMA 14-50 already in place works well. Thank you for your help, SteelGrey!
In the next week or two, I hope to finalize my plans, and either put a deposit down on an inventory car, or custom-order my Model S! My ideal configuration to order is below:
Solid White 85D | 19” Base | Pano | Black NextGen | CF Interior| Black Headliner | AP | Premium | MAYBE UHFS | MAYBE Sub-Zero
I can’t wait to get more involved in the TMC community!