P85 Loaner Cars! Sweet!!

[Rodolfo Paiz]

Yaaaaayyyy!!!!

 

[apacheguy]

So does this constitute the big service announcement that was scheduled for this week?

 

[hcsharp]

...
In addition, the accelerator pedal was also broken. When you step on it, the vehicle barely moved, ...

There's been a rash of accelerator pedal problems like that. It seems to be affecting almost every manufacturer. Many of my friends are starting to blame it on me. They claim their own pedals break after driving my car! Next thing you know they'll be thinking their mufflers have gone bad...

 

[kinddog]

Hi Mr. Negative!

you know it's true. I'm usually the belligerently positive one around here...

 

[Stoneymonster]

Doubt it because some people are allergic to it

I forgot the /Sarcasm tag

 

[PureAmps]

There's been a rash of accelerator pedal problems like that. It seems to be affecting almost every manufacturer.

Yep, I may file a complaint with the NHTSA over that accelerator pedal issue. Maybe they should do a recall, seems like a serious design flaw to me.

 

[Doug_G]

OMG that's cool. I've had a terrible experience with an Enterprise loaner. Good riddance!

 

[olanmills]

Yay, this is awesome!

I have an 85, but I would really like to drive a P85 some time again just for fun.

 

[LagunaDallas]

My Enterprise Malibu rental was AWESOME!! Smelled like an old shoe, the steering wheel was a quarter turn to the right when it was driving in a straight line, and the vibration at highway speeds was driving on a cobblestone road at 70 mph. Not to mention the redneck shuttle driver who was late and made another customer pick-up after me, turning a 2-mile trip into a wasted hour of political ramblings. (sigh) The bottom line is that these are $100K (or nearly) cars, and like most things in life that are expensive, there is a top-quality service element involved. My Porsche dealership last gave me a Panamera S Hybrid as a loaner, and a Boxster S with 150 miles on the clock before that, so I'm glad Elon recognized the need to step it up in this department.

 

[zdre]

I guess this was a creative way of getting rid of those P85s that "accidentally" got fabric headliners

 

[stevezzzz]

I guess this was a creative way of getting rid of those P85s that "accidentally" got fabric headliners

This^^, for the win. Sly, very sly.

Oh, and Yyyaaaayyy!!

 

[blakegallagher]

YAAAAY !!! Seems like one more great piece to the puzzle ... one more reason another car company will not be on the same playing field as Tesla ... even if they develop a great EV



edit: And to previous questions yes this is most likely the service announcement.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Yaaaaay! I like the personalized pickup part even more than the P85 bit.

And, oh, I have a service visit long overdue to take care of a due bill item that's been really bugging me (mmm... my UMC is missing the aluminum trim on the end...) so, I want my P85 loaner!

 

[dflye]

Yaaaay! But I'm hoping that the number of loaner vehicles per service center varies based upon the number of vehicles serviced at that center per unit of time. So, the popular spots in CA would each have a fleet of vehicles to loan, while those of us on the east coast would hope to get the chance to be behind the wheel of the one or two loaners per service center.

 

[markwj]

Yaaaaaay!

I'd add a bunch more aaaa's in there if they would sync all settings to the loaner car (seat position, music, etc).

That would tickle my inner geek and go the extra 5%.

 

[efxjim]

Must be whittling down the reservation list pretty fast to make these cars available.

 

[Corinna]

I guess this was a creative way of getting rid of those P85s that "accidentally" got fabric headliners

If only they had offered to replace those cars - would've been a brilliant fix - but they're not. Instead, they're ripping off my windshield to replace my headliner and my lower dash. Hope everything fits and works again when they're all done!

but, YAAAAAAY about the loaner cars and pick up/drop off service!!!

 

[brianman]

Pffft. I won't be happy unless they are Performance Plus models. And they'd BETTER have Alcantara!

Gonna have to disagree with you on this one. I'd prefer that they build fresh cars for the "unexpected cloth" Perf buyers, and swap out the cloth ones into the loaner fleet.

 

[Stoneymonster]

Gonna have to disagree with you on this one. I'd prefer that they build fresh cars for the "unexpected cloth" Perf buyers, and swap out the cloth ones into the loaner fleet.

I'm gonna have to stop telling jokes on the internet. Or at least start telling good ones.

 

[PureAmps]

I'm gonna have to stop telling jokes on the internet. Or at least start telling good ones.

I guess some people take their Alcantara® more seriously than you thought.