Sometimes I read the Yahoo TSLA message boards for a little laugh, the level is low but at times you can find gold nuggets there. Today someone named "sahointl" posted this which I found very interesting. We know most of it on TMC but if his post is genuine then it's nice to hear about his encounter with a Tesla employee. Point number 7 is very interesting and maybe we'll only hear more about it when Elon writes his memoirs 
"My visit to California - not insder information but good sound bites...
I cannot say who I met or where and what department I was at - but I was at Tesla. Here are a couple of things I learned: 1. Demand is all about allocation now and China is starting to suck it up so all model S buyers need to get their orders in now or completely face delays of 2-3 or more months. 2. The hwy fire fears were complete freak accidents - one was when the car hit a trailer hitch on the highway and the trailer hitch split through one inch of armor to hit the battery - the fire was minor and the one in Toronto is complete hype - so far nothing to do with the car. 3. The gigafactory will produce a battery that will GIVE ENERGY back to the home eventually!! The assembly is like nothing I have ever seen - not very many parts at all - this is not like a traditional auto manufacturer. 4. The company employees say that this is the best company that they have ever worked for and that the company is very fair but not giving out a lot of employee stock - shareholders come first. 5. Their supply to the auto industry is ramping up. 6. The supercharger plans will blow your mind in 2014-2015. 7. Energy and auto companies are playing a lot more dirty tricks on tesla than what we know main stream and this keeps the govt relations people busy but Tesla is prevailing. 8. The company offers its own financing plan that will guarantee the buy back of the car, but it is 3.5 apr + 10% down. They can go out 72 months. 9. When I drove the car, my caretaker told me to gun it - it went so fast that I about hit the car in front of me. I was shocked. My BMW Is a piece of trash compared to the Model S."
"My visit to California - not insder information but good sound bites...
I cannot say who I met or where and what department I was at - but I was at Tesla. Here are a couple of things I learned: 1. Demand is all about allocation now and China is starting to suck it up so all model S buyers need to get their orders in now or completely face delays of 2-3 or more months. 2. The hwy fire fears were complete freak accidents - one was when the car hit a trailer hitch on the highway and the trailer hitch split through one inch of armor to hit the battery - the fire was minor and the one in Toronto is complete hype - so far nothing to do with the car. 3. The gigafactory will produce a battery that will GIVE ENERGY back to the home eventually!! The assembly is like nothing I have ever seen - not very many parts at all - this is not like a traditional auto manufacturer. 4. The company employees say that this is the best company that they have ever worked for and that the company is very fair but not giving out a lot of employee stock - shareholders come first. 5. Their supply to the auto industry is ramping up. 6. The supercharger plans will blow your mind in 2014-2015. 7. Energy and auto companies are playing a lot more dirty tricks on tesla than what we know main stream and this keeps the govt relations people busy but Tesla is prevailing. 8. The company offers its own financing plan that will guarantee the buy back of the car, but it is 3.5 apr + 10% down. They can go out 72 months. 9. When I drove the car, my caretaker told me to gun it - it went so fast that I about hit the car in front of me. I was shocked. My BMW Is a piece of trash compared to the Model S."
