What it's all about

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Nice! The little guy must have been wondering what the fuss was all about Wonder what cars and gadgets he'd be lusting after 25 years from now?!

 

[Avic]

Randomly found this one on Youtube the other day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFus6SC237k

 

[tdelta1000]

What a great thread!!!!

 

[vfx]

No kids to share but this struck me.

A brilliant quote from George B:

Customers are invited to mill about, open doors, put their kids inside the cars and take pictures.​

George is beyond selling cars here. Beyond aspirational.
He's putting a visit with the the car on par with all special moments. Birthday parties, Amusement parks, A Tesla.

We do it here on TMC but he's framing it for others to see the car as something that special.

 

[Trnsl8r]

My wife told our son that I got the email. Without a word, he ran to his room, got his piggy bank...

His brother didn't say anything either, but seemed... skeptical.

 

[FalconNinetyD]

That should help pay for 1/17th of the parcel shelf!

 

[Trnsl8r]

That should help pay for 1/17th of the parcel shelf!

:biggrin: ... well it's the thought that counts.

 

[brianman]

Was he trying to convince mom to let you get the Perf (or some other feature)?

 

[Grendal]

:biggrin: ... well it's the thought that counts.

You've got that right. How absolutely cute. Our youngest Tesla fan.

 

[Robert.Boston]

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I'm All In!

 

[Trnsl8r]

Was he trying to convince mom to let you get the Perf (or some other feature)?

You kid, but seriously... you should hear the two of us on the website configurator arguing about the merits of 21 inch wheels, black interior and what-not...

 

[brianman]

@Trnsl8r - Actually, I wasn't kidding. At that age, I did a lot of helping dad convince mom to buy the cooler, more expensive thing.

 

[Trnsl8r]

@Trnsl8r - Actually, I wasn't kidding. At that age, I did a lot of helping dad convince mom to buy the cooler, more expensive thing.

Ah good, so you know what I'm up against. Tell me, how can I get out of some of the more pricy options? References to expensiveness is met by the all-trumping piggy-bank-see-money-is-no-object argument illustrated above... It's only the last couple of weeks I have been able to get out of the 21" wheels, and thank heavens the aero wheels disappeared...

 

[brianman]

Start with something like "if we get ___ option, then we can't have pizza for a whole year, only oatmeal."

 

[bonnie]

Start with something like "if we get ___ option, then we can't have pizza for a whole year, only oatmeal."

The 'you can only spend it once' approach is always good (just be prepared if he opts for oatmeal).

 

[Trnsl8r]

The 'you can only spend it once' approach is always good (just be prepared if he opts for oatmeal).

Good point. I have a hunch that he'd be game to eat gravel for some of the stuff he's arguing for...

 

[bonnie]

My son always chose the 'oatmeal' (or equivalent). It worked out. The cars I purchased when he was around were all fully optioned or darn close. And he always convinced me to go black paint|black interior.

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Good point. I have a hunch that he'd be game to eat gravel for some of the stuff he's arguing for...

What exactly is he trying to convince you to get? ... maybe I can help.

 

[Trnsl8r]

My son always chose the 'oatmeal' (or equivalent). It worked out. The cars I purchased when he was around were all fully optioned or darn close. And he always convinced me to go black paint|black interior.

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What exactly is he trying to convince you to get? ... maybe I can help.

OK, that's weird... my kid is all about black too, especially the interior. He finally got off it after riding in a tan interior car yesterday. Still on my case about performance rims and piano black dashboard... neither of which are in the stars (well, maybe piano black, we'll see).

 

[AustinPowers]

For some reason I saw your photo and instantly thought of this :-


(ETA - do you have a face forward pic with the wording at the front also ..?)

You could also use this pic to argue that BEV's are still in their infancy ;-)

Oh and come to think of it, when I was a kid, ALL the cars I drove were electric. Of course you needed a remote control to drive them ... :tongue:

 

[VolkerP]

Oh and come to think of it, when I was a kid, ALL the cars I drove were electric. Of course you needed a remote control to drive them ... :tongue:

Not true: