It's 10:30 on Sunday night, and we just got back from having dinner and driving the M3 back from Freemont.
Our appt was at 3, but our car wasn't ready until a few hours later, like waiting at the airport for your relatives to arrive.
The Tesla center was right out of the Apple playbook: sleek, minimalist showroom, even down to the Tesla jackets: "Designed in California, Made in China."
I drove the car home. Lot of power, (what do we call it now? we don't "hit the gas," and saying accelerator is too long). It seems to be really, really nice. It looks great in black with the shiny 19" wheels Tesla comped us. A couple of things I'd change: I'll take some more buttons. Having everything on the screen is a challenge when I need reading glasses just to seem my phone, let alone the car screen. I'll have to look for some "driving bifocals" with clear on the top and +2.00 on the bottom. The side mirrors are a little small, and it's hard to see when someone is tailing me, given the cut of the real window. It's probably a safety feature so I don't get pissed off.
All in all, it all came together, and can't believe we have the car in the driveway a day less than ordering it a month ago. More solar panels will be installed tomorrow along with a 14-50 outlet.
Chat more soon,
Reid
Just north of San Francisco
Our dog Kona showing his approval of the M3 on display
Our appt was at 3, but our car wasn't ready until a few hours later, like waiting at the airport for your relatives to arrive.
The Tesla center was right out of the Apple playbook: sleek, minimalist showroom, even down to the Tesla jackets: "Designed in California, Made in China."
I drove the car home. Lot of power, (what do we call it now? we don't "hit the gas," and saying accelerator is too long). It seems to be really, really nice. It looks great in black with the shiny 19" wheels Tesla comped us. A couple of things I'd change: I'll take some more buttons. Having everything on the screen is a challenge when I need reading glasses just to seem my phone, let alone the car screen. I'll have to look for some "driving bifocals" with clear on the top and +2.00 on the bottom. The side mirrors are a little small, and it's hard to see when someone is tailing me, given the cut of the real window. It's probably a safety feature so I don't get pissed off.
All in all, it all came together, and can't believe we have the car in the driveway a day less than ordering it a month ago. More solar panels will be installed tomorrow along with a 14-50 outlet.
Chat more soon,
Reid
Just north of San Francisco
Our dog Kona showing his approval of the M3 on display