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01/06/2015 4:53 pm
EXCITING! Is there a Tesla Model S in my future? I could very well be! This weekend, I visited...
... the Tesla store. I'm excited because I arranged to test drive one this Saturday. I'll report my experience here after I drive the car.
I learned I can lease a Tesla Model S for LESS than I pay for my wife's M-B E350. Combine that with the almost zero maintenance cost, plus the State and Federal rebates, and the decision is getting easier to make. I was told that the only maintenance that is required is a once/year check-up which cost $600. Any required maintenance is taken care of including brake pads. The only cost I'm responsible for is replacing tires. Don't forget, I will never put gas, oil, or radiator fluid in the car. I can fill 'er up in 20 minutes by recharging at supercharger stations free. It has 265 mile range which is more than sufficient for the vast majority of the driving of how we would use the car.
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01/06/2015 10:38 pm
Sounds promising.....keep us posted. How far and few between are the recharging stations?
Lets say you had to drive from LA to Vegas, could you recharge along that route without difficulty?
John Bono
North Jersey
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02/06/2015 12:47 am
Yes, I could easily make it to Las Vegas as there are two stations on route.
I only live 247 miles from Las Vegas so theoretically I could make it on a single charge. However, why would I push it since there are stations along the way. If I were so inclined, there are currently enough stations that I could drive across the US to NJ. The link shows the stations that exist now, 2015 and in 2016.
Supercharger stations across the USA
02/06/2015 1:28 am
Very cool. Looking forward to reading your impressions of this very significant car.
02/06/2015 3:14 am
I want a Model X ................. Come on Lotto.......
02/06/2015 3:29 am
If I were lucky enough to hit the Lotto, it'd be a Polish Lotto - $1/year for a million years...LOL
No offense to my Polish brethren, as I am Bohunk myself!!!
02/06/2015 4:03 am
There's a station 9.2 miles (14 minutes) from where I live. Cool.
John Bono
North Jersey
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02/06/2015 10:47 am
Ha! That's for the 691 HP P85D model. As much as I'd LOVE to have that kind...
... of performance available, if I make the move it'll be far more mundane than that fun beast! On that note...
I particularly find in interesting twist of humor and seriousness to the "INSANE" button. The cynic in me can't help but think the Tesla attorneys view that as a way to help shield them from lawsuits. I can see the court case now where the person who was unable to adequately handle 691 HP, and after losing control of their car, plowed into 10 parked cars and is suing Tesla for having a too powerful vehicle. In court, the Tesla attorneys asking the plaintiff "When you pressed the INSANE button please tell the court what exactly did you expect the car would do? Did the word INSANE not give you forewarning pause and alert you to the fact that it would be INSANE to unleash all that power and performance?"