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The Poet
12-08-2012, 12:02 PM
A guy, a local customer, just stopped by to pick up a few cases of wine. Nothing unusual in that. He parked just outside so we could load them into the trunk . . . OF HIS BRAND-NEW BURGUNDY TESLA!

Georgeous machine. Hell, I never thought I'd get to see one of those, much less touch one. A real shocker.
shilala
12-08-2012, 12:20 PM
I didn't think they were even out yet. I read something about them at anandtech a couple weeks ago and got the sense they were months away.
Dig up a pic, will ya Thomas?
Mattso3000
12-08-2012, 12:28 PM
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/all/themes/tesla/images/roadster/hero_roadster_fusion-red.jpg

Did it look like this?
The Poet
12-08-2012, 12:38 PM
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/all/themes/tesla/images/roadster/hero_roadster_fusion-red.jpg

Did it look like this?

Nah, it was the sedan/coupe model, and looked sort of a cross between an Aston-Martin and some of the Jags out there.
Mattso3000
12-08-2012, 12:41 PM
Yeah, that one is the new Roadster...not exactly available. I asked my wife for one, she said no:D
The Poet
12-08-2012, 12:46 PM
I googled it. It was the Model S.

http://www.teslamotors.com/models
RWhisenand
12-08-2012, 01:31 PM
Neat! I race SCCA, and there is a gentleman who brings his Tesla to the track. The thing is incredibly fast, and freakishly quiet.
OLS
12-09-2012, 10:19 AM
A real shocker.
Anyone else catch this pun?
macsauce13
12-09-2012, 10:24 AM
I've seen a couple pop up lately. They are seriously sick looking cars!
Col. Kurtz
12-09-2012, 11:12 AM
Anyone else catch this pun?

I find it best not to encourage Thomas:r
gorob23
12-09-2012, 11:54 AM
A guy, a local customer, just stopped by to pick up a few cases of wine. Nothing unusual in that. He parked just outside so we could load them into the trunk . . . OF HIS BRAND-NEW BURGUNDY TESLA!

Georgeous machine. Hell, I never thought I'd get to see one of those, much less touch one. A real shocker.

Don't be so shocked the guy has a nice car but not a bit of nothing ;)

Rob :sh
omowasu
12-09-2012, 12:47 PM
A guy in the village by me has a Tesla Roadster. It is indeed a really cool car - I am always skeptical as to how they will hold up over time, especially with all the crappy roads and weather around here. I guess if money is no object, it doesnt matter.

I dont consider Consumer Reports a total car authority, but they did get one to evaluate and it completely stopped functioning in the parking lot and had to go back to Tesla...
mjdx88
12-09-2012, 02:14 PM
I'll have to keep my eyes open for this guy. What wine shop do you work at/ own?
The Poet
12-10-2012, 01:05 PM
Anyone else catch this pun?

I got it. ;)

I find it best not to encourage Thomas:r

Who says your dumb, Jerry! :r

I'll have to keep my eyes open for this guy. What wine shop do you work at/ own?

PM sent, brother. :tu
The Poet
12-10-2012, 01:46 PM
I'll have to keep my eyes open for this guy


You know this area, Mike, and know how much money's around (I have none of it, but so it goes). Beemer, Benz, Audi, Lexus, Porsche, they're as thick as fleas. There's nothing odd about seeing a Rolls, Bentley, Ferrari, Aston-Martin, or Lambo out tooling around. But a Tesla's gotta be as rare as hen's teeth most places. Hell, Musk has been struggling for YEARS to fill backorders!
Dave128
12-10-2012, 02:00 PM
Sweet ride! The price is much less than I would expect.
The Poet
12-10-2012, 02:21 PM
Sweet ride! The price is much less than I would expect.

And much much more than I could afford. :r

Still, with what you save on gas, you could recoup the cost . . . in about 50 years. ;)
mjdx88
12-10-2012, 04:10 PM
You know this area, Mike, and know how much money's around (I have none of it, but so it goes). Beemer, Benz, Audi, Lexus, Porsche, they're as thick as fleas. There's nothing odd about seeing a Rolls, Bentley, Ferrari, Aston-Martin, or Lambo out tooling around. But a Tesla's gotta be as rare as hen's teeth most places. Hell, Musk has been struggling for YEARS to fill backorders!

yeah the tesla is pretty rare for the area....shouldnt be too hard to spot! Although you dont really hear them go by..... :p
The Poet
12-10-2012, 04:12 PM
yeah the tesla is pretty rare for the area....shouldnt be too hard to spot! Although you dont really hear them go by..... :p


:r

Next time I see him, I'll ask him to toot the horn . . . or maybe stick a playing card in the spokes. :D