I bawt a Tesla

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 01:13 PM

Ask me anything.

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 01:16 PM

It is blue

Flint · 07-21-2020, 01:22 PM

Is that a picture of it?

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 01:26 PM

Yes.

It cost me $1000 to have it in blue. Any color but white is an extra $1000, but I just could not have white, due to the racial. So I made this ridiculous emotional choice to pay extra for a blue one

lumberjim · 07-21-2020, 01:28 PM

it's lovely. I've never even sat in one. goes fast? handles well? cool tech?

what's you're favorite and least favorite thing so far?

monster · 07-21-2020, 01:44 PM

Hi UT! It's very pretty. Did you name it?

monster · 07-21-2020, 01:45 PM

and when are you getting married so we can decorate it appropriately?

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 01:52 PM

0-60 in 4.4 secs, I think it's like 345 HP

The instant acceleration of the EV is stunning. The throttle lag of the gas car is something we don't really think about. In all gas cars, when you put your foot down, there is a one-mississippi that happens before you get all of the go-fast power. Because the revs have to go up before you get all the torque. That's doubly true of the CVT.

But in the electric car, the acceleration is immediate - all that torque is immediately available and put to the wheels. It's breath-taking.

Most favorite thing: I guess, zero emissions - reducing my carbon footprint for transportation by half. But there are like 10 most favorite things

Least favorite thing: imagining that people think I'm bragging, but all I want to do is talk about how awesome it is and how they are secretly affordable and everybody should get one

You must try it out at the first safe opportunity. I insist

Clodfobble · 07-21-2020, 01:54 PM

Cool! Pics of the inside? Getting a Tesla is on my list of things to do once I'm not hauling kids around anymore.

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 02:00 PM

Tesla actually requires that you name your car. My car's name is "Hope". It is looking to an optimistic future where tech improves things. Also an optimistic future where I stay employed and can make the payments.

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 02:16 PM

Married: May 2021 if everything goes to plan and the world is a better place

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 02:37 PM

Interior. I really dig the minimal design. No visible air vents, no dash indicators or controls, it's all on the touchscreen. The air vents are hidden and, like everything else on the car, are controlled by that screen.

I didn't get the white interior. That too would have been an extra $1000

All the seating material is vegan-friendly leather, it is nice

DanaC · 07-21-2020, 02:58 PM

Very cool!

BigV · 07-21-2020, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Ask me anything.

~~Where in the heck have you been?!?!~~

1 -- Welcome back! (not a question, I know).

2 -- Does it include "Ludicrous speed"?

3 -- How do you charge it? 110 / 220, did it require any adaptations to your home electrical service?

4 -- Have you had the opportunity to park it somewhere that has a public charger? Pay or free?

5 -- Are your cheeks cramping up from smiling so much?

Undertoad · 07-21-2020, 03:35 PM

1. Not really back

2. No, that's for the expensive Model S. But my partricular Model 3 does have a faster mode. If I ever get tired of a 4.4 second car, I can upgrade: another $2000 turns it into a 3.9 second car. Via software!

3. So far I have only charged it with 110, which adds about 4 miles range per hour. That's more than enough to recharge from my daily commute overnight (once we begin commuting again). I do have a 220v dryer outlet and a $75 extension cord I can run out a window, if I ever need to charge faster at home.

But also, I got a deal: since I bawt an end-of-quarter car from inventory, I get free Tesla Supercharging for a year. That would be nicer if there was a Supercharger within 20 miles, but in any case, it's a thing. They are planning to put in a Supercharger near me... hope it happens within that year...

I am finding the 110v is plenty. In the winter, when it's less efficient, that may change.

4. My four Supercharging sessions have each put about 150-200 miles on, in about 25 minutes. I investigated a free charging station at the next building over at work, but it only has enough juice to put on 12 miles per hour, and it's about a quarter mile walk away... not the best conditions.

There are also for-pay third party chargers near me. All charging is cheaper than gas. At this time I've calculated that I'm paying 3.7 cents per mile to fuel it. Gas is about 10 cents per mile. Not including oil/filters.

5. Yes. I'm not over it. This thing is freakin' amazing.

07-21-2020, 01:13 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I bawt a Tesla Ask me anything.

07-21-2020, 01:22 PM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Is that a picture of it? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-21-2020, 01:28 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it's lovely. I've never even sat in one. goes fast? handles well? cool tech? what's you're favorite and least favorite thing so far? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-21-2020, 01:44 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hi UT! It's very pretty. Did you name it? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-21-2020, 01:45 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and when are you getting married so we can decorate it appropriately? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-21-2020, 01:16 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It is blue

07-21-2020, 01:26 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yes. It cost me $1000 to have it in blue. Any color but white is an extra $1000, but I just could not have white, due to the racial. So I made this ridiculous emotional choice to pay extra for a blue one

07-21-2020, 01:52 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	0-60 in 4.4 secs, I think it's like 345 HP The instant acceleration of the EV is stunning. The throttle lag of the gas car is something we don't really think about. In all gas cars, when you put your foot down, there is a one-mississippi that happens before you get all of the go-fast power. Because the revs have to go up before you get all the torque. That's doubly true of the CVT. But in the electric car, the acceleration is immediate - all that torque is immediately available and put to the wheels. It's breath-taking. Most favorite thing: I guess, zero emissions - reducing my carbon footprint for transportation by half. But there are like 10 most favorite things Least favorite thing: imagining that people think I'm bragging, but all I want to do is talk about how awesome it is and how they are secretly affordable and everybody should get one You must try it out at the first safe opportunity. I insist

07-21-2020, 01:54 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Cool! Pics of the inside? Getting a Tesla is on my list of things to do once I'm not hauling kids around anymore. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-21-2020, 02:00 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Tesla actually requires that you name your car. My car's name is "Hope". It is looking to an optimistic future where tech improves things. Also an optimistic future where I stay employed and can make the payments.

07-21-2020, 02:16 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Married: May 2021 if everything goes to plan and the world is a better place

07-21-2020, 02:37 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Interior. I really dig the minimal design. No visible air vents, no dash indicators or controls, it's all on the touchscreen. The air vents are hidden and, like everything else on the car, are controlled by that screen. I didn't get the white interior. That too would have been an extra $1000 All the seating material is vegan-friendly leather, it is nice

07-21-2020, 03:35 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1. Not really back 2. No, that's for the expensive Model S. But my partricular Model 3 does have a faster mode. If I ever get tired of a 4.4 second car, I can upgrade: another $2000 turns it into a 3.9 second car. Via software! 3. So far I have only charged it with 110, which adds about 4 miles range per hour. That's more than enough to recharge from my daily commute overnight (once we begin commuting again). I do have a 220v dryer outlet and a $75 extension cord I can run out a window, if I ever need to charge faster at home. But also, I got a deal: since I bawt an end-of-quarter car from inventory, I get free Tesla Supercharging for a year. That would be nicer if there was a Supercharger within 20 miles, but in any case, it's a thing. They are planning to put in a Supercharger near me... hope it happens within that year... I am finding the 110v is plenty. In the winter, when it's less efficient, that may change. 4. My four Supercharging sessions have each put about 150-200 miles on, in about 25 minutes. I investigated a free charging station at the next building over at work, but it only has enough juice to put on 12 miles per hour, and it's about a quarter mile walk away... not the best conditions. There are also for-pay third party chargers near me. All charging is cheaper than gas. At this time I've calculated that I'm paying 3.7 cents per mile to fuel it. Gas is about 10 cents per mile. Not including oil/filters. 5. Yes. I'm not over it. This thing is freakin' amazing.

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