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I keep thinking they are Infinitis. I am really happy they didn't enact that law, car dealerships are an antiquated way to sell cars. I should be able to go to any manufacturer's website and order exactly what I want and have it delivered. Having to choose from dealer stock is a total pain and most of the time you end up with something that isn't exactly what you want. Even with my MINI I had to argue with the dealer sales people to let me order the car the way I wanted it. Kill a layer in the process and reduce my price a bit, now if only we could find something else for all the dealer people to do we could move forward, but alas their lobbying prevents that not that I am angry that buying a new car gives them money that they use to lobby to remain in existence

 

The 300 mile range for an electric is very good. That being said your mileage may vary as they say. Under ideal conditions maybe, but in the real world do we ever have ideal conditions? An inexpensive city car with good range would sell like hot cakes. Mmm hot cakes..... :drool

 

Wonder if they sell Tesla coils in the Tesla store? Tesla would be so proud.....
If not, they might have troves of geeky science class kids showing up....
I always liked those things... Sooo sparkly....

 

I see a few Tesla's ever time I go to our local Cars and Coffee.

I have seen 2 big sedans (Model S) and the little one (Roadster) that looks like a Lotus Elise mated with a ugly Saturn Sky.

They are kind of cool but I need to hear the motor roar in a car.

 

Lotus designed the body and built the chassis. A lot of interesting information here: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/lotus-position

In the SF Bay Area, the Tesla sedan has become the top selling car in its segment (luxury sedans over $60K), taking sales away from BMW 5 Series and Mercedes. I see several of them every day.

 

Drove a roadster for work over the summer... It was an electrical engineer's (go figure). We replaced some bushings and just did a little maintenance work. It was incredibly fast and had the governors' taken off of it... Electric motor + no safeties = neck snapping torque.
It was fun until the battery got low...

 

Bloody nonsense if you ask me.

Why shouldn't I be able to buy directly from any manufacturer?

It works for Apple. Heck it helped Apple recover from the debacle of the late '90's. They were languishing in places like MicroCenter and Best Buy. It worked out much better for everyone involved to be able to buy from a company owned store. And it's not like Ford, or Chevy, or any of the other big makers out there are suddenly going to build their own shops or change anything about the relationship they already have with the dealers. Best Buy hasn't been hurt by the Apple stores. MicroCenter hasn't been hurt by the Apple Stores. They didn't care about selling Apple, and they still don't. And the dealers don't care about selling Tesla, and they still won't.

Feel free to disagree, guys.

 

Kinda sounds like what the auto industry did to Preston Tucker. About a month ago I saw my first Tesla on the street.

 

Saw a Tesla at East on this week. Pretty nice looking.

 

I've seen a couple or maybe the same one twice. Looked good to my eyes.....

 

Those cars will still need a local presence. Those dealer folks could work for the manufacturer at the delivery & service points. It is not like you could order online & have your new spec'd like you want car delivered by drone.

 

I know Lotus designed and built the body but it still ugly.:ihih::lol::lol:

 

I stopped in at the dealership last Friday while out shopping. Its a pretty sharp car, but for $70K, I want to be able to take it on a long roadtrip if needs be, and the 300 miles just wont do it. The salesman was super nice, and the car is surprisingly comfy. If I was in the market for an electric and had that kind of scratch to spend, then it would be a serious contender.

However, I am not in the market for an electric and I in no way have that kind of scratch to blow on a nifty whizbang of a gadget.

LOL, whizbang, thats a funny word!:biggrin5:

 

Like he said that's a lot... I get a little more than that per tank in the R55
The reviews online are really entertaining for those cars.

 

Yup, most of us would probably see 200 or less on a charge, lol.

 

I wonder if they are hiring?

 

Yes they are. They have 1 FT and 1 PT opening on their company website.

 

Just stopped by the store and had a nice chat with one of the sales guys. Quizzed him about its winter performance, and he said it seemed to be just fine - he'd only driven one this winter and hasn't yet driven it on normal roads.

What really impressed me though was when he asked me what I drove, and I answered Mini. "Oh, so you're an enthusiast then?" The conversation instantly turned to weight distribution and nimbleness.

Well played young salesman, well played....