Any Tesla owners?

[jw33]

FWIW, there's a guy running 10's in a tesla on drag week right now.

This guy put a model-S drivetrain into a FF 818 and is running super quick on what looks like a pretty shitty track.

[Craizie]

You were quoting Crazie when I responded to you...?

Sorry I'm just tired of the tesla fanboys that list the specs of the $50K version and then claim a $30K price tag when that version sucks.

To be clear on my end, I do not know anything about these cars other than what the owner of the one I drove said. He said it was the slowest, cheapest version Tesla made.

I might be miss-remembering, but I'm almost certain the available range was 280 miles when I drove it.

[GeorgeG.]

You were quoting Crazie when I responded to you...?

Sorry I'm just tired of the tesla fanboys that list the specs of the $50K version and then claim a $30K price tag when that version sucks.

well I don't think it sucks....

[cool cat]

FWIW, there's a guy running 10's in a tesla on drag week right now.

I saw that. i bet he is carrying a generator just in case.

[Baron Von Crowder]

FWIW, there's a guy running 10's in a tesla on drag week right now.

[Ruffdaddy]

Okay, then.

Oh and I probably wouldn't be calling the owner of this Haberdashery a Tesla fanboi, he can do things to you, ya know...

Lol I'm not calling you a fanboy ...but I see you've recently watched the hateful 8.

[Rick Modena]

You were quoting Crazie when I responded to you...?

Sorry I'm just tired of the tesla fanboys that list the specs of the $50K version and then claim a $30K price tag when that version sucks.

Okay, then.

Oh and I probably wouldn't be calling the owner of this Haberdashery a Tesla fanboi, he can do things to you, ya know...

[Ruffdaddy]

Oh OK, well I was referencing what George posted and was going off of his figures, I never googledFu'd the Tesla website for actual cost.


And bitch, don't talk to me!

You were quoting Crazie when I responded to you...?

Sorry I'm just tired of the tesla fanboys that list the specs of the $50K version and then claim a $30K price tag when that version sucks.

[Rick Modena]

My point is that you're not getting a 280 mile range tesla anywhere close to $30K. You're going to almost double that 30K to get that range.

And other cars in the 40K range will actually make it home from work.

Oh OK, well I was referencing what George posted and was going off of his figures, I never googledFu'd the Tesla website for actual cost.


And bitch, don't talk to me!

[Ruffdaddy]

That's for the Model S.

The standard range Model 3 comes out to be 38,990 and the long range is 47,990. Both of those are choosing the free car color at the time, standard wheels and interior and is before delivery fees and taxes.



Sounds like it. I'll run another base line with a full charge to confirm. I don't recall if I had any 70mph punches on that trip. My 10-30 charge adaptor should come in today so now I'll be fully charged in under 6 hours.



I listed what the current pricing is for the Model 3 on their website above.

Given the average price of the delivered model 3 is in the $50k+ range...I dont trust the published numbers.

[Ruffdaddy]

Uhhh, most evrything that is nice/comphy, fast and good looking costs way above $30k. IMO, $30k-$40k is affordable whereas $70k is not affordable to most and requires many cowskins...

My point is that you're not getting a 280 mile range tesla anywhere close to $30K. You're going to almost double that 30K to get that range.

And other cars in the 40K range will actually make it home from work.

[GeorgeG.]

The new electric cars sound like a gimmick, 200 miles and all night to charge it, not feeling it. If you lived close to work and they had free charging stations at your job it might be worth it. Not sure how this even makes sense money wise, since the Tesla's are upwards of $70k...

That's for the Model S.

The standard range Model 3 comes out to be 38,990 and the long range is 47,990. Both of those are choosing the free car color at the time, standard wheels and interior and is before delivery fees and taxes.

I didn't know they were that affordable, but George has that one and hes only getting 210 per charge (per Tesla you can only charge to 90%) and he drove 80 miles but used 97 miles in energy, minus another 2 for 'Sentry mode', so hes down to 110 and he might make it home with traffic moving, he gets in stop and go with an accident and he maybe stopping at the hotel in McKinney to power up so he can make it home.

Are my MPC calculations correct George?

Sounds like it. I'll run another base line with a full charge to confirm. I don't recall if I had any 70mph punches on that trip. My 10-30 charge adaptor should come in today so now I'll be fully charged in under 6 hours.

You didnt know they were that affordable because they arent. The bottom of the barrel model 3 is rated for like 220 miles and is the one that's supposed to be in the 36K range. The standard plus is stickered at like 40K and gets 240 miles (published).

You're near the 50K plus range if you want over 300 miles.

So a tesla with a 280 mile range is way more than 30K.

Last I heard...the vast majority of model 3s delivered were at the high end of the price range...and the ability to actually get a mid 30s model 3 was very limited .

I'm curious as to what the OP paid for his tesla.

I listed what the current pricing is for the Model 3 on their website above.

[Rick Modena]

You didnt know they were that affordable because they arent. The bottom of the barrel model 3 is rated for like 220 miles and is the one that's supposed to be in the 36K range. The standard plus is stickered at like 40K and gets 240 miles (published).

You're near the 50K plus range if you want over 300 miles.

So a tesla with a 280 mile range is way more than 30k.

Uhhh, most evrything that is nice/comphy, fast and good looking costs way above $30k. IMO, $30k-$40k is affordable whereas $70k is not affordable to most and requires many cowskins...

[Ruffdaddy]

I didn't know they were that affordable, but George has that one and hes only getting 210 per charge (per Tesla you can only charge to 90%) and he drove 80 miles but used 97 miles in energy, minus another 2 for 'Sentry mode', so hes down to 110 and he might make it home with traffic moving, he gets in stop and go with an accident and he maybe stopping at the hotel in McKinney to power up so he can make it home.

Are my MPC calculations correct George?

You didnt know they were that affordable because they arent. The bottom of the barrel model 3 is rated for like 220 miles and is the one that's supposed to be in the 36K range. The standard plus is stickered at like 40K and gets 240 miles (published).

You're near the 50K plus range if you want over 300 miles.

So a tesla with a 280 mile range is way more than 30K.

Last I heard...the vast majority of model 3s delivered were at the high end of the price range...and the ability to actually get a mid 30s model 3 was very limited .

I'm curious as to what the OP paid for his tesla.

[Mach1]

how many miles can you put on a Tesla before it craps out? i've never seen a 200,000 miles Tesla

Tesloop, a Tesla-only shuttle service based in Southern California, recently had a Model S reach 400,000 miles on the odometer and gave an account of how it is holding up.

https://electrek.co/2018/07/17/tesla-model-s-holds-up-400000-miles-3-years/