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.
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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?
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Did it look like this?
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Nah, it was the sedan/coupe model, and looked sort of a cross between an Aston-Martin and some of the Jags out there.
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Yeah, that one is the new Roadster...not exactly available. I asked my wife for one, she said no:-)
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I googled it. It was the Model S.

http://www.teslamotors.com/models
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Neat! I race SCCA, and there is a gentleman who brings his Tesla to the track. The thing is incredibly fast, and freakishly quiet.
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Anyone else catch this pun?
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I've seen a couple pop up lately. They are seriously sick looking cars!
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I find it best not to encourage Thomas:-)
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Don't be so shocked the guy has a nice car but not a bit of nothing :-)

Rob :-)
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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...
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I'll have to keep my eyes open for this guy. What wine shop do you work at/ own?
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I got it. :-)

Who says your dumb, Jerry! :-)

PM sent, brother. :-)
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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!
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Sweet ride! The price is much less than I would expect.
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And much much more than I could afford. :-)

Still, with what you save on gas, you could recoup the cost . . . in about 50 years. :-)
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yeah the tesla is pretty rare for the area....shouldnt be too hard to spot! Although you dont really hear them go by..... :-)
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:-)

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