Automobile Enthusiasts
Related: About this forumTested a Model S the other day.
I was down in the St. Louis area visiting my sister, brother in law, and their feline kiddos.
Since there is a Tesla Store in that area I decided to take the opportunity to go visit the store so I could salivate over the Teslas they had there. I was able to take this one out on a test drive.
It had the autopilot feature so the sales person had me turn that on. She had me take my hands off the wheel so I could actually see the car driving itself. It was pretty neat but I did get a little nervous when it got a bit close to the cars in the adjacent lanes.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)It doesn't have the autopilot feature, though.
Model S, P85D. It's a sweet ride, looks pretty bare bones in the interior, but really hauls ass on the highway. I was surprised by how much you can feel the weight of the car. It felt like driving a souped up tank, but pretty nimble.
47of74
(18,470 posts)The nice thing is that with the placement of the Tesla superchargers in the Midwest I could get to Chicago, the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, and Green Bay and only need to stop once to recharge and be on my way within an hour. St. Louis looks a bit trickier though, I'd probably have to go over to Normal - which is a bit out of the way - to use the supercharger then go down to St. Louis. If I was getting a Tesla I'd hope they'd put a charger up in Peoria. (Or better yet put some along the Avenue of the Saints though I know that probably would be a long ways off).
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I think that, with tax and license, she paid just over 100k. She opted for some kind of upgrade on the seats that wasn't cheap.
My wife and I are solidly in the Nissan Altima class when it comes to car shopping.
47of74
(18,470 posts)It's closer to what I would consider price-wise.