New vehicle purchase! Version I go electric! (MikeK is jelly)

[Gone_2022]

Very nice, love these things. Maybe I missed it somewhere, but why this and not a 3?

I waited for the Model 3 to come out before making my choice. Once I saw that the price was 60k for the 3 it made the choice easier. Then once I saw they would not have any screen in front of you, only 1 smaller one off to the side, that was the deal breaker for me.

I wanted the Model S from the beginning. I liked all the cool features. The retracting door handles, the giant screen, the new style seats etc.

All of the above was missing on the Model 3. And for 60k I could not justify that amount on their “affordable” Tesla for the masses. And I was not willing to wait over a year for a car. 3 months was long enough

 

[ragingclue]

Oh ok, so you were ticking a lot of options boxes then? That makes sense.

Have fun with it, she's a beaut, can't wait until I get a decent EV someday.

 

[Mike K]

That's awesome. Congrats man. I love the new white interior and it looks like they re-designed the rear seats too.

The good news is that the newer screen the 3 is apparently getting is now making it's way into the S. You likely have the new center screen with the newer Intel CPU instead of the Nvidia Tegra the older cars had. I think the cut off is literally last month so you're right there. You should check.

That is theoretically going to make maps a lot better once they activate the vector based maps that are in the firmware but not used on the S.

 

[Mook]

These cars should only come in white. Congrats again.

 

[Gone_2022]

That's awesome. Congrats man. I love the new white interior and it looks like they re-designed the rear seats too.

The good news is that the newer screen the 3 is apparently getting is now making it's way into the S. You likely have the new center screen with the newer Intel CPU instead of the Nvidia Tegra the older cars had. I think the cut off is literally last month so you're right there. You should check.

That is theoretically going to make maps a lot better once they activate the vector based maps that are in the firmware but not used on the S.

I have the new system I barley made it. People were pissed on the forums. People have been refusing delivery over it

 

[Mike K]

I have the new system I barley made it. People were pissed on the forums. People have been refusing delivery over it

I kind of don't blame them. That's a big change. Part of me loves that Tesla is always changing things throughout the run but another part of me wishes they'd stick to standard model years.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I have the new system I barley made it. People were pissed on the forums. People have been refusing delivery over it

I kind of don't blame them. That's a big change. Part of me loves that Tesla is always changing things throughout the run but another part of me wishes they'd stick to standard model years.

i feel like this shit happens across the board though with other large manufacturers.... just since tesla has so many fanboi's they notice.

 

[Gone_2022]

Yea this one was kind of a kick in the pants. I mean if your car was build on 2/27 it didn’t have the update, but then on 2/28 it would have had the updated mcu? Doesn’t make sense. Really does screw over a lot of people. I expect Tesla to come out with a retrofit later in the year due to the backlash over it

 

[Yaj Yak]

right, but what im getting at, is only because tesla swinger's gon swing, that people found this out.

tesla probably has the highest nutswinging population of owners of any manufacturer.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

That is a very sharp color combo. Congratulations on the new car.

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

Congrats, very jealous. Can't wait to see it with tints and dark wheels!

 

[willizm]

Very nice and that color scheme is choice!!

 

[Mike K]

i feel like this shit happens across the board though with other large manufacturers.... just since tesla has so many fanboi's they notice.

Fair point but it's not quite an apples to apples comparison because with the frequency of changes in Tesla's line you can order your car and then have something major change in the 6 - 8 weeks between the time you ordered it and it was delivered.

Generally those are the people that get upset and I don't blame them. It's happened with battery upgrades, autopilot and most recently I believe it happened when they bundled all the premium features into one package and made air suspension standard on the S. Some of those people had $5,000 - $10,000 discrepancies in their vehicle price based on what they ordered and what they could have ordered and Tesla's response is generally too bad. Forfeit your deposit and order a new car. That's a tough pill to swallow.

 

[Gone_2022]

Mike is right. It happens with other manufacturers, but normally it’s with year changes. 2016,2017,2018 etc. not middle of the month changes on the car with no warning.

You buy a 2013 volt. It’s going to be the same as all the other 2013 volts.

 

[Gone_2022]

At the end of the day it’s working for Tesla right now. Because there is no alternative. Do you want a luxury vehicle that’s electric with all this tech? Well it doesn’t exist currently besides Tesla. In the future however, them pissing off consumers and saying tough shit won’t work with Porsche, BMW, and Audi all have comparable vehicles

 

[smug]

Don’t get into an accident with the car or you won’t see it back for 3 to 6 months. The biggest issue with these cars is getting parts into the body shop. I have had one in the shop for almost 6 months because of parts and if this was a normal car it would have been don’t in a week. The way Tesla makes you order parts is crazy and thenjt takes forever to get the parts. As mentioned Tesla loves to make design changes whenever they feel like so a lot of times when i order something it will come in wrong because or a random design change

 

[cacicgtp7]

Congrats! Looking forward to the write up!

 

[BS ISF]

congrats and again white is right!!!

 

[Yaj Yak]

Don’t get into an accident with the car or you won’t see it back for 3 to 6 months. The biggest issue with these cars is getting parts into the body shop. I have had one in the shop for almost 6 months because of parts and if this was a normal car it would have been don’t in a week. The way Tesla makes you order parts is crazy and thenjt takes forever to get the parts. As mentioned Tesla loves to make design changes whenever they feel like so a lot of times when i order something it will come in wrong because or a random design change

hadn't thought of that but totally makes sense.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

only white mens suits should be worn in this car. congrats

 

[10thSVT_03]

That’s a bad motherfucker

 

[IDAFC21]

Man I just cant do a white interior, but do appreciate how good it looks

Car looks fantastic. Congrats!

 

[zenriddles]

Awesome car.

Remember that when plugging into coal fired powerplants that you are saving the world.

 

[Great White Drake]

That’s awesome, congrats. With white interior and being so quiet inside, it has to feel like driving around in a hospital room

 

[Gone_2022]

Morning dash view