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Yet more awesome dumb luck...
Today I was out sitting in a parking lot when I see what I think to be a lotus drive in. But it didn't really look like a lotus, the styling was wrong. After a few seconds I realized that it was a Tesla Roadster. I was waiting to sell something to a member of the local scooby club so I was still sitting there when the owner came back out of the store.
I'm always nervous to make comments because I've had owners of really nice cars be total assholes when you try to give their car a compliment. But I decided to say something anyway since I've never seen one of these things in person. What happened next made me totally speechless for a few seconds. (Not an easy thing to do). The exchange went something like this: Me: Hey, awesome car. I've never seen one in person, you just made my day Him: Thanks, I love it..... Hey, you wanna go for a ride? Me:...........................uuhh um uh.....yes? It was longer than that, but my memory is a bit fuzzy out of shock. If Bill Gates had walked up to me and handed me $1000 cash I don't think I would have been any more shocked than I was at the owner asking me if I wanted to go for a spin. So my impressions... HOLY **** that car is fun. Instant torque and totally silent. I know these things, but it never really clicked until today when I got to experience it. That car is fast. It's defiantly not for large people though. I've had a huge stupid smile plastered on my face all afternoon though. The owner was super nice and said something like "Hey, why have a car like this if people can't enjoy it." That's the end of my story. I just had to come somewhere to gloat!
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ALICE: 2005 Forester XT (Ice Racing Machine) River: 1992 SVX LS-l 125,000 # 0930 (getting fixed up at the moment) |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
GREAT STORY
I've seen a few of these around LA, commuting between Santa Monica and Malibu on the PCH. Lots of nice cars on that route, but the Tesla is the only one I felt the need to yell at the driver my appreciation for their ride. The guy was gracious, and said "Yeah, she's a lot of fun". We crawled forward in the stop and go traffic side by side for a while, and I listened to it's tire sound as it rolled forward as if by magic. My best Tesla story comes from a couple of years back, before their release. I was at a wedding rehearsal dinner for some friends in San Jose. I was on my typical "I hate the Prius/ Tesla is going to save the world" rants to someone in the groom's family who'd rented a Prius for the weekend and hated it as well. Suddenly the bride came rushing up and told me to "Stop talking right now!" Assuming I'd pissed someone off, I awkwardly stood there in silence until she came back dragging her father by the arm. Turns out he is an engineer working for Tesla at their head office, and joined me in my rant. He was impressed by my knowledge of the car, and I told him I was an unofficial salesman for Tesla and they should put me on the payroll. Two days later at the wedding, her dad gave me a Tesla embroidered Polo shirt as a consolation for not being salaried. I love it.
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'92 LS-L "Bandit" #362 formerly dark teal, repainted by prev owner Mods: ECUTune 2v7f, Earthworm bushings, Pioneer DVD/Bluetooth phone, Infinity Reference all around, tint, 17" wheels, custom seat belt computer, velcro visor Buying parts is like car payments. Someday she'll be all mine. |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
I ended up following one of these cars on my way to work one morning. I love them.
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Rebecca 92 Claret SVX LS-L (180k) 09/91 #5,732 06 Suzuki Boulevard M50 7k 68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (70k) Storage/hibernation for now. Past SVXs: 94 SVX Emerald Pearl FWD (Sold) 96 SVX Bourdeaux LSi (Sold) 92 Pearl SVX LSL "Stay Puft" 5MT (140k) #148 (RIP) 95 Brilliant Red SVX LS (162k) 12/94 #564 "Killer Tomato" (RIP) |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
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'92 LS-L "Bandit" #362 formerly dark teal, repainted by prev owner Mods: ECUTune 2v7f, Earthworm bushings, Pioneer DVD/Bluetooth phone, Infinity Reference all around, tint, 17" wheels, custom seat belt computer, velcro visor Buying parts is like car payments. Someday she'll be all mine. |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
Bad picture, it was actually an inch or so above the curb. Still risky though.
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ALICE: 2005 Forester XT (Ice Racing Machine) River: 1992 SVX LS-l 125,000 # 0930 (getting fixed up at the moment) |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
Great story! Thanks for sharing!
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Yet more awesome dumb luck...
I saw one of those in Portland a few weeks ago when I was up there for Subaru new model year training.
I rented a Prius from my work for my honeymoon and drove it like I stole it and got 48 MPG, so I really can't complain too much, although I could get a loaded TDI Jetta for a lot less and get the same mileage. They're awesome in freeway traffic though.
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