Given the Traffic congestion here in Silicon Valley, nobody is getting anywhere in a hurry anymore.
Hmm, gonna have to disagree heartily Doug. Maybe you've been hanging out in your truck more than your Mustang and haven't driven with me lately! More likely you just get "lucky" and have to hit traffic during the main jam-sessions.
I
regularly hit 85-90 for short bursts to either get around previously slower moving traffic that decided it was time to speed up while I'm trying to pass, or to stay ahead of similarly dequipped individuals that vary their fast-lane speed between 59 and 89 mph while on the phone.
A Tesla would have been a much better choice to get the 95 miles to WH in those conditions than the stupid SUV at 13mpg was. Could'a been driving a Bronco and having more fun in that case. Well, other than the carrying capacity for you guys and your leaf springs and radiators and floor pans!
But hey, my Buick could do that better anyway.
It's also a real dog so I much prefer the supercharged Buick for it's ability to quickly squirt around and away from said inconsistencies. Like would likely be the case with a Model SD (especially in Ludicrous mode) I'm sure.
I know you said "Silicon Valley" specifically, but plenty of those conditions here too, where pulling to the right to let faster moving traffic (often Teslas by the way) pass safely is the norm, not the exception. Even in heavy traffic there is almost always a break/gap where this can take place.
Been kind of jonsing for a quicker car again, and thinking a Model S would have been great. Well, if not for the price in my case that is. Still more expensive than the Lexus.
Hmm, wonder what a lease is on one of them things?
And the look at me factor is worn out now, since so many Tesla's have been bought here.
So like any other cool car you mean? Yeah, there are always some of course, but I'm sure there are plenty that still like it for all the other things it does well and for how it looks.
I still like most year models of Mustangs and of course the Early Broncos fitty years later. A '70 Chevelle would totally float my boat, a '73 Trans Am makes me drool even more than a clean Baja Bronco going down the road. Even the tired-style Grand National makes me gawk twice when I see one. And I think yours looks pretty darn nice too, even though the body style is how many years old now? What, two or three?;D
I still think the new Corvette is strangely good looking and the previous generation was gorgeous in the extreme. I still like the Tesla Model S too, so will likely continue to like it for awhile longer. Unlike a Countach, which is pretty dated (and I never really liked that much to begin with) and clunky looking.
You're right that they've gone from a unique sighting now and then to ubiquitous, but I think it's a pretty sweet looking design. So while the "look at me" factor may be fading, the "look at the car" bit is still in full swing for some.
After they're long off the market, 40 years on look-at-me factor might even come back!
Pretty sure I live in "Tesla Central" around here (Newport Beach notwithstanding there RK!) so they're pretty much everywhere you look. You could more easily play I Spy (is that the game?) with Teslas than with VWs hereabouts anymore. Blues and Reds abound (White is my fave so far) and about the only thing I haven't seen one do is race a Ferrari or Lamborghini for bragging rights or pinks. Probably because most hyper-car owners around here are aware of their credentials, or might even have one or two in the family stable already.
Thankfully few races then. Enough of that going around to make stepping away from the curb while waiting for your turn to walk across the street a healthy habit.
Paul
