The second stage of taking delivery of the vehicle was to protect the aesthetics of the vehicle.
So, click here [warning, not for the faint of heart], to see some of the work that’s being done on the Model S.
Glistening Perfection is doing their thing, but man it’s a little strange to see the car in this state as it gets taken care of.
I’ve been piling on the Tesla Model S coverage, so it’s understandable that I need to do something to balance this out. Last month’s Electronaut newsletter had a save the date for the Los Angeles Convention Center event for Active E drivers to attend and have a chance to test drive the new BMW i3…
I’ve been looking forward to this opportunity for a while now and was wondering why I haven’t heard anything from BMW.
Since I’ve been on the road this past weekend, I haven’t had time to look over my Spam filters… And… Lo and Behold. The invitation was sent last night.
Luckily I caught it on time and was able to secure a reservation to the event.
So…
Watch this space.
In the meantime, check out the i3 coverage on Electronaut #1, Tom Moloughney’s i3 site or the first drive report from my favorite EV site – transportevolved.com.
Today is the start of the second day of no Model S… And it’s going fine…
Instead of opting for the factory installed Paint Armor, we decided to follow Mark and Anna‘s example with their Model S and had Moe Mistry of Glistening Perfection apply the Xpel Ultimate wrap on our car.
Here are our cars, side by side at Glistening Perfection on Sunday…
Theirs is the one with the plates…
We opted for the whole car wrap and tint.
What that means is that we wait for the car to be serviced, then we get it all nicely detailed, wrapped, etc. No worries of paint chips for at least the ten year warranty of the Xpel Utlimate.
One of the cool things that I found out is that Moe removes the badges from the car, wraps it, then reattaches brand new ones to the car. This then provides the best protection as the film does not bunch up around the badges.
It also provides an opportunity…
I’m thinking of removing the 85 on the bottom right of the rear. I figure, no need to really advertise what model of the S that we’re driving. It’s an S. If one isn’t driving the P85 or P85+, no real need to have any other badge than Model S and the Tesla logo.
What do you think?
And now a pause from our Active E, Model S, and Roadster coverage…
Heading home on the 405 Freeway one fine Sunday afternoon, several weeks ago, I spotted an interesting looking Scion iQ.
Lo and behold, the Scion iQ EV.
Unfortunately, he went behind a really slow vehicle to hide from me, so the ONLY front view I have uses my rearview mirror.
It’s always a thrill to catch an unreleased EV in the wild. Definitely one of the benefits of living in Southern California
So, dropped off the Model S for Moe Mistry of Glistening Perfection to do his “thing” with it.
We’re hoping to get the car back by Thursday night.
Caught up with Mark and Anna and their SPRKPWR Blue/Tan P85.
Been home for about 30 minutes.
Going to sleep, then bring the Model S to Glistening Perfection.
Good Night. More photos later.
Decided to top off to have enough charge to do all the errands this morning before we bring the car to Moe Mistry of Glistening Perfection.
It’s been a great ride.
Some defects that the Service Center will need to correct (misaligned driver window and check the pano roof). Otherwise it’s been great to get firmware 5.6 pre-installed.
I’m not missing XM. Using my iPod for the “satellite” tuner works fine, as long as there is good Internet. Additionally the included Internet TuneIn and Slacker is quite entertaining.
I decided to save some English language radio from other countries.
The supercharging is quite impressive. It really is the future.
Now to have the “extras” done to the car and get it finished correctly.
[Updated 2013-11-10 around 23:00]
Hopefully our last supercharger stop for the evening before we head home. Looks like perhaps by 0400…
Took a quick catnap, and on our way.
This 101 route gets somewhat foggy. Great to test the new Model S fog lights…
[Updated for pictures, etc. 2013-11-10 23:00]
So, this was the Buelton, CA Site
It was somewhat foggy, as I previously indicated, and the pictures have a cool effect from the moisture.
Once again, if you want to see more, go to Flickr Tesla Model S Delivery Weekend Set.
Stopped off at Gilroy on the way to Atascadero…
Had to do some shopping at Gilroy. Outlet stores are ideal for charging for long trips.
This stop has a Denny’s next door and movie theaters across the way.
Had some fun with the included Slacker Radio and TuneIn for the car… Really enjoying the seamless way that the car uses Internet Radio while streaming. Wonder how it handles when 3G drops off.
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A few Gilroy shots –
A few Atascadero shots –
Once again, if you want to see more, go to Flickr Tesla Model S Delivery Weekend Set.
Ok…
Made it back down to the Fremont Factory and Supercharging…
One word – AWESOME.
We arrived with 70ish miles and Supercharging here because I figure that Gilroy would have greater demand.
Decided on a 101 Route, so next Supercharge stop should be Altascadero.
On the Flickr Tesla Model S Delivery Weekend set are pics around Sonoma area.
[updated 2013-11-10 22:05 for photos and additional content on where we went in Sonoma. The following pictures and content are all new.]
So, first are some Sonoma pictures.
First stop for me was the Sonoma Country Drive for a quicker J1772 charge than the 110V at the Hotel. Sonoma County Drive was less than two miles from the hotel. It has a few CONVERTED Prius to Plug-in as well as a current Plug-in Prius.
I drove over there to plug in while the better half took time to do some work and get ready. Was able to get some additional miles buffer.
If you want to see more, go to Flickr Tesla Model S Delivery Weekend Set.
We then went to the Peay Vineyards Open House.
The Wine was great but no charger.
Lunch was the order of the day at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery, where there was a 30A Chargepoint Charger (minimum $3 at $2.50 per hour) and the food was good, but the Wine does not agree with us. Great building and views… The home of two of my favorite Model S shots this weekend.
and
The one with two of my favorite things…
And lastly, the Fremont Factory…
Once again, if you want to see more, go to Flickr Tesla Model S Delivery Weekend Set.