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I would really love to drive a Model S. I'm not sure if all of the Californians on HN realize how special CA is for seeing awesome cars. I saw cars that I never

I would really love to drive a Model S. I'm not sure if all of the Californians on HN realize how special CA is for seeing awesome cars. I saw cars that I never thought I would see in person (in my lifetime) when I was in CA. Not only that but you would see them a handful at a time. I know of 4-5 Model S' in the Pittsburgh area but rarely see exotics.

DEinspanjer 13y ago
Check out the teslamotorsclub.com forums, become part of the community, make some friends, crash^H^H^H^H^H drop in on one of their outings or get-togethers. While it isn't every single owner, a surprising number of them are very happy to give detailed tours of their cars and even test drives. In that aspect, it is a very very different population from other luxury or high-performance vehicle owners.
steveklabnik 13y ago
Pittsburgh has more interesting cars than I'd expected: I've seen an orange lambo or two, and an Enzo... Not to mention all the cool stuff that comes out during the Vintage Grand Prix.
- johnward 13y ago
  Hey Steve, not sure if you remember me from Vivisimo/PGH.RB but nice to see you drop here. I have yet to see an Enzo, I actually can't remember the last Ferrari I saw in the area. There is a GTR parked in front of the building every now and then and that is exciting in PA. In CA that's just an every day sight.
  - steveklabnik 13y ago
    :D Totally agree about the usual-ness. I see four or five Model Ses a day now.
bjeanes 13y ago
http://getaround.com/ModelS http://getaround.com/ModelS I've driven it 3 times now and plan to do so again. $25/hour makes for a really fun weekend outing.
- johnward 13y ago
  That site basically works for CA and Chicago. This just proves my point about CA having awesome cars everywhere. You can rent a Model S for $25!
vl 13y ago
Really, it's actually quite simple, I clicked "Test Drive" button on their website, week later they called me, I showed up at show room and test-driven it for 30 min. Try it.
- johnward 13y ago
  The problem with that was that I couldn't get to a showroom. Now that they've expanded the closest one is probably about a 2.5 hour drive. Still doable but for a car that I can't actually afford it's kind of tough to justify. Did sit in one when I was in LA and it was very nice.

DEinspanjer 13y ago

Check out the teslamotorsclub.com forums, become part of the community, make some friends, crash^H^H^H^H^H drop in on one of their outings or get-togethers. While it isn't every single owner, a surprising number of them are very happy to give detailed tours of their cars and even test drives. In that aspect, it is a very very different population from other luxury or high-performance vehicle owners.

steveklabnik 13y ago

Pittsburgh has more interesting cars than I'd expected: I've seen an orange lambo or two, and an Enzo... Not to mention all the cool stuff that comes out during the Vintage Grand Prix.

johnward 13y ago
Hey Steve, not sure if you remember me from Vivisimo/PGH.RB but nice to see you drop here. I have yet to see an Enzo, I actually can't remember the last Ferrari I saw in the area. There is a GTR parked in front of the building every now and then and that is exciting in PA. In CA that's just an every day sight.
- steveklabnik 13y ago
  :D Totally agree about the usual-ness. I see four or five Model Ses a day now.

bjeanes 13y ago

http://getaround.com/ModelS http://getaround.com/ModelS I've driven it 3 times now and plan to do so again. $25/hour makes for a really fun weekend outing.

johnward 13y ago
That site basically works for CA and Chicago. This just proves my point about CA having awesome cars everywhere. You can rent a Model S for $25!

vl 13y ago

Really, it's actually quite simple, I clicked "Test Drive" button on their website, week later they called me, I showed up at show room and test-driven it for 30 min. Try it.

johnward 13y ago
The problem with that was that I couldn't get to a showroom. Now that they've expanded the closest one is probably about a 2.5 hour drive. Still doable but for a car that I can't actually afford it's kind of tough to justify. Did sit in one when I was in LA and it was very nice.