Just sold my Ferrari to buy more TSLA

Once again, show me a $100,000 sedan that doesn't have owners/tirekickers moaning about it on the internet somewhere. That isn't deflection, its a reality. You are POSTING on a forum where owners spend far more on their vehicles than $100,000 and moan/post issues they are having and even complain about the company and its service FFS

What is more pathetic is those that are clearly anti-Tesla and attempt to isolate problems with Tesla vehicles as if to suggest these are the only cars on the planet that owners have reported issues with.

Their isn't a single rival sedan that doesn't have a forum somewhere with complaints, jabs, issues pointed out and general moaning taking place as we speak about that company's products. Audi, Porsche, Mercedes, VW, Rolls Royce, BMW, Jaguar. All have issues reported and all have disappointed angry customers taking to the internet to voice their displeasure. There are horror stories about all those companies.

 

JERRYZ hasn't been logged in for over 9 months. I wonder why?

 

I predict that apple buys the 10% of Ferrari Stock that is going to be offered and then Ferrari will increase their product by building the APPLE/Ferrari electric car..
or maybe not but sure seems like a match for both Ferrari and Apple.....

 

Apple who have just proudly announced their $2bn green data centres are going to buy stock in a company that proudly 'has no interest in electric cars' and continues with V12's and now turbo's?

They are poles apart in terms of the future of powering products and vehicles.

 

OMG. Hope the investor that sold an F car to buy more golf car doesn't have all resources depending on golf car. Gts Bruce

 

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Kai

 

Tesla Model S Named Best Overall Vehicle By Consumer Reports

 

Strange thread...almost like debating religion. I bought a Ferrari for one reason, the joy of driving a Ferrari. Had absolutely nothing to do with investment, what car I use as DD, electric vs gas, digital vs analog or tomorrow vs yesterday. As the debate rages, I'm going to take some blood pressure lowering therapy behind the wheel of my F-car.

 

I personally just don't connect to the limited range of a Tesla - my wife and i take off all the time at the spur of the moment - the whole idea of looking for a charging station would drive me nuts - when i want to go I just want to go - I know you need another car for distance but it just doesn't cut it for me - and I have 7 cars

 

The real question is

Did you take some of the Ferrari money and get a new mountain bike?

What did you end up getting? XC or more all mountain? XC? Tell Wardy I said Hi! All Mountain? Tell Lopes to post more videos.

 

I've got a 911, an F430 and a Tesla. As a daily driver and for long trips the Tesla is clearly better. For a spirited weekend drive with the guys the Ferrari is still fun in the curves but that's the only place. The Tesla is much more fun to drive overall. The acceleration is faster and without all the pieces and parts grinding and shifting. Smooth and extremely quick.

The regenerative braking slows the car a lot when you let off throttle entering a turn. Even puts the brake lights on even though you never touched the big Brembos. Really fun going through the twists.

Range anxiety is something people fear who haven't thought it through. I wake up every morning with a fully charged car. Just like my phone, I plug it in when I get home so every morning I have a full tank. Every day. Nobody fills their gasoline tank every day. Waking up and finding less than a quarter tank of gasoline would really be a nuisance. I never have that. I put solar on my house, so my car is 100% solar powered. And I'm almost always the quickest car on the road.

I haven't bought gasoline since last summer. I drive from Sacramento to Santa Barbara regularly, make two stops (Gilroy and Atascadero) to pee and get a coffee and the car is recharged before I'm ready - about 20 minutes. Best car I've ever had by far. I'll never, ever buy another internal combustion engine car. I've been a car guy since I started driving 42 years ago. The things I've most enjoyed about ICE cars have now been vastly surpassed and there's no going back to the horse and carriage for me.

 

That is great feedback.

It would never work for me though.

 

Yup, we tried the Tesla, nice car, but thanks, no thanks.

When I have to get somewhere, I don't have the patience to find a place to recharge the battery for 15 minutes, and my wife can't wait two freaking minutes!

 

It's nice that there are options such as this.

EV's are clearly The Coming Thing.

At least until fuel cells, and finally, cold fusion.

 

Cool glad it works for you.

One day I'm sure I will add a Electric but this thread was started on sell your Ferrari and buy stock in Tesla.

Again I am for Tesla but against putting my investment in a company that in my opinion is topped off in value at this time.

 

Damnit man Hamster cages are the future!

 

In many (most?) parts of the US, owning a Tesla would not be practical. Aside from metro areas the charging facilities are non-existent, and limping into a service station and begging a bit of juice from their 110V outlet when you are caught in the boonies with no capacity and no real way to charge it would get old very quickly.

Granted it would be much easier to own a Tesla in California, but California is most definitely not the rest of the US.

I have to wonder if Fisker didn't actually have a better idea, even if it was executed less effectively than Tesla. A small, highly efficient turbodiesel that would run when needed as an onboard generator would make the car mush more practical. But that would go against all Musk has been hyping with the Supercharging stations for the past few years.

 

BTW, todays article asking when (if?) Tesla makes money.
Will Tesla Ever Make Money? - Bloomberg Business

 

Given that Tesla's have a mostly 200+ mile range after a full charge one has to wonder how many naysayers genuinely need a range greater than that on a daily basis or even during the rare road trip without taking a short break (typically 15-20 minutes) before continuing their trip?

With the wealth of information about the car's performance and nearby charging options (that will continue to expand) available through the driver display, the idea of getting caught out in the wilderness without power will be far more due to driver incompetence than the car itself, in the same way it is for those that run out of petrol or diesel in a similar setting.

It reeks of fear mongering rather than a genuine reason not to embrace a cleaner technology.

 

If there simply are not facilities to charge at the high rate, it is not 20 minutes, it is hours. 20 minutes is not a full charge either, but more like 80%. Most of the geographic US does not have supercharging stations, outside of major cities they may as well be non-existent.

Many commuters have round trips that are easily 100 miles. More than that if they go out to lunch or dinner with clients or run errands. You know, use the car like a car. Who would want to be watching the remaining capacity meter, hoping to get home after a hectic day?

 

I still have hope! Internal combustion still takes the cake at this point in time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e-jquwHKtI

Edit: Yes I know, one is a $380,000 Italian supercar and the other is a $100,000 electric family sedan. I applaud the Tesla but I'll continue being a naysayer until they find out how to incorporate a legendary exhaust note.

Here's a better example around the same price range.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDqyo9z86zc

 

Average Commute Times | WNYC

http://www.solarjourneyusa.com/EVdistanceAnalysis7.php

 

If your round trip is only 100 miles then you have no problem at all with Tesla's 200 mile range.

Again, the sheer amount of performance information available to drivers through the central display should calm most range fears along with employers now offering more charging bays across the US than ever before and that trend is growing.

 

Ya know what's funny is my small town of 800 people in the middle of no where South Dakota has tesla recharching stations.

 

Is Tesla only a car company? Are the gain in their valuation in your opinions based on what they will do with their cars? I see more value in Tesla's forward thinking approaches. They can create the next paradigm shift.

Think about how many people gawked at and complain about this ridiculous concept! In today's currency, it would cost about $25 to download the article with NO pictures!

http://youtu.be/X84muuaySVQ

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