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Old 06-29-10, 07:35 PM
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Not a MB CLK Black series but I do have a pic. My wife and I were exiting the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side, and I had to snap this shot while she was at the wheel. I didn't get an opportunity to snap a profile shot but it definitely has road presence. I totally forgot they were on sale already as I have yet to see one on pavement until today. However I'm really interested in that Model S sedan. Now that's sexy!
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Very cool
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Some guy at my school last semester drove one, saw it parking in front of class every night. It looks okay
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Some guy last year brought his tesla to our school's parking lot and took each and every one of us on 0-60 pulls.

It was niceeeee
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It was fortunate to meet with the guy that ships the cars from southern ca to their dealership in Menlo Park and watched while he unloaded them. Those things are FAST!
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I saw it a few times in SF Bay Area... the car is actually quite small, think Lotus size.
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Their HQ is about 2 minutes from where I work so I see them fairly regularly.
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I see an orange one very frequently. I think me and the Tesla driver have similar schedules
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Originally Posted by LexLaw
Not a MB CLK Black series but I do have a pic. My wife and I were exiting the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side, and I had to snap this shot while she was at the wheel. I didn't get an opportunity to snap a profile shot but it definitely has road presence. I totally forgot they were on sale already as I have yet to see one on pavement until today. However I'm really interested in that Model S sedan. Now that's sexy!
I've see one around my area quite a few times, seems like it's a daily driver. Also seen a black one around too.



Also... because you mentioned it...


Yes... a Mercedes CLK AMG Black Series.
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Originally Posted by QuachmanES
I've see one around my area quite a few times, seems like it's a daily driver. Also seen a black one around too.



Also... because you mentioned it...


Yes... a Mercedes CLK AMG Black Series.
LOL Niiiice.
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I think I saw the same Tesla you saw in SoHo back in May.
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Originally Posted by memasterac
I saw it a few times in SF Bay Area... the car is actually quite small, think Lotus size.
It's based on a Lotus chassis so yes it is almost exactly the same dimensions as a Lotus Exige/Elise.

I've only seen one in Boston once, it was driving down Newbury. I forgot the color and didn't have a decent camera/camera phone on me at the time.
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I've seen a few around the Philly area. Glad to see that they are spreading throughout the country. I'd rock one as my DD and have a GS450h as my long distance vehicle if I had the means....which I do not.
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Originally Posted by SLegacy99
I've seen a few around the Philly area. Glad to see that they are spreading throughout the country. I'd rock one as my DD and have a GS450h as my long distance vehicle if I had the means....which I do not.
I live in a condo, even if I had the means to buy one I wouldn't be able to charge my vehicle. It would mean I would have to buy a house or townhouse, which I'm not ready for. Yardwork and me don't get along.
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Originally Posted by memasterac
I saw it a few times in SF Bay Area... the car is actually quite small, think Lotus size.
HQ is in Palo Alto, CA. So Silicon Valley is littered with teslas, I see them almost a few times a week. Those geeky engineers love gadgets like this.
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I live in a condo, even if I had the means to buy one I wouldn't be able to charge my vehicle. It would mean I would have to buy a house or townhouse, which I'm not ready for. Yardwork and me don't get along.
lol, no one does their own yardwork in CA . Its 80-100 bucks a month for mexican laborer and they make your yard look damn good. Also in the warm weather states we have to take care of your yard year round.
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