Tesla Grand Opening - Menlo Park, CA - LotusTalk

AgentTripleX · 07-19-2008, 10:39 AM

Some photos from the party last night of the cars and facility. Great space and great vibes.

My cute host, Paul.

Flat black prototype.

Cars...

Sweet interior.

Hosted bar.

The space.

Service bay.

DJ.

Chillax area.

This one showed up late for the party.

Cute new shoes for Abe and Spudboy

What my biz cards will look like when I get into real estate, lol.

smicker · 07-20-2008, 10:54 AM

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My cute host, Paul.

Aww, did my mom pay you to say that?

Here's additional pictures from last night's customer event. We had about 500 guests. The store opens to the public on Tuesday, regular hours are 10-6 Tue-Sun.

Ice Sculpture

Showroom

VP17

View of service area from customer lounge

VP13

Very Orange VP13

VP13

Chris Mackey · 07-20-2008, 11:13 AM

I have to ask - are the windows manual or electric? I can't decide which makes more sense.

Icedog_16 · 07-20-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Mackey

I have to ask - are the windows manual or electric? I can't decide which makes more sense.

Electric. Go here and look at the door for proof: Tesla Motors - cockpit

Which make more sense probably depends on how much you use them. I'd think that, over time, the weight savings would probably pay off more since one tends to roll the windows down/up only once per trip, tollbooths excluded. But

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fitfan · 07-20-2008, 12:56 PM

cool! - great looking retail and service space!

nice web site from the tesla as well
Tesla Motors

how many cars on on the ground now? do they have the 2 speed trans fitted?

fitfan · 07-20-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Mackey

I have to ask - are the windows manual or electric? I can't decide which makes more sense.

electric! - its a "premium" branded car, and should have as much of that luxo stuff as is possible at this point.

i really hope tesla succedes - would love to see a series II car, and what "the next" car will be

Marlonius · 07-20-2008, 01:55 PM

Wow, very nice eyes.. And I'm not referring to Paul.

Mr. Know · 07-20-2008, 02:27 PM

Bah! You're supposed to invite us Bay Area folks to stuff like this.

Looked like a lot of fun.

Brent Bauman · 07-20-2008, 02:38 PM

Does anybody know if the LA/Santa Monica store is open yet?

Gizmo3000 · 07-20-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent Bauman

Does anybody know if the LA/Santa Monica store is open yet?

It's been open for a few months apparently.

I drive by it every few weeks and have seen 1 or 2 cars in the showrooom.

AgentTripleX · 07-20-2008, 03:36 PM

I'm a little sad the red carpet wasn't rolled out for me....

mplatt911 · 07-20-2008, 06:27 PM

very nice. Now, how do I get heated seats in my Lotus? Us New Englanders can extend the driving season a bit with those.

AgentTripleX · 07-21-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mplatt911

very nice. Now, how do I get heated seats in my Lotus? Us New Englanders can extend the driving season a bit with those.

Actually I found a company in the bay area that will install them as well as lumbar massage, for 1k. I'm thinking about doing it. Will let you know how it goes, although it may be a while.

smicker · 07-21-2008, 01:35 PM

Sorinne, what are you doing in your avatar? Did you drop a contact lens?

smicker · 07-21-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Mackey

I have to ask - are the windows manual or electric? I can't decide which makes more sense.

They're powered by two tiny gasoline engines.

Pestodude · 07-21-2008, 05:11 PM

Have they sorted out the early transmission problems?

AgentTripleX · 07-21-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smicker

Sorinne, what are you doing in your avatar? Did you drop a contact lens?

Ya... I can't seem to find it anywhere. Want to help me?

Maybe it's on the red carpet.

kestrel74 · 07-21-2008, 05:50 PM

Actually she got hit by the Lambo; and settled out of court for the car !

Phantom Lotus · 07-22-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AgentTripleX

I'm a little sad the red carpet wasn't rolled out for me....

Yeah! WTF? I definitely would have rolled out the red for you babe. Tesla made a grave mistake. I'll go throw string cheese at their faces in retaliation.

AgentTripleX · 07-22-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom Lotus

Yeah! WTF? I definitely would have rolled out the red for you babe. Tesla made a grave mistake. I'll go throw string cheese at their faces in retaliation.

Actually I think they made it up to me.

07-19-2008, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
AgentTripleX The Spy Who Loved Me Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,136	Tesla Grand Opening - Menlo Park, CA Some photos from the party last night of the cars and facility. Great space and great vibes. My cute host, Paul. Flat black prototype. Cars... Sweet interior. Hosted bar. The space. Service bay. DJ. Chillax area. This one showed up late for the party. Cute new shoes for Abe and Spudboy What my biz cards will look like when I get into real estate, lol. __________________ "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired" (Robert Frost) www.myspace.com/supervixen www.slidesf.com www.lotusvodka.com www.talklambo.com

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fitfan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 3,034	cool! - great looking retail and service space! nice web site from the tesla as well Tesla Motors how many cars on on the ground now? do they have the 2 speed trans fitted? __________________ Driving it around!

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Mr. Know British by extrapolation Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Marin, California Posts: 1,668 Images: 5	Bah! You're supposed to invite us Bay Area folks to stuff like this. Looked like a lot of fun. __________________ 07 Magnetic Blue Exige S

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Marlonius Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Silver Lake, CA Posts: 113	Wow, very nice eyes.. And I'm not referring to Paul.

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mplatt911 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NH Posts: 16	very nice. Now, how do I get heated seats in my Lotus? Us New Englanders can extend the driving season a bit with those. __________________ Mike P. 2005 Lotus Elise, other car issues: 2003 Mini Cooper S, 2005 Dodge Magnum RT awd, 1995 BMW 318ti, 1962 Porsche 356b, 1975 911 Carrera Targa, 1974 Porsche 914 2.0, 1987 Porsche 944s, 1999 Ducati ST4

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smicker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 261 Images: 2	Sorinne, what are you doing in your avatar? Did you drop a contact lens?

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