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RIDES: Having to trade cars again - traditional or electric? Renewable energy has long been an interest of mine so in the face of having to change cars yet again, I performed some mental gymnastics to convince myself that the cost savings over time would offset the added expense of going electric. By Tom Waggener In 27 years of driving, up until Labor Day 2018, I'd owned 10 cars (not counting the Plymouth Barracuda the late Dr. Phil Aaron gave me when I was 17). On becoming a realtor three years ago, the job required driving - a lot - way more than ever before. I traded in my trusty Honda Element for a 1998 Lexus Ls 400, a phenomenal car with a never-ending list of minor annoying issues, then upgraded to a 2012 Mercedes E350 4matic with high miles. Unfortunately it developed a rather expensive-to-fix timing issue and I realized I needed to trade far sooner than I'd intended. Most of my life I've had latent liberal hippy tendencies. Renewable energy has been an interest of mine and most of my high mileage biking days were partially fueled by a youthful sense of rebellion towards oil. So in the face of having to change cars yet again, I performed some mental gymnastics to convince myself that the cost savings over time would offset the added expense of going electric. Sure, sure, I could have bought a used Nissan Leaf for less than I had originally paid for my Mercedes. But a leaf wouldnt have the necessary range or the sheer, violent torque and dragster-crushing acceleration of the Tesla. I test drove a Model 3, the latest car from Tesla, the so-called "affordable Tesla" with a base model price of $35,000. That model, as of yet, is not being produced but Tesla is having no problem flooding the highways with the higher specced version (0ver 150,000 sold in 2018). I decided I'd be better suited with the larger Model S. After talking to a friend (the only other Tesla owner I knew in Shelby County), I decided that a used Model S was a safe bet. Besides, why break my no-new-car lifelong streak just because the vehicle technology has a short life span, and long term problems are yet to be seen? Purchasing a Tesla was a pretty unnerving, albeit liberating, experience. I bought it on Tesla's website based on stock photos and brief descriptions. And then I waited. Nothing really happened. I'd occassionally get an email update with a form to fill out. I spoke with my CPO (certified pre owned) rep a few times and sent pictures of my car's tire tread to their trade in department. Then the car was shipped to Cincinnati and the most convenient pick up day was Labor day. I was introduced to the car - given a fifteen minute run down of how to operate the giant iPad on the console that controls everything, signed five forms - and I was done. No one had looked at my car, and the only delay was me moving all of the random crapola that had been hidden away in various cubbies for months from my old car to the trunk and frunk of the new-to-me Tesla (Frunk is their catchy new term for the front trunk space made available by the lack of an engine or any of its accouterment). Driving away I was astonished at how quick the vehicle pick up went. I was in and out in less time than it often takes to pick up a carry out pizza. Surely I missed something? I hadn't. Tesla had. As it turns out the young specialist who had me sign my paperwork forgot the crucial piece of paper that would finalize the purchase and initiate my loan. So I got a sweet month reprieve on loan repayment. And so begins the story of my eleventh car in 27 years; my 2013 Tesla Model S P85. Like a Vegan, or new Crossfit initiate, I truly relish the opportunity to talk or write ad nauseam about Tesla, electric cars, kilowatt hours and renewables. So when Mom asked if I would write about it I jumped at the chance - and then wrote this two months later. This story was posted on 2019-03-02 05:48:40
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