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i have issues with how they blatantly lie and get away with it because elon and obama are tight.

their performance claims are for literally optimal conditions. i posted this over on the OG, but i know a few guys that have bought them and sold them in under a year because the performance was nothing like what was claimed. on top of that, they make you sign agreements stating you will not, under any circumstances, post issues you've had with your tesla online unless its on their forum. the only time you're allowed to bad mouth one is after you've sold it or if you've never owned one.

if/when the political party changes in the white house elon may be in trouble. he won't get the preferential treatment or financial benefits he's come to expect from the obama whitehouse.

yep.

here's the deal. 

they proclaim an average of 265 per charge. that's with 1 person in the weighing no more than 150lbs driving the speed limit using no heat or air conditioning. super realistic conditions aren't they?

in reality, if you load it up with two adults, drive anywhere from 5-10 mph over the limit and run the A/C or heat on a regular basis you see that 265 average drop down to 170-180 miles on a charge. the owner of my company drove his from newport coast to the gas lamp district in san diego, approximately 85 miles. he had a full charge when he left the house, but after driving there with his approximately 115lb girlfriend, 8 year old daughter and 13 year old son driving 70-75mph (speed limit is 65) and running the A/C the whole time he arrived with a charge remaining of approximately 90 miles. he then drove around frantically looking for a charge so that he could be sure he had enough charge to make it home.

they're very popular out here in orange county and i usually see 2-3 a day. except all but one of othe guys i know has sold it and that 1 guy that bought it and loved it, well he voted for obama, so...yeah...lol