Tesla does not only have manufacturing facilities, but also Tesla Stores. In fact, their Fremont, CA plant has a large area set aside for customer experience, so *even* at their plant, you can sit in a vehicle and select the features that you want it to be built with, as well as pick up your Model-S from the factory if you prefer that over having it delivered home, because you might be able to tour the plant while at it.
The Tesla Stores and Service Centers are located around the USA (and abroad), I saw many dozens of stores on the Tesla website: http://www.teslamotors.com/findus So, I guess that after you have made an initial survey online and you can't sit in someone else's Tesla (which they will often oblige) you can go to a store and sit in a showroom model, quite similar to the dealer experience but without most of the tricks and hard sells of the dealer (or the general lack of knowledge about the actual car technology and experience that you find with many dealers' sales reps) It is not guaranteed that a store is anywhere near you though, so you might need to wait till you see one in the street and politely "car-jack" your way into it or wait for an event that brings a Tesla near you (or organise one!) Success, Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Eckhoff Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 8:27 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Poll, Allow Tesla to sell directly to customers? I looked at the VW Rabbit many years ago and the wheel well protruded into the driver's left foot area. It was uncomfortable for anything but short trips. I did not buy the car. What happens when you buy a car online, it arrives, and you find the driver's seat uncomfortable? The dealerships provide a means of test driving a car before you buy. How would that work with a Tesla business model? _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
