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"Range Anxiety" is the rule of the day
jim long, 05/09/2018
2017 Tesla Model S 100D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
17 of 22 people found this review helpful
My wife and I loved everything about this car except for the gross overestimation by Tesla regarding the range that it would achieve on a full charge. That range did not even come close to the estimation of 335 miles that Tesla advertised. We were barely able to make a round trip between New York City and Philadelphia which is a little over 200 miles. And if the remaining available power was in the area of 10% at the end of our trip, it would take 12 hours or more to fully recharge the battery with our home unit. After owning the car for four months, we were forced to sell it at a significant loss primarily because of my wife's fear that she would run out of power and become stranded. If you do not do a lot of high speed, open road driving such as on turnpikes and parkways, this would be a great car for you. It's performance is like nothing else I have ever experienced, including the Porsche 911 that I own. But if you drive distances, and especially if you like to put the pedal down which this car practically begs you to do, my advice is to STAY AWAY.
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Tesla Model S AWESOME
Thadd Jennings, 06/01/2018
updated 01/07/2019
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I never thought I would be buying a Tesla. My business partner bought a Model P 100d. It was the fastest car I have ever been in. I have 2 Porsches and they are both turbos. To say thwart, I was impressed. I went and test drove a Tesla and bought one the next week! I love not having to buy gas!
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Must Read Owner Review
Spandan, 07/04/2018
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
27 of 45 people found this review helpful
The car was great when it was new. Just in 6 months the problems started with the mechanical and electronics.they were addressed several times and the service did not take care of them. They rather reply you back telling “we have not seen it. “ Meaning you are lying. The issue still exists. I have a maintenance plan but the vehicle was never taken care correctly. I had the issue with the central console right from the first service and was never adresssed. Finally it shut down excately after my 4 the service and now they say I have to pay for it because I am out of warrenty. They make you pay for the service and maintenance plans but the service is not at all justified. I have spend $150K on the care so far. It’s great as long as it runs with no issue. But running with no issues is impossible. I might spend so much on the care to drive it for 8+ years and now driving it for 2 years had been literally miserable. My order for Model 3 is in progress and now I am cancelling them also. I feel bad that I have referee many of my friends and now they have the same bad experience. The cost and maintenance of my P90D is more that BMW 7 series and Mercedes S Class. This is spending more money rather that saving. This review is coming after I have talked to several owners. The car was behaving weird and I was scared to drive it after after a week of my recent service.i had it in drive mode and it just reversed and hit the garage. The console was shut down and Tesla says they see that I reversed and hit the garage. This car is not reliable and not safe at all when it malfunctions like this. And you have to spend money to get this fixed.
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Incredible
David Hatter, 12/21/2019
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I’ve owned everything. This is the greatest car I’ve ever owned. Spent $0 on service in the 2.5 years I’ve owned it. No trips to gas station. Only 3 times needed a charger other than my house. So efficient, so smart. No way gas cars survive this.
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Model S 100D Original owner bought Feb 2017
Dr. Mike, 04/25/2020
2017 Tesla Model S 100D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
An amazing car, never an issue still get 345 miles on a full charge... NO break changes, NO nothing.... no different than the 2014 model S 85D I had for 3 years except the miles difference