Tesla Roadster 0-60 in 1.9 seconds

[abu13]

I think there will be a lot of used car companies going bust over the next 15 years.

 

[brass neck]

Sorry for the bump..... But this is a test ride that the Now You Know team https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFmrcGuFNu_59L0pHcR0OA who are an excellent Tesla (and more) YouTube channel got in the car! Looks pretty amazing.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

There have been lots of up & downs (mainly downs) for Tesla but the share price is soaring and it is the second most valuable car manufacturer in the world.

Don't bet against Musk getting his 50bn bonus...

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...after-analyst-says-firms-value-could-hit-13tn

 

[Tuearts right boot]

How much do these cars depreciate....how does one assess the battery condition on say a 3 year old car.

 

[markbmcfc]

How much do these cars depreciate....how does one assess the battery condition on say a 3 year old car.

cant comment on the roadster but pretty sure a used Model S is now worth more than it was new.

 

[aguero93:20]

How much do these cars depreciate....how does one assess the battery condition on say a 3 year old car.

Just torch it, report it as stolen and claim off the insurance.

 

[mikemcfc]

There have been lots of up & downs (mainly downs) for Tesla but the share price is soaring and it is the second most valuable car manufacturer in the world.

Don't bet against Musk getting his 50bn bonus...

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...after-analyst-says-firms-value-could-hit-13tn

Tesla down $148 bucks a share @ 12:20 pm p.s.t. edit: from yesterday
profit taking i'd wager, or was this a classic pump and dump and a bunch in the know got their cash out?

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

Tesla down $148 bucks a share @ 12:20 pm p.s.t.
profit taking i'd wager, or was this a classic pump and dump and a bunch in the know got their cash out?

The article I linked did say 18% of the shares were shorted and that equated to billions in losses. Maybe some have had to bail out before it gets worse?

 

[mikemcfc]

The article I linked did say 18% of the shares were shorted and that equated to billions in losses. Maybe some have had to bail out before it gets worse?

thanks for that, didn't read the article tbf, lol. I just made the remark based on the disparity of the day to day share price. Has that "look" about it after such a quick rise.

 

[East Level 2]

cant comment on the roadster but pretty sure a used Model S is now worth more than it was new.

Cheapest Model S on Autotrader is just under £27k with 132,000 miles. There is one cheaper but it's a Cat N (non-structural) write off.

 

[Bill Walker]

I used to own a 600hp AMG and given that probably 0-60 in maybe 4 secs it is very hard to imagine 1.9 secs.

Must be absolutely brutal !

What is this obsession with getting from 0 to 60 in supersonic speed ?
Is this some wankathon, mine does it .005 milliseconds faster than yours ?

all this crap is promoted by similar geeks like those immature ex Top Gear twats, lets see how quickly the latest Ferrari XYPP6 can get round the track driven by the Prig. (who gives a shit ?)

I don't get it. Id much rather amble along a country road at 50mph in my mates TR6 which does 0 to 60 in about half an hour.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

My concern is what state the battery will be in if you buy a second hand car ? If you have one on a PCP then you are not gonna worry, but when that car is sat on a second hand car dealership forecourt and your kicking it's tyres you will have no idea how the battery has been used in the past . Has it been plugged in all the time to condition the battery? or has it been charged up on the go using the cars engine to recharge it all the time ? The guy in the sheepskin coat will tell you it's in fantastic condition of course !

My thoughts exactly. Batteriies have a life, I'm not sure how the new fangled ones work but there are only so many cycles or charges that a battery can go through before it's technically knackered. A car with dead batteries or dying batteries is surely almost worthless, depending on the cost of new ones that is..

 

[DrBlueBob]

What is this obsession with getting from 0 to 60 in supersonic speed ?
Is this some wankathon, mine does it .005 milliseconds faster than yours ?

all this crap is promoted by similar geeks like those immature ex Top Gear twats, lets see how quickly the latest Ferrari XYPP6 can get round the track driven by the Prig. (who gives a shit ?)

I don't get it. Id much rather amble along a country road at 50mph in my mates TR6 which does 0 to 60 in about half an hour.

Your mate would rather you got your own car rather than nicking his! :-)

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Lovely looking but I'm put off by the whooping. Fucking yanks.

They don't come as standard, do they? I'd only go for the base model.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

thanks for that, didn't read the article tbf, lol. I just made the remark based on the disparity of the day to day share price. Has that "look" about it after such a quick rise.

It's actually related to Coronavirus as the Tesla plant in China is closed due to the outbreak.

 

[Bill Walker]

Your mate would rather you got your own car rather than nicking his! :-)

He owes me lol

 

[DrBlueBob]

He owes me lol

Nice car tbf.

 

[s1ty m]

I understand that these electric cars are better for the environment than a combustion engine car only when the latter reaches 89k miles. Something to do with the extremely bad for the planet battery production. So bad that it takes 89k of fossil fuel miles for it to be offset. Some car bloke on YT said so, so it must be true.