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Tesla Owners: Free 48 hours test drive on Model 3, Y, X, S or CyberTruck

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Current tesla owners, you can schedule 48 hours test drive on all Tesla models

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May 29, 2025 12:54 PM
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SeriousHome163May 29, 2025 12:54 PM
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Quote from SukhshantiOm :
Used Plaids are a bargain, just got my 22 for 49k
with how many miles?
May 29, 2025 02:49 PM
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mllkMay 29, 2025 02:49 PM
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Quote from badfishlbc :
It did. It took me a while to figure it out. I booked 30 mins several times by accident but I canceled and picked 48 hours. I kept thinking the website was saying standard was 48 hours, but you have to click on the 48 hours box to select a 48 hour test drive. Now I went online tonight to see what other dates they have and it looks like the 48 hour option is gone.
where's the box to click for 48hrs? I don't see that option at all. I'm logged into my account.
May 29, 2025 02:51 PM
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kipper99May 29, 2025 02:51 PM
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Quote from mllk :
where's the box to click for 48hrs? I don't see that option at all. I'm logged into my account.

Apparently, not every Tesla location is offering 48 hours test drive.
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phdeezMay 29, 2025 02:52 PM
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TslQ is your friend.
Hopefully you're shorting the short? Down 92% in the past year, down 63% in past 6mos, down 17% in the past 5 days.

Sounds like a WSB Wink
May 29, 2025 03:56 PM
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scottycsMay 29, 2025 03:56 PM
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Tesla Model Y has been the best selling Model since 2023.... You are saying they are no longer based on 1 quarter... Q1 data which historically is a bad time for car sales. Secondly, the Model Y factories were going through retooling during this period, so the old model Y sales dropped significantly in anticipation of the refresh being released.

Additionally, Tesla's retail sales in China for Q1 were 134,607 units (Model Y and Model 3 combined), up 1.65% year-over-year but down 31.64% from Q4 2023. A strong rebound occurred, with 74,127 retail sales in China (78,828 including exports). Model Y sales were 43,370 retail units (49,029 including exports), making it the best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV) in China for the month, despite a 14.86% year-over-year decline. Tesla's Shanghai factory serves as an export hub, with a pattern of prioritizing exports early in each quarter and domestic sales later.

Quote from kipper99 :
There is source I used, provide yours.
https://www.focus2move.com/world-...(%2D0.6%25).
May 29, 2025 04:00 PM
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MasejoerMay 29, 2025 04:00 PM
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Quote from scottycs :
Tell me you don't know what you are talking about without telling me. I love when ICE owners try to "educate me" on electric vehicles.

There will never be a need for as many charging stations as gas stations ever. Majority of charging is done at HOME. For majority (90+% of travel) of consumers will never need a public charging station. they wake up every morning with a full charge.

Also, if you commute 55 miles one way, why would you ever need a public charging station?

Lastly, 150kWh charging stations are still plenty fast. The time difference from a 250kWh to a 150 kWh is not that great of a difference and only usable at low state of charges.
While I love an EV and having it charge to 60% daily, you've proven you're making up numbers. Not even 90% of people in the USA live in single family homes, and for those that do, something like 10-15% SFH are rentals where the renters have no control over adding chargers. Few condos, apartments, SFH rentals have any way to charge Not to mention a lot of people in SFH have smaller electrical service that wouldn't even offer enough capacity to gain back miles-used every day - at least without some load managing device that could allow a variable-rate charger to not go over the allowable load calcs on the electrical service.

It sounds like you're applying your own life situation to the rest of the world. I want to say that under 70% of households have any control over their charging-at-home options, just taking into account renters alone.

I've been plugging in since 2013, and have had dual 14-50R at home in the garage since 2015. A lot of people DO have real world experience with EVs and Teslas, and do understand the pros and cons of each, with our current infrastructure and tech...electric charging is still a nuisance for a lot of situations, or costs similar per mile (in fuel alone) when people are forced to pay for public charging.
May 29, 2025 04:04 PM
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kipper99May 29, 2025 04:04 PM
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Quote from scottycs :
Tesla Model Y has been the best selling Model since 2023.... You are saying they are no longer based on 1 quarter... Q1 data which historically is a bad time for car sales. Secondly, the Model Y factories were going through retooling during this period, so the old model Y sales dropped significantly in anticipation of the refresh being released.

Additionally, Tesla's retail sales in China for Q1 were 134,607 units (Model Y and Model 3 combined), up 1.65% year-over-year but down 31.64% from Q4 2023. A strong rebound occurred, with 74,127 retail sales in China (78,828 including exports). Model Y sales were 43,370 retail units (49,029 including exports), making it the best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV) in China for the month, despite a 14.86% year-over-year decline. Tesla's Shanghai factory serves as an export hub, with a pattern of prioritizing exports early in each quarter and domestic sales later.
Or really, we won't be using bad Tesla quarters now? It may look like the whole year lol, not to mention Tesla
doesn't provide an actual break down for Model Y and Model3 for some odd reason.
Why are you posting all this stuff? it's irrelevant, fact is Tesla Model Y is no longer best selling car.
Where you are gettin your info actually from?
Per Google it actually decrease 20 percent yoy

Tesla's China-made vehicle sales, including those exported, fell to 172,754 units in Q1 2025, a 21.8% decrease compared to the same period last year
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May 29, 2025 04:08 PM
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scottycsMay 29, 2025 04:08 PM
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70% of Americans live in single family homes.....Of that 20% are renters...

That being said, Tesla's are a luxury product (even if you dont consider them a luxury car). So for their core consumer, 90+% will be charging at home.

I never said Tesla is for everyone, merely presenting an alternative to the Musk haters in this thread.

Quote from Masejoer :
While I love an EV and having it charge to 60% daily, you've proven you're making up numbers. Not even 90% of people in the USA live in single family homes, and for those that do, something like 10-15% SFH are rentals where the renters have no control over adding chargers. Few condos, apartments, SFH rentals have any way to charge Not to mention a lot of people in SFH have smaller electrical service that wouldn't even offer enough capacity to gain back miles-used every day - at least without some load managing device that could allow a variable-rate charger to not go over the allowable load calcs on the electrical service.

It sounds like you're applying your own life situation to the rest of the world. I want to say that under 70% of households have any control over their charging-at-home options, just taking into account renters alone.

I've been plugging in since 2013, and have had dual 14-50R at home in the garage since 2015. A lot of people DO have real world experience with EVs and Teslas, and do understand the pros and cons of each, with our current infrastructure and tech...electric charging is still a nuisance for a lot of situations, or costs similar per mile (in fuel alone) when people are forced to pay for public charging.
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FishKillaMay 29, 2025 04:55 PM
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Quote from scottycs :
70% of Americans live in single family homes.....Of that 20% are renters...

That being said, Tesla's are a luxury product (even if you dont consider them a luxury car). So for their core consumer, 90+% will be charging at home.

I never said Tesla is for everyone, merely presenting an alternative to the Musk haters in this thread.

Holy Mackerel. I have heard of "moving the goalposts" before, but this is nominated as the furthest move.

First you claim a made up number of 90% of people will charge at home, then when called out on it, you change the story to 90% of their core consumer. Another made up number.

Please stop making stuff up.

Not everyone who posts the truths about Tesla is a "Musk hater". Just fact checking the made up stuff
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ericokMay 29, 2025 05:26 PM
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Quote from LeviathanUltima :
How many of these can I schedule. If I get to test drive all the tesla models, I am good for week of free car ownership! Is there free supercharging also with the test drive?
Great alternative to renting a car.
May 30, 2025 05:06 PM
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FishKillaMay 30, 2025 05:06 PM
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Electric cars are losing more than half their value within two years, according to a new report. Analysis by Cox Automotive has suggested that a 24-month-old battery car sold to the trade in April on average retained just 47 per cent of its original new cost. However, two years earlier, an EV of the same age profile was - on average - holding on to 83 per cent of its new price.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/n...c169&ei=32
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THruxsterMay 30, 2025 05:35 PM
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Quote from FishKilla :
Electric cars are losing more than half their value within two years, according to a new report. Analysis by Cox Automotive has suggested that a 24-month-old battery car sold to the trade in April on average retained just 47 per cent of its original new cost. However, two years earlier, an EV of the same age profile was - on average - holding on to 83 per cent of its new price.https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/n...c169&ei=32
I've read that when you show to pickup the car they don't have any left or they only show an hour drive.
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Quote from ericok :
Great alternative to renting a car.
After my 48 hours test drive, can't schedule another 48 hours test drive.

My wife loves it so we placed an order. Her 2018 Model 3 will be hand down to our high school daughter.
Jun 03, 2025 05:15 PM
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FishKillaJun 03, 2025 05:15 PM
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Quote from maestro :
After my 48 hours test drive, can't schedule another 48 hours test drive.

My wife loves it so we placed an order. Her 2018 Model 3 will be hand down to our high school daughter.

Tesla uses a software system to artificially inflate odometer readings, causing vehicles to prematurely exceed warranty limits.

Unlike traditional wheel-based measurements, Tesla's system estimates mileage based on energy consumption and driving patterns. This approach has reportedly led to discrepancies of over 100%, forcing owners into costly out-of-pocket repairs and encouraging the purchase of extended warranties priced around 3,500 USD. Legal documents suggest Tesla could save about 200 USD per vehicle for every 1,000 inflated miles, potentially generating nearly 4 billion USD in annual financial benefits.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/n...dead&ei=20

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Quote from FishKilla :
Tesla uses a software system to artificially inflate odometer readings, causing vehicles to prematurely exceed warranty limits.

Unlike traditional wheel-based measurements, Tesla's system estimates mileage based on energy consumption and driving patterns. This approach has reportedly led to discrepancies of over 100%, forcing owners into costly out-of-pocket repairs and encouraging the purchase of extended warranties priced around 3,500 USD. Legal documents suggest Tesla could save about 200 USD per vehicle for every 1,000 inflated miles, potentially generating nearly 4 billion USD in annual financial benefits.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/n...dead&ei=20

The weird thing about that is there isn't really any reason to calculate mileage that way rather than just input the wheel diameter. It's not like it's saving money like some companies fake out TPMS sensors by evaluating wheel torque and such rather than have physical sensors in each wheel. What else is odd is that it always seems to overestimate mileage, never underestimate.

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