Happenings are Happening

"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
10/23/2017 at 10:43 • Filed to: None

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Well, after months of talking about it, my mother in law finally pulled the trigger. Replacing her ‘15 LS 460 with a P100D. Unfortunately she’ll still have her VW Denim Edition Bug as a second car but there’s time to talk her into replacing that - it’s still relatively new. She’s picking it up early next week. It’s arrived at the dealership and ready to be picked up but she’s going out of town. I told her I’d happily go pick it up and make sure it’s up to par for her, she laughed and said no. Either way I will get behind the wheel and I can’t wait - I don’t think she’s aware of how quick it actually is, but I’ll make sure she finds out...safely... :) :)

All I know about it is P100D, Pearl White.

DISCUSSION (19)

Wobbles the Mind > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 10:51

Model S is a phenomenal device! Great purchase for her and I hope she loves that Ploodhound.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Wobbles the Mind
10/23/2017 at 10:54

I have a feeling she will, I know I will.

Discerning > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 10:57

Congrats to her on the purchase.

Did she cross shop with anything else before she bought it? A coworker regretted not cross shopping before she bought her P85D. She ultimately ended up trading it in on an RS7.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Discerning
10/23/2017 at 11:17

There’s basically nothing that truly competes with the Model S right now. The closest thing is the Bolt, which is an economy car with a pretty good range.

I’d love to get a more practical/cheaper electric car with similar range to a Model S (that isn’t an econobox like the Bolt), but they simply aren’t available.

HammerheadFistpunch > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 11:18

Whats an LS470?

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > HammerheadFistpunch
10/23/2017 at 11:29

Whoops, typo Lexus LS 460.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 11:35

Two weeks later “I tried to show my M-I-L how to work the D and it didn’t go well”

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/23/2017 at 11:39

I hope that’s not the case, but anything is possible.

HammerheadFistpunch > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 11:40

Trying to decide if it was a typo for LX470 or LS 460. Thanks Lexus for making your product names very different and not at all hard to differentiate.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > HammerheadFistpunch
10/23/2017 at 11:43

If it were a more adventurous person it could’ve been a Frankenstein LS/X 460/70 debacle. Though I’m not sure how that’d work.

bhtooefr > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 11:48

Triple engine. LSX, 1UR, and 2UZ. In the same vehicle.

Discerning > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/23/2017 at 12:37

She was all about the electrical aspect but she couldn’t stomach the fit and finish issues that she encountered. She just liked to brag about the efficiency and performance.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/23/2017 at 12:39

That’s only if her primary desire is an electric vehicle. For the same money plenty of people cross shop all the typical luxury brands. Depending on how little/much the MIL drives it could definitely play a big factor in the decision making process (drive lots – maybe don’t want to deal with charging woes, or drive very little – who cares about bad gas mileage in that case!) – in addition to the level of plushness one desires (as opposed to minimalism) from a $100k+ vehicle.

It’s an absolutely amazing piece of machinery – but there are plenty of alternatives that continue to sell by the boatload, unless the buyer is specifically going for that cool factor currently associated with Tesla.

Discerning > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/23/2017 at 12:42

Have you considered getting a plug-in hybrid? I am still convinced that is the best recommendation for people who want to go electric - especially if it is their only vehicle.

The 530e can do 30 miles on electric only up to 87 mph and it isn’t terribly slow.

I seriously considered one but was disappointed with the power specs.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Discerning
10/23/2017 at 12:51

She drove the RS7 last year when she started thinking of replacing the LS. For whatever reason that wasn’t fully explained, she didn’t like it. Not sure she really looked at anything else other than another LS or going back to a BMW 7.

Discerning > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
10/23/2017 at 13:10

Strange how they both looked at the same two cars at some point. Maybe it’s the hatch back? Ha

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Discerning
10/23/2017 at 14:23

Could very well be. Knowing my mother in law, my guess is that the RS7, to her, didn’t scream ‘luxury’ to passers-by the way the top of the line LS or BMW 7 did, or like the P100D will. Kinda silly if you ask me, but hey, whatever she wants.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/24/2017 at 10:30

Tesla Model Ss aren’t cool anymore and the Model X was never cool. The S hasn’t been for years. Only plebes think they have any “cool factor”. Their value is in their long range and general practicality (plus, they’re fast, which my wife has noticed and she envies it). You can charge one at home, drive it to work 50+ miles away (if that’s your situation), leave it parked off a charger, and drive home without worrying about your range.

Electric is not a panacea, it’s just optimal for a specific subset of uses of cars.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/24/2017 at 13:14

In case you hadn’t noticed, a majority of people are “plebes” - and there are plenty of people who buy Teslas with that being a determining factor. If you think that each and every newly minted tech bro who buys a Tesla is doing it purely and specifically as a result of some cost/benefit analysis of the virtues of electric propulsion (and it being a Tesla!!! has nothing to do with it), you paint these people in a much brighter light than I do.