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Henry T 5pts I've owned a Model S for a year and a half. Mostly, it's been incredible. I too had a squeaking sunroof. And I had an issue with one of my seatbelts and wipers. They have, since I've gotten the car, updated my software over a dozen times giving me new feature on my car (like hill assist, more funcionality on my maps and gps, and a few other things), added a titanium shield to the bottom of my car, switched my floor mats that tended to bunch up, and a few other things. Each time they did these things for free, I got a loaner Model S which was often better than my car, sometimes switched with my car that the picked up and dropped off after the service.I could, like the "Romney told me Tesla was bad!" crowd, complain about the existence of these tiny flaws on my car from a new company that may save the US automotive industry. I could ignore that these changes were done for free, with very little inconvenience, and often with a free car wash thrown in. I could ignore that these flaws are part of the teething pains of a company that is now producing what is without a doubt the best car in the world. I could ignore that GM has, after many years and MILLIONS of cars, admitted to problems in their cars that many of these same critics actually own or have owned.But I choose to focus on the fact that I trust that this company will fix problems that I don't even realize exist, or might not even exist but MIGHT become problems, without first considering the bottom line.Tesla makes the safest cars in the world. And it does so partly because of the forward thinking mentality that allows them to replace a drivetrain even if it's just POSSIBLE that there might be a problem with it.
BadShelby 5pts Proactive? Are you kidding me? Surely Motor Trend must be award that loads of Tesla customers have been complaining about a bad hum in the drive train -- you know, exactly like the hum your "new" drivetrain has. And Tesla has had to replace a lot of drive trains because of that. Looks like they grabbed your perfectly good drivetrain and stuck you with a bad one that they took out of a paying customer's car last week. I guess they figured you wouldn't know the difference, and you aren't paying for the car anyway, so nobody gets hurt, right?It is understandable, but they should have been up front with you about slapping a use drive train into your car in order to have a better part to slap into the next paying customer that complains abut the hum.
Joe A. 5pts I'm a Model S owner, and can attest that except for a few minor things, the car has been quite reliable. Had my vanity mirror covers break off, and the Tesla service center replaced it in an hour. Nothing else wrong after 8 months and 10,000 miles. The powertrain "problems" haven't been anything major. Mostly they change the motor in some instances where there is a humming sound at high speeds. Very few cars in the Houston area have had the problem. If anything, its a reflection of the great customer service Tesla provides. They have zero tolerance for any kind of customer dissatisfaction. If you bring anything up to them, they will fix it or replace it without question. Its a model all car companies should strive for. You won't get any GM coverups with Tesla. The company is continually monitoring forums for customer suggestions on improvements they can make through firmware upgrades, so the car actually gets better over time. I have had many more electronic and A/C problems in my Buick SUV, which was rated one of the top brands for initial reliability by JD Powers a few years ago.
billybob43 5pts wow it sound quite unreliable. if they had to replace the powertrain already thats bad. shouldn't those motors last at least 3 years? also why is a 100k car sunroof creaking constantly. why are they adding loctite on lose panels? i am impressed they put in a new powertrain.but it annoys me more that you are not being subjective with this car. it sounds like elon is paying motor-trend staff to say good things about it. even when it comes to replacing a powertrain as a good thing. just imagine when they will have 4 times the customers they have now. thats quite terrible in my opinion. i stopped trusting consumer reports when I found out that they were taking cash to say a bad product was good. BBB did the same, so it would not surprise me that motor trend would do the same.
TCrimson05 5pts I'd rather them be proactive than be like GM and have a defective part and not tell people about it while telling dealerships to tell people they need to not use heavy key rings. Seriously, hop off Tesla. They figured out long ago it's better (and cheaper) to be proactive than reactive.
Michael100 5pts We know that Elon Musk had personally intervened and changed what would be in the car that MotorTrend had originally ordered (see MT's "2013 Tesla Model S P85+ Arrival" ). Given this, it is reasonable to assume that Elon Musk also instructed his company to (a) put the car through additional, more rigorous quality checks before shipping the car to MT and (b) pay extra attention to the car while it is with MT. Most other cars under MT's long-term testing do not come with the benefit of the car company's CEO personally watching and intervening. So yes, it is entirely appropriate for posters to question any 'initial quality' problems in this MT test car, given all the extra special attention that the MT test car had gotten from Tesla.Second, Tesla's customer service is made possible by the company's increased revenues (due to the indirect subsidy Tesla gets from the federal&state tax credits given to its rich buyers as well as Tesla not giving financial incentives to buyers) as well as by lower costs (due to Tesla selling directly to car buyers at full price, instead of selling the cars at lower prices to dealers). The impact of the tax credits and direct sales probably generates an extra $5,000 to $10,000 revenue for each car sold (than would be possible if the tax credits did not exist and the cars were sold through dealers) -- part of this extra revenue pays for for their customer service. Another way of looking at it is that when Tesla gets a higher price for each car sold, this means that it is taxpayers who have prepaid for Tesla's 'extra' customer service to the buyer. Would Tesla be able to offer such customer service if those extra revenues were not there?
¿DeQuandary? 5pts Being that proactive at the shop is just awesome. People want to play it up like "OMG they must have a major cover up going on!".ooooor....ooooooooor...they are a new start up company that sells very high end priced cars to demanding people and they are still building a reputation. What they pay for in the costs of being proactive, they more than make up in the super positive word of mouth reputation they are earning by being so, which will attract future and repeat customers. They are a small fish in a sea of Sharks trying to grow larger... they need any advantage they can get and super proactive service is definitely an area that is easy to improve upon when compared to the "competition".That said, I'd like to see the stats on major replacements and why for my own knowledge base.
carguycanada 5pts A new powertrain? Are they kidding? In all my years of owning American, Japanese and European cars, nothing even close to a major replacement like this has ever occurred. Trying to sugar coat this makes me believe that the editors and writers of this article own shares of Tesla.
Jarvis Lee Jenkins 5pts Tesla is very proactive. They are on errors like white on rice, other automakers are stone cold lethargic by comparison. Easy to do when you make a low volume of cars, easier still when the car is so elegantly engineered. The fact that you can change out the electric motor with such ease versus all the hell it takes to change internal combustion engines, and I have changed quite a few engines, speaks volumes about how simple yet effective Tesla cars are built.
DriveThru 5pts They should tell you why they replaced the powertrain, seems a little odd if you ask me.
Norm V. 5pts Uuuuuhhhh....how expensive is this car and it's sunroof creaks constantly? Also, had it been an Audi or a BMW that had it's engine replaced this early in it's life it would be lamented as terribly unreliable.Actually, as an example back when C/D had it's long term GLI the dealer replaced the half-shafts because the car was vibrating (turned out to be a tire full of fix-a-flat) and even though they discovered what was causing the issue afterwards the GLI was still called out at being unreliable.I've been a passenger in a Model S before and it's a cool car, but I'm just not convinced it's the car it's made out to be.
Duane Baumiller 5pts Its like marrying the absolutely gorgeous woman who can't cook or clean. She won't "take car of you", but she sure is great to be seen with...
David Nelsen 5pts Let's see... Edmunds bought a long term car and their drive train was replace THREE times. Now MotorTrend gets a long term Tesla and here we go, another drive train replaced. WTF is wrong with these Teslas???
DavidNJ 5pts Changing the motor and transmission makes this test useless from a reliability and wear standpoint. Did MT find out how many customers have had their powertrains replaced?
Black Dynamite Online 5pts Incredible car, but looks like you might as well buy a new pair of rear tires on your way out of the dealership.The interior materials are well below a similar M5 or E63. Wish they offered a "Luxury or Designer Pkg" with upgraded seats and trim throughout. Outside of the screens, it does not impart a luxury car feel from the interior.BD
mckillio 5pts It would be nice if you could program how much hp and torque the motor puts out. Want less tire wear and more range? Tune it down to 300hp and 300ft/lb.
slvrkng1 5pts I wonder how much more range and tire mileage you get if you switched to low rolling resistance tires?
planblove 5pts Elon Musk is a smart guy. Though I'm sure every Tesla owner gets great customer service, I'm sure Tesla is watching your long term updates a little more closely than the norm. They're the new kids on the luxury block and need to make a great impression with future buyers. I'm shocked they didn't airlift a team of people to come and replace the sunroof at the MT offices LOL. And thats very interesting that the near instantaneous torque is taking its toll quicker on the rear tires. But if you can afford a car like this I'm sure this isn't much of an issue for the targeted audience.
Michael100 5pts It's unllikely that every Tesla owner will get Tesla's red-carpet treatment to MotorTrend on the drive-train replacement. After all, wasn't Elon Musk personally involved in changing and re-packaging this Tesla ordered by MotorTrend? Do 99.9% of Tesla buyers get the same treatment when they order the car? We should also take the claim "there's a handful of sedans as fast as the Tesla (and only a couple that are faster)" with a few pinches of salt. The example the author relates to fast passing from cruising speeds of 40 mph. But there are several other fast driving situations where the Tesla is not as fast or as capable as other cars. Furthermore, the Cadillac CTS Vsport perhaps isn't the best benchmark to use: according to MT's own tests, the 420 HP Cadillac CTS Vsport is essentially as fast as an ordinary 310 HP Audi A6 (without S-Line Sport Package) or 310 HP Audi A7 up to 60 mph and quarter mile, and the Audis are faster around MT's Figure Course than the Caddy.A few months ago, I heard something similar from a Toronto Tesla sales rep when I took the Tesla Model S P85 for a couple of test drives on a dry day and on snowed roads: he claimed that the Tesla Model S P85 is faster than an Audi RS7. But MotorTrend Magazine's own test results indicate that Audi's S7 and RS7 are faster in a straight line to both 60 mph and the quarter mile than the Tesla Model S P85+ (even the base Audi A6 and A7 are not far behind the fastest Tesla). Furthermore, the Audi A6/A7, S6/S7 and RS7 are all faster in a winding road around MT's Figure Eight Course than the fastest and most expensive Tesla. Indeed, there is only a negligible 0.1 sec difference between the top-of-the-line Tesla Model S P85+ and the Tesla Model S 85 on the Figure Eight course -- which begs the question of the Tesla's handling and performance on a winding road or a race track compared to the Audis. All these Audis have shorter braking distances than the most expensive Tesla, even the base A6 and A7. And the Audis will be superior in bad winter conditions, especially on a slope and in speed through the snow. Furthermore, the Tesla is not as easy a car to ingress or enter, and as the headroom, legroom and doorway are about the same as a smaller Audi S4.It's time to subject both the Tesla Model S 85 and Model S P85+ to full comparison tests. But MT needs to compare apples to apples. For example, in MT's Six-Cylinder Midsize Luxury Sedan test, the top-placed Lexus GS 350 had the F Sport Package and second-placed the BMW 535i had the M Sport Package, but the Audi A6 was not equipped with its S-Line Sport Package. When properly equipped, the latest generation of Audis are consistently rated best in class by both top German car magazines (e.g., Auto Motor und Sport and Auto Zeitung) and Car and Driver magazine.
DFB 5pts @BadShelby Bad Shelby: So this is the 6th time in this tread that you have said the same exact thing - In essence "The service guys "stole" a good drive train and stuck in a "defective" drive train in to MT's car so they could "sell" it to a paying customer the next day".....I have a question: What article were you reading this from? Perhaps it another review by some other magazine because I never saw any claim by the MT reviewer that came even close to saying anything like your garbage writing anywhere in the article - PERIOD! No, It said the "drive train was changed out" for whatever reasons the Tesla service people based their decision on but nowhere does the MT reviewer say that the change out made things worse in reference to the drive train!!!!!!!! Yes, the sun roof squeaking did come back but the last I knew a car's "DRIVE TRAIN" has nothing to do with a sun roof on any car I know of. I really get sick of people like YOU who constantly blabber negative drivel on things over and over and over... Don't you have anything better to do with you time???DFB
TB6MT 5pts @TCrimson05 yep its better for the value of their stock since they are a new maker with rapidly fluctuations in value. this is all self interest, value of the company. But to be fair, what would happen in BMW or cadillac replaced an engine during the long term test? Do ya think MT would make more noise? I do...
Henry T 5pts @Michael100 Yeah, all these govt. subsidies paying for things that give birth to the internet, gps, and about a million other things that have kept this country the technology leader for decades. But luckily, due to the diligence of people like you, we can go back to the stone age knowing that your taxes didn't support innovation that your shortsighted little brain couldn't understand.
jj_holiday12 5pts @Michael100 Thanks for pointing out we shouldn't forget to look at the whole picture, and see the true cost of Tesla - not just what a single consumer pays for it. I'm curious, how much does the US taxpayer subsidize oil companies to produce gas? How much would a gallon of gas cost if the US taxpayer didn't police the middle east, and not just the cost of the boats and planes and missiles, but also please be sure to correctly value the cost of a soldiers life and multiply it in the 10 of thousands when doing your comparative analysis. And don't forget the environmental effects of burning gas, along with the higher health care costs and degradation in quality of life associated with polluted air and water.I'm guessing the 'extra' customer service the US taxpayer pays may just be worth a little less than what the US taxpayer has spent on subsidizing gas - if we were to look at the whole picture.
BadShelby 5pts @¿DeQuandary? Proactive? Awesome? They dumped a defective drive train on the Motor Trend guy. His drivetrain was perfectly good when they took his car to fix the sunroof (which they didn't fix). They returned his car with a used drivetrain that has the notorious humming problem so they could give his drivetrain to the next customer that complains about the humming problem. If I were a paying customer and they did this to me, I'd file a lawsuit the same day. In this case, Motor Trend isn't paying anything for the car so what do they care?
BadShelby 5pts @carguycanada Not a "new" power train. A "different" power train. The one they put into his car has the notorious humming problem. it undoubtedly came out of another customer's car, and based on the humming reports, that humming drivetrain probably had 25,000 milers or more on it. Awesome. You go in to get your sub roof fixed and they take your drive train (and don't fix the sun roof).
David Nelsen 5pts No kidding. Although I would use the word "ridiculous" rather than "odd". These are nice cars certainly; I've ridden in one before. But they clearly have some quality issues including some pretty serious ones and yet those issues have been getting swept under the rug or downplayed just like we saw here by MT. [The car I was in had a very loose door panel; it separated from one corner when you closed it.]Rattles and loose parts are one thing, but holy cow! New drive trains? And the author mentions it like what happened was a good thing.I suspect we are seeing an over-correction by journalists to the fiasco purported by the NY Times; that guy definitely had a narrative he was going to "prove" even before he set foot in his test car. So since then, maybe reviewers are bending over backward to give the car the benefit of the doubt.
Michael100 5pts @Red Sage What's interesting is that I don't think the Tesla has won any award for its exterior design, has it? For a car that's supposed to take us into the future, it s exterior design seems to have come from the past (to me, it looks too much like a Jaguar XF). Perhaps that's the reason why the Tesla Model S failed to reach the finals of the The World Car Design of the Year awards, much less win the award (although it did win World Green Car of the Year at the same family of awards). The World Car Design of the Year award is a prestigious automobile design award selected by a jury panel of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Search for "World Car Design of the Year" in Wikipedia.
BadShelby 5pts @David Nelsen Nothing was wrong with this particular Tesla, other than the sunroof which they didn't fix. Awesome service, guys. They just grabbed this perfectly good drive train because they have had to replace so many of them due to the humming problem. It seems clear enough that they put a used, defective drive train back into the MT car so they would have a good drivetrain for tomorrow's paying customer angry about the hum problem or some other drive train problem. If they did this to me, I'd sue them, but MT is probably not paying anything for this car. Nobody gets hurt. Everybody is happy as long as MT keeps saying how awesome it all is.
Norm V. 5pts @Black Dynamite Online I agree. The materials in the model S aren't up to par with other cars in it's price range. Especially considering things like leather are an option on a car with a nearly $64,000 base price (including a $7,500 tax credit).
Red Sage 5pts @Black Dynamite Online -- I guess it shouldn't be called a luxury car really... I said this for some time about BMWs and Mercedes. They were 'expensive' cars -- not luxurious cars.The Tesla Model S is effectively an 'Expensive Performance Economy' car. It was designed from the ground up to be different, and it is. I've told people elsewhere that it is understandable that they have come to expect certain accouterments to correspond with a particular price point. But even so, when it comes to this car, you are mostly paying for the technology and the time frame in which you possess it. There are plenty of other cars at this price point that offer the things people protest as 'mysteriously missing' from the Tesla Model S.Arm rests, storage bins, map pockets, lighted visor mirrors, snuff box, cigar lighter, the prerequisite 3.5 cupholders per passenger... Those are available on all the cars that have sought to mimic Rolls-Royce interiors for the better part of a century. There is a reason why they are called 'coachbuilders'. The guys who designed interiors and bodies for the first cars were literally building horseless carriages -- out of the same materials they used to make horse-drawn carriages. And in the same styles.It's time to move into the future. The Tesla Model S is a step in that direction. Yes, it leaves a lot of the past behind. I'm glad it isn't stamped with 'Body by Fisher' on the doorsills.
Joshua Burstyn 5pts @Black Dynamite Online It's designed to be as light as possible to improve range. I can imagine if weight were less of a factor the interior would be more plush. ;-)
BadShelby 5pts @planblove Please explain how it was "great service" for them to take his power train and replace it with a defective one, and not fix the original sunroof problem. Tesla is very definitely breaking the rules. Just not in a good way. Disruptive company indeed.
mopar_srt 5pts Definitely can see many of your points, but a standard A6 3.0T is nowhere near as fast as CTS Vsport. The Audi is 5.1secs to 60, the Cadillac Vsport 4.2-4.3. The S6 is needed to dispatch the Caddy.
Omar Sultan 5pts @Michael100 Actually, his experience is not surprising. A couple of weeks ago, I made an offhand comment on a non-Tesla forum about some play in my brake pedal, where it made a clunk sound when I lifted off the brake. Two days later, my service center e-mailed me and invited me to bring the car in to take a look at the problem since its not normal. Granted they have their growing pains, but if you spend time on the Tesla forums, you will see a preponderance of positive service experiences. One of the nice things about an always on telematics connection is the fact that Tesla will contact you before things actually go south. Our family has owned MBs, BMWs and Lexuses and is by far the best service experience I have had.
Max Thielen 5pts @TB6MT @TCrimson05 Replacing a gas engine is a lot different than replacing an electric motor. A gas engine has countless wires, tubes, pipes, etc. that have to be connected to the drivetrain, gas tank, exhaust pipes, computers and has thousands of moving parts. An electric motor is much smaller and much easier to install. Comparing the too is comparing apples and oranges.
TB6MT 5pts @jj_holiday12 @Michael100 Yeah how much would a gallon of gas cost if we let the middle east go unpoliced? Not sure, but your food could easily double in cost and you and millions of others could lose your jobs if gas was $8 a gallon.... As far as tesla and its cost, failure to subsidize would be much less expensive I expect...
Michael100 5pts @jj_holiday12 @Michael100What you said is philosophically interesting. Now, why don't you calculate and give us the actual cost of the subsidy to car buyers and car companies of gas-engine cars? That way we don't have to "guess" when we look at the "whole picture".As for the extra customer service, Tesla is facing a lawsuit in Wisconsin: "the Model S owner who alleges that his electric sedan has been out of service for 66 days since it was purchased in March 2013. The car was reportedly shipped to Chicago for repairs, with a list of troubles ranging from faulty door handles to issues with the battery cooling system... "Tesla's the first company in the world that makes you sign a confidentiality agreement when you buy the car," Megna says... The Model S owner in the lawsuit claims to have not received any response from Tesla after asking for a refund three times late last year."http://www.leftlanenews.com/tesla-faces-lawsuit-from-wisconsins-king-of-lemon-laws.html
Henry T 5pts @Stootch @carguycanada Nah, they're not rich enough to short anything or they'd own a Tesla themselves. They're just part of the "criticize anything that the govt. helps to innovate so that we can cut taxes for the rich, which is what I'll be someday soon, once I grow a brain."
Jarvis Lee Jenkins 5pts @David Nelsen Tesla is very proactive. They are on errors like white on rice, other automakers are stone cold lethargic by comparison. Easy to do when you make a low volume of cars, easier still when the car is so elegantly engineered. The fact that you can change out the electric motor with such ease versus all the hell it takes to change internal combustion engines, and I have changed quite a few engines, speaks volumes about how simple yet effective Tesla cars are built.
TB6MT 5pts @Joshua Burstyn @Black Dynamite Online that is a hard sell, the car weights 3800 lbs without the battery and they can drop a car on it and it wont crush the passenger cabin... I doubt that is as light as possible. Everything is a tradeoff and when you have a car that weighs 4700 lbs with 443 ft lbs instantly available AND it has regenerative braking, it will eat tires.... It s just physics, and that is just the way it is...
Michael100 5pts @Red Sage @Michael100 Do you always jump to conclusions at Tesla? Smile.I haven't pulled the trigger yet because I haven't finished all test drives. In the last three months, I've test driven and researched the Tesla Model S, Audi A6 and A7, Lexus GS, Cadillac CTS, as well as the Mercedes E Class, BMW 5 series, Infiniti M, Jaguar XF.I'm still waiting for the new Hyundai Genesis and Acura RLX Hybrid SHAWD to become available. One can only hope. I am not a blind slave to any brand and I'm in no hurry to buy.
Michael100 5pts @srt_charga I'm not where you got your acceleration data from.However, the standard A6 3.0T (without sport package) was tested to be faster on MT's Figure 8 Course as well just as fast on speeds up to 60 mph. My data below on the Caddy came from the instrumented tests in MT's "First Test: 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport". My data below on the Audi A6 came from MT's "Comparison: Six-Cylinder Midsize Luxury Sedan" (note this was a A6 3.0T without S-Line Sports Package, while the Lexus, BMW and Infiniti were all equipped with their respective sport package).MT Figure Eight Course: CTS Vsport 25.8 sec @ 0.76 g (avg) vs A6 25.1 sec @ 0.74 g (avg) [Audi faster even after 25 secs of driving]0-30 mph: CTS Vsport 1.7 sec vs A6 1.7 sec [same]0-40 mph: CTS Vsport 2.6 sec vs A6 2.5 sec [Audi faster]0-50 mph: CTS Vsport 3.5 sec vs A6 3.5 sec [same]0-60 mph: CTS Vsport 4.7 sec vs A6 4.7sec [same]0-70 mph: CTS Vsport 5.9 sec vs A6 6.3 sec [only after 60-65 mph does the Caddy's extra 110 HP and 105 lb ft torque beat the A6]Passing, 45-65 mph: CTS Vsport 2.2 sec vs A6 2.5 secQuarter Mile: CTS Vsport 13.1 sec @ 108.4 mph vs A6 13.4 sec @ 102.2 mphBraking, 60-0 mph: CTS Vsport 103 ft vs A6 106 ftLateral Acceleration: CTS Vsport 0.95 g (avg) vs A6 0.95 g (avg) I've driven both cars (as well as the Tesla and several other cars in this class) as I'm looking for a new car. IMO, the misperception that the Caddy Vsport is faster up to 60 mph probably comes primarily from its 'exhaust' sound -- yet, the reality is that the Audi A6 (without sport package) is probably as fast up to 60 mph. Of course the more powerful and expensive CTS Vsport will be faster at higher speeds but that's where the S6 is faster.Similarly, we can use the data from MotorTrend's instrumented tests to compare the Tesla Model S and Audi A7 variants:Tesla Model S 85 / Model S P85+Acceleration (0 to 60 mph): 5.0 sec / 4.0 secAcceleration (quarter mile): 13.2 sec @ 110.9 mph / 12.4 sec @ 112.5 mphBraking (60 to 0 mph): 124 ft / 113 ftMT Figure Eight Course: 25.7 sec @ 0.76 g (avg) / 25.6 sec @ 0.77 g (avg)Audi A7 / S7 / RS7Acceleration (0 to 60 mph): 4.7 sec / 3.9 sec / 3.2 sec Acceleration (quarter mile): 13.3 sec @ 103.5 mph / 12.3 sec @ 112.1 mph / 11.6 sec @ 120.4 mphBraking (60 to 0 mph): 102 ft / 103 ft / 101 ftMT Figure Eight Course: 25.2 sec @ 0.71 g (avg) / 24.8 sec @ 0.81 g (avg) / 24.2 sec @ 0.95 g (avg)
Michael100 5pts @Omar Sultan @Michael100 You both (Omar Sultan and Joshua Burstyn) happened to join the MT community at almost the same time two days ago -- so if you're really two different posters, then welcome.In any case, if such positive experiences with Tesla's customer service is really the norm for Tesla owners -- and not just well-managed PR -- then eventually this great service will be validated in independent studies such as J D Power's U.S. Customer Service Index Study (which measures and ranks satisfaction with dealer service among luxury brands). Tesla had better provide exceptional customer service since its revenues are heavily subsidized by tax payers through tax credits at the federal and state/provincial level. The Tesla Model S is not cheap: Tesla does not offer dealer/manufacturer discounts (which other car brands tend to give their customers) and Tesla understates its pricing by including the $7,500 federal tax credit in its advertised prices.The Tesla Model S P85+ actually starts at $99,900 (but Tesla advertises it at $92,400 by including $7,500 federal tax credit)The Tesla Model S P85 actually starts at $93,400 (but Tesla advertises it at $85,900 by including $7,500 federal tax credit)The Tesla Model S 85 actually starts at $79,900 (but Tesla advertises it at $72,000 by including $7,500 federal tax credit)For comparison, the base price of the Audi A7 is $64,500, S7 is $80,200 and RS7 is $104,900 (not including manufacturer/dealer discounts). If other luxury car brands could sell their cars at full list price while giving their customers a $7,500 tax credit, they would have more money to spend on customer service (of course whether they actually improve service satisfaction will depend on the brand's leadership and execution).
Joshua Burstyn 5pts @Omar Sultan @Michael100 Agreed.The service centre here in Toronto has provided excellent service, often seeing me the same day after I broke something. I've received service far beyond what I expected or deserved. When I had a minor fender bender they fixed my car same day and at cost. No labour, no disposal or shop costs....The car is always returned to me clean totally detailed and earlier than promised.
Stootch 5pts @Max Thielen @TB6MT @TCrimson05 someone is shorting tesla stock? did they drive one of these magnificent masterpieces before deciding to do that?
Michael100 5pts @Red Sage @Michael100 So far, I've narrowed it down to the two Audis, Cadillac, Tesla and Lexus -- every car has its basket of pros and cons. I'm open to either sedan or sportback to replace my existing sedan (I already have a coupe as a second car).I forgot to mention that I've yet to test a Maserati Ghibli (as well as the Hyundai and Acura). Last year I already tested the M-B CLS, Porsche Panamera and BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe but ruled them out in favor of the Audi A7 for its overall value.
Red Sage 5pts @Michael100 -- Cool. Nice to know you are doing full comparison shopping. That's what I recommend to everyone. Your original reply here seemed as if you had convinced yourself to get the AUDI -- not at all a bad purchase, at any rate! Personally, I don't even like sedans. I especially am appalled by the very concept of 'sports sedans'. But the Tesla Model S captures my heart in mind in ways I've not felt since... The Acura NSX... and the Chevrolet Corvette C4...It's nice to see a vehicle that works on pure electricity, the way I have imagined for decades.
TB6MT 5pts @Michael100 @srt_charga I don't know if you can say the Vsport is more expensive than the audi A6. I have priced the Vsport at 59-62k with the magneto rheological suspension, the audi comes in at about 60k with premium plus pack. Its pretty close. You also chose the slowest test on the Vsport of 3 mags, others are getting 4.4 12.8-12.9 @ 110-111 mph. And if you check out the rolling start where the AWD traction is negated, the Vsport will open up a lead. I think rolling on from 40mph like in the story above, the Vsport will be notably faster than the A6. But, I too like the A6 better as it has the AWD value in all kinds of weather...though the caddy has better steering...
Michael100 5pts @Omar Sultan @Michael100 @omarsultan Your claims that "The $7,500 is a tax credit not a subsidy and it goes to the buyer, not to the company" and "Because it is a tax credit, no one is subsidizing anyone else" and "The tax credit or state incentives do not impact revenue or profit for any manufacturer" are oft-repeated but misleading claims by Tesla fans..It's very simple: without the tax credit, Tesla would be making less revenue. The huge tax credits to rich car buyers has an indirect impact on the revenue and profits of Tesla luxury car manufacturer because it enables Tesla to set a higher price as well as sell more cars at that higher price to more buyers. Thus the $7,500 tax credit to a car buyer ends up as an indirect subsidy to the car manufacturer Tesla. A new luxury car (like the Tesla Model S ) that might have been priced at, hypothetically, $75,000 (minus $2,000 manufacturer/dealer incentives from Tesla) in the absence of a $7,500 tax credit... can now be priced even higher at $80,000 (without Tesla having to give any manufacturer/dealer incentives) with the tax credit available. Thus the tax credit acts as an indirect subsidy to the luxury car brand since it increases the total revenue/profit for each car by $7,000 ($5,000 higher price and no $2,000 incentive) and still increases the total number of buyers by, say, 5%. Without the tax credit, the higher revenue (from the higher price x greater number of cars sold) would not be possible.Without the tax credit, it's likely that Tesla Model S cars would probably be priced a bit cheaper than they are today. The combination of federal/state tax and other incentives (made possible by tax payers) are not just a direct subsidy to rich car buyers to buy a certain type of luxury car, these incentives are also indirect subsidies to the luxury car companies like Tesla.I don't think that the Tesla website offers any manufacturer / showroom incentive, does it? But the Tesla website makes sure to inform car buyers of "Electric Vehicle Incentives" given by federal and state governments but made possible by taxpayers. Some states that give additional incentives to EV buyers are West Virginia ($7,500), Colorado ($6,000), Georgia ($5,000), Hawaii ($5,000), Illinois ($4,000), New Jersey ($4,000), Louisiana ($3,000), California ($2,500), etc
Omar Sultan 5pts @Michael100 @Omar Sultan Actually, I joined about a month ago, but I am still just a regular dude, no connection to Tesla other than being an owner. You can check out my profile at the Tesla Motors Club website (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/member.php/14545-omarsultan?tab=aboutme&simple=1) or find me on Twitter @omarsultan So, your comment contains a number of oft-repeated inaccuracies, so let me see if I can clarify a bit. 1) The $7,500 is a tax credit not a subsidy and it goes to the buyer, not to the company. It is available to all EV buys including cars like the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf. If you mosey on over to the Chevy or Nissan websites, you will see they represent prices the same way, but taking the tax credit into account in the advertised price.2) Because it is a tax credit, no one is subsidizing anyone else. The federal credit reduces the taxes a buyer owes (i.e. they get to keep more of their money). If you owe less than $7500 in taxes, then you lose the rest (the excess does not carry over).3) I am not sure the Tesla is any more or less expensive than the cars it competes with, so I am not sure if that is relevant to the conversation. The Cadillac ELR (MSRP from $75K) qualifies for the same $7500 credit. I would not be surprised if the upcoming BMW i8 will also qualify. Since you seem to be an Audi fan, the e-tron would also qualify for the credit. But, as noted above, the credit is also available to much less expensive cars. The tax credit or state incentives do not impact revenue or profit for any manufacturer. If they have great or crappy service, it because of their business decisions. 4) I am not sure what state subsidies you believe Tesla is receiving--I am aware of none. A number of states do offer incentives to all EV buyers.5) In California, Tesla, along with a number of other car companies do gain revenue from selling ZEV vehicle credits to other car companies that have not sold enough low/no emission cars in the state - no public funds involved.One other thing to note, the company-owned Tesla Service Centers are run to break-even, they are not a profit center for the company, which is a very different approach than the typical dealer service department.Regards,O


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"There are many aircraft owners that wish to be out at Coulter Airfield but, because we have such a short runway, they are not able to, or they are here, and they are not able to take off with full fuel. That decreases our revenue because they are not buying as much fuel here," said Cortney Harris, the Coulter Airfield Director.
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"It will allow more diverse type of aircraft into Coulter Airfield and, with the diverse aircraft, we will also see increased revenue," said Harris.
"We don't need bigger jets blowing over our house," said Vicki Mercer who lives in a neighborhood called Vintage Hills right next to the airport.
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Charlier Caroline - - 2011
Background. Little is known about Listeria monocytogenes-associated bone and joint infections. Only case reports of this infection have been published.Methods. Retrospective study of culture-proven bone and joint cases reported to the French National Reference Center for Listeria from 1992 to 2010.Results. Forty-three patients were studied: 61% were men, and the median age was ...
Newman Hadas - - 2011
To evaluate the safety and effect of systemic anti-vascular endothelial growth factor bevacizumab (Avastin) in treatment of exudative retinal detachment secondary to choroidal melanoma. Two patients were definitively treated with ophthalmic plaque radiation therapy and subsequently given 10 mg/kg intravenous bevacizumab every 2 weeks for 3 or 4 cycles. Complete ...
Cho Yeoungjee - - 2011
BACKGROUND: The role of seasonal variation in peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis has been limited to a few small single-centre studies.METHODS: Using all 6610 Australian patients receiving PD between 1 October 2003 and 31 December 2008, we evaluated the influence of seasons on peritonitis rates (Poisson regression) and outcomes (multivariable logistic ...
Thirugnanasambathan Thulasi - - 2011
BACKGROUND: Determinants and outcomes of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis occurring within 4 weeks of completion of therapy of a prior episode caused by the same (relapse) or different organism (recurrence) recently have been characterized. However, determinants and outcomes of peritonitis occurring more than 4 weeks after treatment of a prior ...
Davenport Andrew - - 2011
Background and Objectives: Fungal peritonitis increases the risk of transfer to haemodialysis and mortality. Methods: We audited the effect of co-prescription of daily oral fluconazole with antibiotics in the Pan Thames centres on fungal peritonitis. Results: We found 49 (1.5%) fungal peritonitis cases in 3,322 episodes of peritonitis. Two centres ...
Montero Javier A - - 2011
To report the anatomic and functional outcome of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) to treat choroidal neovascularization (CNV) following photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat recurrent central serous choroidopathy (CSC). This was an interventional case report in which verteporfin PDT was performed in a case of recurrent CSC. Following PDT, the patient developed ...
Oon Jolene - - 2011
Salmonella bacteremia can be complicated by mycotic aneurysm with the potential for a catastrophic presentation. Treatment involves prompt surgery with debridement, extraanatomic bypass, and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Any relapse tends to occur within the 1(st) year after surgery. We describe a case of Salmonella enteritidis mycotic aneurysm in a 56-year-old ...
Peros Kristina - - 2011
Abstract Objective: To determine the physiologic changes of salivary flow rate, pH, and buffer capacity and the levels of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus spp in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: The study included 23 patients scheduled for fixed orthodontic therapy. All subjects received equal braces, bands, and ...
Feng Guan-Ming - - 2011
Free jejunal flap reconstruction is the main treatment for patients after pharyngo-oesophagectomy. Flaps are unavoidably subjected to ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R) during preparation. Enteral nutrition has been shown to improve the recovery of injured intestine, although the precise underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study was aimed to determine whether early ...
Stepp Cara E - - 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the relative fundamental frequency (RFF) surrounding a voiceless consonant in patients with hyperfunctionally related voice disorders would normalize after a successful course of voice therapy. Pre- and posttherapy measurements of RFF were compared in 16 subjects undergoing voice therapy for voice ...
Herridge Margaret S - - 2011
There have been few detailed, in-person interviews and examinations to obtain follow-up data on 5-year outcomes among survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We evaluated 109 survivors of ARDS at 3, 6, and 12 months and at 2, 3, 4, and 5 years after discharge from the intensive ...
Taradaj J - - 2011
OBJECTIVE: To estimate early and long-term results of physical methods in the treatment of venous leg ulcers. METHOD: In group A after surgical operation, 40 patients were treated with the high-voltage stimulation (HVS) (100 µs, 100 Hz, 100 V) and drug therapy. In group B after operation, 37 patients were treated with ultrasound ...
Szary Nicholas M - - 2011
Traditionally, tube feedings have been delayed after gastrostomy placement to the next day and up to 24 hours postprocedure. However, results from various randomized clinical trials (RCTs) indicate earlier feeding may be an option. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to analyze the effect of earlier feedings (≤3 h) after percutaneous ...
Arendt E - - 2011
Background There are no accepted objective criteria for return to activity after a first time lateral patella dislocation. Objective To define the characteristics of first time lateral patallofemoral dislocation (PFD) patients and their timeline for return to activity. Design Prospective observational. Setting University and private clinic. Patients 31 patients were ...
Pollard Deborah L - - 2011
Even with the gradual upward trends in breastfeeding initiation and duration, breastfeeding rates at 6 months continue to lag well behind the 50% target set for any breastfeeding and the 25% target set for exclusive breastfeeding by the Healthy People 2010 initiatives. Overall evidence is limited in identifying effective interventions that ...
Terai Naim - - 2011
Purpose: To investigate the effect of statins on ocular microcirculation in patients with hypercholesterolaemia. Methods: Ten patients with hypercholesterolaemia were included in this study. The diameter of retinal vessels was measured continuously with the retinal vessel analyser (RVA) before and 4 weeks after statin therapy. After baseline assessment, a monochromatic luminance ...
Farr Sebastian - - 2011
PURPOSE: Strategies for extracorporeal shockwave therapy in calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff vary concerning quantity of sessions and doses. The purpose of this prospective pilot study was to determine the difference between the outcome of a single high-dosage extracorporeal shockwave therapy and two sessions of low-dosage extracorporeal shockwave therapy. ...
Bertorello N - - 2011
In the present study the authors evaluated therapy-related long-term adverse effects and physical activity in a cohort of long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), diagnosed in their center between March 1991 and August 2000, treated according to the AIEOP (Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica) ALL 91 ...
Creaney Leon - - 2011
Growth factor technologies are increasingly used to enhance healing in musculoskeletal injuries, particularly in sports medicine. Two such products; platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and autologous blood, have a growing body of supporting evidence. No previous trial has directly compared the efficacy of these two methods. Growth factor administration improves tissue regeneration ...
Vissers Maaike M - - 2011
Background After total hip arthroplasty (THA), patients today (who tend to be younger and more active than those who previously underwent this surgical procedure) have high expectations regarding functional outcome. Therefore, patients need to be well informed about recovery of physical functioning after THA. PURPOSE: /b> The purpose of this ...
Hsiao Fei-Yuan - - 2011
Abstract Study Objective. To compare Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy with antisecretory therapy alone on the risk of hospitalization for a major ulcer event. Design. Retrospective, population-based cohort study. Data Source. The 2000-2006 National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. Patients. A total of 838,176 patients diagnosed with a gastrointestinal ulcer and ...
Paneroni Mara - - 2011
BACKGROUND: Treatment of bronchiectasis includes drugs, oxygen therapy and bronchial clearance maneuvers. The aim of the current study was to assess safety and efficacy of Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation when compared with usual Chest Physical Therapy in patients with bronchiectasis. METHODS: In two consecutive days, 22 patients underwent both Intrapulmonary Percussive ...
Wolle Meraf A - - 2011
To evaluate the physical functioning of Ethiopian trichiasis surgery patients before and 6 months after surgery. Nested cohort study. This study was nested within the Surgery for Trichiasis, Antibiotics to Prevent Recurrence (STAR) clinical trial conducted in Ethiopia. Demographic information, ocular examinations, and physical functioning assessments were collected before and ...
Feeney C - - 2011
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after esophagectomy have been reported to occur in 15-30% of patients and are the most common causes of major morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for the development of PPCs include impairment in lung function, cardiac reserve, aerobic capacity, and body composition. Physical activity is associated with ...
Holstege Marije S - - 2011
Holstege MS, Lindeboom R, Lucas C. Preoperative quadriceps strength as a predictor for short-term functional outcome after total hip replacement. To determine the preoperative strength of the muscle group of the lower extremity that is most important in predicting functional recovery after primary unilateral total hip replacement (THR). Prospective observational ...
Baker M L ML Nutrition Support Team, Department of Dietetics, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, - - 2011
Patients with a high-output stoma (HOS) (> 2000 ml/day) suffer from dehydration, hypomagnesaemia and under-nutrition. This study aimed to determine the incidence, aetiology and outcome of HOS. The number of stomas fashioned between 2002 and 2006 was determined. An early HOS was defined as occurring in hospital within 3 weeks ...
van Langeveld Sacha A - - 2011
Background Research reports have described the contents of therapy in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation only as the total number of therapy hours. We developed the Spinal Cord Injury-Interventions Classification System (SCI-ICS) as a tool to classify therapy to improve mobility and self-care into 3 levels (body functions, basic activities, ...
Khawaji Mohamed - - 2011
It has been shown that patients with severe haemophilia treated on demand are not as physically active as their healthy peers and often have a sedentary lifestyle that contributes to chronic joint disease. The use of prophylaxis provides opportunities for participation in physical activities with fewer bleeding episodes. The objective ...
Steinacker Juergen M - - 2011
To compare the long-term effects of comprehensive outpatient versus inpatient rehabilitation with respect to morbidity and mortality, as well as to changes in physical performance and physical activity. A total of 163 consecutive patients were enrolled for comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) following a recent coronary event, to outpatient or inpatient ...
Shkurti-Leka Klodiana - - 2011
Salmonella is a gram-negative bacillus that penetrates in human from contaminated food or water. Sallmonela spondylodiscitis is a rare condition occur secondary to hematogenous spread after bacteremia episode. We presented a successful treatment with Levofloxacin in a 26 years old immunocompetent male with a septic form of sallmonelosis complicated with ...
Grandes Gonzalo - - 2011
We evaluate the effectiveness of a physical activity promotion programme carried out by general practitioners with inactive patients in routine care. Pragmatic, cluster randomised clinical trial conducted in eleven public primary care centres in Spain. Fifty-six general practitioners (GPs) were randomly assigned to intervention (29) or standard care (27) groups. ...
Watanabe Yoshiko Y Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, - - 2011
To assess the utility of skin perfusion pressure (SPP) measurement in evaluating the outcome of vascular constructions for critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients. We retrospectively studied 19 lower limbs in 18 patients who underwent arterial reconstruction for CLI from whom SPP measurements had been obtained pre- and postoperatively between 2008 ...
Bekkering W Peter - - 2011
Aim of our study was to compare functional ability and physical activity in children and young adults who underwent surgery for a malignant bone tumor that was located around the knee. This cross-sectional study included 82 patients aged 8-25 years with a follow-up of 1-5 years. The functional ability and ...
Bekkering W Peter - - 2010
BACKGROUND: Aim of our study was to compare functional ability and physical activity in children and young adults who underwent surgery for a malignant bone tumor that was located around the knee. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 82 patients aged 8-25 years with a follow-up of 1-5 years. The functional ...
Tomiyama Takashi - - 2011
The efficacy of oral steroid therapy for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is well known, and oral prednisolone treatment is most usually commenced at 30-40 mg/day, but there have been few reports about comparative studies of oral steroid therapy and steroid pulse therapy as the initial treatment for AIP. We studied the ...
Bates Angela C - - 2011
ABSTRACT This case report describes occupational therapy (OT) intervention in an outpatient setting and outcomes for a child diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) from 4 to 28 months of age. There is little information on therapy intervention and outcomes of children who have survived. The patient is a white ...
Marchant-Forde R M - - 2010
This study examined the effects of infrared beak treatment (IR-BT) and hot blade beak trimming (HB-BT) on beak length and production in laying hen pullets. Seventy-two 1-d-old birds were randomly assigned to the HB-BT, IR-BT, or control group. Birds were pair housed by treatment, and beak images and production indices ...
Cetinbas Ferda - - 2010
Glutamine is an important substrate for enterocyte and other rapidly proliferating cells. Low plasma and tissue levels present in glutamine in critically ill patients suggest that demand may exceed endogenous supply. Because commercially available amino acid solutions do not contain glutamine because of its instability in aqueous solution, conventional total ...
Haverkort E B - - 2010
Esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction results in a variety of postoperative nutrition-related symptoms that may influence the patient's nutritional status. We developed a 15-item questionnaire, focusing on the nutrition-related complaints the first year after an esophagectomy. The questionnaire was filled out the first week after discharge and 3, 6, and ...
Twine C P - - 2010
BACKGROUND:: The aim was to investigate the effects of statin therapy on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. METHODS:: PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for all studies on any clinical effect of statin therapy on AAA. Outcomes were selected based on their inclusion in two or more ...
Twine C P - - 2011
The aim was to investigate the effects of statin therapy on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease. PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for all studies on any clinical effect of statin therapy on AAA. Outcomes were selected based on their inclusion in two or more studies: AAA ...
Ng Diana - - 2011
Intratympanic gentamicin therapy for the treatment of episodic vertigo associated with Ménière's disease is generally well tolerated. Although auditory and vestibular symptoms following intratympanic gentamicin are well known, visual disturbance has not been previously described. In this report, we describe two patients with Ménière's disease who developed sudden onset of ...
Visser Reina - - 2010
After 25 years of practice and positive results of the Rehbein-procedure (RB) for children with Hirschsprung Disease (HD), we changed to the less invasive transanal endorectal pull through (TERPT). The aim of this study was to compare short- and mid-term complications of these two procedures in our patients with HD. ...
Gatt M M Combined Gastroenterology Research Unit, Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, - - 2010
Inadequate gut function is common and may adversely affect prognosis. However, it is difficult to measure and treatment options are limited. This study evaluated whether gut-specific nutrients (GSNs) could stimulate the return of gut function in critically ill patients, and assessed what effect, if any, this would have on patient ...
Schuh Reinhard R Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria. - - 2010
Recent pedobarographic studies have demonstrated decreased loading of the great toe region and the first metatarsal head at a short- and intermediate-term followup. The purpose of the present study was to determine if a postoperative rehabilitation program helped to improve weightbearing of the first ray after chevron osteotomy for correction ...
Marik Paul E PE Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA. - - 2010
Recent observational studies suggest that bleeding from stress ulceration is extremely uncommon in intensive care unit patients. Furthermore, the risk of bleeding may not be altered by the use of acid suppressive therapy. Early enteral tube feeding (initiated within 48 hrs of intensive care unit admission) may account for this ...
Lacson Eduardo E - - 2011
Higher mortality risk reported with reuse versus single use of dialyzers is potentially related to reuse reagents that modify membrane surface characteristics and the blood-membrane interface. A key mechanism may involve stimulation of an inflammatory response. In a prospective crossover design, laboratory markers and mortality from 23 hemodialysis facilities abandoning ...
Meslemani Danny - - 2010
We conducted a prospective observational study of tracheostomy tubes with three primary goals: (1) to identify the presence and location of bacterial biofilms on adult tubes, (2) to determine how soon after insertion of a tube the presence of a biofilm could be identified, and (3) to identify the bacterial ...
Swygert Kimberly A - - 2010
BACKGROUND: During the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills examination, examinees rotate through 12 standardized patient (SP) encounters. Examinees have 25 minutes per encounter to interact with SPs and complete postencounter patient notes (PNs), and they may end the SP interaction early to spend extra time on ...
Vieira Josiel Paiva - - 2010
To compare the effect of parenteral versus enteral nutritional support in severe acute pancreatitis, with respect to efficacy, safety, morbidity, mortality and length of hospitalization. The study was comprised of 31 patients, divided into a parenteral group (n=16) and an enteral group (n=15), who met severity criteria for abdominal tomography ...
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So, tomorrow morning at 9am East Coast time (which is 1400 GMT and 1500 Madrid time) we're (meaning me, meaning Emily Davis, meaning staff from Granta) going to have a "Twitter Party" to discuss the "Best of Spanish-Language Novelists" issue, Spanish literature in general, translations, literary trends, etcetera.
I'll be on there as open_letter, so feel free to
me all your questions, jokes, comments about Duke basketball. As someone who tends to write long, I've yet to really get the hang of the Twitter. So, this should be riotous! Expect a lot of ellipses and multi-tweet responses . . .
Here are the official instructions (in English and Spanish) from the wonderful Saskia Vogel at Granta. (And all apologies about the unnecessary quotes below . . . Textpattern is freaking out about all the @ symbols and transforming chunks of this post into Comic Sans.):
On November 30, 2010 at 1400 (GMT) [0900, NYC; 1500 Madrid] Granta and Three Percent Blog ('@open_letter') will host a discussion about literature in Spanish on Twitter. The discussion will end at 4pm (GMT) [1100, NYC; 1700 Madrid].
Participation is easy. Just follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account.
2. Search for the hashtag #literatura
3. '@Grantamag' will start making posts using this hash tag. For example: "The '@Grantamag' and '@Open_Letter' #TwitterParty about Spanish-langauge lit is starting in 5 minutes! #literatura"
4. '@GrantaMag' will start the discussion with some questions and links. For example, "Will Vargas Llosa's Nobel Prize encourage publishers to commission more translations? #literatura" or "Which new Spanish-language writers should we be reading #literatura"
5. Please join in and answer any questions or ask your own. Feel free to make statements on the subject, post links, etc. The discussion can be in Spanish or English.
REMEMBER: You must include #literatura in each of your posts to be part of the conversation.
El 30 de noviembre a las 1400 (GMT) [0900, NYC; 1500 Madrid], Granta y Three Percent Blog ('@open_letter') presentará una discusión sobre la literatura en Twitter. Se acabará a las 1600 (GMT) [1100, NYC; 1700 Madrid].
Será fácil participar. Solo hay que:
1. Iniciar una sesión
2. Buscar el hashtag #literatura
3. '@GrantaMag' empezará a enviar tweets incluyendo este hashtag, por ejemplo "The '@Grantamag' and '@Open_Letter' #TwitterParty about Spanish-langauge lit is starting in 5 minutes! #literatura"
4. '@GrantaMag' iniciará la discusión con algunas preguntas y lienzos, por ejemplo, "Will Vargas Llosa's Nobel Prize encourage publishers to commission more translations? #literatura" o "Which new Spanish-language writers should we be reading #literatura"
5. Siéntate libre a participar, responder a preguntas o formular otras. Exprésa tu opinion sobre el tema, envia lienzos etc. La discusión puede ser en inglés o español.
ACUÉRDATE: es esencial incluir el hashtag #literatura en cada de tus tweets para particpar en la conversación.
So tomorrow. Twitterverse. Be there.
The opening of Jón Gnarr's novel/memoir The Indian is a playful bit of extravagant ego, telling the traditional story of creation, where the "Let there be light!" moment is also the moment of his birth on January 2nd, 1967. Then. . .
Mahasweta Devi is not only one of the most prolific Bengali authors, but she's also an important activist. In fact, for Devi, the two seem to go together. As you can probably tell from the titles, she writes about women. . .
The prolific Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós wrote his short novel, Tristana, during the closing years of the nineteenth century, a time when very few options were available to women of limited financial means who did not want a husband.. . .
Pedro Zarraluki's The History of Silence (trans. Nick Caistor and Lorenza García) begins with the narrator and his wife, Irene, setting out to write a book about silence, itself called The History of Silence: "This is the story of how. . .
There are plenty of reasons you can fail to find the rhythm of a book. Sometimes it's a matter of discarding initial assumptions or impressions, sometimes of resetting oneself. Zigmunds Skujiņš's Flesh-Coloured Dominoes was a defining experience in the necessity. . .
In a culture that privileges prose, reviewing poetry is fairly pointless. And I've long since stopped caring about what the world reads and dropped the crusade to get Americans to read more poems. Part of the fault, as I've suggested. . .
I would like to pose the argument that it is rare for one to ever come across a truly passive protagonist in a novel. The protagonist (perhaps) of Three Light-Years, Claudio Viberti, is just that—a shy internist who lives in. . .
The last five days of the eleventh-century Icelandic politician, writer of sagas, and famous murder victim Snorri Sturleleson (the Norwegian spelling, Snorre, is preserved in the book) make up Thorvald Steen's most recently translated historical fiction, The Little Horse. Murdered. . .
We all know Paris, or at least we think we know it. The Eiffel Tower. The Latin Quarter. The Champs-Élysées. The touristy stuff. In Dominique Fabre's novel, Guys Like Me, we're shown a different side of Paris: a gray, decaying. . .
One hundred pages into Birth of a Bridge, the prize-winning novel from French writer Maylis de Kerangal, the narrator describes how starting in November, birds come to nest in the wetlands of the fictional city of Coca, California, for three. . .


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Our stay at Turtle Hut II was fantastic. We were greeted by the housekeeper due to us arriving earlier than expected (time changed messed us up). She was very pleasant and proceeded to tell us about all of the opportunities in the area. She did not shoo us away, as she easily could have as we were hours early! The condo met all of our needs. My daughters loved the geckos and the turtles, OH My, so many turtles! My husband saw an octopus when he was snorkeling off the black sand beach. We managed the drive to many places and beaches. The view from the pool is exactly as the picture shows only much, MUCH more spectacular. I loved sitting out by the pool, reading and looking up to see the ocean view. Wonderful place to see and visit. Barbara has wonderful suggestions as to where to by groceries and to eat! Mahalo for a wonderful stay, LeaAnn~Mt. Horeb, WI.
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Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Ida Laura Pfeiffer (October 14, 1797 in Vienna - October 27, 1858 Vienna), was an Austrian traveler and travel book author. She was one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into seven languages. She was a member of geographical societies of both Berlin and Paris, but not of Royal Geographical Society in London due to her sex.
Early life[edit]
The daughter of a wealthy merchant named Reyer, she was born at Vienna. As a child, she preferred boys' clothing and liked sports and exercise, which was encouraged by her father. She received the education usually given a boy. Her first long journey was a trip to Palestine and Egypt when she was five years old. The influence of this experience remained with her. Following the death of her father when she was nine, her mother - disapproving this unconventional upbringing - persuaded Ida to wear girls' clothing and to take up piano lessons. After Napoleon I, emperor of the French, conquered Vienna in 1809, some of the French troops were quartered in Reyer's home to Ida's dislike. During the grand review held in Schönbrunn Palace, she protested against foreign occupation by turning her back as Napoleon rode past.
On May 1, 1820, she married Dr. Mark Anton Pfeiffer, a lawyer in Lemberg, (now Lviv, Ukraine) connected with the Austrian government, who was 24 years older than she and a widower with a grown-up son. Dr. Pfeiffer made enemies by exposing corrupted Austrian officials in Galicia and was forced to resign. Subsequently, he found it difficult to find a job and in order to support her family, and due to their poverty Ida gave drawing and music lessons. The financial situation of the family improved only after the death of Mme Reyer in 1831, and with this small inheritance Ida Pfeiffer was able to hire better teachers for her two sons. Dr. Pfeiffer died in 1838.
After her sons had homes of their own, Ida Pfeiffer was finally able to fulfill her childhood dream of traveling to foreign places. She later wrote in Visit to Iceland:
When I was but a little child, I had already a strong desire to see the world. Whenever I met a travelling-carriage, I would stop involuntarily, and gaze after it until it had disappeared; I used even to envy the postilion, for I thought he also must have accomplished the whole long journey.
In 1842 she traveled along the Danube river to the Black Sea and Istanbul. From there she continued to Palestine and Egypt before returning home via Italy. She published an account of her journey in Reise einer Wienerin in das Heilige Land ("A Vienna woman's trip to the Holy Land," 2 vols., Vienna, 1843); money earned from this publication allowed her to pursue more extended explorations in the future. In 1845 she set out to Scandinavia and Iceland, describing her tour in two volumes, Reise nach dem skandinavischen Norden und der Insel Island ("Trip to the Scandinavian North and the island of Iceland," Pest, 1846; English translation: Journey to Iceland, Sweden, and Norway, London, 1852).
First trip round the world[edit]
In 1846 she started on a journey round the world, visiting Brazil, Chile and other countries of South America, Tahiti, China, India, Persia, Asia Minor and Greece, and reaching home in 1848. The results were published in Eine Frau fährt um die Welt (3 vols., Vienna, 1850; English translation: A Woman's Journey round the World, London, 1850).
Second trip round the world[edit]
In 1851 she went to England and to South Africa, intending to penetrate into the interior; this proved impracticable, but she proceeded to the Malay archipelago, spending eighteen months in the Sunda Islands, where she visited the Dyaks of Borneo and was one of the first persons to report on the behavior of the Bataks in Sumatra, and the Malukus. After a visit to Australia, Madame Pfeiffer proceeded to California, Oregon, Peru, Ecuador, New Granada, and north again to the Great Lakes, reaching home in 1854. Her narrative, Meine zweite Weltreise ("My second trip around the world"), was published at Vienna in 1856 (English translation: Second Journey round the World, London, 1857).
In May 1857 she set out to explore Madagascar, where at first she was cordially received by the queen Ranavalona I. She unwittingly allowed herself to be involved in a plot to overthrow the government together with a few other Europeans, namely Jean Laborde and Joseph-François Lambert in apparent collaboration with crown prince Rakoto (the future king Radama II). Upon learning of the attempted coup, the queen executed the Malagasy involved but spared the Europeans, whom she expelled from the country in July 1857. Pfeiffer contracted a disease during her passage from the capital of Antananarivo to the coastal port of departure and never fully recovered. She died in Vienna in 1858, most likely either due to cancer or malaria. A travelogue describing her final voyage, Reise nach Madagaskar ("Trip to Madagascar"), was published in Vienna in 1861 in 2 volumes and included a biography written by her son Oskar Pfeiffer.
Natural History[edit]
During her travels Ida Pfeiffer collected plants, insects, molluscs, marine life and mineral specimens. The carefully documented specimens were sold to the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna and Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (July 2013) |
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pfeiffer, Ida Laura". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Pfeiffer, Ida Laura Reyer". Encyclopedia Americana.
- "Pfeiffer, Ida". The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
- Leidler, Keith (2005). Female Caligula: Ranavalona, the Mad Queen of Madagascar. Wiley. ISBN 0-470-02223-X.
- Mary Somers Heidhues (2004) "Woman on the Road: Ida Pfeiffer in the Indies," Archipel 68 pp. 289–313 Online here
- Baker, D. B. (1996) "Pfeiffer, Wallace, Allen and Smith: the discovery of the Hymenoptera of the Malay Archipelago," Archives of Natural History 23:153-200 ISSN 0260-9541
External links[edit]
- Works by Ida Laura Pfeiffer at The Sophie Project
- Works by Ida Pfeiffer at Project Gutenberg
- The Story of Ida Pfeiffer, and Her Travels in Many Lands, an 1879 biography.
- Works by or about Ida Laura Pfeiffer at Internet Archive
- Works by Ida Laura Pfeiffer at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- 2 short radio episodes American Steamers and A Bear in the Streets from A Lady's Second Journey Round the World, 1855. California Legacy Project.
- "Pfeiffer, Ida". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- "Pfeiffer, Ida". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. 1907.