Any chance of 1 day hire for a Model S or X?

rocky

In February I have an airport run, Galway (east)-Dublin return - 180km one way. Anywhere I could hire a Model S or X for this? There'll be 5 of us returning from the airport.

unkel

You're not giving us much here, rocky. Are you?

Why do you need it to be a rental car? Why do you want it to be an EV in general and a Tesla in particular?

rocky

unkel wrote: »

You're not giving us much here, rocky. Are you?

Why do you need it to be a rental car? Why do you want it to be an EV in general and a Tesla in particular?

Why a rental, as opposed to buying one? Price mainly .

I realise they are thin on the ground in Ireland right now, but if there is a chance, someone here might know.

Tesla because of range, 360km should be doable without charge stops, no?

unkel

I very much doubt it is possibly to rent one. But you didn't answer my question why a Tesla?

You will not be able to do that range without charging unless you take it handy. Not a chance of doing it in any of them if you plan to drive at 120km/h (both points excepted when you have one of the 90 or 100 top models

Your only chance of getting one for a day would be to talk to the lads in Sandyford and get a 24h test drive. You might get lucky. It would be for free too

The one most people test drive these days is their UK plated 90D and yes that will do the range no bother, at speed

0-100km/h in just over 4s. And that car is not the fastest Tesla and doesn't even have ludicrous mode. Nice!

rocky

unkel wrote: »

I very much doubt it is possibly to rent one. But you didn't answer my question why a Tesla?

You will not be able to do that range without charging unless you take it handy. Not a chance of doing it in any of them if you plan to drive at 120km/h (both points excepted when you have one of the 90 or 100 top models

Your only chance of getting one for a day would be to talk to the lads in Sandyford and get a 24h test drive. You might get lucky. It would be for free too

The one most people test drive these days is their UK plated 90D and yes that will do the range no bother, at speed

0-100km/h in just over 4s. And that car is not the fastest Tesla and doesn't even have ludicrous mode. Nice!

Tesla because:
- range. Not posibile to do the journey without charging, except when it is .
- size. 3 adults and 2 teenagers with their luggage won't really fit comfortably in any electric car except in an S or X. The S is 10cm wider than my E60, plus the frunk etc.

While the Teslas have impressive drive trains and batteries, I would probably not buy one based on interior quality reviews, would feel like a downgrade. But hey, who knows, that's why I want to test drive one.

I see there's no supercharger on the Galway - Dublin route, presume they have an alternative charging solution , A.C. 10+kWh?

unkel

You still haven't said why it has to be a Tesla / electric car. Why don't you rent a minibus?

rocky

Oh, I thought that part was clear enough, for the novelty and I'm interested in electric cars - but wouldn't buy a new one with my 6k km a year.

Don't need to rent anything, the E60 will cover me for this trip.

I thought about talking to Tesla about one of their cars, the only minor issue is I'd need to get the bus to Dublin, do Dublin-Galway return, then take the bus back down. Worth looking into.

unkel

Thanks for clarifying!

Why don't you just book a test drive for yourself in Sandyford? That's free. Drive your trusted E60 up and down there