First: I traded my '57 Porsche 356 Speedster for a Tesla Model 3. Was I nuts?

The day my neighbor brought his black Model 3 home, I got "auto-lust" again. You know...wanting a new car so much your teeth sweat. But we were already a three-car family in a two-car garage so that wouldn't work without some sacrifice. My sweet wife mentioned it was time to let the Porsche go...it had only been in our family 30 years!

But, I yielded. It couldn't be parked outside and we had a generous offer from another Porsche owner, so off it went. 

And down the tears flowed as it drove off into the sunset!

And not just the day's sunset but the sunset...the last sunset...of my youth, because without it I was officially an old man at last. 

But...I was an old man in a red Tesla Model 3! Thank you, Elon. Farewell, Ferdinand Porsche!

What I gave up for my Model 3...'57 Porsche 356A Speedster

What happened 10 minutes after I traded the Porsche

What is a Tesla Supercharger? Why should I care?

The Tesla Supercharger is a high-voltage, high-speed Tesla car charging unit, similar to a gas pump. Tesla has 21,000 of them with more being installed every day, and they can be located using most third-party apps as well as any Tesla car's screen.
• Advantage: high speed, less time charging, and for some, free energy.
• Disadvantage: not as common as gas stations, takes a bit longer to fill up than does a car using a gas pump. Generally speaking, users must pay on a kWh basis, costing more than it would to charge on a home Tesla charger

Why should you care? If you're considering a Tesla or already have one, that is an obvious answer...you can use a Supercharger to get your car charged and quickly off on your way.

My take: I have a Tesla home charger and can top off my Model 3 from full empty to full in about five and a half hours. I seldom am actually empty and my typical charge is under 100 miles, or just over two hours.

I rely on Superchargers while on trips, except when I can plan on our hotel having a Level 2 charger. Tesla gave me 1000 free Supercharger miles because I used my neighbor's owner referral code. I'm still using those miles up and hope people will start using my referral code for their purchases.

TESLA SMART SUMMON – IDEAL FEATURE FOR HANDICAPPED DRIVERS

If you are considering buying a Tesla, please also consider using me as your referral source (CLICK.) We'll both get a free Tesla 1000 mile SuperCharger credit but only if used as you begin your purchase, not after the fact. BTW, Tesla doesn't have any active duty, veteran or disabled veteran discount, so this thousand mile credit is all you'll get.

For most Tesla owners, Smart Summon is fun and occasionally useful. For many handicapped owners, however, Smart Summon can be that but also a uniquely helpful aid for using our Tesla cars
EveryTesla has it built-in, so this is a powerful feature that costs you nothing extra. And...you never have to worry about gas stations – Tesla doesn't use 'em!
I've found Smart Summon to be most useful if I am a bit more careful in choosing where to park. The distance from the car to you summoning it should be no more than a couple hundred feet. More importantly, consider curbs, other cars, obstacles that may  the car or make it hesitate out of caution.
My most frequent problem is getting into a situation where the car wants to go around in some manner rather than come directly to me. Then, if it gets where I can't see it because of other cars I have to stop as it is unsafe to use Smart Summon where you can't have perfect and safe control.
Still on my Tesla wish list: a key or app-based rear hatch open and close feature. I've seen the hacks advertised in the Tesla blogs but the cost seems unreasonable....over $700.. It is something I want because while I can get the hatch open I can't reach high enough from my chair to close it, and it won't close itself. The car comes with an app and screen unlock feature but that's a marginal convenience...not a solution
Special: here's a Model X wheelchair owner's video.