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I’m personally not parking next to a Tesla ever again..

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by OCD TACO, Dec 26, 2021.

  1. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:02 PM
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    woodsy

    woodsy Well-Known Member

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    I was on the way home from work one day and a minivan was pulled off on a side street and it was fully engulfed in flames. I mean it had flames 6+ feet high over the whole vehicle. I still can't imagine how a vehicle could burn like that. Fortunately the young family got out okay.
     
  2. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:02 PM
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    theesotericone

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    Just wait until magnesium ion becomes the standard for EV batteries. Better have a lot Purple K handy.
     
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  3. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:03 PM
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    Speedfreak

    Speedfreak Member in poor standing

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    FAKE!!! Why would someone be recording on a separate device of a surveillance feed? And then they have no reaction at all when it bursts into flames. Do the catch fire spontaneous occasionally, sure, but this is a set up!!!
     
  4. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:04 PM
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    TheWhole9Yards

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    and once you have it out there is a chance of other cells combusting at random from heat damage. Can happen on the tow truck or 2days later.
     
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  5. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:05 PM
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    TheWhole9Yards

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    They’re reviewing after the fact, pretty common.
     
  6. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:06 PM
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    Kyebasse

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    It means nothing to me. That can happen to any vehicle. On few cars out of a million. Pleeease… I still love Tesla.
     
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  7. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:07 PM
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    Speedfreak

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    Didn't think about that!!! Jeesh, I am off my shit post game lately!
     
  8. Dec 26, 2021 at 5:09 PM
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    0xDEADBEEF

    0xDEADBEEF Swaying to the Symphony of Destruction

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  9. Dec 26, 2021 at 6:30 PM
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    My parents had a gen 3 4Runner spontaneously catch fire. It was 3 months old with 6000km (4000mi) on it. That 4Runner is the reason why my first vehicle was an xterra instead of fj cruiser
     
  10. Dec 26, 2021 at 6:53 PM
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    HUTCHRED

    HUTCHRED I can ride my bike with no handlebars.

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    As a Tesla owner, the worst thing about owning one is having to listening to all the morons try to talk shit about it. It's so bizarre tbh. I'm more than happy I'm trading it in on my wife's new car. (For 4k more than I bought it for 2 years ago)
     
  11. Dec 26, 2021 at 6:57 PM
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    OCD TACO

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    This post was really just a joke. I think Teslas are nice cars and my dad is actually thinking about getting the (ugly) Tesla truck for whatever reason.. let’s keep it light!
     
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  12. Dec 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM
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    HUTCHRED

    HUTCHRED I can ride my bike with no handlebars.

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    You're good my man. I wasn't referring to your post, just the general tone towards them. Then again, most Tesla owners I met are freaking weirdos. Lol. I'm pretty glad to be getting back into the community.
     
  13. Dec 26, 2021 at 7:03 PM
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  14. Dec 26, 2021 at 7:06 PM
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    :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
     
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  15. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:11 PM
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    Wow
     
  16. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:13 PM
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    I couldn't agree more. We have a 3rd gen Taco and a model Y. The amount of wrong info people spout off is insane. People are clueless.
     
  17. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:20 PM
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    Superdave1.0

    Superdave1.0 Grandma Dave

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    HAHA stupid electric cars. Here is our future! :rofl:
     
  18. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:20 PM
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    aozer

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    Tesla’s look boring, that’s pretty much my only issue with them. I have yet to see any EV that I enjoyed aesthetically. Otherwise I wouldn’t mind owning one, or any other EV for my daily driving.
     
  19. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:26 PM
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    vivid02

    vivid02 Buy a Tesla…..I need the gas.

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    I like what Tesla is doing but yes the interior and exterior of them is bit boring.
    Hell the interior of a Tesla model 3 makes our Tacoma’s interiors seem luxurious lol
     
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  20. Dec 26, 2021 at 8:31 PM
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    The fire was obviously started by a gadget in James Bond's Audi parked next to it.
     

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