JACMS3
Member
No one thinks car may be a write off.
Sorry to read what happened to your y. Good you are not hurt.
Sorry to read what happened to your y. Good you are not hurt.
You can install our site as a web app on your iOS device by utilizing the Add to Home Screen feature in Safari. Please see this thread for more details on this.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
cars are designed to crumble on impact so the people in the car are unharmed. if youre in an accident and your car looks more messed up, the better!
The Model Y will be sold in Europe and must comply with pedestrian collision regulations. It looks like the Model Y performed as designed.You know, I agree but will respectfully differ in my opinion on this point. I’ve been hit by deer before (as opposed to hitting a deer) and I felt the car shudder, but the car suffered nothing more than a crimp in the fender or slightly indented door. In this case I felt nothing; it was literally like watching a movie.
I would rather have felt the impact and suffered less damage than suffer this much damage and not feel a thing. I’m not a pussy; I can take it. I was not in danger hitting a 200# meat bag rather than a 5,000# SUV, and I think a car should not sacrifice so much of itself when the only life threatening aspect is my reaction (swerving and hitting a tree, which the car is prepared for) or windshield penetration (low risk). Basically, I believe there’s a point where crumple zones exceed their intended purpose of protecting the occupant’s life for the purpose of insulating them from these experiences entirely. My opinion, but seriously, IMHO this Is disproportionate damage to risk of life.
I am not a Tesla dissenter, hell, I’ve been saving for over a year to buy this thing and me and my wife can’t wait to have it back. What I am is a first time buyer who’s in shock at the fragility of the car under circumstances, and the fact I’m going through it. I’ve fared far better with in the past. Yes, with ICE cars, but still, we aren’t supposed to be making sacrifices on EV’s, right?
My nerves have become raw through the day, so please forgive any brevity.
The hood (or, at least the hinge assembly) is redesigned to comply with European regulations. The American version doesn't pass those regs.The Model Y will be sold in Europe and must comply with pedestrian collision regulations.
How does a different hood hinge affect the ability of a pedestrian to survive a hit? Does it have some kind of spring that lets the hood bounce if a person lands on it? Also, without major surgery to the Model Y front end, there aren't a lot of options for a different hood. What are the differences between Tesla American and European hoods?The hood (or, at least the hinge assembly) is redesigned to comply with European regulations. The American version doesn't pass those regs.
IIRC, all Teslae are designed to meet the physical requirements everywhere. There are unique lighting, labeling and control regulations that differ market to market, but perhaps the most consequential differences are in charge port design. Other than that most Chinese manufactured cars do have different batteries than do Fremont-built vehicles.The hood (or, at least the hinge assembly) is redesigned to comply with European regulations. The American version doesn't pass those regs.
When I lived in Idaho, hitting deer was all too common. This is what I put on the front of my F450. When you hit a deer there was typically little to no damage to the truck. Hitting one in MY scares me especially after seeing these pics. Fortunately I now live in the city and less chance of deer. Glad your ok!
View attachment 544415
After some thought and introspection, plus analyzing the photos again, I appreciate the accuracy with which the car absorbed the impact and shed the load around the soft parts of the car up to the expensive parts, like frame, doors and windshield. Other than the fluid leak, which I suspect is connectors/piping to the heat exchanger (radiator) being compromised, I have no doubt the integrity of the car is intact while the deer managed to walk away from the scene...well, fly away...at least for a while. If I were a pedestrian there is no other car I would rather be struck by. Thanks to those who helped mold my viewpoint on the matter. I was also bent out of shape.
DanCar: As for video; as I mentioned earlier I had a usb flash plugged in and downloaded the dash cam footage but it only showed my wife’s trip to the grocery store earlier that day. I honestly haven’t studied how that all works (having only had the car for a week) so may have done something wrong. In any case, no footage and I’ll sort that out when I get her back.
Anyway, hope the pic help everyone visualize the MY performance under these circumstances.
cars are designed to crumble on impact so the people in the car are unharmed. if youre in an accident and your car looks more messed up, the better!
I think that they car did its job well, as the forces involved are considerable and yiu said that the damage to you—the most valuable and irreplaceable part of the “car”—was non-existent. Airbags look like they were not needed based on what you wrote.Thanks for the well-wishes. The only damage to me is psychological. Really bummed and there’s the fact that I’ll be living with a crash-repaired car I just got a week ago. The place the car is going to is highly regarded and Tesla certified, so I trust it will come back as good as new.
Regarding any warning: I think the car had a blind spot In these specific circumstances. This deer entered the road running a full clip from brush on the side of the road and entered just ahead of the bumper. Pitch black out. The radar is front facing so wouldn’t see anything. The side camera is visual and wouldn’t likely have seen the deer in the brush, then there’s the parking sensors which aren’t intended to serve that purpose.
The car didn’t alert me at all, even after impact when half the sensors flew out of the bumper and the deer was flying through the air. I thought it was odd not to be alerted of any issues.
No airbags as I think they’re associated with the bumper beam which looks fine and maybe some G-sensors / accelerometers which wouldn’t have noticed anything.
My takeaway is not without blind spots and that the body is very “soft” up front. You can dent the hood by not closing it correctly. Everything was affected but in my opinion not everything should have. The fenders in particular. The front edges are hardly damaged yet the entire fenders are tweaked to the doors. This will make these cars expensive to insure over time. I hope my accident forgiveness is intact on my policy!