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ElectricLee
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Just like all those ICE car fires that no-one talks about. They also dont talk about the rear corner window break-in’s on other makers.
I can't speak to "most cars", but I can tell you that w/the my two current cars and two previous cars, I am able to lower them from the cabin. There's no strap in the trunk.
On my Bolt and my Leaf, you definitely can lower them from the rear cabin.
On my former 06 Prius (gen 2) , I'm 95% sure it was that way. You pressed a button to lower them. Gen 3 Prius (2010 to 2015) had a button you pushed. Skip to 1:50 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSVjr_OAdgM.
My former 02 Maxima also let you lower them from the cabin, HOWEVER, it also had a key lock.
Attached pics from my Bolt, Leaf and former Maxima manuals on this. So, let's see: two Nissans, a Chevy, and two Toyotas all seem to contradict your claim. I'm fairly sure '91 Camry I had long ago also let you fold down the seat from the cabin but probably also had a keyhole and lock. Not sure what you mean by "decades that was the standard":
(To be fair, it isn't common to have locks to prevent rear seats from folding down in hatchbacks but is more common for sedans, which the 3 is.) And, I agree that levers that you pull from the trunk side (on some) cars or a key lock, would've been better design choices here.
BTW, typing in ALL CAPS on the net is considering SHOUTING, besides being a bit annoying/difficult to read.
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voip-ninja
Give me some sugar baby
Sounds like a great way to disappear and they find your body in a landfill a year later or maybe never.
A friend of mine had his Volt broken into the same way. Even though the Volt has a hatchback, he had the cloth cover covering the cargo area, and they broke the little window to see if there was anything inside. (There wasn't.) The Volt has the release levers on the top of the seat like the TM3.
I used to have a 2004 Olds Alero, now my daughters, with fold down rear seat backs. It required unlatching from inside the trunk. Would be nice if Tesla had done the same.
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Sorry to see your Model 3 got broken into. What part of Sacramento did this happen in ?
Just came back from lunch in sacramento to find my little window smashed with the seat folded down. Of course I had nothing to steal and now have a $250 ded
I did. It only caught him walking away from the car though. Couldn’t see his face or the actual break. Some guy in a black hoodie. At 1pm in the middle of the day!
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Thanks for the info. I'm not familiar with that parking lot. Is it closer to 99 or 5 ?
Rojer Lockless
Member
So glad I don't live in The Communist Socialist Republic of California
Yes because crime only exist in California.
Anyway, hopefully in a few years tesla andnmodelc3 will be ubiquitous and people will move on to other cars.
Anyway, hopefully in a few years tesla andnmodelc3 will be ubiquitous and people will move on to other cars.
Crime do exist in other places, but police actually try to catch the perps and put them in jail.
Fernand
Active Member
Aw gawd, what a drag. And all you wiseguys with your anti-California rants
who just haven't had any theft of late. Under normal conditions I'd be happy
for you.
who just haven't had any theft of late. Under normal conditions I'd be happy
for you.
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