Major accident for me tonight (5/26) (New P85 arrives 7/8)

[AMPd]

Picking up a P85 on Monday!

Couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on the P+

Congrats!

 

[MikeK]

Congrats! I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

 

[irishstoutaz]

Congrats on the replacement... I am sure it has been a long and frustrating time without your MS.

 

[JPP]

...looking forward to seeing you and your P85 next weekend @ Teslive...

 

[lloyds]

Glad to see everything worked out. Now stop posting and head outside and enjoy the beautiful weather

 

[dpodoll]

I was at the factory Monday when GASDOC picked up his replacement. Happy man. Also got a sneak peek at his dash cam footage of the crash. Pretty amazing. I think he plans on posting the video once he settles with the insurance companies.

 

[JPP]

Nice to see/meet you @ Teslive-glad you got a replacement S so fast. And thanks for privately sharing your dash cam video--very sobering.

 

[Tam]

@GasDoc:

Saw you spoke on TESLIVE video & thanks for sharing your experience.

Emotionally, it would take a big toll but I am glad that your family & friends walked out of the accident alive.

By the way, what happened to the BMW M5 occupants?

Congratulations on your new P85. More power, more range to join Elon for coast to coast cross country trip soon!

 

[GasDoc]

The driver of the M5 had no permanent or major injuries. He went to the hospital in an ambulance and suffered a concussion.

He's lucky. Tesla's crash expert looked over my pictures and video and was surprised that he was, more or less, unscathed.

 

[cybrown]

He's lucky. Tesla's crash expert looked over my pictures and video and was surprised that he was, more or less, unscathed.

Unluckily for him, they still don't have a cure for stupid.

 

[Doug_G]

Unluckily for him, they still don't have a cure for stupid.

Age.

 

[JPP]

...assuming that he lives long enough to gain maturity and perspective...

 

[brianman]

Age.

(Adjusted paraphrase for humor: ) "Only now -- when's he's too senile to leverage it effectively -- does he understand."

 

[Francis Lau]

GasDoc, nice to meet you at TESLIVE. Congratulations on the new car. The video you showed me was very sobering. It was truly a split second accident. I am glad all was well

 

[GasDoc]

It's alive!!!

 

[efusco]

It's alive!!!

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Gonna take a while to top that baby off at 3mph charging!
Gotta be a story behind this post.

 

[GasDoc]

Charging slowly since no 240v in my driveway. Also keeping it slow and cool until I figure out if I need to recharge the "freon" or just the blue coolant. Both systems were drained in the tear down.

 

[Grendal]

Since you are one of the few that have owned two different Model S's please tell us about the differences you sense between the two cars.

 

[brianman]

I sense a great weight has been lifted. Gratz, GasDoc.

 

[hoopty_yo]

It's alive!!!

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Is your phone plugged in too? :tongue: