Cr8it
Member
So sorry to hear this. Karma will win out. Course won't fix your car or make you feel any better.
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AMPd
Well-Known Member
Funny! I had a friend who said he heard the Teslas needed to have their batteries replaced every year and it costs around 30k each time
I laughed
Jlwine
Member
Sorry to read that, there are just some evil people in the world--sad really.
I'm referring to the 650, and it definitely activates with motion.
Security found the footage.
Young man, visitor as anticipated.
Looks like he was inebriated...
I don't think he was targeting my car, just any car.
Anyway, they have his picture.
Feel a bit better just knowing that it likely wasn't done for the sake of it being a Tesla...or my car.
Next week, body shop visit, followed by dash cams.
Thanks again to all.
Young man, visitor as anticipated.
Looks like he was inebriated...
I don't think he was targeting my car, just any car.
Anyway, they have his picture.
Feel a bit better just knowing that it likely wasn't done for the sake of it being a Tesla...or my car.
Next week, body shop visit, followed by dash cams.
Thanks again to all.
mikeash
Active Member
It baffles me how they get these ideas. It took me about thirty seconds with Friend Google to find that a Prius battery costs $3,000 and lasts 10+ years, for example.
Anyone who does this, and is envious of what others posses and have achieved through hard work honestly don't deserve to live in a free society. These people deserve to be living in North Korea or Cuba. I am willing to start a collection to ship them there and save us the trouble of putting up with them.
I grew up below middle class. I witnessed my parents work beyond exhaustion to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. I witnessed my father loose his job, his car repossessed and my family have to go on food stamps. Never once, did I blame our neighbors or people that were better off than us for our struggles, nor did I hate them for their success or possessions.
The MS has been my dream car since it was announced in 2012, I have worked hard to get to the point that I own one now. I still go into the garage and it seems like a dream to me that this is my car. It would anger me beyond words if someone did this to my car after all the work I've put in to finally buy it, so you have my sympathy.
I apologize for the soupbox rant, but this is something that really bothers me. I've had a car keyed before and it is impersonal to the perpetrator but very personal to the victim.
I grew up below middle class. I witnessed my parents work beyond exhaustion to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. I witnessed my father loose his job, his car repossessed and my family have to go on food stamps. Never once, did I blame our neighbors or people that were better off than us for our struggles, nor did I hate them for their success or possessions.
The MS has been my dream car since it was announced in 2012, I have worked hard to get to the point that I own one now. I still go into the garage and it seems like a dream to me that this is my car. It would anger me beyond words if someone did this to my car after all the work I've put in to finally buy it, so you have my sympathy.
I apologize for the soupbox rant, but this is something that really bothers me. I've had a car keyed before and it is impersonal to the perpetrator but very personal to the victim.
my model s (90D blue, just got it 2 months ago) was keyed this morning too. residential area of san mateo. i'm really sorry it happened to your tesla too. i just don't understand what motivates people to do such things...
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Sorry to hear about this OP but I've learned that life will throw you a certain amount of these types of things and it's best just to try to put it in perspective and move on...
One week old today, and then backed into....
As to "karma", I find it to be an extremely evil concept. Of course, if you do good, generally good things will happen to you and vice-versa. But there's no guarantee that will be the case -- and "karma" is a concept of cause of effect that is fundamentally flawed since many really good people have very bad things happen to them. And many evil people succeed. Why this concept of "karma" makes me so angry is because, for instance, when Oprah tells her followers that if you do good, good will happen, and bad things happen to bad people, there are girls who idolize her who, for example, are being abused daily, and living a life of hell, who think it must be their "karma", as if they are bad and deserving of what it happening to them since it's their "karma". Hearing this evil concept (as if it's a good concept guiding the universe) is enough to drive them to suicide! I wish I could tell them that there is no such thing as karma and they do not deserve what is happening to them, and despite what Oprah says: really bad things happen to really good people! That's just the nature of life.
Camera-Cruiser
Fully Charged
Yeah, I made the mistake of posting just the picture of the Tesla baseball cap I got on Facebook the day I signed the contract, and "a friend" starting calling me an elitist??? It was pretty sad, since I thought I was pretty well aligned with that person. A few PMs later and I got an apology, but the damage was done. When you have to explain the rationality of buying a CPO Tesla to save $500 a month in gas to friend and all they say is "you were spending $500 a month on gas?" you know you are/were not as connected as you thought.
But, unfortunately I do worry more about the possibility of the car being keyed, etc.
CHG-ON
Still in love after all these miles
You are not whining at all. I would be really, really upset. It upsets me so much that there are so many people in this world who are so unhappy that they need to lash out at an anonymous person and cause harm. No matter what kind of harm. It seems to be getting worse and worse as time goes on. Have we become so disassociated with our fellow humans that we need to cause harm in order to feel better?
Unfortunately, it seems that this is where we are headed. I am at a complete loss as to how to remedy this. That makes me sad.
Unfortunately, it seems that this is where we are headed. I am at a complete loss as to how to remedy this. That makes me sad.
int32_t
Tesla Spotter
Most people are sooo overwhelmingly positive about Teslas. Sad to hear about the times that isn't the case.
I'm so sorry to hear that!
Blue is such a beautiful color on the Model S, hurts to see a car that nice needlessly ruined.
Mine is being repaired this weekend.
In the end, I'm sure it will be good as new.
Agreed. It is also amusing that many people who make fun of religion and the idea that there is God who...gasp..."lets bad things happen" turn around and believe in a magical force that has a Karma ledger that balances things out. Or they believe in a magical force called superstition.
The only bad thing that will happen to the keyer due to this is getting caught sometime, not the universe or some mystery force applying a karma correction.
Buddy
Member
Austin Powers
Member
This is my worst fear too. Not the material aspect of it, which can be easily fixed or replaced. But the emotional aspect where someone would feel this way towards something that you have worked so hard to achieve.
My D.S gave me a stat where he mentioned that over 50% of Tesla owners have never had a car worth more than $30k before. For many of us, this car symbolizes values and not status.
My D.S gave me a stat where he mentioned that over 50% of Tesla owners have never had a car worth more than $30k before. For many of us, this car symbolizes values and not status.
Canuck
Well-Known Member
I don't believe that this is correct. It doesn't make sense. And this is aside from the fact that there's no way for them get this information without having people answer this question when buying, and no one asked me.
