She took dad's car for a spin - literally

[Edmond]

I made this remark further up Ron (in German), and was chastised. Idc. If a child is running wild, they need to be put into military school, or put out of the house.

They must not yet know how hard life is and need to be shown some tough love. Those who think otherwise, are inexperienced. It is damned hard to make good money.

 

[int32_t]

... They said they didn't want it because none of them knew how to drive a stick. I was like, WELL THEN, LEARN! I just shook my head. They did buy the car, but only the dad drives it, and none of the boys have learned (almost a year later.) SMH

That's so sad. If you've got to drive an ICE, might as well make the most of it and drive a stick.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

This really shows how having the battery pack as a structural member under the passenger compartment adds to safety.

In a normal car with only 0.25" steel unibody under your feet, in a rollover (especially end over end like this) that unibody is going to flex and jam the doors at a minimum, or fold in two at worse. With a thick battery pack under your feet, it's like sitting in the armored tub of an A-10 Warthog.

Love the Model S.

great analogy - that titanium armored tub is amazing. I'm here today due to the great work of an A-10 pilot out of MDARNG. Those guys were amazing!

 

[HyperMiler]

I made this remark further up Ron (in German), and was chastised. Idc. If a child is running wild, they need to be put into military school, or put out of the house.

They must not yet know how hard life is and need to be shown some tough love. Those who think otherwise, are inexperienced. It is damned hard to make good money.

Sent you a pm (aka "conversation") regarding that comment.

 

[jerry33]

great analogy - that titanium armored tub is amazing. I'm here today due to the great work of an A-10 pilot out of MDARNG. Those guys were amazing!

Actually, it's aluminum tank armour. The titanium is just for the skid plates. Sill amazing though.

 

[Edmond]

Sent you a pm (aka "conversation") regarding that comment.

Why yes.
I remember.

 

[McRat]

Actually, it's aluminum tank armour. The titanium is just for the skid plates. Sill amazing though.

The Tesla uses no heat treated bullet resistant armor. It has a 3mm titanium skidplate to protect the battery.

The A10 uses titanium heat treated armor. The M113 uses 7075 heat treated aluminum armor, but it is way too thick to use for aircraft, nor would it be worth a flying fvck at a rolling donut.

A Warsaw Pact 23mm will go through 7075-T651 like a hot knife through butter. Even 12.7 mm will demolish aluminum armor.

The A10 will absorb 23mm hits with a >70% suppression level.

 

[weak_pig]

What form of punishment is appropriate if your child totaled your tesla?

 

[DuplexDianne]

Would be great if you could control speed via phone app...then when your car gets stolen (is that even possible with a Tesla?) you can change the max speed to 5 mph which would surely gain the public's attention....it would be like parade speed, lol.

 

[jerry33]

Would be great if you could control speed via phone app...then when your car gets stolen (is that even possible with a Tesla?)

You can steal the fob, then it becomes easy. You can also use a tow truck.

 

[HyperMiler]

Why yes.
I remember.

Thanks for not responding.

Considering the affected might be reading this? OTT to an LDC degree.

 

[GoTslaGo]

When we got our Model S, we got rid of our 2002 BMW 325xi with manual transmission. Husband never even considered an automatic for this car when buying. Meticulously cared for, maintained, etc. Car looked new.

Husband approached his sister, who has 3 boys between 17-22 years old. One in High school, others in college, none owned cars, they all shared parents 2 POS's, so he thought this would be a great car for one of the boys. (or the parents.) He was going to sell it to them BELOW the low end of the KBB despite it being worth the high end.

They said they didn't want it because none of them knew how to drive a stick. I was like, WELL THEN, LEARN! I just shook my head. They did buy the car, but only the dad drives it, and none of the boys have learned (almost a year later.) SMH

Happy Dad! I'm sure he's discouraging anyone else from learning at this point...

 

[GoTslaGo]

Completely agree. In 2yrs my son will be getting his license and I have already thought about this several times..get him a 10yr old Honda or let him drive my S that I can monitor and put limits on..and the peace of mind of him being in the safest car on the road because there are many other idiots out there who drive drunk, run red lights etc.

2 years, you can get him in a Model 3!

 

[aesculus]

What form of punishment is appropriate if your child totaled your tesla?

Legal or illegal?

 

[S'toon]

My son is learning to drive, and my Smart ED is his first car. The Tesla is off limits. He doesn't even ask...

Another great thing about learning to drive in a Smart is it's a cinch to parallel park for the test.

 

[mhpr262]

Except you're driving a beer can that can't move fast enough to get out of its own way, let alone merge onto a freeway. Not something I want my children driving, especially given how others drive around them.

An old and tired myth. I have driven a Fiat Panda with 34hp and a Lancia Y10 with 45 hp for many years (many thousands of kilometers on the German Autobahn) and I am still driving a Panda with 55hp. I have never had a bad situation that was attributable to lack of horsepower, only to lack of attention and bad judgement a few times. And I don't doubt those mistakes would have been worse, and more frequent, in a powerful car.

 

[SmartElectric]

What form of punishment is appropriate if your child totalled your Tesla?

Talk of the A10 Warthog and 23mm ammo certainly comes to mind...

My teenager is driving my Smart ED (adult passenger required by Ontario law) and knows the Tesla option is "right out".

 

[GoTslaGo]

The great thing about this misadventure is that they all survived and we can joke about the A10 Warthog and 23 mm ammo. Thank goodness for them, they screwed up in a Tesla! Amazing!

 

[S'toon]

I was always impressed by how agile the A-10 was flying overhead when I was in the field.

 

[jerry33]

Another great thing about learning to drive in a Smart is it's a cinch to parallel park for the test.

It's also a cinch to roll over.