Tesla Stocks Tumble after video of Model S with flat tire

[efusco]

Should this be in the investor section?:wink:

Industry, stock market react in wake of Tesla flat tire | Autoblopnik

The automotive industry was in tatters yesterday with the news that a Tesla Model S had gotten a flat tire.

“At this time, I can only confirm that a Tesla Model S suffered a massive pressure loss in the semi-structural air cavity of the front-left wheel and tire assembly,” said Tesla spokesman Liz Expendable-Smith. “I’m sure our CEO will have more to say on this matter after his nap and circle time.”

Tesla’s stock price fell five and a half points after Milford Keynes of Chemsmell, New Jersey, posted a YouTube video of a Honda Accord with a flat tire. In the video, after Mr. Keynes says, “Hey, look, that guy has a flat tire,” an unseen male companion can clearly be heard saying “Yeah, hey, I saw one of them Tessel Model S-es with a flat tire just the other day.”

 

[Doug_G]

Nicely done.

 

[Shumdit]

Love it.

 

[JPP]

Brilliant!

 

[Denarius]

That is awesome! So funny.

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

It’s extra funny when you’re a little tired… :biggrin:

 

[Jeredin]

I had some healthy laughs at this one. Thanks for posting.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

I'm so tempted to cross-post it to that Short Term TSLA movements thread. I guarantee that there'll be atleast half-a-dozen posts of sheer panic before folks even follow the link

 

[K5ING]

I'm so tempted to cross-post it to that Short Term TSLA movements thread. I guarantee that there'll be atleast half-a-dozen posts of sheer panic before folks even follow the link

It's already there.

 

[AnOutsider]

I'm so tempted to cross-post it to that Short Term TSLA movements thread. I guarantee that there'll be atleast half-a-dozen posts of sheer panic before folks even follow the link

Buying opportunity!

 

[wycolo]

> circle time

Hmmm, is this something I should add to my daily routine?? Enquiring geezer needs to know.
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[palmer_md]

I still have not found a link to the video of the flat, but it sure is doing a number to the stock this morning.

 

[Martini]

Not to start a panic, but I heard about a Tesla with a really nasty scratch on the paint. That's not going to buff out.

 

[lolachampcar]

Has anyone seen the price today?????? $165!!!!!

Thanks much for the post! Buy opportunity

 

[jordanthompson]

More bad news for the Model S

Industry, stock market react in wake of Tesla flat tire | Autoblopnik

 

[Trnsl8r]

Market reacts to Tesla flat tire!

OK, this was too funny not to share: Industry, stock market react in wake of Tesla flat tire | Autoblopnik

 

[Yggdrasill]

It's funny, because it's simply a fact that it takes nothing for the media to write an article. Not quite an article about a flat, but almost:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no%2Fbil-og-motor%2Fartikkel.php%3Fartid%3D10145397

 

[Johan]

It's funny, because it's simply a fact that it takes nothing for the media to write an article. Not quite an article about a flat, but almost:

http://translate.google.com/transla...g.no/bil-og-motor/artikkel.php?artid=10145397

Saw this one in the paper. Total non-news worthy. Best thing it that the articale has 184 comments as of right now!

 

[Robert.Boston]

It's funny, because it's simply a fact that it takes nothing for the media to write an article. Not quite an article about a flat, but almost:

http://translate.google.com/transla...g.no/bil-og-motor/artikkel.php?artid=10145397

This article points to a systematic deficiency in the Tesla parts department. In the US, it's bad enough, so I'm not surprised that it's worse in Norway. I think it's reasonable to call Tesla out on this, and I'm sorry that Tesla's spokesman didn't have a better answer about the company's commitment to service.

I'm betting, btw, that the damage was not entirely cosmetic. There is a radiator right behind the front bumper.

 

[Yggdrasill]

It would of course be better if the car was fixed faster, but the media isn't exactly unbiased.

I tried looking for any similar stories that VG (largest online newspaper in Norway) had run regarding other car companies, and I couldn't find a single story. I know other newpapers have occasionally run similar stories regarding other car companies, and then it's usually a matter of 6-12 months that the car has been in for repairs. There are probably thousands of cars by every manufacturer each year that take around 6 weeks to fix. Is it unfortunate? Yes. Is it news? No.