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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

genius space man! thats a dumb flaw if ive ever seen one. congratulations on the new ford pinto.

[-] rockhard@lemm.ee 6 points 5 hours ago

I love that for every bozo who bought one in Florida now the we're about to enter hurricane season in a few months.

[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Not a problem! They got rid of NOAA so that means no more hurricane seasons

[-] rockhard@lemm.ee 1 points 59 minutes ago

I want to scream now that you just reminded me of that. Saw an interview with GOP politician in some red tornado state complain about how they got rid of NOAA and imploring the admin to bring it back because they provide a vital service. Didn't have that on my bingo card.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 60 points 9 hours ago

Jesus Fuck.

I had to look it up.

It actually does void the warranty.

So not only are you not allowed to sell them (your own property) within the first year of buying one. But you also can't take it through a carwash?

And you have to pay $80k starting for one?

Man, I already thought the people who owned them were dumb. But holy fuck. Why would you do that to yourself?

[-] FlyingLoon@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Where did you find this? Just curious as I know teslas have an actual “car wash mode” that disables some mirrors and other automatic parts of the car.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 31 points 8 hours ago

Their own website states that damage from car washes void the warranty and that you must put it in car wash mode. But car wash mode doesn't prevent the damage indicated in OP's post. Also, you're expected to remember to put it in car wash mode instead of just going through the car wash like every other vehicle.

Also, if the damage from OP's pictures is real, what's to stop Tesla from just saying it was caused by taking it through a car wash when it was really just out in the rain or you hand washed it at home?

Bottom line is these things are a liability that aren't worth it unless you're dumb and have funny money to burn.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

I suspect that it's specifically the WankPanzer model rather than the regular cars.

[-] whaleiam@lemm.ee 22 points 9 hours ago

Did y’all see the bit about the space x rocket being less effective of the oldest rockets made. Calculation error means it can only take up 400 tons of the 1000 it supposed to. No way to fix it. NASA did it better.

[-] Rin@lemm.ee 6 points 5 hours ago

Thunderfoot said this like 5 years ago

[-] supernight52@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Poor Thunderf00t. Dude has been right damn near every time some bullshit tech "innovation" rears it's head, but still gets ignored.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

just drill a few holes in that plastic, problem solved.

[-] drop_table_username@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

That's casted aluminum and is the actual frame of the vehicle I believe. Check out the jerryrigeverything video where he breaks the frame on one of these, I think it's the same stuff. Super thin cheap foamy casted aluminum so cheap it looks like plastic.

Edit: link to video

[-] ThefuzzyFurryComrade@pawb.social 6 points 5 hours ago

in that plastic

Excuse me, but that is a frame made of the finest aluminum that Tesla has to offer!

You can still use the plastic working tools, just take care to not snap the frame.

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 7 points 9 hours ago

Just buy a new one if it's stained.

[-] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 44 points 17 hours ago

Not enough Jpeg ! I can kind of make out part of the image.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago

I need MORE red circles!

[-] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Good for the american criminals, I guess, since the police departments using Teslas might be prone to shorting out on pursuits during heavy rain, I guess.

W Freedom (to commit crimes).

[-] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

"What are you doing turning into this car wash? The cops are right on our tail! " " Yeah, but the cops are looking for a dirty car, right?" " Boss, you're a genius! "

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 10 points 12 hours ago

Ah yes, the ol', Pay n' Spray technique. Classic!

[-] MasterReflection1916@lemm.ee 7 points 14 hours ago

Here in America, the criminals run the country

[-] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

In Soviet Russia, the country runs the criminals?

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 53 points 21 hours ago

What about if it rains. Or like…you clean it yourself??

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 63 points 21 hours ago

Owners are expected to lick their cars.
Most do it without knowing it's mandatory.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 129 points 1 day ago

"We need to cut costs! Why are we spending extra to drill these stupid holes all over the vehicle?"

"Sir, that's a drain h—"

"Yeah, I don't care what they are, I want them gone, or you're fired."

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago

And other such great hits like "why are you using six bolts to hold these together? Can't we do it with two? Do it with two." The man is an imbecile.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 41 points 21 hours ago

Is the entire frame just cast aluminum!? It legitimately looks like he had his rocket engineers build this one.

You can't get more disparate inspection/maintenance schedules than aerospace vs. Automotive.

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 28 points 15 hours ago

They're all-in on these large monolithic aluminum castings. He has branded it giga casting. I've always assumed it was to make them non-repairable.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Well you can engineer a fatigue life with aluminum so if your goal is to prevent a second hand market and promote car as a service it's one way to go.

E: I'm aware of the software and other subscription stuff they do.

[-] pi3r8@lemmy.world 29 points 17 hours ago

I read the biography of him and yes, it's molded in one piece (or was at the time of the book from memory) it was inspired by the bottom of a toy car. The issue of water ingress was apparently brought up but he didn't think it would be an issue.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago

I doubt there was significant concern for fretting/fatigue here. These frames look like they're almost intended to last only 5yr.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 20 hours ago

This car is clearly built to be single-use though.

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago

We've mastered reusable rocketry, can't we apply those findings to the automotive industry? There must be a better way.

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[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 98 points 1 day ago

The problem is you aren’t thinking like a billionaire. When your Nazi truck catches on fire when it rains and kills your customer, the company gets to sell a new Nazi truck to your customer’s child. That doubles every sale and potentially triples once the grandchildren are of driving age.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 18 points 21 hours ago

*Nazi emotional support vehicle

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 29 points 1 day ago

Actual reason Elon Musk pushes for higher birth rates?

[-] callouscomic@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago

Why stop there? Drop the driving age. Get rid of licenses and insurance. Mandatory vehicle ownership? Make it easier to sell to more.

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[-] superkret@feddit.org 44 points 23 hours ago

waterproof enough to serve briefly as a ~~boat~~
bathtub

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 21 points 21 hours ago

Features electric massage.

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[-] Trex202@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

Hanlon's razor says this is stupidity, but I love the thought of a malicious engineer.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 36 points 23 hours ago

I'd like to imagine that an engineer or designer got burned for pointing out issue with the CT, and after that they decided to just "yes man" Elon.

Wanna tow stuff with it, but also have a cast Aluminum frame? Sure thing!

You want capacitive sensors on the exterior of the vehicle? GENIUS!

Reduce weakpoints in the frame by not putting in drain holes? We won't worry about rust because it's made of stainless steel and aluminum? Eureka!

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