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Old 02-19-23, 01:48 AM
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Heavy is good in an accident though.

Negative....
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Old 02-19-23, 09:16 AM
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but once that battery protection structure is compromised, then you have fire.

https://www.tesla-fire.com/index-amp
"From 2012 to 2021, there was about one Tesla catching on fire for every 210 million miles traveled. For most other vehicles, this is about one fire for every 19 million miles traveled."

https://www.torquenews.com/14335/myt...ds-be-put-rest
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Old 02-19-23, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 703
but once that battery protection structure is compromised, then you have fire.

https://www.tesla-fire.com/index-amp
There was a death yesterday in a Tesla, surprisingly it didn't catch fire. It's not on the Tesla deaths website yet (run by same guys as fire site) https://apnews.com/article/technolog...29c9dfb094524c
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Old 02-19-23, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
"From 2012 to 2021, there was about one Tesla catching on fire for every 210 million miles traveled. For most other vehicles, this is about one fire for every 19 million miles traveled."

https://www.torquenews.com/14335/myt...ds-be-put-rest
Yep ICE cars catch on fire. I had a Pontiac Grand Prix go up in flames many years ago. GM recalled them all months later.
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Old 02-19-23, 02:49 PM
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I had a Jaguar XJ8 catch on fire, small fire I luckily noticed before I went inside after parking it in my garage. Could have been catastrophic. Fortunately it was covered under warranty.

That was the car that pushed me to Lexus actually! Traded for an LS430 and never looked back.
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Old 02-19-23, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
"From 2012 to 2021, there was about one Tesla catching on fire for every 210 million miles traveled. For most other vehicles, this is about one fire for every 19 million miles traveled."

https://www.torquenews.com/14335/myt...ds-be-put-rest
That stat is potentially misleading in that most cars are probably at greater risk of fire as they deteriorate with age, and the Tesla fleet as a whole is among the newest on the road.
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Old 02-19-23, 05:36 PM
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All these people running in here to **** on this dude's Tesla...smh. Let the man enjoy his new ride
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Old 02-19-23, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by F3Woody
All these people running in here to **** on this dude's Tesla...smh. Let the man enjoy his new ride
Yes, you have a point. It is more a topic for Car Chat (where, as I type this, the most current topic is about Tesla). He no longer owns an ES, and he is no longer posting about one.
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Originally Posted by LexFinally
Yes, you have a point. It is more a topic for Car Chat (where, as I type this, the most current topic is about Tesla). He no longer owns an ES, and he is no longer posting about one.
Yeah, don't be surprised if you walk into a biker bar and start talking about your new Prius that everyone starts ****-talking your new ride.
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Old 02-21-23, 08:22 AM
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Negative....
haha what. positive.

ask any dump truck
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Old 02-21-23, 08:27 AM
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I'm not worried about fires. statistically overblown and not relevant anyway, as mentioned above. the other day a bmw crashed on the vegas strip (minor crash too) and it lit on fire. lots of fuel lines etc towards the front, underside, and rear of ICE cars. on ice cars the fuel lines are just chillin down below exposed to the road. Point is fire can happen on any vehicle. the news just likes to amp up EV fires on their coverage.

anyway someone bought my old Lexus.
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Good guesses. Tesla Model Y long range! I was a skeptic until I saw one and drove one in person. it was nicer than i expected. It won't have Lexus build quality but looking forward to the car as an overall technology package. Love all the cameras and stuff.
Don't let this happen to you.

Tesla under investigation after Model Y steering wheels fall off

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23...-nhtsa-model-y
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Old 03-09-23, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by DavidZ
Don't let this happen to you.

Tesla under investigation after Model Y steering wheels fall off

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23...-nhtsa-model-y
No need for the steering wheel - it's autonomous driving?
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Old 03-09-23, 09:36 AM
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I checked, my vin # doesn't fall under the recall. i'm good
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Old 03-09-23, 10:38 AM
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I checked, my vin # doesn't fall under the recall. i'm good
You're a good guy even if you have a bad Tesla!
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