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thewayneOh, this is lovely.
We all know how Teslas you have to do almost everything through the touchscreen, including gear selection. And this is the most likely cause of the death of Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law: she put her car into the wrong gear, drove into a cattle pond, panicked, couldn't get out, and drowned.
This is fundamentally stupid, and they're pretty much the only car maker that does this.
The incEl Camino varies from this. Slightly. They added a manual gear selector.
Cool, right?
It's a push-button electronic box.
Mounted vertically on the windshield.
As part of the clip system that holds the sun visors in place.
And we've had the first report of it falling off.
So let's see. Sun visors being clipped in and out equals repeated stress to the adhesive that holds it in place. Constant exposure of the adhesive holding it in place to the sun is going to soften and weaken it.
OOH, I KNOW A SOLUTION!
Let's drill a hole through the windshield and throw in a few pop rivets!
It's just a matter of time before this becomes a very common problem. I'm not sure how much of a safety issue it is, aside from having a dangling piece of hardware. I think you can still select gears, even with this thing loose.
The article has a photo of the problem.
https://qz.com/tesla-cybertruck-windshield-panel-1851427746
We all know how Teslas you have to do almost everything through the touchscreen, including gear selection. And this is the most likely cause of the death of Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law: she put her car into the wrong gear, drove into a cattle pond, panicked, couldn't get out, and drowned.
This is fundamentally stupid, and they're pretty much the only car maker that does this.
The incEl Camino varies from this. Slightly. They added a manual gear selector.
Cool, right?
It's a push-button electronic box.
Mounted vertically on the windshield.
As part of the clip system that holds the sun visors in place.
And we've had the first report of it falling off.
So let's see. Sun visors being clipped in and out equals repeated stress to the adhesive that holds it in place. Constant exposure of the adhesive holding it in place to the sun is going to soften and weaken it.
OOH, I KNOW A SOLUTION!
Let's drill a hole through the windshield and throw in a few pop rivets!
It's just a matter of time before this becomes a very common problem. I'm not sure how much of a safety issue it is, aside from having a dangling piece of hardware. I think you can still select gears, even with this thing loose.
The article has a photo of the problem.
https://qz.com/tesla-cybertruck-windshield-panel-1851427746
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Date: 2024-04-24 12:33 am (UTC)Well, it's a factory installation glued to it, so it might slide by. I don't know. I'd never noticed it in any photos.
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Date: 2024-04-24 12:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-04-24 01:42 am (UTC)I would never buy a Tesla, period. If I were to buy a BEV, I would consider the Toyota that they co-developed with Subaru. You can currently lease one for approx $2,000 down and $200 a month with 12,000 miles annual on it. Heck of a deal. My preference would be buying a Toyota Prius IF I didn't live in snow country, otherwise I'll stick with my Subaru.
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Date: 2024-04-24 02:42 pm (UTC)Although Subarus have a great reputation. :)