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A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by toomanybeersies »

emmelaich wrote: post #65
blinkingled wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>manual mechanism for opening the rear doors from the inside Brother of my close friend literally burned to death in a Hyundai with no manual override for unlocking/opening doors. Granted he had modified the car's stereo system with custom speakers and the roadside mechanic did not do a good job with it which caused short circuit/fire. But had he been able to manually open the doors he would still be alive today. And…

That's horrible. I have an enduring fear due to the lack of manual window winders. Harder to open a door in water than wind down a window. Related - a woman was stuck in her Audi Q3 in 41C (106F) heat. (Australia, 2003)

You can buy window breaking hammers (like they have in public buses) if you're concerned about not being able to get out of your car in a crash.

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by inferiorhuman »

blinkingled wrote: post #46
Shivetya wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do not understand how there is no manual mechanism for opening the rear doors from the inside, how does that even happen? His comments about the outside door handles were at least prefaced with his own physical limitation but the state of that car is mind boggling. This is on top of the known promised features and oversight with regards to the programming of the display. I did notice on reddit there is a story of a…

>manual mechanism for opening the rear doors from the inside Brother of my close friend literally burned to death in a Hyundai with no manual override for unlocking/opening doors. Granted he had modified the car's stereo system with custom speakers and the roadside mechanic did not do a good job with it which caused short circuit/fire. But had he been able to manually open the doors he would still be alive today. And…

> And to think Tesla is all batteries that have strong chance of starting a fire - ugh.

A gasoline car has plenty of flammable material as well.

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by kevingadd »

toomanybeersies wrote: post #81
emmelaich wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's horrible. I have an enduring fear due to the lack of manual window winders. Harder to open a door in water than wind down a window. Related - a woman was stuck in her Audi Q3 in 41C (106F) heat. (Australia, 2003)

You can buy window breaking hammers (like they have in public buses) if you're concerned about not being able to get out of your car in a crash.

They're extremely cheap and some of them also come with a blade for cutting seatbelts (inside a notch so you won't accidentally cut yourself with it). Definitely a life-saving tool worth keeping in your car.

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by rimliu »

toomanybeersies wrote: post #81
emmelaich wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's horrible. I have an enduring fear due to the lack of manual window winders. Harder to open a door in water than wind down a window. Related - a woman was stuck in her Audi Q3 in 41C (106F) heat. (Australia, 2003)

You can buy window breaking hammers (like they have in public buses) if you're concerned about not being able to get out of your car in a crash.

You can also take a headrest of the front seat and use its prongs to break a window.

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by tbabb »

Luc wrote: post #9

A fun comparison: Munro on the BMW i3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqiBWfsDTAA Munro on the Tesla Model 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCIo8e12sBM

Whoof.

If these kinds of problems and design issues are still present when I'm ready to buy a 3, I'd probably reconsider.

Maybe they'll tighten their tolerances as they perfect their line, but some of those design decisions seem almost beyond explanation-- the double door handles (where one option shames the user for doing what should be the normal MO), the absence of mechanical releases in the back and in the frunk, and so on.

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by aorth »

Luc wrote: post #9

A fun comparison: Munro on the BMW i3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqiBWfsDTAA Munro on the Tesla Model 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCIo8e12sBM

I don't follow the car industry but I did happen to catch this 2015 video of Munro talking about the BMW i3. He says things like "this is the watershed," "they invented new science," "this is the Model T of our time," etc. I got a whole new respect for BMW after watching that video. Munro even followed the production chain to Morocco while investigating the costing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDr4L6BzpP8

Re: A Company That Tears Cars Apart to Find Out How They're Built

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Post by zuppy »

kevingadd wrote: post #83
toomanybeersies wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can buy window breaking hammers (like they have in public buses) if you're concerned about not being able to get out of your car in a crash.

They're extremely cheap and some of them also come with a blade for cutting seatbelts (inside a notch so you won't accidentally cut yourself with it). Definitely a life-saving tool worth keeping in your car.

And there's even a small spring loaded version, that can be carried with the keys. Look for resqme.
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