http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/ Engadget Comments for Tesla #6 crash disturbs the sound of silence http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
Wonder if Tesla is like Ferrari and drop people down the waiting list for new vehicles if you crash one of their cars?]]>Jul 29th 2008 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/ Yet I can just imagine the thousands of AA sized batteries that get launched if this car is in a major wreck, which I doubt would happen because they are in a secure container...

But then again I could be wrong! ;)]]>Jul 29th 2008 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
I'll stick with my S550 Mercedes Benz.

Look how much damage was done to the Benz wherein the Tesla was totaled. ]]>Jul 29th 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
Anyways, I drive a Mercedes, and still think the Tesla is bad ass... and I still want a car like this someday! That being said, I'd still wait and let the early adopters work out all the kinks if I were seriously in the market...]]>Jul 29th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
Sarcasm: Nothing says "beautiful, reliable used car with a great resale value" like a 90's Mercedes.]]>Jul 29th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
But I was more responding to Flashpoint talking about how barely anything happened to the Mercedes. And being someone who owns a Mercedes, I can assure all of you there there are no such things as "minor" repairs on a Mercedes. lol I got rear ended once... you could barely see any damage on the outside... but when they showed me what had to be replaced and why... ugh... $5k later...]]>Jul 29th 2008 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/not necessarily. the post says that the cause seemed to be that the tesla "went unnoticed" in traffic. it looks to me like it was rear-ended, pushing it under the merc like a wedge. it would have to be traveling very fast to lift the other car like that, and in that case there would be more front end damage. this was a slow push, and the driver behind the tesla was probably at fault.]]>Jul 30th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 30th 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
(Not really, but people might presume just as well)]]>Jul 29th 2008 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
"Lotus Elise - Exotic sports car"

Exotic? It's built by a couple of hairy yorkshire men in a shed, how the hell is that exotic?

Still, they are very, very nice cars, I've had the privilege to drive on, they stick to the road like shit sticks to a blanket.

Still, exotic? Pfft.]]>Jul 29th 2008 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
Most auto enthusiasts here would still consider Lotus as an exotic car manufacturer. Price and engine size are not requirements to make a car an exotic.

To me, what makes a car exotic is exotic performance and handling... Not whether or not the men who made it are hairy.

Call me crazy or something, but I just don't care about how beautiful the men making my cars are.]]>Jul 29th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/exotic (comparative more exotic, superlative most exotic)

1. foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.
2. non-native to the eco-system

So Lotus would be considered exotic outside of Yorkshire.]]>Jul 29th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
All cars in Yorkshire are made my men
All Yorkshire men are hairy
England doesn't produce "exotic" cars

Kudos to you, @Rynth! You managed to have an incredibly narrow mind conveyed in very few words. How succinct of you!

Jackass.]]>Jul 29th 2008 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
Haha

You don't have to be very rich to drive a Tesla. (It's not Phantom priced.) If you're single and work at a good job in SF/Silicon Valley, it's not difficult to buy a Roadster without leasing.]]>Jul 29th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Aug 16th 2008 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/
lol. It's should be "Blockin' out the scenery, breaking my mind".]]>Jul 29th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/tesla-6-crash-disturbs-the-sound-of-silence/Jul 29th 2008 6:48AM