welshbairn Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: *shrugs* It's what I was taught when learning how to service them. I daresay most people just gamble the jack won't hit anything, but after seeing underneath one, and other electric cars, it won't be me. Biggest advice I got when working on electrics is avoid anything orange. I get that, but I don't get how it would be legal to sell a car with no way of cutting off the power without getting permission from the company. What if a Tesla runs over someone and they need to lift the car to free the victim? "You're now 12th in the queue, a Tesla representative will be with you shortly...." Edited May 28, 2022 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Teslas don't have spare tyres so don't know why you would be wanting to jack it up anyway. In fact, they won't have jacks either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I get that, but I don't get how it would be legal to sell a car with no way of cutting off the power without getting permission from the company. What if a Tesla runs over someone and they need to lift the car to free the victim? "You're now 12th in the queue, a Tesla representative will be with you shortly...." It automatically reports to the company if it detects its been in accident and kills itself. 17 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Teslas don't have spare tyres so don't know why you would be wanting to jack it up anyway. In fact, they won't have jacks either. Because they have tyres and punctures happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: It automatically reports to the company if it detects its been in accident and kills itself. Because they have tyres and punctures happen. So you have a puncture and you jack it up with the jack you don't have. What do you do next? Replace the punctured tyre with the spare one you don't have either? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: So you have a puncture and you jack it up with the jack you don't have. What do you do next? Replace the punctured tyre with the spare one you don't have either? I'm a mechanic, I'm on about when the car comes into the garage to have the tyre replaced. We need to remove the wheel to do that which means jacking it up or putting it on a ramp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Think I'm going to spend whatever it takes to keep my 2012 Nissan Note going as long as possible. I was tempted by electric but apparently if you drive less than 5 thousand miles p.a. you're doing more for the planet by keeping an old rust bucket going on petrol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: I'm a mechanic, Well I never... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said: 2.8 must've been arse happy on the roundabouts I'd imagine!! Swapped ends a few times that is for sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Used to think Audis were bad for having horrifically bright main beams but the new model Citroens are genuinely life endangering to other road users, especially on dark country roads. If modern car manufacturers are going to insist on having these ultra bright xenon LED super duper head lights installed, then they need to be dipped far enough that they don’t shine straight into the car in fronts rear view mirror. My friend bought the Citroen 5008 a couple months back and his main beam could light up the other side of the moon, so god knows what his full beam is like, I don’t think you would have a retina left if you looked straight in to it though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 It's impossible to do that on Teslas, as it turns your car into a brick if you attempt it, so i wouldn't be shocked if Bugattis are the same. You need to contact Tesla to shut the car down before you jack it up to take a wheel off.The report says he was driving a Mercedes so no idea why you've taken the thread onto Teslas?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 9 hours ago, jimmy boo said: The report says he was driving a Mercedes so no idea why you've taken the thread onto Teslas?? Two topics running at the same time mate. Bugatti/Tesla topic was to do with tracking software which branched off into other Tesla software. The Mercedes one was the death of a cyclist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 My preferred independent reliable not a cowboy mechanic has sold up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, RH33 said: My preferred independent reliable not a cowboy mechanic has sold up. Probably retired to Barbados with the amount of work you put his way. Edited May 29, 2022 by strichener 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Scenario for the highway code enthisiasts on here. I was approaching a zebra crossing the other day. A full grown man on a bike was on the opposite pavement waiting for the traffic. I thought "f**k that guy, he's on a bike" and kept going. A twat coming the other way stopped and waved him across. He had to stop on the crossing to let me across and called me a w****r. I responded with an equally witty zinger. Two questions Should i have stopped? Should i have put it in reverse and tried to flatten the c**t? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, coprolite said: Scenario for the highway code enthisiasts on here. I was approaching a zebra crossing the other day. A full grown man on a bike was on the opposite pavement waiting for the traffic. I thought "f**k that guy, he's on a bike" and kept going. A twat coming the other way stopped and waved him across. He had to stop on the crossing to let me across and called me a w****r. I responded with an equally witty zinger. Two questions Should i have stopped? Should i have put it in reverse and tried to flatten the c**t? Unless it was a shared pavement/cycle track arrangement he was the c*nt for endangering pedestrians 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, coprolite said: Scenario for the highway code enthisiasts on here. I was approaching a zebra crossing the other day. A full grown man on a bike was on the opposite pavement waiting for the traffic. I thought "f**k that guy, he's on a bike" and kept going. A twat coming the other way stopped and waved him across. He had to stop on the crossing to let me across and called me a w****r. I responded with an equally witty zinger. Two questions Should i have stopped? Should i have put it in reverse and tried to flatten the c**t? Highway Code Rule 81 “Do not ride across equestrian crossings, as they are for horse riders only. Do not ride across a pelican, puffin or zebra crossing. Dismount and wheel your cycle across.” Toucan crossings are covered in Rule 82 - they are light controlled so are a different thing. “Toucan crossings are light-controlled crossings which allow cyclists and pedestrians to share crossing space and cross at the same time. They are push-button operated. Pedestrians and cyclists will see the green signal together. Cyclists are permitted to ride across. Cycle tracks on opposite sides of the road may be linked by cycle-only signalled crossings. You may ride across but you MUST NOT cross until the green cycle symbol is showing.” Not sure what the law is but I imagine the cyclist committed an offence. So, the answer to the first question is “No”. Unfortunately, the answer to the second question is also “No”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Another one for those b*****d cyclists, why do they persist on sitting in a left only lane only to go straight, had one literally just sit holding everyone up as the left filter was on but he was wanting to go straight, some folk are ignorant as f**k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 21 hours ago, strichener said: Probably retired to Barbados with the amount of work you put his way. I saw a movie* where a woman couldn't pay for her car repair. She negotiated with the mechanic for a couple of minutes (some issue with where to put a dipstick), begging and pleading but the guy wouldn't budge. Refused to fix the car for free and demanded payment "in kind". In the end they went into his back office and found other forms of payment. *May have been a porno clip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) Shout out to the m140i driver who - blatantly ran a red light (turning left) on me while i was waiting to turn right, no filter lane just a normal junction - slowed to about 2mph for every set of bumps for the next 10 minutes of driving as their suspension is so low (begs the question why they just haaaaad to go through that light in the fucking first place, barely saved them any time anyway) - had a pug sticking out her driver side window, clearly in her lap while driving A class act all round Edited May 30, 2022 by Thistle_do_nicely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 hours ago, scottsdad said: I saw a movie* where a woman couldn't pay for her car repair. She negotiated with the mechanic for a couple of minutes (some issue with where to put a dipstick), begging and pleading but the guy wouldn't budge. Refused to fix the car for free and demanded payment "in kind". In the end they went into his back office and found other forms of payment. *May have been a porno clip. Copyright: Oaksoft 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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