gangzoom Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) A Seat decided it wanted to really see my X in great detail yesterday afternoon. The pictures say it all. I was off on the nursery run, and next thing I know I was doing a 180 spin facing the wrong way!!! The Tesla took the hit amazingly well, though hitting the kerb shattered one of the wheels.... The universal opinion of the firecrew that turned up to clear the road was 'I want a Tesla' after seeing the difference in damage. Even the rear falcon wing doors on the side that took the impact still worked!! No one was hurt and the insurance companies now doing their thing.... Gald the X is so well built and my daughter wasn't in the car. The Seat must have been going at a decent pace to spin a 2.5 ton SUV 180 degrees and send it 20 meters down the road!! Edited September 30, 2017 by gangzoom Quote
Stutopia Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Bummer, glad you're good and hope the car isn't in too bad shape. Quote
Ekona Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 glad you're okay fella. So what actually happened? Quote
gangzoom Posted June 13, 2017 Author Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) ^I was going along main road minding my own business. The Seat for what ever reason decided they weren't going to check for on coming traffic when joining the main road and hit me as I went past. Spun me round 180 degree's and into the kerb. Was one of those accidents no one but the Seat driver saw coming. If I had been on my pedal bike, or walking etc same accident would havr happened but with alot worse outcome!! Edited June 13, 2017 by gangzoom 1 Quote
Jay84 Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 I did think it looked like he didn't stop in time for the junction or just pulled out on you. Its taken the hit well though. Glad noone was hurt. Quote
Keyser Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Glad to hear no one was hurt - hope the insurance gets it sorted ASAP for you Quote
coldel Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Bloody hell, sorry to hear this but as above metal can be fixed, much more difficult with people. Looks like the one extra tonne did you all the favours in the world there! Seat seems to have crumpled as it should at the front did you have any dashcam installed? Quote
Aashenfox Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Glad nobody was hurt. Hey, look on the bright side, if they write it off you can get a proper colour, like black or......erm....ginger. Quote
gareth29 Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Looks like you came off best! Is it a steel body? Wonder whether they'll want to replace the drivetrain on yours? Strange the way the wheel has shattered. Quote
AliveBoy Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Impressive that the door has taken a pretty big hit and has still gone straight up in the usual manner. Quote
coldel Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 I would think it helps the hinges being on top of the car - any damage to the side should not cause a problem to the door opening if its moving up and away from the car? Quote
AliveBoy Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Yeah, obviously the doors wouldn't have ever got approved if they had side impact issues. I still find it impressive that neither the latches, or the hinge in the middle of the door were damaged though. I wonder what happens in a rollover though? (I know they're almost impossible to roll as the batteries lower the centre of gravity so much) Quote
Willsy1980 Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Glad to hear your all ok, cars can be fixed, family can't. Not impressed at how that wheel has failed so badly, that looks pretty brittle. Quote
MrG13 Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 are tesla's made of adamantium?! wolverine would be proud! bet that hurt your neck buddy! glad no one was hurt and sure the dude in the seats insurance team will be crying when they see the bill to fix it! very lucky! Quote
Will370z Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Sorry yo hear this and glad you are ok. Good to see the car was rock solid Quote
coldel Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 At least the batteries didnt explode and turn the car into a fiery inferno Quote
marzman Posted June 13, 2017 Posted June 13, 2017 Gutted for you, after you've had your heart set on this for so long. Quote
davey_83 Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 Awful, hopefully not too much hassle from here Quote
gangzoom Posted June 14, 2017 Author Posted June 14, 2017 Glad to hear your all ok, cars can be fixed, family can't. Not impressed at how that wheel has failed so badly, that looks pretty brittle. 2.5 ton car doing 30mph spun around 180 degrees, add in the fulcrum effect initial energy of impact of the wheel against the kerb would have been massive. Any other SUV would have flipped, instead the X just gouged a hole in the concrete!! Quote
gangzoom Posted June 14, 2017 Author Posted June 14, 2017 Sorry yo hear this and glad you are yok. Good to see the car was rock solid Ironically the US crash testing team just released the scores for the X, safest car they have ever tested, on par with Model. S. Just watched the dashcam video, in many ways the Seat driver was lucky. Had he pulled out a second earlier he would have had a 2.5ton SUV doing 30mph slam into him, with only the door on his Seat to protect him....Scary to think what the outcome would have been there!!! Pretty sure I would have ended up at the police station down the road been interviewed about a potential fatal crash!! http://jalopnik.com/crash-tests-show-how-the-tesla-model-x-got-a-5-star-saf-1796051828 1 Quote
gangzoom Posted June 14, 2017 Author Posted June 14, 2017 is it a hub cap over the wheel!? No thats solid alloy wheel 2-3 inches thick, shattered like it was plastic!! 1 Quote
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