It was a simpler time, back when the American journos thought Trump was a “moderate”

Look at that 2015 content

So I wrote a rage post over at Oppo.

hey just wanted to say i love you jason and also, subsequently, fuck the haters·

i updated my bookmark to jalopnik.com/latest

Many years ago I worked for a Tier 2 supplier of airbags. If we made ANY change prior to shipment without receiving approval from our customer AND providing functional validation, our SQE would be on the phone the next day and possibly even on a plane to pay you a visit.

12k miles....that’s seriously low expectations.

absolutely agree. Tesla is on my list of “cars to avoid”. Proudly sharing the space with FCA/Jeep and some other Peugeots... 

Wait, there’s going to be roadside wrenching?! I didn’t sign up for that!

(Kidding).

So, your bracket that’s covered in silicone to keep it from backing out despite the fact that it’s tight. The groove on that pin would indicate to me that there’s some kind of clip that’s supposed to go on there to hold it in. Can you not get some kind of clip? Or, maybe drill a hole through it, put a washer on it,…

After reading this article and the forum thread, I need a drink.

I’m reading this whole post with you writing it in a slightly, newly acquired German accent.

Honestly, that would have been awesome!

I know true Tesla stans like to believe that each and every car is created from a soup of pure matter, assembled at the atomic level via beams from Elon Musk’s third eye before having artificial life fucked into them in a beautiful and arcane ceremony involving Elon in a silken robe

I’d probably think it was funnier had I not had to spend 10 + hours disassembling and reassembling my vehicle to correct the gaps and alignment.

and the plastic pieces were clearly cut from a some quickly-sourced-stock-material.

I find myself wondering if David made the right choice in welding/grinding a steel replacement for the cast aluminum bracket instead of doing a backyard foundry aluminum sand cast to make a new bracket.

I’m with you, as another person whose repairs sometimes turn into a way bigger deal than they should be, because I was impatient.

Great job fabbing that bracket! Whenever I have to weld up something like that the heat distortion always ruins my pieces.

These don’t seem like major screw ups to me. Shit happens, especially with that bracket having been Gerry-rigged (he he he) with a washer instead of a proper bushing.