To be fair, Tesla didnt really test its cars in cold weather either - cue lots of videos on YouTube from irate owners who cant get in when the rain freezes!

Yep, work in tech and the valley too! Conversely, I know a bunch of people who are founders of start-ups. They are now struggling with the collective fallout from this and other stories. They actually have something and are open and transparent with customers and prospects, but everyone just shuts the door now - all…

Best automatic for manual people? What about the Speedshift from the Merc AMG cars? Oh wait, best? Damn, not that one then.... 

Completely agree on the BS claims of online sales. If we scrape back in our memories, there were a few companies who attempted to launch an online sales model - Autobytel was one that I can remember. In recent years we see the likes of Carvana, Vroom and others. They are making in-roads, but are hardly setting the…

Yep, too expensive for that condition. While the oily stuff might be good, cosmetically its poor for something that should be a 2nd or even 3rd car. The problem is that any body work fixing will be expensive, so make it $30k and it will sell very quickly.

Good point on the AC stuff - since many cars now force you to use the infotainment system to control this, it does limit the options should the screen fail for example. And if the car companies had weighted reliability scores like this (infotainment failure renders all comfort features inoperable for example) then…

Absolutely - and how many of these cars get hammered for their UI for a feature that the majority of car drivers DONT use? I read reviews where cars get dinged for their below-par navigation systems, yet in reality most people dont use them (use Maps, Waze, something else). Do we know how this is weighted? For…

Good point, much prefer the RAM approach. As a Mercedes C-class owner (W205), a lot was made back in 2015 with their mini-tablet approach. However, even Mercedes is moving away from it being tacked-on the dash. Latest A-class is much more integrated and flowing.

Rather helpfully, a California firm of Lawyers has a nice FAQ on all of the relevant parts around ‘not driving’. While being in the drivers seat might not constitute ‘driving’ - it has to move - I think its pretty clear cut in this case. He’s in the drivers seat, the car was moving and he was incapacitated through…

That was my first thought. Perfect way to break the hinges so it doesn’t close properly in the future. And yes, been there before and its not funny for the owner - for everyone else though? Hilarious!

Said it before and will keep saying it. Tesla has put a considerable amount of effort into their cars. In many areas they are truly world-leading (latest Model 3 battery pack, crash safety, electronics packaging etc). They need to continue to innovate and develop and many of the other areas (build quality etc) will…

Just about to go out and take a look at a $10k Boxster! Looks great, straight and with the right wheels, history and background. I may end up coming home with it... ;-)

Credit to getting the ‘Ze Germans’ reference in the article. Snatch reference by any chance?

Have you heard of the Tree of Ténéré?

But they ‘say’ they are, so who are we to question them.... ;-)

Completely agree. Telsa created this fire and have constantly stoked it for years. Could they have showcased the technology and shown / positioned themselves as a leader in this area? Absolutely - cue what so many other vendors have done.

Because its the usual Silicon Valley crap about ‘disrupting the industry’ or ‘daring to be different’ or some other meaningless crap.

Telsa and Musk have continuously pushed their narrative around their capabilities and safety for their ‘self-driving’ cars - and lets be honest here, both Tesla and Musk have been trying to set the agenda here and talk about self-driving’. And before anyone jumps to the defense of Musk and Tesla, may I suggest you do…

Now thats a way to put it! Dont you just love the dichotomy of features!

Absolutely. Its all about branding, marketing and the constant media push that Tesla has around the whole area of ‘self-driving’. In reality their system is far from it, but they have pushed it to the collective awareness that it is something beyond what the reality is.