You should see the videos of model Y owners (a model they’ve had many iterations on) roll down their window during rain to get a drive through order and the water pours into the car directly onto the, you guessed it: button console used to open/close the window and DOOR.
Red_October@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Panel gaps are just a ubiquitous feature of a Tesla. This isn’t a surprise, and the apologists will say it’s no big deal.
WoahWoah@lemmy.world 10 months ago
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I am not a car guy. Would gaps allow water to come in and causes issues as well as act like asail increasing air resistance?
DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 months ago
Probably not in this case. Most vehicle doors are designed to channel any water that enters the gap. But, Tesla may not be aware of this practice and rely only on the seals.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Don’t ask questions, just hail Elon our overlord who can do no wrong!
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Seig heil! Seig heil! Wait, wrong person… Or is it?!?
Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 10 months ago
It would slightly increase wind resistance. Every car has weather stripping, making water not a concern even for comparatively very large gaps.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 10 months ago
LoL some Tesla’s dont even have drainage tubes installed or weather strippingissing or installed incorrectly like needing an article about it
Also if you look up just “water leaking” and “tesla” you will find their forums full of people saying their cars let in water and even one person saying it gets in when they use a car wash and Tesla saying its normal and to just hand wash the vehicle from now on.
Some level of gaps is totally normal but this is a shit show.