Popular Post LukeRian Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 Drove my Gotway Tesla into a lake today, just thought I'd share this information lol 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PennBruce Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 5 hours ago, LukeRian said: Drove my Gotway Tesla into a lake today, just thought I'd share this information lol Come on we need more details! Bruce 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..... Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 5 hours ago, LukeRian said: Drove my Gotway Tesla into a lake today, just thought I'd share this information lol Did you drive it out too? Im eager to see what happens when I ride mine into a creek and fall down.... soon enough. As Bruce said, we need more details.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LanghamP Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 Ponder your mistake. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmethvin Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 The GPS is not always right! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xorbe Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) This appeared to be an unlakely situation. Edited May 3, 2020 by xorbe 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Kind of reminds me of the time when my new truck ended up at the bottom of a lake with my wife’s new KS14C inside. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonm42 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I think this topic is all wet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WI_Hedgehog Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, Rehab1 said: Kind of reminds me of the time when my new truck ended up at the bottom of a lake with my wife’s new KS14C inside. You do have the worst luck... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daley1 Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 If the lake doesn't have water in it ,is it a lake or a hole in the ground? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denny Paul Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Water you going to do now? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..... Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 18 minutes ago, Daley1 said: If the lake doesn't have water in it ,is it a lake or a hole in the ground? Its called Arizona... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RockyTop Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, LukeRian said: Drove my Gotway Tesla into a lake today, just thought I'd share this information lol How do you keep an idiot in suspense ? ..................................................................................................... Edited May 3, 2020 by RockyTop 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, WI_Hedgehog said: You do have the worst luck... And I have proof. I lost a lot of electronics that day. Edited May 3, 2020 by Rehab1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post travsformation Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, Rehab1 said: And I have proof. I lost a lot of electronics that day. How the hell did you manage that? I have to say, I'm impressed with your nerves of steel! I would have been swearing like a sailor! And you were even level-headed enough to switch the windshield wipers on! But seriously, what a bummer! Did the truck survive? And more importantly, did the wheel survive? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post travsformation Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 19 hours ago, LukeRian said: Drove my Gotway Tesla into a lake today, just thought I'd share this information lol C'mon, you've kept us waiting long enough...! Give us more details or I'll flag you as a spammer! (whether you lake it or not!) Did the wheel survive? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rehab1 Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, travsformation said: How the hell did you manage that? My neighbor was helping me launch my jetski. He was not familiar with the electronic rotary shifter on the Dodge Ram and somehow it slipped into reverse. Why he didn’t hit the brakes is anyone’s guess. He swan out through the driver’s side window. The large dent in the side of the truck’s rear quarter resulted from my body being trapped between the dock and the truck after I jumped out of the way. I was pinned. My life preserver prevented me from having a crushed chest. The truck and wheel were totalled. Edited May 3, 2020 by Rehab1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xorbe Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rehab1 said: ... jfc, doc! Edited May 3, 2020 by xorbe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Palmer Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Another strike against Apple Maps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 2 hours ago, xorbe said: jfc, doc! I had to look that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Rehab1 said: My neighbor was helping me launch my jetski. He was not familiar with the electronic rotary shifter on the Dodge Ram and somehow it slipped into reverse. Why he didn’t hit the brakes is anyone’s guess. He swan out through the driver’s side window. The large dent in the side of the truck’s rear quarter resulted from my body being trapped between the dock and the truck after I jumped out of the way. I was pinned. My life preserver prevented me from having a crushed chest. The truck and wheel were totalled. Jeep-Dodge often designs non-standard shifters that kill a few dozen people each year. That Star Trek actor who played Chekov was killed by his Jeep when he thought he had left it in drive but didn't. Stupidly, since the same motion of pushing down on a pedal for both brake and throttle, it follows your man probably mixed up pedals. Hear about those drivers who ram into buildings or drive up onto sidewalks? Mixed pedals every time. I hate hate hate the throttle/brake design because it's a Normal Door. Controls that do opposite things should behave opposite. This is why the Air Force doesn't put their ejection lever next to their flap lever (they did, once, and trained their pilots not to mix them up, with predictable results). The majority of drivers eventually mix up pedals regardless of age, and since auto designers keep using the same idiotic design, and since we keep idiotically buying the same design, then I can only conclude the majority of the human population is stupid for not fixing such a simple and easy design flaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, LanghamP said: Jeep-Dodge often designs non-standard shifters that kill a few dozen people each year. That Star Trek actor who played Chekov was killed by his Jeep when he thought he had left it in drive but didn't. I did hear that story. Tragic! Dodge had reports in 2017 that their Ram trucks were moving while the 4-position rotary shifter knob remained in park. It’s possible that’s what happened but my neighbor should still have been cognizant enough to hit the brakes. I thought that involuntary reaction was a hard wired since birth. My replacement truck has additional safety measures where you cannot engage the shifter if the brake is not depressed or a door is open. Edited May 3, 2020 by Rehab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) Good thing you had that wheel securely mounted and plugged into the dodge at the time. Some insurance companies wont cover the items in the vehicle IF it wasnt mounted via permanent connection or IF it wasnt currently plugged into the outlet. Just some food for thought, BEFORE you start to declare the losses and circumstances of the items contained within. How'd the jet skis do? Surely you went riding anyhow?! Edited May 3, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LukeRian Posted May 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Hey Guys apologies for the late reply, as requested the full story of the Tesla falling into the lake goes like so: I was waiting for my wife to get off work (she works at a restaurant off of the lake) so I had been riding my Tesla around the lake for about an hour before the incident. I was going down a slight hill and immediately hit an unseen pothole which sent me flying off of the EUC. There were numerous spectators, watching as my Tesla rolled down the hill into the water. I quickly realized I needed to get it out and dove in after it. Here's the best part though- it still works. (Minus the LEDs) I took it home and took the entire machine apart to dry off the internals and take out all of the moss/rocks that had made their way inside of my Tesla. I used the air compressor to dry off all of the connectors and electronics and she works perfectly. Rode her about 15 Miles earlier today, just need to get some new lights now! Edited May 4, 2020 by LukeRian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planemo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Wowsers thats an amazing save. You were one lucky fella. Maybe you should do the lottery this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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