Originally Posted by Ruut Bianchi
So I'm not the only one! Mrs B has a new Mini Cooper with easy access and is very pleased with it! You cannot lock the car if there is still a key inside. For me the Tesla is the same. In emergencies I can use the App to get it "started". One time Mrs B stayed in the Tesla while I was collecting some wine at the shop and took the key with me. That left her in a screaming Tesla, the alarm has gone off and she could not stop it. She wasn't pleased.......!! So now, I am keen of letting the key in the car when leaving it with someone waiting.
The problem in the Morgan is the other way around: I am sitting behind the wheel and then: I forgot that I have to use a key, so that means a lot of searching in my pockets! Maybe a keyless go with only a starter button isn't a bad idea for new Morgans.....!???? hide


A friend of mine has a Tesla he drove into the Colorado Mountain wilds which meant he would need to charge up before the return journey, when at a charging station the cap would not open to gain access to the charging port and he was on complete discharge. He called the intergalactic Tesla help number, Elon Musk told him that it was an unusual problem and they would work remotely to fix it ,over an hour later they called to say no luck and an engineer would come out to fix it. Another hour later he receives a call from the nearest Tesla dealer to say they would bring a new cap but it would take 3 days to where he was. So having checked into a hotel, as no roadside tow service would touch a Tesla, he waited. On said day two technicians arrived with new cap, they fiddled with their computer and 5 minutes later the original cap opened. Cost him money and time then to add insult too injury he received a fine for parking in a charging spot and not charging!!! Moral of the story is don't go into the wilds in an electric car.


Bruce
1964 4/4 Series V Comp (Megan)
1994 +8 (Maurice) tis no more
2013 M3W (Olga)