"Lock" - Beep "Un-Lock" - Beep-Beep I'm a simple man, this is the only way I can make sense of it.

@daves2433

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, follows the number of syllables in the word. I was making sure someone mentioned this :)

@calibrono

3 жыл бұрын

Or "closed" and "o-pen".

@81MercTurbo

3 жыл бұрын

Tesla still uses this beep signal in 2021's... I liken it to an old car alarm, one chirp = lock / two chirps = unlock

@bruns-o-tron

3 жыл бұрын

@@calibrono Toyota does two syllables for open and one for lock, but I don't know if that was their logic. Good logic, though.

@BenDover-pd8hg

3 жыл бұрын

I typed the same thing then scrolled down one comment and here it was

Hey Doug, the emergency airbag disable is for first responders. To prevent the airbags from accidentally deploying and injuring/killing a firefighter or patient while removing them from the car in an accident

@TheHadrian54

3 жыл бұрын

​@@yungboicontigo9278 is everything ok?

@chasetaylor3192

3 жыл бұрын

Don't alot of cars have a key switch in the center to turn of the airbags in case there's a child?

@felixraue2025

3 жыл бұрын

@@chasetaylor3192 Most modern cars have that option for the passenger seat, yes.

@undeada-man1920

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 He answered the question why you mad tf

@ARMY-up4my

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 salty much?

The door locks are very intuitive. "Lock," one syllable, = 1 beep. "Unlock," two syllables = 2 beeps. It's done in such a way that you intuitively know which is which...

@nathanhogg7761

3 жыл бұрын

i was just about to comment this

@Isna1

3 жыл бұрын

Also, most cars when unlocking/locking blink their blinkers/use the horn, and it's commonly 1 blink or horn for lock, 2 for unlock

@matthewreise120

3 жыл бұрын

SO many of Doug's "quirks and features" is just him being naive.

@culpritdesign

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same thing when I heard the beeps!

@barmetler

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, your brain kinda hears those words automatically

7:45 Doug looks like that one kid in the neighborhood who would find a insect and show it off to everyone

@kyleblake1273

3 жыл бұрын

so funny so true

@freddieparrydrums

3 жыл бұрын

Ahahaha lol

@CJ-ui4tg

3 жыл бұрын

...and score it

@georgegarcia5288

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣😭

@hippityhoppity7816

3 жыл бұрын

now everyone can just steal his car if he forgets to take the keys out

"i still dont know if its locked or unlocked" Just try to open the door doug hahaha

@joehorn1762

3 жыл бұрын

@Fiqih Wanita no

@alexvega7893

3 жыл бұрын

My guess with the one -two sound is how many syllables In the word lock and un-lock

@sleepyhollow783

3 жыл бұрын

The sound mimics the traditional sounds given off by car alarms/keyless entry systems. One beep = Lock Two beeps = Unlock Not sure why it was hard for him to connect the principles.

@TheGhostTrollekdejvu

3 жыл бұрын

That just baffled me why he wouldn't just click one button and try the door handle.

@RWoody1995

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGhostTrollekdejvu attempting to open the door normally unlocks it automatically in cars with an electric lock so you'd have to try and open it from the outside handle to find out

Firefighter here. That Airbag Disable is there for emergency responders. The Roadster doesn't have an easy way to disconnect the batteries like an ICE vehicle or other electric cars. That feature allows us to ensure the airbags don't deploy on us or the occupants in the event of rescue operations. Airbags don't always go off in an accident. And they're rather dangerous to us when they don't deploy.

@HighTroop

3 жыл бұрын

In Europe, disabeling is there because if you fit a child seat on the front seat for a baby, you have to disable the airbag

@jacobchedder6180

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that. If a technician is working on the car and needs to remove the steering wheel, they disconnect the battery so that it doesn't blow up in their face

@timml2

3 жыл бұрын

​@@HighTroop this is a different thing, usually a switch in glovebox. Im pretty sure the roadster has this to if the car is rated for Childs seats. Usually this switch only disables passenger airbags. Still, the emergency Airbag release is clearly intended for first responders and therefore accessible from outside the cockpit, like the battery in a traditional car. While i really like Dougs content, im sometimes don't understand how he ist not able to figure out such thigs

@Darkhare33

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Doug missed this big time.. pretty obvious why its there.. dont want a firefighter having his head blown off mid rescue

@midnigh7run420

2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkhare33 @Tim Müller Many folks don't realize these sort of things. And it's not always made obvious. Sometimes even the manuals omit them. Doug can't know everything lol. It's obvious for someone in the emergency field but not always to an outside observer. Doug posts good stuff. So I tend to cut him some slack haha. He's not an engineer. Just an enthusiast like the rest of us :).

The door lock noise is actually pretty intuitive. One beeper for lock, which is a one-syllable word; two for unlock, which is a two-syllable word. When you press the button just think of the car saying "lock" or "unlock".

@EdPMur

3 жыл бұрын

Also many cars beep once on the outside when you lock it with the keyfob, and twice when you unlock it. Pretty simple

@VoxelLoop

2 жыл бұрын

Every Tesla since has used the same but with a different chime, it's more of a 'ding' now instead of a 'beep'. :) If you have any Tesla, as you pull on the door handle and the car unlocks from your phone/fob you'll hear the "beep beep" from inside the car.

@woldrau777

Жыл бұрын

You could also try the handle after one beep and see if it's locked or un-locked...taa daaaa (snarky comment meant for Doug, not you)

@miles242

Жыл бұрын

Toyotas have done that for decades...

@alexphillips4325

Жыл бұрын

Has he never driven literally any car made in japan? Toyota, Honda, Subaru all do that.

Doug, you forgot to add points for it for being the only car to ever leave Earths gravity well.

Thank God he's giving the roadster the full fledged 2018 onwards Doug treatment

@tylerdavis127

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say I feel like I remember him doing a review on a white one (?) in the past

@straightbusta2609

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerdavis127 yeah

@DamianHunterJohn

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. I thought I was having a Mandela effect episode.

@Crazyklonk

3 жыл бұрын

Now I wish he would do a new one with the LFA

@straightbusta2609

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crazyklonk His old one would be better, trust me. Older video has driving shots from the outside with the awesome V10 sound. Newer videos never have outside shots

Former firefighter here... that ability to cut off the airbags is crucial. It’s safe to turn off the airbags in a car before performing extrications (done by fire personnel). Traditionally this is done by disconnecting the car battery and waiting a min or two for the airbags to disable. Since the Tesla has a battery always connected, it requires this switch. If the airbag goes off while extricating, it could severely injure the firefighter or trapped person.

@huntmine2343

3 жыл бұрын

Makes total sense. Cheers!

@jdl2327

2 жыл бұрын

Do the new Tesla’s have this feature too?

"There is no motor to turn on" "It's strange to see a tachometer because there's no engine to turn" Doug, this might come as a surprise you you, but an electric vehicle has one or several motors with a shaft that effectively turns, yeah, I know 🤯

@saturn9488

2 жыл бұрын

ok, but when was the last time you shifted gears in an electric car?

@lucianbesleaga5731

2 жыл бұрын

@@saturn9488 two days ago

@saturn9488

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucianbesleaga5731 i meant a manual transmission in an electric car

@asingularbowlofsoup8816

2 жыл бұрын

@@saturn9488 eh I mean autos don't really need a tachometer either. Ironically my shitty 02 Hyundai Accent doesn't have a tachometer and it's a manual

@BrapBrapDorito

2 жыл бұрын

@@saturn9488 The Tesla roadster was originally designed with a 2 speed manual in mind, so yeah you would have been shifting

The window switches are from Opel/Vauxhall just like many other parts.

@r4junator

3 жыл бұрын

Vauxhall VX220 vibes (also based on the Elise)

12:50 Even if it's electric, there IS a rotating part: the rotor. An electric engine can be broken into two different assemblies (ignoring gearbox and inverter). The stator, which doesn't move, and the rotor, that spins around inside the stator. It can often reach 15-20 000 RPM depending on the type and application.

@Henriette187

3 жыл бұрын

This. It’s pretty annoying but Doug doesn’t know so many things that are important.

@JOHNWAYNE1920

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I'm surprised he doesn't know this basic knowledge of an electric motor.

@keithkenney587

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, like this really is a SUPER simple thing even for someone less akin to electric cars. Every electric motor has an an RPM range rating, and they differ based on the needs of the product. Kind of weird he wouldn't have caught that with the experience he should have reviewing and driving hundreds of cars. It's not like he hasn't seen an electric car before.

@jaredmonk5328

3 жыл бұрын

I figure he just thought there were magical pixies pushing the car as he drove

@maadmaxx123

3 жыл бұрын

I made a similar comment. I notice he makes little points about weird things like this all the time... I'm not sure if he's being facetious or what.

13 what? 13000 RPM ? Did you think they were lying, it's a single speed motor it's going to go round reallllllly fast ;)

@Sappy6517

3 жыл бұрын

i didn't you watched Doug DeMuro Timmy Joe vary cool

@ETr4d3

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, electric motors are spinning, tesla motors goes up to 13k rpm. Doug.. doug doug ...

@hazardeur

3 жыл бұрын

@@ETr4d3 that's the quality journalism we signed up for

@ChristopherLuth1974

3 жыл бұрын

Demuros per minute is all these chat savages care about

@davidcazares7441

3 жыл бұрын

Waddup Timmy! Love your videos

I remember seeing this in one of the original tesla dealerships as a kid and thinking it was the coolest car ever.

@brick532

3 жыл бұрын

First time I ever saw one was when I was driving and saw it on the road. Funny thing though, it had exhausts as if it were a gasoline car.

@jessyrivard

3 жыл бұрын

@@brick532 are you sure it wasn’t a Lotus Elise?

@brick532

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessyrivard positive... it said Tesla on the back lol

@logantodd5943

3 жыл бұрын

Still is cool.

@hazardeur

3 жыл бұрын

that's because it looks like a Lotus. IMO, this was Teslas only good looking car and yeah, it's because it's a Lotus design

13:05 15 thousand RPM, Doug. The batteries don't just VROOM by themselves with their "battery power". It actually has an electric motor that effectively rotates until 15000RPM, yeah, I know 🤯🤯🤯

As a fireman I have seen that “disable” airbags logo in text books but never in person. We just cut or remove the battery before cutting through the pillars.

@brarautorepairs

3 жыл бұрын

Older cars used to take up to 10 minutes to discharge the capacitors so there still was a chance of an airbag deploying. Newer cars, the time is much less, however, the recommendation for Audi is to leave the ignition switch on to prevent accidental deployment. When we would bored at Automotive School, we would collect old airbags, screw them to a wooden pallet and fire a classmate to the moon. Needless to say, we had a blast.

@Green__one

3 жыл бұрын

Problem was that the original roadster didn't have a 12v battery, only the high voltage pack. Cutting or disconnecting that is dangerous, the connections for the 12v system via a DC-DC converter are less intuitive, and harder to access, hence the switch. Modern Tesla vehicles have a 12v battery, along with a prominently positioned "fire fighter cut loop” that kills the 12v system, which in turn isolates the high voltage pack.

@rsporsche

3 жыл бұрын

Could this be for disabling the airbag when using a rear facing child seat? I've seen that on some cars in europe.

@mrpoohbearlvr

3 жыл бұрын

@@brarautorepairs hehehehehe! 🤪👍👍

@BlatentlyFakeName

3 жыл бұрын

The explosive also gets more volatile as it ages, which is a bit worrying.

"There are no RPMs, there is no engine." I guess the electric motor moves the car by magic, then. Oh, Doug...

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? Electric motors still gotta spin inside...be neat if Tesla did like the old customizable Zip Zap remote control cars from Radio Shack back in the day where you could swap motors & final drive gears to choose between faster acceleration, higher top speed, or battery conservation.

@RagnorBC

3 жыл бұрын

He really did a brainfart on the whole tacho thing... It might not make a lot of sense to have it there, but it's still a tachometer like any other.

@rehd95

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@GoldenCroc

3 жыл бұрын

"13 what?" 1000 rpm Doug, as it clearly states.... Is he trolling us?

@marcob1729

3 жыл бұрын

I think the point to make is that the RPMs will be directly related to mph. So, the gauge will move exactly in pace with the speedometer, making it pretty useless. Still a stupid choice of words by Doug

I shit you not, just after he said ‘just listen to the noise the battery is making’ my headphones said ‘Battery low, please charge headset’ 😂😂😂😂

@BEM684

3 жыл бұрын

If that's true it's an awesome coincidence. If you're lying that's an awesome lie. Thumbs up either way.

@matthewbowen5841

2 жыл бұрын

Mine just said it as I was reading this comment

@dandywaysofliving

2 жыл бұрын

This one time I was watching a KZread video of some natural disaster stuff in a movie and the second shit was going down and the sirens started. My alarm on my watch goes off. I honestly kinda forgot what happened I just remember watching a KZread video and suddenly it was D day in my room and afterwords I just thought. Dam that was a good ass video.

A good friend of mine had a roadster signature edition and its crazy how different the interior was, most notably there was no "shifter", just buttons. sadly he sold it, but hes still repping tesla with a model S and his wife drives a model X. that roadster got me many a speeding ticket every time he would let me take her for a spin! great review

I remember when this was launched, I was like "meh, an electric ripoff of the Elise, this will never work" and here I am 13 years later looking at Tesla sedans on everyday streets. Times do change.

@mikerzisu9508

3 жыл бұрын

Tech is not as mature as I thought it would have been by mid 2021

@MrDuncl

3 жыл бұрын

This was the first production electric car to use Lithium Ion batteries. Can you imagine what it would have been like using Lead Acid? The performance and handling would have been comparable to a milk float.

"The windshield wiper stalk is straight out of the Lotus Elise" Opel Astra: Am I a joke to you?

@Fiwek23452

3 жыл бұрын

americans dont know what Opel is dummy

@forkliftoperator69

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fiwek23452 Doug does

@ANDREWSAMY562

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fiwek23452 America had some certain opels tho.

@lumiapowered8463

3 жыл бұрын

He probably said that since this is based on the Elise, and the Astra generation that shared stalks with was never sold in the US (the Mk V was, but I think that has different ones)

@jakobholgersson4400

3 жыл бұрын

In this particular instance, the most appropriate answer to that question is... YES!

When I was in college the local power company was bringing this around to recruiting events at the engineering department. That thing was definitely a fun ride!

Love to see Doug's Philadelphia roots with his Trust the Process 76ers t-shirt.

@markhenderson1177

3 жыл бұрын

KAT >>>>

@markhenderson1177

3 жыл бұрын

@George Jungle what

@maxmelchiorre4957

3 жыл бұрын

@@markhenderson1177 not even close

@markhenderson1177

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxmelchiorre4957 yes even close

@maxmelchiorre4957

3 жыл бұрын

@@markhenderson1177 nah you’re a casual embiid dropped 40 last night literally unguardable KAT cannot lead a team like embiid

He looks like he's standing in front of a bigger kids toy car, man that was small

@jwalster9412

3 жыл бұрын

No, Doug is as tall as a god.

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much the same height/profile as the Lotus Elise it's based on.

@CadgerChristmasLightShow

3 жыл бұрын

Dont need much car to seat 2 people

@tyzorg

3 жыл бұрын

Lotus elise's are TINY in person. I saw one and couldn't believe how small it was. You really need to be a skinny person to fit in that car. the seats are literally bolted to the floorpan of the car.. no raised brakets of any kind at all. it's tight af.. smaller than a miata if you can believe it. - With THAT said.. they're incredibly light because they're so small.. so it doesn't take much power to make those cars FLY

@artanglin2763

3 жыл бұрын

That's what she said)

"The one you don't hear about all that much" First and only car floating around in space somewhere.

@Eversoncars

3 жыл бұрын

Depends if you count the moon rovers

@bdub1682

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eversoncars true but theyre not really floating lol

@NickSiekierski

3 жыл бұрын

These were built a few miles from me so I remember seeing them fairly often when they first came out. It being electric but not a little service vehicle golf cart was the novel part, style-wise it was basically a Lotus so not really a head-turner compared to Ferraris, Lambos or other exotics. Would be nice to know how much a battery replacement and other maintenance costs, that'll affect the future resale value a lot since pretty much only Tesla can do it.

@giadalussu1922

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong Roadster tho, that was the second version

@jorgemiguel1040

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eversoncars That is on the moon, not floating around in space. Yet, we are floating around in space. umm

the windshieldwiper and blinker stalks are actually GM parts, mainly used in the Opel Astra F and Corsa B.

@HPPalmtopTube

3 жыл бұрын

I've got a an Elise S3 and it contains the exact same blinker and headlight stalks as in this tesla roadster (in fact the whole dashboard and steering wheel is identical, except for the little LCD screen battery monitor device), not sure whether lotus got the stalks from Opel though, you could be right...

@TheChiro2000

2 жыл бұрын

That's why they are so familiar to me...

"Old school" is 2008.. Me and Doug was 20 years old. I wanna cry.

@joeyblazik7990

3 жыл бұрын

me an Doug. Doug isn't mean

@phantomjosh2148

3 жыл бұрын

I was 2 years old

@mattlee87

3 жыл бұрын

For 32...ooof. Looks mid 40s for some reason.

@diazfiveoh

3 жыл бұрын

you’re 33 bro, don’t sweat it, still young.

@phantomjosh2148

3 жыл бұрын

@@diazfiveoh 33??? I think 33 is pretty old. I’m 15 so maybe that explains it?

The tachometer comment is confusing. The motor spins, the speed of the motor spinning can be represented in RPM. What you're looking at is simply the rotational speed of the motor represented in RPM. I get that it's not very useful because there aren't multiple gears, but that doesn't mean that the tach is showing you some sort of nonsense numbers.

@XQgint

3 жыл бұрын

I like Doug's videos but he often says this dumb stuff and laughs at that meanwhile people with half brain laugh at him. This is probably the dumbest thing he said so far "13 what?" when it is literally written on it. Oh Doug...

"15 what?" - it literally says x1000 below the needle - it's 15 000 RPM, Doug, It's how fast the electric motor spins, Doug.

@jacksonmyers1892

2 жыл бұрын

I knowwww that part of the video made me upset. As if electric motors are just solid state and don’t spin at all.

@PlutoisaPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

Modern Teslas spin up to 16-18k RPM, and plaid goes up to 20k which apparently is a pain in the butt to design.

@saturn9488

2 жыл бұрын

well when you drive an electric car, its not like you need to shift gears, which is why a tachometer is useless

@MarekFajkus

2 жыл бұрын

if it really shows rpm than it's even more silly than what he says. With no gear options it's pretty much showing the same thing as speedo just in different units. The only thing it could be "used for" is to determine how much does tire size choice change the rpm to speed ratio. Which is pretty silly anyway because everyone who went into elementary school can calculate that. And you probably still need to calculate that anyway because you would need it to reconfigure speedometer to show right value after tire change anyway.

@PlutoisaPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarekFajkus Yeah it’s a direct relationship to speed by having one gear. They were originally going to have two gears, which is probably why there is a tachometer in the first place. But they had problems with the gearbox breaking because the gears couldn’t change quick enough for all the torque the motor constantly put out. I know today the Taycan now has two gears, which is a first.

Executioner in Revolutionary France: Do you have any last words? Doug at the guillotine: “Assurez-vous de consulter ‘Voitures et enchères’"

@Official_MikeyT

3 жыл бұрын

"Cette guillotine a de nombreuses bizarreries et fonctionnalités!" I used google translate so this may or may not be grammatically sound.

@MKA829

3 жыл бұрын

@@Official_MikeyT It is perfect French.

Doug is so excited to show us these quirks. Never change Doug.

I remember seeing one of these back in 2009 going down the road. I got all excited and gave the guy a thumbs up

@Jfng-mf7gz

3 жыл бұрын

It's true, I was the thumb

@SchmegmaOnToast

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jfng-mf7gz can confirm, I am guy

@shaxee2651

3 жыл бұрын

@@SchmegmaOnToast thats also true, I was the car

@lilbig948

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaxee2651 true, I was the air

@novaevolv3d

3 жыл бұрын

@@lilbig948 facts, I was the road

I never thought these were rare when these came out. I was stationed at a military base and there was two red ones. Owned by contractors by Boeing or something. When I learned they were rare it showed me how well connected guys doing that work are

@stephans1990

3 жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands you would also occasionally see them. Because our vehicle taxing system used to be extremely friendly towards electric cars many of those early electric cars became relatively common here (Fisker Karma for example).

@ryankibler7973

2 жыл бұрын

They're overpaid. Too much of our taxes go to military contractor bloodsuckers.

5:00 Just a reminder, the FTC says that warranty void stickers are illegal and have NEVER been allowed, so if you are a consumer and you break one and a company says sorry your warranty is void, report it to the FTC, they have recently switched from a wait for many people to report and then sue in civil court to proactive policing policy, so now more than ever there is a chance they will act.

I used to love breaking this thing out in sub 500 performance point lobbies on GT5. I didn't win very many of those races but it was fun.

Doug: "Hey guys this car will be valuable some day" ten minutes later Cars and Bids: "Tesla Roadster bid up to $70k"

@deadmayday6702

3 жыл бұрын

It's at $90k right now with two days left wow

@almafuertegmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

Only two cars have gone to space: a Tesla Roadster, and the moon rover. You can't buy a moon rover, the closest you can get is a replica, and they are well north of 100k. I'd say that alone should make them quite pricey. I'm pretty sure roadsters are going to be a worth a fortune in the future.

@WhitfieldProductionsTV

3 жыл бұрын

if people would only pay MSRP we would never have issues having cool cars for normal people too.

@mattilinan

2 жыл бұрын

it sold for $97,500 lmao

@jimmybuffet4970

2 жыл бұрын

And now you know what the channel is now REALLY about.

I remember playing nfs most wanted with this car on my xbox 360 when I was 8 and wondering why it was so quiet and only had 1 gear lmao

@zanypierce4020

3 жыл бұрын

SAME BRO!!!!

@Lagrimoso

3 жыл бұрын

haha lmao same

@RLT124

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA ME TOO

@MrInternFTL

3 жыл бұрын

Me but mobile

@speedyginger2219

3 жыл бұрын

MW2012 yikes

I remember back in 2010 a friends dad had a roadster. Only road in it once, but man that car was a dream.

I interned at a power company the summer of 2010 and would walk past one of these every day in the parking deck. They had a few different EV's for testing. I always wanted to drive it.

"Cool Tesla Before Tesla Was Cool" I think Doug waited a long time to say that lol

@kamallb4650

3 жыл бұрын

Is Tesla "cool" tho?

@Josh_0579

3 жыл бұрын

@@kamallb4650 no

@thecianinator

3 жыл бұрын

He is a writer.

@domtdoodar99

3 жыл бұрын

@@kamallb4650 yes

@nickb3968

3 жыл бұрын

"Lotus chassis with Wrightspeed drivetrain."

I think the airbag cutoff switch is for the fire service to ensure they don't deploy accidentally while trying to extract a victim following an accident.

@coconuts4596

3 жыл бұрын

It is also good for the racetrack. If you have a 5 point and a helmet, the airbag deploying just becomes an expense feature of any little shunts and bumps you may experience.

@mg19cal

3 жыл бұрын

I always think of "Final Destination 2" when I think of airbags deploying AFTER an accident

@ivanpuskaric6851

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I was surprised he didn't know that...stopped watching the video after that

@tito1rocks

3 жыл бұрын

@@ivanpuskaric6851 so because of a simple mistake you stopped watching an otherwise informative video?? Do you also cry when your peas touch your mashed potatoes??

Drove a 2008 last year. A buddy had it for a while and planned on keeping it for a long time. He wrecked it two weeks after I drove it. Still hassles getting insurance to pay. I suspect they are certainly lowballing him to total it.

I'm curious how the battery is currently... its over 10 years old. if that was an old phone it would be an expensive brick.

@MrStebaan

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the battery supports 150 miles and he said that originally the estimate was 250 and 60% capacity seems reasonable for 10 years of early battery technology

@jwillkens

2 жыл бұрын

You can replace battery's on most phones for a reasonable price. The same can't be said for a Tesla.

@jwillkens

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrStebaan My 6 year old B&D trimmer has the same capacity as the day I bought it (based off run time). So, no, 60% is not reasonable. Very unreasonable. Also, my trimmer doesn't software lock me when I work on it.

@PlutoisaPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrStebaan Not only that but Tesla started offering a $29k battery upgrade to up the range to 300+ miles; that would over double this range: electrek.co/2016/07/08/tesla-roadster-3-0-battery-upgrade-r80/

@Connection-Lost

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwillkens That's the dumbest analogy ever spoken. Also your trimmer doesn't have an odometer, just your own biased memory.

Just for reference, while the tachometer is pretty useless for shifting when the car in essence has no transmission, electric motors do still spin, just like internal combustion engines. So the tachometer does still show RPM's, just for the electric motor instead; which is why the faster you go, the higher the gauge reads.

@XQgint

3 жыл бұрын

If I have not seen this video I would have not understand why anyone must state this obvious thing - motor spins... Like wtf, that's it's purpose

Fun fact: Ogs will remember he reviewed the tesla roadster couple of years ago when his reviews werent detailed.

@arteonyx

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, same goes to the Carrera GT

@tomuschrysos

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I remember too.

@coredumperror

3 жыл бұрын

So will newbies who actually watch this video. He goes into detail about his 2016 review.

@InMyGlamEra

3 жыл бұрын

Ye

@InMyGlamEra

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 no couple is any number

It was so long ago when he first reviewed this car, but the moment he talked about the hidden keyhole I was like "it’s under the door", then I remembered that he has reviewed it.

Just been watching one of your old videos can’t believe how chaotic your videos used to be madness, your videos absolute quality

12:35 For shure there are RPMs 👀

@gabriellundmark

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah what the hell. Of course something's spinning to make the wheels turn. The electric motor.

@myownsite

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently electric motors don't spin.

@forrest225

3 жыл бұрын

Right? That was an odd comment from Doug.

@myownsite

3 жыл бұрын

@@forrest225 he isn't the brightest guy

@Digital-Dan

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it had Elon's rockets, like the one he has threatened to put on the Plaid S.

Doug is the type of guy to wear a 76ers shirt in one video and a wizards shirt in another (with a shirt underneath both times).

@BobThe9534

3 жыл бұрын

Doug is the type of guy to put in the milk before the cereal.

@sastrinidis

3 жыл бұрын

I think he gets his clothes at the salvation army

@fenderfreak215

3 жыл бұрын

His shirt choice being a trust the process embiid shersey makes it that much better. Love it

@danielroberts9927

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobThe9534 that is actually the trick to fruity and coco pebbles😂

@trinitysoul

3 жыл бұрын

To soak up that body sweat it’s hot in California

Years ago when this car first came out the NPR Show Click and Clack the Tappit Brothers did a test drive. I specifically remember the report of the acceleration. They said that the acceleration was so intense that you could not reach and adjust the radio. I knew at that moment I needed that car.

Nice revisit of your 2016 video, Doug ;) you can really see the evolution in your production skills. Good job!

Gran Turismo 5 did this car so much justice, I thought this car was groundbreaking at the time. The first performance electric car.

@LC-2912

3 жыл бұрын

It was also featured in Project Gotham Racing 4

@luisvieira6388

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad i was too young to even Invest in Tesla at the time because we GT5 players know the brand from that time

@andrasbiro3007

3 жыл бұрын

GTA5 too.

@luisvieira6388

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrasbiro3007 gran turismo 5 came out years before

@gabrielcaramet3238

3 жыл бұрын

It was in most wanted 2012 to that's where I know of this car

The door lock beeps are based on the number of sylables in each word: 1 beep = lock, 2 beeps = un-lock

@isaachenry2132

3 жыл бұрын

I mean yeah, it’s not a stretch to expect ppl to intuit that, surprised he didn’t get it

@ashton9699

3 жыл бұрын

Though it might seem pretty universally understandable, I own a Nissan Leaf and somehow it's actually the other way around. Whenever I press the button on the door handle, it beeps once to mean unlocked, and twice to mean locked.

My grandma always told me to wear an undershirt. I've failed her. Thanks Doug, you always got my back.

@texaswunderkind

2 жыл бұрын

That was my way until I moved to Texas. You just can't wear two layers of shirts when it is 105 every day.

08 Tesla Roadster owner here....you forgot my favorite feature...the hidden coffee cup holder that folds out form under the passenger seat :)

That car was pre Elon Musk. The engineers were designing that car at their location in San Carlos CA. They had two buildings on Bing Street. I used to service their air conditioning. I saw the raw mock-up roadster sitting in the back of the warehouse.

@danielhalnan

3 жыл бұрын

You should check your facts before writing rubbish on the internet. This car is designed by Musk.

@ask4george1

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielhalnan It is a fact, I was working in the building where the car was being developed, on Bing Street in San Carlos CA. Elon Musk was never evolved.

@ask4george1

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielhalnan Do a search on Google: Tesla not ready to leave San Carlos. The Mercury News

@ScottXC91

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielhalnan Elon Musk had little to do with the early days of Tesla. He was basically the guy that came in with a lot of money and took over what little plans were already there, and brought them to the next level. The early days of planning and building Tesla had nothing to do with Musk.

@filipfarag676

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottXC91 You are so wrong. I suggest reading Elon's biography. Without him, the Roadster (and the whole company) wouldn't exist today. He was HEAVILY involved in the design and manufacturing process of the Roadster.

12:33 "It shows RPM's, but there are no RPM's. There's no engine to turn". Oh gosh, I completely forgot that electric motors don't rotate at all. *Surprised Pikachu Face*.

@djowsvideos

3 жыл бұрын

Very clever

@protoborg

3 жыл бұрын

Not since manual transmissions lost favor with drivers has a tachometer been needed. An electric motor may spin, but the driver does not need to know when to shift. The tachometer's only purpose is to show the driver when to shift and most drivers know when to shift without having to watch the tachometer. In other words, a tachometer in an electric car is just a waste of space.

@startedtech

3 жыл бұрын

@@protoborg ok? And my automatic civic has a tach on it. Do I need it for anything? Absolutely not. But it's still showing what the engine is doing. Doug couldn't even understand that an electric motor has RPM.

@protoborg

3 жыл бұрын

@@startedtech You drive an automatic that has a tachometer? Yeah right. And my lawn mower speaks French.

@Z6D4C4

3 жыл бұрын

@@protoborg Bruh, what. Every automatic in the US has a tach. Is this a woosh?

I found one of these in San Diego about 40 minutes from where I live. I'm not sure if it was the same one but it was really cool to see it in person parked in someone's drive way.

Doug has said he is 6'4" tall. He also said he owned an Elise. I wanted to buy an Elise, but when I went to test drive one, I barely could get in it. My knees were pressed on either side of the steering wheel, and I bruised a floating rib getting back out of it. There's no way in hell I could have driven it. I am 6'4" tall. So, either Doug owned an Elise but never drove it, he somehow had it modified to fit people who are taller than representatives of the Lollipop Guild, or he's not actually 6'4" tall.

@66777jason

2 жыл бұрын

dude look 6'4 jesus that thing looks like an rc car

@DanielE-oq1dt

Жыл бұрын

He might have a long torso and shorter legs

On a tachometer "15 what?" - well that's rpm Doug .... "there rpm of what?" - the motor off course Doug.

@blake301987

3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. I'm surprised everyone just let that slide haha.

@blake301987

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 Oh no, now we've angered Daddy! Why would a car journalist know what a tachometer does? Complete madness!

As a huge Lotus fan, I quickly became a Tesla fan when this arrived. I almost sold my soul to a marketing company to get one. Luckily, I still have my soul

@wojciechmuras553

2 жыл бұрын

But do you have a Roadster?

@hazardeur

Жыл бұрын

thing is, lotus and tesla are on the opposite ends of the car universe

@samtb2325

Жыл бұрын

@@hazardeur yup they are now, lotus is lightweight fun with only the essentials for driving where as the teslas are overweight overly complicated cars for non car enthusiasts

@TheHesK9

7 ай бұрын

@@samtb2325 check out the Eletre and Emeya

Man, I will finally receive my first Tesla roadster in few weeks. And this video is a good recap, very informative. I appreciate. Thanks !

Doug, I know this is two years ago and I watch all your videos. Everything you do is great, except one thing that bothers me and maybe many others, IMO. That one thing is how you close hoods, trunk lids, and doors. It isn't necessary to let things drop hard or slam, to close,. My '75 124 Sport Coupe and '85 944 hoods are lowered by hand to 4-5 inches before dropping. I believe slamming ruins the structure over time. Just an observation. I totally like everything you do, your personality, and the way you present to us great and not so great cars. Peace and thanks.

I like how Dougy boi lined up the tesla models as S 3 X Y

@Beesno

3 жыл бұрын

S, 3, X, Y, and the new ones: Cybertruck, ATV, Roadster 2. So, s3xy car. :-)

@KseggOne1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beesno there's the Semi as well, so it's SEXY CARS. 😂

@protoborg

3 жыл бұрын

That's the whole point of the names. Musk has a strange sense of humor. In fact, if not for the E-Class, it would have been S, E, X, Y.

@chrisdavidson911

3 жыл бұрын

@Leftist Remover It would be if it weren't for it having a historical origin pre-dating the heavy goods vehicle, meanwhile you're calling it a semi as an abbreviation of semi-rigid, because flexible is too complicated or something.

@edwindyap1616

3 жыл бұрын

@@protoborg Is not the E-Class, the name "Model E" has somehow been trademark by Ford

7:51 what a nice, solid sounding noise.

@rrs_13

3 жыл бұрын

any frameless car door does that when the windows are rolled down. Well maybe not in the dealership, but give it 1 year use and then turns like this forever.

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

3 жыл бұрын

A death rattle lets you know when you've made a really good hit! 😂😂😂

I remember when Tesla bought Lotus. I’m from Palo Alto and Lotus had a dealership by where I lived. Always said when I was a kid I was going to own that car one day. Now I’m awaiting my Tesla Model Y for delivery ☺️

RPM is still RPM Doug, the electric motor spins an output shaft just like a gas motor.

the SRS switch is for emergency responders to disable your airbags if they haven't gone off yet in an accident.

@terenceting26

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone verify or elaborate? This explanation makes 0 sense. Why would emergency responders wanna disable your airbags? If they didn't deploy when you crashed, why would they just suddenly deploy?

@aussie1swfc

3 жыл бұрын

@@terenceting26 every car has a SRS disable feature. My Alpha 156 has a key slot in the side of the dash that turns of the passenger air bag. This is to protect children in car seats or boosters in the front seat.

@bezclez

3 жыл бұрын

@@terenceting26 When responders use hydraulic cutting equipment to free the driver from entrapment by collision, the tool will cut through wiring in the pillars or sills (where ever they need to cut). The shorting of these wires can cause an unintended deployment during rescue operations.

@junbecks

3 жыл бұрын

@@aussie1swfc what I want to know is how is your 156 still running?? Its got to be at least 20 years old..... I kid. I had one as well.

I used to work at the Tesla delivery center in Scottsdale and they had a few roadsters lying around. I freaked tf out every shift when I got to see them. SO small!

@phuzz00

3 жыл бұрын

Especially when Doug is towering over it. It barely comes up to his knees in places!

A friend of mine was IT Trainee and he and his boss were in US. His Boss saw the Roadster and joked "Do you want this car as a company car?" and he said "yes".. back in germany he got all hyped up as he kept the joking going. After calculating he got the Opel Ampera (Chevy Volt) of that time. But he also managed to contact a guy in our area that had an Tesla Roadster and we were allowed to drive that car. This war really an once in a lifetime moment. In Europe this car is like an unicorn. So thats my first touch with tesla as a brand.

I remember this roadster and the Tesla showroom where it was on display at one of the first Tesla showrooms in Washington DC. I would pass by the showroom frequently downtown in ah!

Fun fact: in the US, those "warranty void" stickers are unenforceable. Their only purpose it to try and scare people away from fixing their stuff

@trahar6257

3 жыл бұрын

I make sure and tell anyone I know who’s handy

@KLiNoTweet

3 жыл бұрын

I am be scared, even now that I know this 😄

@JaredConnell

3 жыл бұрын

they only recently determined they are unlawful so they cant enforce them anymore but years ago, like when this car was built, many companies did refuse warranty service because void seals were broken so they werent originally put there to scare people off although that is the real reason they still include then

@limyohwan

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaredConnell its been unlawful for decades, but what are you gonna do, sue them? People dont want to go to court over repairing their anything just to save a few bucks on repairs.

@mtfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@limyohwan oh you have no idea how petty I can be . . .

"and frankly its pretty quick" *proceeds to launch into the speed of light*

The column stalks were originally from the Vauxhall/Opel/Holden Astra, and I believe the Vectra as well.

I was a passenger in one of these, it felt great especially tbe instant torque / acceleration.

“Whoaaaa hoo hoo hooooo” -Doug Demuro

@lollipopyummy4924

3 жыл бұрын

@Fiqih Wanita reported for spam

Time for Lockpicking Lawyer to try manually opening the door with that under the door trick.

From some connections I had the use of one of these for a few days in 2019. It changed my life. After 30+ years of driving BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, and VW (many quite expensive performance models) I recently picked up a 2021 TESLA M3LR AWD. Welcome to the future. Get the Performance Boost. I’ve driven 4,500 mi in a month and it’s more fun than any BMW I’ve had including driving 168mph on the Autobahn in a M6. Considering performance, tech, and not paying for gas it’s the biggest car bargain ever.

Oh my god,oh my god,oh my god,It touched my heart,I can't resist this stuff.

Nobody: Doug DeMuro: CARS 🙌🏼 & BIDS 👐🏼

I can just hear Clarkson screaming inside “Don’t come to me if you get sued”

@justagiraffe2868

3 жыл бұрын

Hahmond you eedyot you’ve crashed the cah

@DarknoorX

3 жыл бұрын

Cock...

@tonysmith3701

3 жыл бұрын

I'm huge fan of Top Gear but I gotta admit I'm with Elon on this one. Top Gear shouldn't have done that

@neeljavia2965

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonysmith3701 What did they do?

@samuelkim1827

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonysmith3701 clarkson didnt knew it was scripted to be broke down so when it broke down, he probably think it was bad and not rigged

Doug, Thanks for showing Love to The Philadelphia 76ers Buddy!

I watches this video years ago. I’m gonna watch it again, but looking at this roadster reminds me of a light gray, one that one of my neighbors had parked in his driveway.

People in 2008: the Tesla Roadster is an insane car. John Hennessey: hold on one sec

Good looking car right there.

@donnguyen8621

3 жыл бұрын

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@ibrahimzeus2949

3 жыл бұрын

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@donnguyen8621

3 жыл бұрын

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@ibrahimzeus2949

3 жыл бұрын

@@donnguyen8621 4 sec Lol

@GladiatorLBS

3 жыл бұрын

lol 8th like

Emergency SRS disable is for firefighters. It's activated so they don't accidentally deploy the airbag when cutting through a car. The reason other cars don't have a airbag switch is firefighters would just cut the cables to the battery instead. With electric cars you can't easily cut the cable to a battery, so they have that switch instead.

Absolutely love these cars. I'm in the market, but prices keep going up. Almost $100k. crazy. looks great in orange! thanks Doug

@brinkee7674

2 жыл бұрын

Better save your pennies as one also sold for $180k. Don't expect to touch one for less than $90k with quite a few miles on it.

I think it is worth mentioning and to remind that one of these is actually in space circling around earth playing Space Oddity by David Bowie. Edit. Song is playing on the stereos I believe. They didnt launch Bowie with it.

@alexc8356

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your clarification.

@TuomioK

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 Well, then you can say its irrelevant to say "its the first Tesla" and assume that has some impact on its value. In my opinion both are part of that car's history and make it more special. This car is not the first tesla nor the one in space but its the same model. So I think its as relevant as any quirk it got. Even more do. Its crazy that a car is in space! And its a Tesla roadster.

@matthewdavies5848

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 I think it puts the cool factor up a notch? Come on, its not irrelevant that loads of people recognise it as the road car that was launched into space? I'm perplexed as to why Doug didn't mention this!

@nimaside

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the tesla roadster sent into space is the new version that was suppose to be released in 2020. No Lotus connection. Plus that car was sent towards Mars and is now somewhere around the Astroid belt.

@nimaside

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 OH is it? I guess I didn't pay enough attention. I'm more into the space missions and booster launchers.

Orange as a color for cars is way underrated in my opinion. Its just so pleasing to the eyes

@vicjr.1813

3 жыл бұрын

The Ford Ranger's premier color is called Pride Orange, which many joked about being a trump color

@trahar6257

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Acura’s new “Tiger eye”

@mikeobie1

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicjr.1813 should have been OJ Orange. Huge missed opportunity.

@hifriend7581

3 жыл бұрын

Mclaren brought it back

@GraceAlone614

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicjr.1813 I guess it's a good thing tesla used the color "very orange".

The steering wheel was first out of the VX220/Speedster while the S2 had an old style wheel. Later the Elise caught up to the VX220 and started using the (better) imo wheel.

This feels like the kind of car that should be in a museum in 80 years

First time I went to LA my uncle rented one for us to drive around in. It's so fucking quick. If the next gen ever comes out I can only imagine how insane it will be.

@dmike3507

3 жыл бұрын

I think Elon Musk said it will be 0-60 in 1.9 seconds... and that's the base model lol

@whatusernameis5295

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmike3507 yeah he did. and now the plaid does that lol

Waiting for Regera, EB110 and Dodge RAM Van review.

@Wodz30

3 жыл бұрын

EB110..drooool. CLK GTR, GT1..drooollll

@Certifier

3 жыл бұрын

One of these things is not like the others

I actually saw one a few weeks ago and it took off like nuts. Was surprised to see it since I've never seen one on the road

doug you got me weak @ 7:40 😹😹😹

The Tesla Roadster was supposed to get a 2-speed transmission. But when the torque from the electric motor smashed them, what we got was a single speed transmission.

@davec8921

6 ай бұрын

I believe the two speed transmission is in there just locked in one gear with no way to shift it

This is a piece of living history. Whoever buys it would be smart to garage it, give it regular maintenance and keep it as close to cherry as possible.

@enforcement2

3 жыл бұрын

And you even got the partially missing "A"!

@wojciechmuras553

2 жыл бұрын

It's just too tempting to mod them. R80 battery, JdeMO charging system, there's so many great aftermarket options!

@dirtrider88

2 жыл бұрын

yea but they would be my hero if they destroyed it. this car is the cause of the disappearance of the ICE engine and thats the wost thing to ever happen to automobiles.

@rhetoric5173

2 жыл бұрын

No.

@alexc8356

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhetoric5173 all these flavors. And you choose to be salty.

i cant wait to hear him say: "This, is the Tesla Cybertruck, and it is the single most ugliest pickup truck Ever!

@tandyfarts6978

2 жыл бұрын

@David Moore actually the first cybertrucks will be delivered end of this year! The single motor truck will be 2nd half to end of 2022. The dual motor is end of this year or Q1 2022, and same for the tri motor

@PlutoisaPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

@David Moore Tesla is fast at building things and I’m sure the factory will be finished by the end of the year. They’re actually putting in the production lines in now, but considering this is a completely new kind of vehicle, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was delayed for months. Then again, it’ll be their 7th vehicle model produced (pretty crazy tbh) so maybe they’ll pull it off. Ahead of it this year they’ll finally begin production of the Semi in Nevada, but we’ll hear concrete details about that next week.

@PlutoisaPlanet

2 жыл бұрын

@David Moore Yep for almost 2 years now. In the meantime, this video shows the factory going up: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI6swcudka-2gaw.html

I remember first seeing this car on Modern Marvels when I was a kid and being super impressed even back then