James May revealed his Tesla Model S years ago on the DriveTribe channel, and he has been using it as a daily ever since. It has taken a bit of a hammering since then, and he admits to having crashed it on more than one occasion. He decided to take Mike Fernie for a tour of the bumps and scrapes, before sending him off to fix them.
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Why the old video?
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A menace to all Tesla s
Have you considered driving lessons?
Well luckily it’s a Tesla and not a real car.
When are you going to bring hammond & the ape onto your show lol
I was exactly the same with my kia stinger James, I liked it, but I wasn't that attached to it as I though I would be and got complacent when driving and had a couple of low speed dings. Back in a ford ranger pick up now and love it.
Weird isn't it how things like that happen.
THE RUGBY SHIRT, with the hi-vis yellow jacket. I've had a crisis.
Leave it to James may to finally answer a huge mental hang up for me! I have 6 spoke wheels on my SUV because of the upper trim level and I see other versions with 5 spoke wheels from the lower trim levels and I really want to trade them! Odd numbered spokes, crazy.
I'd love to see James's new Model 3 Performance when he does come back
Get the new Model 3 Performance James. Those are amazing! Speaking from experience 😉
The hand gestures 😂😂
Petition: Lamborghini Yellow James May Tesla!!!
Like all teslas complete and utter waste of time over expensive nothing more than a very expensive fridge no solma no passion no design
Why don't you try the porsche electric taycan??
Infact how about a grand tour episode with tesla porsche taycan and lucid. The three great electric cars.. Nearly same pricing.. It will be amazing!
@2:32 When hitting a rock and a driveway was mentioned, I thought he actually hit this rock https://youtu.be/ow2Cia4Rjys
2:33 Sarah my other half helpfully put rocks on the driveway of our house so I can drive into them.. "helpfully" LOL love James' sense of humor 😄
definitely paint it Porsche yellow!!
Fun fact: James May has owned that purple shirt for over 20 years.
Lol… It should be called James can't park 🤣
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't James rant on having that sort of jacket in north Canada? Why is he wearing one now?
James channelling his inner Hammond.. taking the mantle of crashing most
Very interesting – I rented a Model X, Model S and Model 3 Performance before buying a Model 3 AWD, I think the Model 3's coil springs make it a better drivers car than the Model S, which is more of a highway car than a country lane vehicle. I think James will enjoy the trade, and seeing the Model S as a 'Tool' not a 'Friend' also makes sense for the S, the sometimes wallowy air suspension make the insane power a bit of a one trick straight line pony, whereas the coil suspension of the Model 3, especially all wheel drive, makes it much more engaging on twisty roads, especially punching out of corners. The reasons I didn't go for the performance was mainly cost, I could not afford it, but also no need for the much higher top speed and the larger wheels are less efficient, and I wanted maximum range – it's also slightly too stiff a ride – the AWD, especially with the 18" rims and 'boost' purchase was the sweet spot for me at the time, and is a real stealth car against pretty much anything except a performance Tesla.
Might be worth waiting for the rumoured refresh of the Model 3 coming soon.
James may in the most unfortunate choice of jacket, next to frikkin FILTHY car. Coo coo.
Nice to see James on Drivetribe!
happy 600 videos!
Two points Tesla's camera safety systems dont work and May is to old to drive safely now
There are a lot of Tesla's in body shops and many being written off if over a year old and the battery is damaged.
WHEN IT EXPLODES IN THE GARAGE AND BURNS DOWN THE ESTATE, THE ATTITUDES MIGHT CHANGE : SEE NORTH SEA FIRE.
Given how out of control James' arms seemed to be just while talking, I'd be guessing he keeps letting go of the steering wheel at critical moments…
"Countryside, a terrible place as we know"
I was out there yesterday. It's dreadful,. Don't come out here. You'd hate it.
Thanks.
I like the way james explain exactly what he is talking about
See I just buy vehicles for under £1000 and then just crash it every day and it doesn't matter.
So what James is trying to say is that this is his beater. That one car we love to take anywhere as we do not care if the wheels get scratched or where we park. However, for most of us that isn't a brand new tesla lol
3:20 Oh hey! I think I've heard this one before!
SAAB 9⁵ owner and enthusiast. My anger has peaked with the "Because three spoked wheels look ridiculous" comment from The Captain. Lol
ok heres the ting take a corner at 35 or 45racing a *** had a blow out sled into the crub hit 2 fents 2 burshes 4 brick and a trash can but anywho now I have a load cam knock it sounds like but I'm not sure my oil pan may have got pushed back alittle so I dont know if my oil pump got damgaed and itsn't get oil to the top of the cams does anyone have any ideas what else it could be and yea I spanked the little rice hatch back
Yup it's a tool…
HE STILL HAS THE SHIRT
Part exchange it for a smaller fridge if you like but don't expect to get any more emotionally attached to it. Telsas are cars for people who don't like cars or driving and can't wait for the fully self-driving revolution to come along. They may be fast in a straight line but ditchwater is more interesting.
Why is this a video?