I used to drive a 2001 GMC Jimmy Diamond Edition truck. I got drunk and did some circles (not even donuts) in my old job's warehouse parking lot one night. Steering wheel slipped and I crashed up into the curb and over a little tree. I cracked the front driver rim, needed upper and lower control arm, and flattened both the front and rear driver side tires. Oh, and needed a frame adjustment and alignment. Super surprised the impact didnt cause the airbags to go off. I broke a 2-4ft section of the curb into two. (So embarassing. I never got to see video, but I know there was video.) My phone had died just before doing all this, so I had to jog/walk home at 2-3am about a mile where I passed out fully dressed as I was waiting for my phone to charge. I woke up to a bunch of missed calls from the job. Needless to say I was fired. Hahaha! I went after 5pm that day to swap out the two tires and drive it back home after I luckily found a guy on Craigslist selling 4 rims and tires to match.
There are still a couple of issues that have been recalled on the Taycan’s, chech the under carriage, if there is a dent in the underside more than 3mm, it calls for a full battery replacement $$$$$$$
@@christianborck This base model has a fixed ride hight, this suspension is coil-over spring. You’re referring to the pneumatic version. By design the pneumatic suspension will auto lower the vehicle to the lowest setting at highway speeds. The solution is to bring the camber out from -3 to mid -2s. Aggressive negative camber is not necessary for these vehicles, unless you’re going 200 mph. We set our track cars at 3° negative. This is overkill for street cars.
Moral of the story. Don’t hit curbs.
That's certainly a rule to live by.
Moral of the story, don't take your car to the stealerships! Based on my experience I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw them.
I used to drive a 2001 GMC Jimmy Diamond Edition truck. I got drunk and did some circles (not even donuts) in my old job's warehouse parking lot one night. Steering wheel slipped and I crashed up into the curb and over a little tree. I cracked the front driver rim, needed upper and lower control arm, and flattened both the front and rear driver side tires. Oh, and needed a frame adjustment and alignment. Super surprised the impact didnt cause the airbags to go off. I broke a 2-4ft section of the curb into two. (So embarassing. I never got to see video, but I know there was video.)
My phone had died just before doing all this, so I had to jog/walk home at 2-3am about a mile where I passed out fully dressed as I was waiting for my phone to charge.
I woke up to a bunch of missed calls from the job. Needless to say I was fired. Hahaha! I went after 5pm that day to swap out the two tires and drive it back home after I luckily found a guy on Craigslist selling 4 rims and tires to match.
How hard did he hit the curb? Speed?
Seems there isn't too many typical problems in Taycan(?).
Btw, you can get leather interior to the base model Taycan as well, it just costs extra.
Can the camber be adjusted to run less negative on these?
These are not Taycan problems, they are poor driving and dealership problems
There are still a couple of issues that have been recalled on the Taycan’s, chech the under carriage, if there is a dent in the underside more than 3mm, it calls for a full battery replacement $$$$$$$
Why would you not name who did it?
From my experience it is not a camber issue. It's just that the car is driven to much in the lowest suspension setting. The camber is set for medium.
@@christianborck This base model has a fixed ride hight, this suspension is coil-over spring. You’re referring to the pneumatic version. By design the pneumatic suspension will auto lower the vehicle to the lowest setting at highway speeds. The solution is to bring the camber out from -3 to mid -2s. Aggressive negative camber is not necessary for these vehicles, unless you’re going 200 mph. We set our track cars at 3° negative. This is overkill for street cars.
Great video. Does bringing the camber out to -3 on all tires impact performance ?
@TopAutomotiveInc That explains why my inner back tires wear out on my Taycan.The dealership said it was because it needed an alignment.
Wow that tire angle, is it common on taycans?
Nice video
@@patrikstr11 thank you
Put some padding on those lift posts..
hahaha. you might just not be the right skill level to repair these mate.
Tesla are better build cars?
@@tomkaidl definitely not.
@@TopAutomotiveInc So it was my misunderstanding from the context.
Tesla are built crap. Compared to Taycan
Hahahahaha 😂
Nah, but they don't cost nearly as much either. So there is that.
Wheels look horrible 🤢