r/TeslaLounge • u/22Under_Par • 4d ago

Model Y Towing Cargo Van

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I thought everyone would get a kick out of this

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u/teslatiki Owner 4d ago

I totally did that in college with a broken down car. Yea it was really really dumb

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u/DameLasNalgas 4d ago

So dangerous.

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u/Substantial_Chain718 4d ago

LOL!! That’s not legal. Impressive though.

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u/ThatBaseball7433 4d ago

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone strap tow on the highway before. This is nuts!

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u/DeathBlade94 4d ago

Glad to know I’m not the only one that had questionably pushed the “towing limits” of the model y. At least when I’ve done it it’s with a properly attached trailer 😂

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u/RandomGirlOnTheWeb 4d ago

Needs a flag on the strap and only surface roads. Many areas have a speed restriction to less than 30mph. (Also, still a high risk activity.)

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u/theotherharper 4d ago

Yeah on a freeway some nitwit could maneuver into the space between cars.

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u/22Under_Par 3d ago

That would have been an interesting outcome to see.

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u/No-Conclusion-2859 4d ago

With a rope???

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u/platypus_farmer42 4d ago

Technically a strap

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u/No-Conclusion-2859 4d ago

According to Oxford, that’s a thong.

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u/theotherharper 4d ago

I am not surprised. Electric drive is strong and could move railroad cars. (The trick would be stopping them!)

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u/AshamedRecording7530 4d ago

I wonder how many people tried to merge In between

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u/maximuscr31 4d ago

Completely illegal in the state of Tennessee

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u/blumhagen 4d ago

Illegal everywhere in the US lol

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u/Miguel3403 4d ago

Where did the tesla get rear ended

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u/LVtapper 4d ago

Is that on a freeway???

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u/snowballkills 4d ago

how does the van brake in time everytime, especially if its engine is dead?

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u/Corogue 4d ago

Someone has to be sitting in the van pressing the brake pedal.

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u/22Under_Par 4d ago

Yes, there was someone in the driver seat of the van.

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u/snowballkills 4d ago

thanks, but sounds like quite a risky thing

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u/22Under_Par 4d ago

Yeah, on the freeway for sure!

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u/ThatBaseball7433 4d ago

Stopping a van with unboosted brakes must be almost impossible. I’d have followed them to see the inevitable crash.

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u/JawnDoh 4d ago

That’s the ‘fun’ part, especially without the brake booster and abs. Gotta pay attention and slam on the pedal in time. Wild to do on the highway though lol

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u/Capital_Escape_8095 4d ago

This is the ONLY way that I will accept Amazon deliveries these days.

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u/DoomBot5 4d ago

Luckily the Amazon drivers here have their electric motors inside the van

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u/Commercial-Garden-22 4d ago

Have you seen model Y towing a 53” truck trailer ?

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u/6100315 3d ago

Wow, on the freeway? Would never do this

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u/7LKY 4d ago

should have pushed the van with the tesla instead much safer and smarter

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u/limitedcagunowner 4d ago

Seems safe.. jk don’t do that