Keep Oppo Leaky... [EDIT: False Alarm, Possibly?]

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 03/31/2016 at 14:36 • Filed to: Tersla

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This, is apparently the upcoming Model 3

Kinda looks like a cross between a hot hatch and a wagon!

I’m skeptical, I honestly expected something Chevy Bolt-sized.

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RallyWrench > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:41

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Well, the front end styling is predictable.

Milky > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:41

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How bored are Tesla designers? No wonder so many jumped ship to Faraday.

CalzoneGolem > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:41

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I just came here to tempt you with this: http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5473716470…

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:44

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I’m okay with this

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:44

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Hey that looks like a Tesla

jariten1781 > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:44

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In its grainy glory it looks like a Focus hatch. Heh.

EL_ULY > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:45

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LS swap!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:45

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It looks like someone left the Model S in the dryer a little too long.

King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:47

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That is one chunky Malibu.

BeaterGT > jariten1781 03/31/2016 at 14:49

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So the majority of Oppo will love it? Greaaaaat

Nibbles > Milky 03/31/2016 at 14:50

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This is what happens when engineers design things.

I, for one, am perfectly fine with it

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:51

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They melted a Model S?

Mercedes Streeter > CalzoneGolem 03/31/2016 at 14:52

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I suddenly need a small loan of $5500. :D

The Dummy Gummy > jariten1781 03/31/2016 at 14:52

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For this reason I call shenanigans. Who carries a phone with this low of a picture quality.

Saracen > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:55

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Bolt sized? I never expected it to be that small. Tesla said they were going to compete in the midsize luxury sedan market (i.e. 3-series, etc)

Funktheduck > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:55

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I assumed it would look like a smaller S. I’d like to have one. I’m hoping by the time I need a new car for my work/daily duties electrics will have enough range and be affordable.

fourvalleys > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:55

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This photo has been around since the Model X preview in October. Some people said it’s a mule , some people said it’s a Model 3, Some people said it’s something else. I guess we’ll see!

Here’s the screenshot from October:

Mercedes Streeter > The Dummy Gummy 03/31/2016 at 14:56

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Perhaps someone took a pic at a great distance? Most phones still only have (crappy) digital zoom. :(

Rainbow > The Dummy Gummy 03/31/2016 at 14:57

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You do. I’m willing to bet it was very, very far away and this picture is cropped from a much bigger HD one.

Mercedes Streeter > fourvalleys 03/31/2016 at 14:58

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Good detective work! IMO, if it’s a Tesla, it’s probably the Y...The 3 is supposed to be smaller than the S...this thing slots between S and X...

fourvalleys > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 14:59

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Well, now the C&D link has the same info. No real detective work needed!

Mercedes Streeter > fourvalleys 03/31/2016 at 15:03

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Ah fooey. Well time to edit!

64Mali > CalzoneGolem 03/31/2016 at 15:05

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I think I am more scared that he has a “This Car Climbed Mt. Washington” Sticker on it. I would be afraid of blowing off.

bobbe17 > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 15:12

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Heh, slots between the S and the X. I think we all know what slots in there...

CalzoneGolem > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 15:12

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Can’t be many of these bad boys kicking around the states.

The Dummy Gummy > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 16:02

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Probably a Nexus 5x ;)

The Dummy Gummy > Rainbow 03/31/2016 at 16:03

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Was just kidding around. That was my fault for the poor translation of it.

Mercedes Streeter > The Dummy Gummy 03/31/2016 at 16:23

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Ouch! That smarts!! Ha, actually, I’ve never tried the digital zoom.

EDIT: Oh god...abort! Abort!

Mercedes Streeter > 64Mali 03/31/2016 at 16:26

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That would mean that smart attended 2013's National smart Rally, which featured a Mt. Washington hillclimb. :)

ETA: Starting from 2010, there’s a National smart Rally in the USA every 3 years (yep, there’s one this year). Unlike the official EU smart rally (which tends to pull in 3,000+ smarts from all over the globe), the USA version usually has 100-200 cars total.

Mercedes Streeter > CalzoneGolem 03/31/2016 at 16:27

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The diesels are incredibly rare, like I’m 100% positive there are less than 15 in the USA. They come down from Canada and can only become legalized through jumping through tons of hoops.

CalzoneGolem > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 16:29

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Or bring it to a state that doesn’t care.

Mercedes Streeter > CalzoneGolem 03/31/2016 at 16:33

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That’s usually what happens. They come down from Canada to Florida (one of the only states that will not care), get registered, then distributed to a lucky buyer somewhere.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 16:34

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Yeah it’s not great.

The Dummy Gummy > Mercedes Streeter 03/31/2016 at 17:32

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Haha I only said it because I saw you on the phone recommendation thread. But this response is hilarious!