That's what I thought, thanks for the clarification
Very good perspective. Thanks for sharing!Re doors and fingers.
I got my fingers caught in the sliding door of a VW bus when I was a kid. Wasn't fun, and I can still remember it to this day and with a scar to remind me.
My general advice is to not let your kids near the vehicle without you being there, and also never leave them in the car unattended. They are surprisingly fast at mischief.
We always made getting in the car a "race" for our kids, for who was in first, and who got buckled up first and ready to go. Kids like a challenge and learn quickly what things work and what doesn't. The trick is to get them to pay attention to what they are doing, because then they are less likely to injure themselves.
Overall I think the panels and sharp edges of the CT are not child or elderly friendly, so more care should be taken around it in general, including avoiding playing or riding bikes etc around it. Unlike a rounded off aluminium skin M3 it will be very unforgiving even if you just loose you balance and fall against it. Let alone a kid on a bike.
Another huge item, is to check under the vehicle for pets and kids, or toys or tools, because the extra ground clearance will be an invitation for those to get under there. Being electric means its quiet with little to no warning, and there are no parking sensors under the car or anything to warn you.
I was always pedantic about knowing exactly where everyone was in the house before leaving just to be sure. But also making the garage and around cars off limits makes for a good safety net when they form the right habits from a young age. Cars and people are always operating in a contentious zone from a safety perspective, so always try to remove one from the other whenever possible.
Plus it will keep those candy fingerprints off your CT. So win win!
Basically, nobody knows anything until you have a vin. Then they will make some kind of a guess when you'll get delivery. Past that, they still probably don't know anything else until the truck comes and it either does or doesn't have accessories with it.
@MynameisKhan
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my god that is forever! good luck !!
Exactly. I got my finger squished flat as a pancake in my 8th grade locker room door, on the hinge side, it closed all the way. My finger was thinner than the gap between panels on a CT by far. Luckily, it went back to mostly normal, but I learned from then on to keep better track of where I put my fingers!
Same with my brother. I still rember this....decades later. Grandpa closing the door and somehow my brother's hand ended up in the door frame. Everyone: be observant!
Ouch!This thread jinxed me! Sitting in the ER, my wife shattered her finger closing it in the mercedes door.
