# Flying Testla Roadster **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 16, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415 "2026-10-16T13:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/21 "2026-10-19T19:04:11Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Satellites don’t fly either. … especially if they are launched via SpaceX. Thus far in 2026, 35.7% of Elon’s rockets have blown up. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/22 "2026-10-19T19:36:22Z")
Of the 720 SpaceX launches overall, the success rate has been 99.58% successful. Only the newest launch vehicle, the Starship, has a failure rate of 5 of 14 launches. Newest technology, working out the bugs. Blue Origin has had 80 launches with 2 failures. Do we all remember which company rescued the 2 space station astronauts stranded by the Boeing Starliner? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/23 "2026-10-19T19:37:31Z")
> [@Old-Days-Rick](#): > > The vehicle doesn’t fly, it falls slowly and for a very limited amount of time. I guess you missed the part where the vehicle lifted off and flew over the Semi and other Tesla vehicles and then landed… He never stated it could fly for x amount of miles, but as short as it was, it was still a flight… ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/24 "2026-10-19T19:39:14Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Only the newest launch vehicle, the Starship, has a failure rate of 5 of 14 launches. Newest technology, working out the bugs. The failure rate of the Apollo launch vehicles was about 50%. Luckily, most were unmanned. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/25 "2026-10-19T19:42:05Z")
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should do something. In 1974 i had visions of putting a heleport on our building so i could fly to work instead of driving. Retired too soon or just in time ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/26 "2026-10-19T22:05:27Z")
Today, I saw a Cybertruck that was wrapped (??) in a bright turquoise color. I guess that, if someone wants to make an eyesore even more offensive to the eye, this is a good way to do it. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/27 "2026-10-19T22:29:11Z")
There is usually one at Costco but has been missing the last couple of times. Maybe crashed, burned, traded, or just waiting until dark. Really ugly. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/28 "2026-10-19T22:36:58Z")
At least half of them are wrapped around here. Just followed one wrapped in flat black, looked dirty when clean. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/29 "2026-10-20T01:55:39Z")
> [@texases](#): > > Just followed one wrapped in flat black I saw one of those in a driveway at the end of my street. It did not have a state government license plate. Just for a few days though, I haven’t seen it lately. The man is a state police officer. Until recently, they had a white Model Y with a state government plate. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/30 "2026-10-20T11:54:49Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/9/e98b3d04a0567905c5816ed6934fe58fafe90d87.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/31 "2026-10-21T22:52:14Z")
I think a lot of criminals would get them to get away from the cops. Well, until the police helicopters get a bead on them and track them. ---
**Author:** ![auto-owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@auto-owner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/auto-owner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/32 "2026-10-22T05:30:58Z")
Fantastic presentation aside, this is really just the goofiest car ever built. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/33 "2026-10-22T12:52:43Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > police helicopters Or drones. They’re a lot cheaper and harder to spot. ---
**Author:** ![KTPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@KTPhil](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KTPhil)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/34 "2026-10-22T14:50:02Z")
Let’s just hope he doesn’t turn off the GPS it needs, instead of Ukraine’s, by accident. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/35 "2026-10-22T14:55:58Z")
> [@KTPhil](#): > > instead of Ukraine’s, by accident. It wasn’t by accident. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/36 "2026-10-25T22:09:42Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/5/65e28d956681d1346d915085e1c83d177d1d53ff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![auto-owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@auto-owner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/auto-owner)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415/37 "2026-10-26T05:48:42Z")
A buddy and I drove a Pinto across the country in 1978. I wouldn’t know what to do with this useless show piece. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flying-testla-roadster/206415.md?page=1)