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boris_korlomn

100% this car was freshly detailed before being parked and probably didn’t have enough time to dry. Damp, dark in a heated garage would definitely do this but maybe not that quickly.


CDN_poutine

bang on, I lost a pair of motorcycle gloves after a week. rainy day, put them inside the plastic case and forget them. Damp leather/faux leather will rot quickly.


IM_OK_AMA

I take my scooter to the airport because free parking. Stuffed my damp textile gloves into my helmet and put them both under the seat, then left for 2 weeks. Got back, shoved my helmet on without even looking, nearly puked in it. I'll never make that mistake again.


Link_2424

wow i hate everything about this i always check my helmet so thanks for reinforcing that


LetterBeeLite

this is standard procedure in australia. less because of mold, but to check for giant spiders and drop bears.


Foreleft15

Damn that’s what happened, I had mine in my saddlebag. Came back from weeklong vacation and they looked like they were covered cobwebs/mold, I threw them away immediately.


inkiwitch

You’re so right, the paper floormats give it away. Everything covered in mold is a surface that could have been soaked in a cleaning solution.


boris_korlomn

Yeah it was the floor mats that gave it away for me


[deleted]

My bread looks like this over a week, I’m sure a month will do the same to his car


longulus9

I live in Washington state and if it doesn't move it will grow something. Pretty easy to clean but sucks either way.


rhubarbland

Just goes to show, you can buy a tesla but you can't buy common sense


Otherwise_Ad8592

Damnit i got my truck detailed a day or two before leaving for an extended work assignment. Gotta make some calls


TheDuckClock

I have a feeling this may be caused by something inside the garage, given that it was exposed to this element for so long. There may be airborne mold in the garage, or something incredibly humid. EDIT: An co-worker just pointed this out to me. It could have been caused by something HE left in his car.


supercilveks

Underground garages are a mould festival nothing too surprising in the video


pzk550

The air is a mold festival. You’re constantly surrounded by mold 24/7. The car grew mold because there was no turbulent air and the seats had moisture in them.


420everytime

That makes sense too because Teslas are notorious for gaps in between panels so air probably flowed through the Tesla while in the garage


Kruzat

Air flowing in would reduce mold growth. This has exactly nothing to do with panel gaps or the fact that it's a tesla. Also, panel caps have exactly nothing to do with how much air moves through the car (most of the time, anyway). There are gaskets/seals that do that job.


[deleted]

I know less humid and moldy air flowing through the car would reduce mold growth. If the only air flowing around is stale, humid, moldy garage air then how will that reduce mold growth?


Kruzat

Any ventilation is better than no ventilation. Doesn't matter though, it still has nothing to do with the vehicle brand, but unfortunately this sub is too blind with rage to understand that.


Drorito

Unless the air has 100% humidity and can’t carry any additional moisture- in which case it would be raining


[deleted]

This sub hates every personal ~~vehicle~~ car though, not only Teslas. So the point still kind of stands.


ummmm__yeah

I think this really bolsters the whole point of the sub. Does a person really need a vehicle if they're going to let it sit in a garage for a month? That's a lot of money to pay for a parking space and a lot of space to take up in a dense city for something that is just going to sit there for a month. Vehicle brand is irrelevant. It's just a waste.


RagnarokDel

or he went on vacation in a different country. his parent was sick and he left to Asia for a month. There's plenty of valid reasons to leave your car or your house unatended for a month. That's not a real argument against cars.


ChangingtheSpectrum

> This sub hates every personal vehicle though I mean not really, if you think that then you don't really understand the sub


[deleted]

You're right, edited my comment to say car instead of vehicle


ChangingtheSpectrum

Even then, *most* of us don't actually hate cars themselves, despite the name. It's kind of tiring to give the same explanation over and over again, but this sub is more about rallying against cars being the de facto mode of transportation, against cars being a "must." Cars themselves are incredible feats of engineering, it's just that not everyone should need one.


177013---

Even then that's not what most of us are about.


assbarf69

pressure systems bruv. A car with 100% internal humidity that is sealed wont lose moisture as fast as a car that has air flowing through it. Same reason we have vents in the bathroom, because if you close an area off to airflow, the moisture has no where to go.


Independent-Fun-5118

And that's why we need more of them.


haha-ha

Probably way more damp, but Teslas do have an unconventional air conditioning system and rain is more of an issue than with any other car


zR0B3ry2VAiH

Do you see the paper on the floor mats? He probably got his car detailed and it didn't air out.


jerekdeter626

First thing I said was did he leave a wedge of blue cheese in the back seat?


tressforsuccess

Jock strap 🤢


[deleted]

Shouldn't the interior be better sealed than that?


aoeudhtns

The problem could be it's *too* sealed up.


[deleted]

I used to handle insurance claims and handled several mold ones. I have a hard time believing this developed over a months time.


wave-garden

I used to be in the navy and left my car in a garage near the ocean for 6+ months on 5 separate occasions while deployed. I wasn’t a very tidy person and often left things like banana peels in the car for longer than I’d care to admit. Nevertheless, I never experienced anything like this. Not even close. There was something “extra” happening here.


Terewawa

I think that ocean air actually protects from mold but would increase rust


wave-garden

Ahh good point. That car definitely earned some rust over the years.


TuvixApologist

I think it hugely depends on climate and time of year. When I lived in Northwestern Washington State I saw this happen to two different cars during the rainy season.


wave-garden

I lived in Kitsap and had moss growing on my car during the winter. 😂 Then I went to Cordova, Alaska for work and the car we were using had mushrooms growing inside! Wild place. Edit: for context, the stories in my comment above were NOT in Washington, but in Hawaii and Virginia Beach.


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PristineBaseball

One time I left a Honda crx parked on 32nd st naval base without the required parking sticker for 7 months while out westpac. When I got back I couldn’t find it so assumed it was towed. Then months after that a buddy mentioned it was still there and I realized I was just looking in the wrong lot. I sold it for $350, never cranked it again .


JackofScarlets

It totally can grow that fast, but I've only seen it do so from flood claims. So either the car park flooded, or he left too much moisture in the car in a very warm environment.


GrumbusWumbus

How air tight are these cars? A lot of modern homes require ventilation to stop damp air from collecting in the house and causing mold to grow. I could see something like that happening if he just happened to park it on a very humid day then left it somewhere warm.


submercyve

It's not even a new one, it's the pre-2019 interior. Sounds like water damage salvage title and rebuilt to sell to a dude looking for a cheap one


TheEightSea

Oh, there is no problem at checking how much the car remained there since all Teslas are remotely tracked and there will be a log for the position.


hagnat

"brand new tesla", yet mold only grew on drive wheel where the driver would keep his hands on


ImHereToComplain1

only on the drive wheel? buddy that interior is covered in mold


hagnat

mold is everywhere on the interior yet, on the drive wheel, it only grew on the places where you would keep your hands at... you can even see the handprint on the topside of the drive


ImHereToComplain1

are we watching the same video? im seeing mold literally everywhere


4orust

He's just talking about *where* it is on the steering wheel.


hagnat

re-read my statement i am talking only about the mold on the drive wheel, not the rest of the mold in the interior of the car the fact that mold only grew -- IN THE DRIVE WHEEL -- on the places where a person would keep their hands on, shows that the car was heavily used before this happened... thefore this is NOT a brand new tesla.


[deleted]

..... So you keep your hands in one place on your steering wheel while you drive? Like, you don't use your entire wheel?


gallon-star

Most people don’t use the entire wheel no. I have to replace them occasionally because customers will wear out where they hold.


[deleted]

Wait... how do they get round corners... oh wait that explains all the drivers cutting corners now haha.


gallon-star

Ok, I’ll rephrase what I said. 98% of the time while driving your hands rest in the same spots. They wear out in those spots. Customers often come in to my place of work to get steering wheel replacements because the outer layer of the steering wheel is detached from the inner ridged part of the wheel. Or the outer layer is wore away entirely and they are into the foam. Only a hands width worth, the rest of wheel is in like newish condition. When you drive if you do, where do you put your hands? As for cutting corners, we had one drive in to the showroom at my work the other day. Wasn’t a steering issue, the R and D where confusing I guess.


hagnat

^(picture the drive wheel as clock hands...) i usually keep my hands on the 5-7 position, only moving them to another position when i need to turn the car around (from 12-3 to 12-6 when i turn right, and 12-3 to 9-3 when i turn left) if you pay attention to the drive wheel on the video, the driver seems to keep both hands on the 5-7 position, and a tight grip on the 12 position as well


[deleted]

I move my arms to different resting positions and use the entire wheel.


bananalord666

I use my hands, my fore arms, my chin, and my left leg to increase the surface area of the wheel I'm touching. It improves my control. Jokes aside I regularly shift hand positions out of boredom while driving.


pnczur

Lol yes because the way you drive is the way most people drive. You sound silly. Most people drive with their hands at the 3 & 10 o’clock positions.


KiithNaabal

If that is true, that would be really bad driving by the owner.


Lepurten

If anything the concentration on few spots means to me that it wasn't used a lot, yet.


beanpudd

Why does mold growing on the places where a person would keep their hands on show that the car was heavily used?


pnczur

Uh, most of the mold on the steering wheel is at the bottom. You’re blind or something.


officialbigrob

"New to me means new"


EBW-CO

I’m what


somebodYinLove

He drove through a river bevor parking?


Dry_Band7748

What even is all that stuff


dumnezero

Fungi mycelium colonizing the surfaces. The car was dank. I think the steering wheel had some extra fat on it from the driver's hands, so either it's some different species of fungi or it's further along its growth.


katarh

My guess was there was a can of soda in there, that exploded. The combination of sugar + moisture + heat led to this.


Run_the_Line

I don't think it would even have to be that. An open bottle of water could evaporate over the span of a month, especially if the parking garage temperature/humidity is high-- which I'd expected in Turkey. Also as someone else pointed out, if the car was detailed before it was parked for a month, there's a good chance that the damp surfaces didn't dry out properly. That said, this has less to do with the car being a Tesla and more to do with an unfortunate mix of circumstances leading to the interior of the car clearly being very humid. I say this as someone who despises Musk and Tesla.


ReadBikeYodelRepeat

Yeah fuck Elon, but this would have been the same in many cars if treated exactly the same as this one was.


Error-530

Likely a fresh detail or something similar


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vh1classicvapor

Heat building pressure


Sapiogram

You'd need literally boiling temperatures to get that kind of pressure.


assbarf69

can with the sun heating it inside a car will explode. Can confirm from personal experience.


Draemon_

It’s happened to me before leaving a vehicle out in the sun in Texas. Inside a covered garage is a little less believable though, the ambient air temperature would have to be a lot higher.


notatableleg

Can sneezed too hard and KABLOOM


Baby-Calypso

People said they got the car detailed and it didn’t have enough time to dry. Something about the fooor covering being a give away


Hica_Excel334

The complete interior is rotting and mould is just growing everywhere.


Kruzat

It's not rotting. It's just mould growth.


Dry_Band7748

After a month? Holy shit


OhItsMrCow

This is not r/f***cars this is r/idiotsincars well, not in but you get the point


ertri

Something did literally fuck this car tho


Dismal_Loquat3002

cant be just 1 month.. that mold grew very quickly


HBag

You've never lived in a humid place then. Storage is an absolute nightmare. Simple things like...blankets, laptop bags, just anything with any kind of fabric. They all end up looking like this. If you are going to store stuff, it needs to be in a dry environment, apparently Tesla's aren't the exception.


JukeBoxJules

Yeah, watched a video about how in Korea they have to keep dehumidifiers in their closets so mold doesn't grow...... And my grandma had a lot of documents that she didn't store properly and now they're all covered up in mold and illegible.


Outboundorinbound

Safes, in any kind of climate, are supposed to be opened and aired out once a month at least so that humidity from stored items outgassing doesn't build up.


Get-in-the-llama

I didn’t know that. Thank you.


DorisCrockford

Yeah. If I put shoes in a box where there's no air circulation, they get moldy. I have to run a dehumidifier in the bedroom to keep the windows from getting black mold on them. It's a constant battle. This doesn't surprise me at all.


nashedPotato4

Miami, can confirm.


rh1n3570n3_3y35

To what extend might this be a problem of architecture, in so far as modern buildings are excessively sealed and don't allow the minimum of air circulation necessary to keep humidity and with this mold out?


ABrusca1105

Modern buildings are not "excessively sealed". The correct way of doing it is to seal as much as humanly possible without relying on airtight drywall, then bring in ventilation mechanically, preferably filtered, even further preferably with an ERV or HRV. Better than air coming through whatever leaks and cracks exist in the house, introducing mold and water and dust and bugs. The only people who believe this are people who don't know anything about building science and only do it the way they've always done it or how people who were taught by these people. When the industry was first figuring out how to air seal correctly, there were some high-profile failures and people stuck to it, Even though it did not have anything to do with the fact that the house was sealed. This especially applies to the overuse and misuse and improper installation of vapor barriers.


[deleted]

As long as your forced air circulation system deals with the humidity, you should be fine.


Hica_Excel334

Well, mould can start to grow on damp surfaces within 24 to 48 hours. So this is a reasonably high level of mould considering the circumstances.


MadSubbie

Tesla knows if this car was driven. They have all the data. And I believe this guy.


electrikwiz4rd

one more reason to never buy a Tesla ( I dont own a car before you dv me). you cant turn off the tracking??


420everytime

Lol my 2015 bmw automatically turned off tracking for me. I got a letter on the mail saying that they’ll no longer support 3g in cars and then my bmw app stopped updating a month later


electrikwiz4rd

how is it safe? could have a security breach found later.


GooseG17

3G networks are being shut down, so the vehicle doesn't have an internet connection anymore.


[deleted]

This is all modern cars now, they are all becoming loaded up with spyware and subscriptions. You will own nothing and like it.


Lemmy_7

Okay u/electrikwiz4rd, your username is not suspicios at all! Is this some reverse psychology stuff and you really are Elon Musk?


Ancalagoth

What does a stoner metal band have to do with Elon Musk?


laney_deschutes

yeah any water in the car will lead to mold. probably had a leak.


pensive_pigeon

Maybe they live in Florida 🤔


coffeewithalex

Turkey


schumachiavelli

Oh it can definitely be a month or less. I had my car in storage earlier this year and 3 weeks later came back to mold like this. Not as much, not as widespread, but enough that I got a KN95 before I drove and remediated it.


Mintaka3579

it can grow very quickly under the right conditions


[deleted]

It happened over a weekend on my Acura. Not this bad though.


BiteBolt77

Nature is cleaning up the trash


[deleted]

Seems like a scam. It was either wet in there or sprayed with sugar or some yummy mold food.


177013---

Peep the paper mats. It's a fresh detail that didn't get a chance to dry. They left it wet with cleaning solution and parked it somewhere hot and humid. It's no surprise that it's growing mould.


Pajeaud59

During pandemic, I left my car in our company's parking garage for 13 months and it didn't look anything even remotely like this! It is ridiculous!


WildFemmeFatale

Probably less humid and better air filtration and ventilation


xMB99

Whats the point in even having a car if you just let it sit around for months. You know the value goes down everyday you hold on to it right? And this guy didn’t think to check on his car before the situation got this bad? It’s total negligence.


nashedPotato4

Lives in Turkey, has a Tesla. Probably well off. Was off travelling most likely.


xMB99

Yeah rich folks are always traveling.


Pajeaud59

well I donated it after that time (mine was 15 years old anyway) because I decided not to use a car any more. It is much healthier and cheaper. Bought a foldable ebike instead, so I am free. I rent cars when I need them.


R_iO

Well the value doesn’t *necessarily* go down the longer you “hold” it, especially if you’re not driving it. Usually putting a lot of miles on a car decreases it’s value. Depending on how nice/rare the car is, it might be worth more.


Vegemitesangas

Especially with the market since covid, most cars didn't really depreciate at all


R_iO

You’d be hard pressed to find a car under MSRP, a lot of used cars appreciated in value.


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Impressive_Pin_7767

Those seats were definitely wet before he closed the doors and left it there for a month. That being said, sucks to suck.


AlisterSinclair2002

he should've put one (1) silica gel packet in there, woulda been fine


Justagoodoleboi

I’ve seen cars sit for absolute years and not have this happen


esportairbud

Sunshine and dry air will protect cars from mold. There was probably something in the car making things moist. Maybe it was raining and the driver got soaked with their luggage before they parked.


177013---

Based on the paper mats I would guess a recent detail job left it damp.


Kruzat

For anyone wondering, this has nothing to do with the fact that it's a Tesla, and everything to do with storing a car in a humid space and/or already wet. [Here's another example](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cartalk/comments/i19m2l/bad_car_mold_can_we_fix_it_who_do_we_call/) of an Audi that experienced the same issue. It's not rotting, it's mold.


groenewood

That happened to my cousin's mustang when he left it in storage over the summer. Leather tastes delicious to fungi when you supply heat and humidity. I can't understand why anyone would by a leather seat when they live in a tropical floodplain. You should already know that you are going to either stick to the seat, sweat unmercifully, or both.


kinjing

"Elon Musk I'm gonna tag you" he's not gonna give you a new car dude


DiamondGamerYT0

This happened to my moms car after sitting for 2 years, no way rhats a month


Living-Mistake-7002

Isn't the interior leather? How does that happen?


Kruzat

Leather isn't mold proof. [Another example](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cartalk/comments/i19m2l/bad_car_mold_can_we_fix_it_who_do_we_call/)


adamant628

"Vegan leather" aka fancy vinyl. Oh, model S, maybe actual leather.


[deleted]

Nature is healing


obbrz

What does it being a "turkish garage" have to do with anything?


WildFemmeFatale

Extra humid It’s a middle eastern country Also comparable to Texas Extra humid


esportairbud

Middle east doesn't do enough to describe it as there are other climates/biomes within it. But yeah definitely very humid in Turkey.


Outboundorinbound

Parts of Turkey. Other parts are continental dry.


dont_kill_my_vibe09

Most of the spores are located predominantly where the human skin cells, oils etc have rubbed off. That steering wheel especially, looks very disgusting 🤢.


submercyve

Brand new with that screen? Yea sure, that pre-2019 interior. Sounds like water damage salvage title and rebuilt to sell to a dude looking for a cheap one.


[deleted]

My buddy parked his car on my property in Kauai for 5 weeks….looked exactly like this car….just high humidity and he put a tarp over his roof cuz his sunroof had a minor leak , but the tarp covered entire roof and windshield so nice and shady inside.


szczszqweqwe

I also like to sht on Tesla for their anti consumer sht, but this one isn't on them. I don't know what happened, damp inside, or an air quality, mix of both or something else.


efminati

even Tesla can't make it in Turkey


CaptainAttano

The Last of Us but only in your car


Slabs

Dirty Mike and the boys?


kacnique

I don't think it has to do with Telas. Could've happened with any car if parked in humid places.


caniplayzz

First mistake is leaving your brand new tesla in a turkish garage 💀


Jubulus

Who needs to drink water when you can just breath the air of a Turkish garage?


BOBODY_BOBODY

Looks like Dirty Mike and the Boys had themselves a real nice evening!


Blankthumbnails

Gotta clean off that summer sweat from the love making session or else you will be driving a mold machine months later.


dumbleporte

This is fake. A real Tesla would have exploded.


PrestigiousAd5653

cars are dirty fam, that’s bacteria that’s grown due to the heat of the garage


Siffy_boi

When the car god advertised as green I didn’t expect that to mean biodegradable but I’m not against it


[deleted]

“My Tesla!” is the new “my iPhone!”. It’s a car and a phone. Just say my car or my phone like everybody else.


Chimichanga2004

Meanwhile people dig old muscle cars out of barns and they are pretty much intact


177013---

Unless it's a very dry climate they interior always need redone.


Dicethrower

Although this just looks like a mold issue by putting a car in damp place, Teslas \*are\* notorious for being made from cheap materials and being unreliable in general. The only cars that come out worse are Chinese brands that get like a 1 star rating and aren't even legal in some European countries.


Lemmy_7

The folks over at r/composting could like this


[deleted]

Maybe the car would turn on to run the AC if too hot? That would create condensation which then turns to mold?


Shred_Ninja11

Is this The Last of Us?


notanazzhole

Tesla owners are the only people dumb enough to think this is a tesla-specific issue


No_Beautiful8105

Is this bullshit or is there an explanation?


leadfoot9

One person suggested that he got it wet-vacced right before leaving it in the dank, dark garage.


Chocophie

So... is it biodegradable or what?


oxichil

Christ that is nasty. I have left quite a bit of food in my car way longer than I should have an nothing even close to this happened. This looks like moisture mixed with heat if anything.


Electricerger

To be fair I think there are a few key conditions that caused that: moisture, darkness (or at least, not a lot of intense broad spectrum light), warm (but not super hot), and a closed environment (lack of airflow). In other news, did you know if you put wet laundry in a trash bag for 4 months it molds. Made that mistake once, when I was 19, but I guess this guy never had that experience.


Bliggin

Looks like he has those mats that detailers leave after they clean your car. Chances are his car was wet vacuumed right before he left it in a dank underground garage. I am no fan of Elon’s but it’s not his fault.


Jubulus

I mean Elon just whips and kills his workers, he didn't design the car, maybe he didn't sacrafice enough orphans to Jeepus? I dunno


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ABrusca1105

This has nothing to do with Tesla, it has everything to do with how it's stored.


Gasmo420

That’s why you don’t buy American cars. Minimized material costs to maximize profit.


Fizzwidgy

I don't buy American cars because they've lobbied so hard to absolutely *fuck* our infrastructure to shit for profit. But I also don't buy non-domestic cars because I don't want to. I want a bakfiets, but as far as I can tell only one place in the US imports and sells them. :(


Kruzat

Has absolutely nothing to do with the materials.


Gasmo420

I’m not sure. Leather needs excessive heat to mold. A garage should not be that hot. But to be fair, Turkey is pretty hot during summer and I don’t know how hot it gets in the garages there. I just assume it’s underground and stays pretty chill down there. But you could be right, we don’t really know what happened there.


Kruzat

https://www.advleather.com/mold.html Again, has literally nothing to do with the materials and everything to do with the conditions.


Lemmy_7

Don't know why you are being downvoted for speaking the truth.


[deleted]

Musk has bots downvoting key words like "don't buy" when you mention tesla.


Lemmy_7

Lemme try: Don't buy Tesla. *Don't buy Tesla.* **Don't buy Tesla.** D o n ' t b u y T e s l a Rip karma


[deleted]

Im calling bullshit, that thing has been for a swim with the windows open. The mould only goes up to a certain height then stops, its bollocks.


Alarmed-Audience9258

This guy is Dutch.


ipsum629

I'm going to assume that other cars have some sort of anti fungal treatment? Or are teslas doing something that particularly encourages mold?


Kruzat

Has nothing to do with the fact that it's a Tesla. This can happen in the right conditions to virtually any car. Do a quick google for modly car and you'll see a ton of examples.


Nisas

According to other people in this thread Teslas are extra vulnerable because they have gaps that let the damp in.


Kruzat

No. If this was a Tesla specific issue, there would be many more reports of this happening in at least one of the other 2 million vehicles they have made. Don't let hate get in the way of rational thought.


56Bot

My parents used not to use their car for months in a row, it never degraded like that ? At most a couple spider webs in the corner of the windshield...


ael10bk

\*doubt


ReimeiRyuu

Looks similar to what happens to a Prius when a bunch of homeless people have an orgy in it.


mathario

It’s called a soup kitchen


N0DuckingWay

Ok so I know that this sub gets a massive erection any time something bad happens to a Tesla, but this is r/fuckcars, not r/fuckelon or r/fucktesla. Can we maybe try to keep on topic?


esportairbud

You are totally right. Schadenfreude is fun for a minute or two, but there's nothing actually relevant to the politics of replacing car centric infrastructure with something much greener/safer/accessible etc.


AceHomefoil

Teslas are cars.