bruno
@bruno

The Cybertruck does not ship with clear coat, that outermost layer of transparent paint that comes as standard on almost every new motor vehicle on the planet. Instead, each Cybertruck owner has the option to purchase a $5,000 urethane-based film to "wrap your Cybertruck in our premium satin clear paint films. Only available through Tesla."

lmfao they really rode this rocket all the way to "your losermobile not rusting is an optional add-on"


bruno
@bruno

The washing stipulations alone include, somewhat amazingly, “Do not wash in direct sunlight,” “Some cleaners and car shampoos contain chemicals that can cause damage or discoloration,” and even “Do not use hot water.”

Every oversize truck is a stupid toy for rich fuckwits masquerading as a ruggedized vehicle but this really is committing to the bit

source: https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-why-teslas-stainless-steel-cybertrucks-may-be-rusting/


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here's another fun one: that front bumper isn't bent. it's held in that shape by welds. if any one of them fails it will resume its preferred flatness in quite a hurry

why. like there's no way this is cheaper or easier than just bending it. I can't help but think it actually is about not wanting to buy the machine tool that does it.

edit: oh wait the thing's made of stainless isn't it? maybe whatever steel they use can't really be bent, or they don't want to have it done before the heat treat or something... god this is so stupid

btw, source for the claim is this review, 10:36. These blokes don't tend to spread unsubstantiated engineering info so I do trust them on this one

they also do the carrot test at 25:00, with unsurprising results