the stainless steel exoskeleton can't protect you from the shame you feel when you catch your diffused reflection in the flat body panels
this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2023
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jesus. somehow, that thing is even uglier out amongst the hustle and bustle of every day urban life.
suckers.
Imagine this thing driving around the small rural towns in the US. What an out of place eye sore.
For real. Who ever actually thought this thing was aesthetically appealing?
Me against my better judgement, but now I'm seeing why all the ads showed it in a broad expanse of desert: this shit looks goofy next to anything normal
I still sort of like it. Maybe there's something wrong with me.
People don't talk enough about just how ugly almost every car actually is. I assume it's partially just because the car body needs to fit to the actual machinery inside it, but most cars have really overdone styling that exists for no functional purpose. At least the cybertruck doesn't have a ton of pointless detailing. So many cars seem like they're just random bumps and lines for no reason.
Yeah. I actually love 80’s boxy cars
Cars look largely the same as each other now not because of mechanical limitations, you can move the engine around if you like, and the frame can be pretty much whatever shape you want it to be. The big limitation is safety standards. There are only so many ways you can engineer a metal and plastic box to meet all the various requirements.
it'll fit in pretty well among the throng of lifted F350s rolling coal
Haha! There is an idea: a custom fitted rolling coal apparatus for the trunk bed of this thing!
TRUCK VAPE
TRUCK VAPE
Getting doused in boiling vegetable glycerin while trying to wriggle out the window during the inevitable battery fire because the tank for my Truck Vape ruptured.
haters gonna hate
Try that in a small town
The good thing about Teslas is that they’re a good signifier of who to avoid, mock, and/or ostracize at social events. Before you had to spend many days to get to know someone before finding out they’re the biggest rubes, and now you just gotta mention Tesla or Musk and see how they respond.
So you wouldn't Drive (2011) a Tesla?
I would rather Drive (2011) a gift car from the IRA.
Yeah, true. I never want to come into contact with you either.
Struck a nerve?
Hahahahahahahahaha shut up nerd
The world's most expensive blue check, so embarrassing
This is so true!
when you turn off the textures to get better fps
LOL
the SNES could push more polygons than Tesla
Am I crazy or is he just pushing this shitbox out despite all the hate simply in hopes that he gets the Delorean / Back to the Future treatment when the next generations faun over the Cybertruck?
Like most of his best laid plans, I hope that never actually comes to fruition. Future humans, I’m looking at you!
TBF, the DeLorean can't go fast enough, quick enough to be a genuine danger to people inside and outside the car in the same way a Cybertruck is just sitting at a red light.
Well… It did go pretty fast when Doc installed the flux capacitor on it!
It struggled to reach 88mph
The novelty is gone, you aren’t any happier.
I actually think this is true for all cars. Buying any vehicle beyond your basic needs is a huge waste. I used to work with a guy who owned an Audi R8. We’d get lunch together often and he’d drive. First time or two was pretty cool, it’s a nice car. But after that, it was just a way to get to where we were going and the actual experience of driving was basically no different from riding around in my Corolla. Coworker seemed just as bored with it as I was. Sure you can go really fast, like how someone who owns an SUV can go offroad. But 99% of driving in the US is just commuting or running errands. Autos are just status symbols in the US, nothing more. And like all status symbols, they don’t make you one iota happier.
Unless you go to a race track, sports cars aren't worth it.
It depends on where you live and the kind of roads. If you are often on two-lane twisty roads like much of the east coast US or even UK, then a small low-power sports car is a ton of fun and makes it more fun to go on errands. When I had a Miata, it made me happy every time I drove it. It has sporty dynamics (including an amazing gearbox, suspension, and weight balance), looks cool, and the roof comes off. And at the end of the day it's literally a Mazda 3 in terms of the hardware, fuel efficiency, and maintenance costs.
But yea... I wouldn't buy an R8 just to be blueballed hitting illegal speeds in 2nd gear.
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But 99% of driving in the US is just commuting or running errands.
If I'm going to do those things, might as well do it in a fun car. The key is that the car is actually fun, and not simply a status symbol that you can't afford and will get old fast.
Appliance 4 door Honda with some basic creature comforts gang be winning.
This think looks like what Xtreme! computer mouse was supposed to look like in the late 90's.
You think you saw a car full of teens
"This is why my brilliant^1^ design makes such substantial use of emotional support blindspots. The losers and haters that want to mock you will have to try very hard to do so from a position you will actually see"
- Stolen from his child's uncarved pinewood derby block
Pinewood derby block indeed!
Imagine how many pinewood derby Cybertrucks will be made this derby season by all the cub scouts dads out there.
The novelty is gone, you aren’t any happier.
Having used a robust public transportation system at a reasonable price point, I felt something. I yearn to go back
Fast, silent and bullet proof… will be the chosen vehicle for bank robberies and drug lords.
The stupidest part of this thing will be the repair costs and corresponding insurance rates. A shopping cart ding can't be repaired with Bondo and paint. Nor can it be repaired by normal paintless dent repair tools because it's 3mm stainless steel. Basically any accident will require panel replacement, since there's only a few shops in the whole country that can repair stainless steel body panels.
A fender repair that would cost $1500 on a normal vehicle will cost $10k. I'm sure we'll see parking lot accidents that total one of these.
Specialist DeLorean shops rubbing their hands together in excitement.
Was it true that these things have a literal kitchen granite fucking countertop as a dash with no airbags? I'd expect you won't be seeing them around for much longer once most of their drivers end up either dead or with traumatic brain injuries.
No.
In the prototype the dash had a marble pattern on it. Not sure if it was just a vinyl wrap or not. The production version has no marble pattern on it
i just want a tiny pill-shaped van with just a bit more ground clearance than it really needs. or one of those small japanese 2 seat trucks. or a 4 seat auto-rickshaw with just fabric/plastic coverings for doors/roof/windows.
This almost exactly like the truck I drew when I was 5, thinking "wow, this is such a cool truck I made!"
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