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tulipsandroses

(6,085 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:18 PM Aug 28

I'm in the drive thru getting a late night snack. There is a Tesla cyber truck in front of me

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This is the weirdest automobile I’ve ever seen. I don’t know what’s inside, but from the outside it looks a tin can on wheels. Weird design. For 120 grand? No thanks

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I'm in the drive thru getting a late night snack. There is a Tesla cyber truck in front of me (Original Post) tulipsandroses Aug 28 OP
Might as well paint a big message on the side Klarkashton Aug 28 #1
'Asshole on board' House of Roberts Aug 28 #3
"I have a teeny weenie problem" DinahMoeHum Aug 28 #10
Should be named Tesla ED. rubbersole Aug 29 #22
LOL! True. Different Drummer Aug 29 #25
I've spotted a number near my neighborhood and my mind automatically thinks "FUGLY" Shellback Squid Aug 28 #2
I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised if anyone who is a regular on DU... Enter stage left Aug 28 #5
it's fully electric and they may have ordered before Elon went fully baked Shellback Squid Aug 28 #9
I've seen a few of them lately. Ocelot II Aug 28 #4
😂. That is a perfect description tulipsandroses Aug 28 #8
Almost... 2naSalit Aug 28 #20
I said the exact thing to my son a few days ago. onecaliberal Aug 28 #6
Looks like something wealthier militia types might outfit like a cheap/fake tank or strike vehicle. Otherwise, Edsels Silent Type Aug 28 #7
An Oldsmobile sucking a lemon. That was Mad magazine's description of the Edsel NoRethugFriends Aug 28 #15
Perfect. Loved Mad Magazine. Silent Type Aug 28 #16
The Edsel was way ahead of it's time. See below for the innovations. Lochloosa Aug 29 #27
Many reports of bears trying to pry open the Tesla Cybertrucks.... Laffy Kat Aug 28 #11
Saw a green Cybertruck Picaro Aug 28 #12
With rusted edges? Arne Aug 28 #14
Love Shack Tetrachloride Aug 28 #13
Did you point and laugh????? NM Grins Aug 28 #17
Keep you distance it could burst into flames. nt doc03 Aug 28 #18
Douchemobile evolves Aug 28 #19
Musk is a cyberfuck Blue Owl Aug 28 #21
ain't a truck onethatcares Aug 29 #23
We just have to hope they don't adopt those horrid "trucks" for wider use True Dough Aug 29 #24
I still say flat steel panels are a cost cutting move. No stamping, no molds, little overhead. bucolic_frolic Aug 29 #26
My husband says Jilly_in_VA Aug 29 #28
Friend owns one MichMan Aug 29 #29
This is how I now think of those things sdfernando Aug 29 #30

Shellback Squid

(9,065 posts)
2. I've spotted a number near my neighborhood and my mind automatically thinks "FUGLY"
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:24 PM
Aug 28

and "fools"

I'm sure someone has one on this site but no offense, it's a gut reaction

Enter stage left

(3,805 posts)
5. I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised if anyone who is a regular on DU...
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:28 PM
Aug 28

has one of those incredibly hideous "trucks".

Ocelot II

(120,110 posts)
4. I've seen a few of them lately.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:27 PM
Aug 28

The first one I saw, I was behind it at a stoplight. I couldn't figure out at first what I was looking at, then the light changed and it turned the corner and I saw the whole thing in its hideous glory. I've seen some butt-ugly vehicles (the Nissan Cube, the Edsel, the PT Cruiser), but this one out-uglied all of them. It's like Brutalism in architecture; it tries to be ugly. It's defiantly, transgressively ugly. It wants to be ugly, kind of like Elon Musk wants to be a douchebag. It's the douchebag of motor vehicles. I couldn't get away from it fast enough. I'm only thankful they don't come in red.

onecaliberal

(35,518 posts)
6. I said the exact thing to my son a few days ago.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:29 PM
Aug 28

It looks so cheap. Tin cans appear to be constructed much better.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
7. Looks like something wealthier militia types might outfit like a cheap/fake tank or strike vehicle. Otherwise, Edsels
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:30 PM
Aug 28

don't look so bad now.

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Lochloosa

(16,391 posts)
27. The Edsel was way ahead of it's time. See below for the innovations.
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 11:11 AM
Aug 29

The Edsel, a car division of Ford Motor Company that produced vehicles from 1958–1960, included many innovative features for its time:

Safety
The Edsel was one of the first models to include remote trunk opening, self-adjusting brakes, and many elements of the Ford Lifeguard safety package. This included a deep-dish steering wheel, double-latched doors, and childproof rear door locks. The Edsel Citation also offered an "Edsel Lubricator" that could lubricate the car with the touch of a dashboard button.

Controls
The Edsel had ergonomically designed controls for the driver, including an automatic transmission with Teletouch Drive, which featured push-buttons mounted on the steering wheel hub.

Other features
The Edsel also included power brakes, power steering, and power windows. The 1958 Edsel came in 161 colors, with single-, two-, or three-tone paint schemes.

Laffy Kat

(16,505 posts)
11. Many reports of bears trying to pry open the Tesla Cybertrucks....
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:40 PM
Aug 28

Because the bears think they're dumpsters.

Picaro

(1,786 posts)
12. Saw a green Cybertruck
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:46 PM
Aug 28

It had a banner on the back that said “POWERED BY PRAYER” because you know God loves a Cybertruck.



onethatcares

(16,548 posts)
23. ain't a truck
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 09:25 AM
Aug 29

til ya load it with cow manure, 35 shrubs for planting and a yard of mulch. Up til then it's a way to throw away money.

bucolic_frolic

(46,561 posts)
26. I still say flat steel panels are a cost cutting move. No stamping, no molds, little overhead.
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 11:09 AM
Aug 29

Really reduce per unit design and production costs.

sdfernando

(5,341 posts)
30. This is how I now think of those things
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 12:50 PM
Aug 29

Effective male birth control has been highly elusive....which is why I was so glad the Cyber Truck was developed.

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