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Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water… Leaving Questions About the Promised “Boat Mode” (fuelarc.com)
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If you can't safely take the Cybertruck to a car wash, I wonder how it will fare as a boat?

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[–] 33 points 8 months ago (14 children)

I read a while back that many of them were shocked the cyber truck didn't fit in regular parking spaces. In other words, these are people that, for the most part, have never owned a large pickup before. The obvious conclusion is that they bought it for cred or because they think it looks cool, not because they actually need a vehicle that size.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

    What about the other people who drive a pickup truck? Do they actually haul cargo or tow a boat?

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago*

    majority of them dont haul construciton/cargo equipment of any kind, a small dick compensator. i only ever seen the smaller trucks do that, the biggers likely dont have the space for it. i have nearby neighbor who has a big almost lifted green truck, yea you arnt hauling any materials that i ever seen you do, plus your "wife" is a soccer mom karen who bought a tesla.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Yes, yes we do. I own a 24,000lbs tandem trailer that I haul large stuff heavy stuff with at times. Sometimes 300 miles one way. I have a good reason to own a pickup truck that says Hemi on the side......

    Those swave and deboner urbane urbanites seldom have an actual use for a pickup truck. But there are places where the trucks wear the scratches and dents of their hard use proudly.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I do, but I know you're just trying to gatekeep.

    Well, not a boat, a 30' Airstream. And I haul a ton of pellets several times each year. I also find myself moving heavy or large items throughout the year with it. No, you can't really rent one to do those things like everyone claims - or the rentals would cost as much as owning the pickup would.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

    I'm not in the US, but everyone I know who has that type of vehicle is an outdoorsy type, who wants a vehicle with lots of cargo space, high ground clearance, and often towing capacity. Having the cargo area separate from the passenger cabin is also useful for carrying wet, smelly or dirty stuff.

    They usually have a canopy on the vehicle as well.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    In the US, actually using them for cargo or towing would put you in a small minority. The last research I saw said towing is only done by 10% of owners a year.

    I haven’t seen the stats on cargo in the bed, but I imagine it’s MUCH lower since most of these trucks are expensive and shiny. The last time I tossed a bunch of furniture in the bed the person I was buying it from was worried I’d scratch the paint in the bed.

    Truck fans in the US are weird and so common now that they look at you strange if you want to use it for actual truck stuff.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    😃 Worried about scratching the print job? Tell that to the shovels, hammers, cables and other random work stuff I threw in there. Oh wait, some people don’t use a truck like a tool.

    I wonder if it would be cool to own an excavator and never dig anything with it. At least the bucket would stay yellow.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    You can go on you tube and search for "mini excavators" or "mini skid steers" if you want to see machinery lawn ornaments. Now, there are plenty of people that own mini excavators that really use them for making a living. But theirs either say Kubota or Bobcat on the side and cost a LOT more than the $2500 these guys paid for the one they just drive around their little suburban acreage.

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