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Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water… Leaving Questions About the Promised “Boat Mode” (fuelarc.com)

submitted 8 months ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They absolutely can't do the things other AWD vehicles can do, though. They get shown up regularly by cars that cost under 20k.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I mean, the limiting factor of the off road performance of most vehicles is how much the driver cares about the vehicle.

It's amazing what a shitbox can do.

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[–] Reckless_Moose@ttrpg.network 3 points 8 months ago

As a former Ford Focus owner, this is absolutely true.

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