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Tesla Cyber Truck
November 22, 2019, 11:41 AM
Balzé HalzéTesla Cyber Truck
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November 22, 2019, 11:42 AM
Oz_ShadowLooks like someone farted in a Delorean.
November 22, 2019, 11:42 AM
PASigquote:
David Burge
@iowahawkblog
3h3 hours ago
We outsourced the styling to a random 2nd grader, and passed on the savings to you!
Tesla Cybertruck Pricing to Start at $39,995
November 22, 2019, 11:55 AM
oddball
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For the millennial who has everything.
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November 22, 2019, 12:25 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
A very elaborate hoax?
That’s what I think.
November 22, 2019, 12:25 PM
83v45magnaI think the styling on the new Tesla truck represents how many women believe men think. In other words, their projection of how they think men think.
Simple
Straitforward
Stupid
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. -Ecclesiastes 9:11
...But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory, but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. - Psalm 63:11 [excerpted] November 22, 2019, 12:27 PM
HRKpeople will line up to give him a deposit on the trucks
PT Barnum
November 22, 2019, 12:28 PM
honestlouquote:
Originally posted by SBrooks:
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
I'll predict it now: it won't be $70k, 0-60 in under 3 seconds, have 500 mile range, and tow 14,000 pounds. I'd be interested in knowing what the range will be while towing 14,000 pounds.
I would be willing to bet some small amount of money that the 500 miles will not be true if the towing limit is being utilized (14,000 or whatever it turns out to be).
To be fair, those are independent numbers. When any vehicle/truck manufacturer shows towing capacity, fuel economy, and performance figures, those are three independent things. Nobody expects to get the best fuel economy while towing maximum capacity.
I really am no fanboy of Tesla, but the performance of his vehicles is undeniable. I'm not saying he could have achieved any of his success without government subsidies, etc. But if he makes a truck with those specs for that price, he's going to sell a bunch of them.
November 22, 2019, 12:33 PM
Southflorida-lawMusk Fanboys are lathering themselves for this POS. You could almost hear the collective moaning of every one of them when it drove on stage.
And for the record, I really liked my El Camino!
November 22, 2019, 12:39 PM
ensigmaticGuess I'm going to be the odd man out on this one. True: The styling is... unusual. True: The Chevy El Camino wasn't exactly a roaring success. God knows the Pontiac Aztec was just plain fugly. And at first my reaction was "Dafuq? But as I looked at it more it's kind of growing on me. I'm kind of at "I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers" atm.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher November 22, 2019, 12:48 PM
Southflorida-lawquote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
The Chevy El Camino wasn't exactly a roaring success.....
Well, any vehicle in continuous production for 23 years (and 5 generations) in both a bow-tie version and GMC brand aint exactly a failure. Tesla could only dream of that kind of "success".
And you could argue the Chevrolet Tornado is really a 6th gen El Camino.
November 22, 2019, 01:00 PM
shovelheadquote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
Dammit. Why don’t people realize that just because it’s an EV it doesn’t have to be so ugly it makes the Pontiac Aztec look good!? Terrible styling, truly awful.
Intentionally awful styling won’t work. Do better next time.
stickman428 beat me to it with the Aztek remark.
P.S., wish I still had my '77 El Camino!
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November 22, 2019, 01:05 PM
armedmdI’m not a fan of the design. However if the performance is as advertised I’d seriously consider buying one. I have solar panels so electric is cheap. My drive to work is about 35 miles each way and 4 wheel drive is sometimes helpful. I can haul the whole family. It would be functional for me. Ugly but functional with good performance. Of course realistically there will be more attractive options by the time I’m ready to buy another vehicle.
Build a man a fire and keep him warm for a night, set a man on fire and keep him warm the rest of his life.
November 22, 2019, 01:06 PM
Mars_AttacksI drew that shit in the first grade. I want to sue him.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
November 22, 2019, 01:08 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by Southflorida-law:
Well, any vehicle in continuous production for 23 years (and 5 generations) in both a bow-tie version and GMC brand aint exactly a failure.
Perhaps, but I could count on one hand the number of El Camino's I've seen on the road over the years and have fingers left over. And I live in the Metro-Detroit area
and have spent more than a little time in Michigan North Woods areas.
Pontiac Aztecs, now: Seemed like my eyesight was assaulted by one of those things every time I turned a corner for a while there.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher November 22, 2019, 01:27 PM
Southflorida-lawquote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:...And I live in the Metro-Detroit area and have spent more than a little time in Michigan North Woods areas.....
Much more popular down south, us rednecks loved them! Plus, they would be a freaking deathtrap in icy weather. Back end would break loose in rain, and I had a 5th Gen, the 4th Gen with a 454 must have been a blast!
November 22, 2019, 01:46 PM
shovelheadquote:
Originally posted by Southflorida-law:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:...And I live in the Metro-Detroit area and have spent more than a little time in Michigan North Woods areas.....
Much more popular down south, us rednecks loved them! Plus, they would be a freaking deathtrap in icy weather. Back end would break loose in rain, and I had a 5th Gen, the 4th Gen with a 454 must have been a blast!
Used mine to haul friend's blown up and or crashed motorcycles around also. Another nice thing was the lack of times when in a group of people going somewhere that the line "Let's take your car" would come up. I remember one occasion in Ypsi picking up my date at the EMU towers and she ran into a couple of guys she knew asking for a ride. I told them "Sure, it's the black Chevelle at the end of the row." As they walked down ahead of us one of them said "There's no Chevelle here, only an El Camino". I then said "Knew I forgot something, the back seat." They rode to downtown Ypsi middle of October in the back. They wanted a ride badly I guess....
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————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman)
November 22, 2019, 03:15 PM
RobC2I love it. I could conceivably replace my Hellcat and Tacoma with this.
November 22, 2019, 03:20 PM
mesabiElon let me down, so yesterday I came home with this:
November 22, 2019, 04:03 PM
Joe123There is no way any of these thing are going to happen in 10 years- 14K towing, 500 mile range, under 60K. Just a bunch of empty promises from a snake oil salesman. But people will put money down on the dream.
