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    21 hours ago

    I wish I didn’t have to see one almost every time I drive somewhere. They are such a standout eyesore that it feels like I see them constantly.

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      I think they are very impressive looking iconic cars in a vacuum, like DeLoreans. Everything else is really unfortunate about then, but imo the eyesore part largely comes from the -very justified- cultural baggage and pretty much that only.

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        Without the cultural baggage, yeah, they are interesting looking from the side and front quarter angles. But the back side undeniably looks like a trash can or dumpster. I was behind one yesterday with a pink/green hueshift wrap. When I was in traffic behind it, it just looked like I had a green dumpster in front of me lol.

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        Nah they’re ugly af.

        If you wrap them (like you should), then you can make them look cool though. Some of my favorites that I’ve seen are bright pink, yellow, and various wraps covered in decals.

        Without wrapping them, they look like scrap metal on wheels.

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    1 day ago

    I know I shouldn’t judge people without getting to know them but every time I see a cyber truck, I immediately think that the owner must be a gigantic douche canoe.

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    2 days ago

    Capitalism turning electric vehicles into a horrible, unproductive, ugly symbol of right wing fascism is wild as shit to see in my lifetime.

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    Never been able to be sold outside of the US, including Europe or Asia because it would never pass the safety test, says it all.

    It also says something about the American safety tests and laws. Americans are so afraid of Chinese cars that pass all safety tests but this unsafe monstrosity roams the streets?

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      Not only does it fail to pass basic safety tests it’s also too heavy to drive on a normal licence in pretty much all the countries of the world. It weighs so much that it qualifies as a truck, not a pickup truck, a six wheeler. It’s so heavy it has to take alternate routes around old bridges.

      Even if it was legal in Europe, it’d be such an inconvenience to drive that no one would want one.

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      Eh, they sold them in Canada too, I’ve seen many of these garbage containers wobbling around on the roads here.

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      America only cares about the people buying cars.

      Those pedestrians can either buy Canyoneros of their own or go die with the poor.

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      I just came back from a country full of Chinese cars…I gotta say there were some sexy ass solid feeling automobiles… Saw some tiny ones too, but I feel like I saw more busted rebadged tiny Chevys.

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    Fiero wins again!

    It might sometimes be on fire, but unlike a cybertruck you can put it out!

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      At least the Cybertruck makes sure you don’t need to buy a new car, by locking its doors. /s

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    Probably because the are so noticeable, but I see 2 or 3 of them on my way to/from work. Hard to tell them apart, but that is a lot in the 20 miles I go.

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    How common are these in the rest of America? I see them pretty often here in SF but assume it’s just a techie Elon stan thing.

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      Common enough in Seattle (but that may just be biased by how noticeable they are due to the incongruity of the shape).

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      I’m not in America, but they are fairly rare where I live (Canada). Like if I go for a drive in traffic on a commute, I maybe will see one or two at the very most. And it’s usually the same ones that I am seeing when I do see them.

      I mean the market for a vehicle that’s >100k, looks like the truck you drew as a child when you were asked to draw a truck, that has almost zero utility and almost certainly has to be awkward as fuck to drive and park due to its width and size, I mean that market is right next to zero. My seven year old is pretty into them though.