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  • OT: Cyber truck

    From Don Y@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 9 16:29:28 2024
    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd! Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

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  • From john larkin@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 9 17:17:55 2024
    On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:28 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
    wrote:

    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd! Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

    I saw a prototype and it had a lot of sharp metal seams that looked
    dangerous to me. I though they would be fixed in the production
    version. Apparently not.

    I think this toad will have the PT Cruiser Effect. Once everybody who
    wants an ugly car has one, sales stop.

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  • From bitrex@21:1/5 to john larkin on Wed Oct 9 21:35:36 2024
    On 10/9/2024 8:17 PM, john larkin wrote:
    On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:28 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
    wrote:

    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd! Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

    I saw a prototype and it had a lot of sharp metal seams that looked
    dangerous to me. I though they would be fixed in the production
    version. Apparently not.

    I think this toad will have the PT Cruiser Effect. Once everybody who
    wants an ugly car has one, sales stop.


    Since about the time I was born, whoever owns the Chrysler brand doesn't
    know what to do with Chrysler and is always in the process of throwing a
    hail Mary to try to save the brand.

    The PT Cruiser was one of the more successful Marys, also unlike the
    Cybertruck it only cost the equivalent of about $28k base price when it debuted.

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  • From Phil Hobbs@21:1/5 to john larkin on Thu Oct 10 01:39:59 2024
    john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:28 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
    wrote:

    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd! Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

    I saw a prototype and it had a lot of sharp metal seams that looked
    dangerous to me. I though they would be fixed in the production
    version. Apparently not.

    I think this toad will have the PT Cruiser Effect. Once everybody who
    wants an ugly car has one, sales stop.



    At least in a PT Cruiser you can pretend to be Jimmy Cagney while you wait
    for it to get out of its own way.

    They would have sold a lot more if they’d had a decent engine, even as an option.

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs

    --
    Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

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  • From Crash Gordon@21:1/5 to Don Y on Thu Oct 10 11:17:42 2024
    On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 16:29:28 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid wrote:
    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd!

    On 10/9/2024 7:17 PM, john larkin wrote:
    I think this toad will have the PT Cruiser Effect. Once everybody who
    wants an ugly car has one, sales stop.

    I think Elon was into the mushrooms and drew something on a napkin a few
    years ago, said he was going to build it, and simply refused to
    reconsider. The thing is colossally repugnant.

    OTOH, I had a PT Cruiser. I liked the "retro" feel and I was very happy
    with it. Chevy's clone of the Cruiser probably would have been
    appealing too, if it hadn't been an obvious clone.

    --
    I'm part of the vast libertarian conspiracy to take over the world and
    leave everyone alone.

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  • From Lasse Langwadt@21:1/5 to Don Y on Sat Oct 12 22:54:37 2024
    On 10/10/24 01:29, Don Y wrote:
    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd!  Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

    2500lbs so a little more than an F-150 Lightning, which as far as I can
    tell is comparable in both weight and price


    but does it matter, don't most truck never carry anything?

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  • From Don Y@21:1/5 to Lasse Langwadt on Sat Oct 12 14:39:34 2024
    On 10/12/2024 1:54 PM, Lasse Langwadt wrote:
    On 10/10/24 01:29, Don Y wrote:
    Had a chance to see one of these "up close" today.
    My god is it an ugly turd!  Clearly someone was
    impressed with the Delorean and did a piss poor job of
    trying to mimic the feel!

    Can it actually *carry* any cargo?

    2500lbs so a little more than an F-150 Lightning, which as far as I can tell is
    comparable in both weight and price

    It appears there is a tonneau cover (that is part of the "vibe")
    that one would have to *store* if carrying something large?
    (like a queen-size mattress or a tall dresser) I.e., could
    you transport something on the spur of the moment if you
    weren't planning on ever returning to the place of origin?
    (to retrieve any parts that you had to remove to make transport possible)

    Of course, the marketing pics don't want to disturb the truck's
    "lines"

    but does it matter, don't most truck never carry anything?

    I'd say that is probably true for "most" trucks -- just from
    a casual examination of the beds of trucks that you walk past
    in parking lots (the cargo area of SWMBO's SUV looks more
    "worn" than any of the trucks I've seen!)

    Of course, for "workers" who pick up a cheap truck to beat
    the hell out of (cleaning pools, laying tile, etc.) that's
    not the case. But, they wouldn't throw money needlessly
    at such a vehicle!

    OTOH, I've several friends who treat their trucks *as* trucks
    and are often hauling items around town. (I've had to rely
    on same many times to get things like my electric wheelchair
    home -- plus good *ramps* to handle the ~600 pound load!)

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  • From Crash Gordon@21:1/5 to Lasse Langwadt on Sun Oct 13 14:41:15 2024
    On 10/12/2024 3:54 PM, Lasse Langwadt wrote:
    ... don't most truck never carry anything?

    Many years ago, I was helping a friend move his belongings to a new
    apartment. As we were loading furniture into his pickup, he said, "Be
    careful you don't scratch the bedliner." To this day, I have no words.

    --
    I'm part of the vast libertarian conspiracy to take over the world and
    leave everyone alone.

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