One found in the UK - and seized because they're illegal here.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/police-seize-tesla-cybertruck-manchester-elon-musk-illeagal/
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Oh wow. Didn't know that. That's hilarious.
Using "please" and "final warning" is kinda the same as having "back-the-blue" and "punisher" bumper stickers on the same car.
You're ignorant, we get it.
The correct response is "oooooh, whatcha gonna do?"
The sticky note on the window simply read: "Stupid"
I like how he said "...Final warning". Like what are you gonna do? Post more complaints on facebook? Leave a bad review?
Honestly if I saw that post I'd probably leave like 3 on his car next time just because.
I'd be dumbfounded if that's not a joke account.
I can't wait until winter is over and I can see how rusty the road salt makes these, up here in the cold and snowy parts of the country.
Final warning?... before a strongly worded letter?
ANOTHER TWEET!!!
Start @ing them with the card on Twitter. Apologies for any user named Ing who just got pinged.
3 strongly worded letters and you get a official reprimanded. 3 reprimandeds and you get a written warning. And you don't even want to know what happens when you get 3 of those, a public denouncing of your actions.
The implication is that he will shoot whoever is doing this
These things won't be on the road by the end of this year. They'll either fall apart, get wrecked by the people that own them, lit on fire for the insurance money, or completely recalled.
I used to carry "business cards" to place on cars that take more than one parking space.
They looked very much like that, but read:
"I hope you don't fuck like you park, you'll never get it in.
Assholes like you should ride the bus!"
I got one of these once and I thought it was hilarious because I drove a tiny Toyota Corolla at the time and I was parked in my normal work spot. I think it was from a douche who was parked in front of me, ironically in a giant pickup truck. I worked next to a PetsMart so I’m thinking they weren’t able load something into the back of their truck since they were backed into the spot. I kept that card for years and finally got rid of it when I got a new car. Ahh memories 😆
Protip: Stick the cards on the passenger side rear-view mirror.
That way the driver won't notice them at first until they want to start driving, and then they have to get out of the car and walk around it to take it off.
Bold of you to assume that people who park across multiple stalls use their mirrors
This would make me want to do it more. What's he gonna do about it?
What kind of person makes their car brand their social media display name?
A fictional one. The hand holding the business card is edited into this picture.
Unpopular opinion - I like the look & the idea of the Cybertruck. I think it’s a cool looking vehicle. I like the design and the concept of an edgy light-duty electric pickup truck.
I’d never buy one - they’re too expensive, have way too many issues, and Musk is a fucking chode. But I take issue with people who call it “ugly.”
Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
I recently bought a Hyundai Ioniq 5. It shares a couple design elements of the Cybertruck- simple polygons, angular, sharp edges. Obviously not nearly as extreme, but if a more reliable & less shithead-led company released a wildly / surreally designed vehicle similar to the Cybertruck, I’d consider it.
The cybertruck design is dangerous.
The sharp edges with raw steel can cut someone.
Someone did already get cut badly on their cybertruck
They roll the edges of steel for a reason, it makes it safer
Granted. Rack that up to “too many issues” as I said. The Cybertruck can still have the clean (less rounded) edges without being sharp enough to cause harm. There are other cars with “angular” designs which don’t cause bodily harm.
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If you typed out the description of the Cybertruck, I'd like it. A DeLorean crossed with an Chevrolet El? EV? Stainless Steel(Although aluminum body would be better for weight)? Sign me up.
Problem is, that's not what it looks like. It looks like a low poly render of a boring suv. And like an suv, you can't really do truck things with it. Say what you want about the appearance of a truck(and I don't like the appearance of modern pickups), you can tow with them and have plenty of storage space in the bed. Well, ymmv on "plenty", but it's still more then a cybertruck. If you don't need space or towing, just get a suv. I'd say station wagon, but they don't make those anymore.
A vehicle should exist for utility before it exists for style.
The SUV is really just a mini van. Mini vans got a bad rep, which I think is a shame because I LOVED my Honda Odyssey. It drives like a car, and has a 3rd row that you can actually sit adults in. Also, with all the seats down, and middle seats removed, you could carry a LOT. We fit two full sofas from Ikea back there. It was a tight fit, but it worked great.
For whatever reason people don't like the idea of mini vans, so they made the suv because TRUCK. We replaced the Odyssey with a Subaru Ascent, and that is great too, it has all wheel driving, and a lot more bells and whistles than the old Odyssey. The 3rd row is not nice to sit in as an adult though, and I miss the sliding doors, those were great in tight spaces.
They just need to put more sliding doors on these vehicles they expect people to get in and out of the back seats.
SUVs are minivans for people too insecure to admit that they need a minivan.
So much of the car buying community is just letting yourself get up sold by images of a family of 5, cruising the open road, probably Alaska or Wyoming, quickly swerving out of the way of falling boulders or smoothly going over potholes, when they're ninety nine percent of the time, they'll be stuck in traffic and driving the same hand full of miles.
Most "SUVs" are lies -- misnamed glorified station wagons. What an SUV is supposed to be is a vehicle that can ford streams and crawl over rocks. I own an old Toyota 4Runner and a Kia Sedona. The Sedona is absolutely the better car for most uses (especially hauling stuff), but it absolutely cannot do the things I use the 4Runner for.
Please don't besmirch the beautiful station wagon :(
They're way more functional and pedestrian-safe than SUVs.
But I take issue with people who call it “ugly.”
It's not ugly. It's hideous. It's a 6 year old child's drawing turned into an actual vehicle.
At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
Cybertrucks are a fresh concept for a pickup like this is a fresh concept for a family car.
Personally, I think most “traditional” pickup trucks are ugly. The F150, Ram, Silverado? Those are at the very best - boring. They’re definitely not attractive. At least the Cybertruck is a fresh concept for a pickup.
I know they're inherently not very safe, but I've always wanted a stylish/futuristic cabover pickup, like the Dodge Deora concept:
I love it. Reminds of the Ford Nucleon concept with a fixed wheel base.
Thunderbirds are go!
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I didn't think it was ugly until I saw one in person and walked around it myself... Something about it feels so wrong, like they dressed up a junker with big metal panels for a 90s sci-fi prop. It's unnecessarily bulky.
I'm big on the form-follows-function mindset of beauty for stuff like cars and this one seems like Elmo's son drew a car in markers and he said "FIT A VEHICLE IN THIS SHAPE"
Actually, my main takeaway wasn't "this thing is ugly" - it was "this thing looks fuckin dangerous"
I like the look & the idea of the Cybertruck.
I do like the idea of shaking up established notions when it comes to aesthetics, design, and functionality. The Cybertruck really is a concept car that actually made it to production - you just don't see that.
That said, I greatly dislike everything else that has come from this. It's become this weird divisive thing, a political statement, a rolling monument to billionaire hubris, an expensive flex, and in general, saying things loudly at great expense to the owner on so many fronts. It doesn't even do its stated purpose - a pickup truck - all that well. All we need are statistics that indicate that these are dangerous to everyone else on the road, and it'll tick just about every "bad" box there is.
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Back when it was first revealed in 2019 Musk hadn't yet morphed into his final chud form and the thing was to be priced at $39k. I thought it looked cool and the price was right, I honestly would have considered buying one given the federal subsidies.
Here we are, 5 years later and Musk is yet another of Putin's puppets actively helping Trump and the online legions of morons destroy the country and the Cybertruck is now $80k with no upgrades, $100k with.
I was never in love with it, but at this point buying it is a lot like buying a red MAGA hat. It pegs you as a particular type of dumbass, particularly given its reputation for terrible quality control. The kind of dumbass that spends six figures to trigger the libs.
He announced this after he tried to insert himself into the Thai cave rescue and called the guy actually doing something "a pedo guy".
Also, since Elon Musk won the ensuing defamation case, you can now legally call Elon "Pedo Guy" and he can't stop you
I could have written this comment word for word. Extra on point because I'm actively ambiviating on getting an Ioniq 5 or a rivian.
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This is photoshopped, which isn't inherently bad for a comedy group but definitely weird for having been supposedly posted to a cyber truck Facebook group.
Idk, there's some odd alarms going off in my head from this image.
Paint the number on the door with nail polish next time
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