• YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca
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    28 days ago

    I saw a black cyber truck this weekend. My wife and I both laughed. Mate, you can’t make it invisible by painting it black.

    Such a hideous vehicle.

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      28 days ago

      No no, they are not trying to make it invisible, Cybertrunk buyers wants the attention it provides, good or bad. The wrap is probably for rust and looks.

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          28 days ago

          Unfortunately for Tesla saltwater can still corrode many forms of stainless steel. And the roads in many places get covered in salt and water.

          It will probably still hold up better than a carbon steel body panel with compromised paint, so I wouldn’t expect the panels to just rust through anytime soon. But I would expect some discoloring and pitting.

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            28 days ago

            Frankly, the cybertruck rust is 100% inexcusable. Elon Musk is absolutely incompetent compared to John Delorean, who managed to pick the right stainless steel alloy even while being distracted by both the Troubles and cocaine smuggling.

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              27 days ago

              Deloreans also shipped with instructions on how to clean them. Cybertruck owners can’t be expected to read a book.

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          27 days ago

          Deloreans can also rust. Stainless isn’t rust proof. If you put your stainless steel kitchen wear out in the weather, it will get some rust on it. Thing is, Deloreans shipped with instructions on how to maintain the finish.