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You have to admire the marketing when they can convince their fans that not clear coating a vehicle is a feature not a bug. It wouldn’t even look different or cost all that much. The only downside is you would be able to leave it parked outside. What will Tesla think of next?
It's not rust, it's an attractive patina!
Huh, interesting. It would be hilarious* if these cars really had a serious rust problem, and all the hipsters with their 60-100k cars will explain how rust is completely normal on a 3 years old car. Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing". * hilarious in the abstract, if it happened to you and you take a financial hit, I'm sorry As one reddit comment mentioned, if people start wrapping this car, but the "wrapping" compa…
> cosmetic tarnishing We call that patina.
Meta: What is it with Tesla that each little thing is being blown epically out of proportion by news outlets, press, TV, etc.? I mean, i get it - bad news are good news, bring clicks etc. But with Tesla? - Cybertruck? Rust, tyre problems - "recalls" which are OTA software updates - waste disposal in CA - ... Elon is of course no saint, a controversial figure - in fact, i think he's pretty much a clown and at this poi…
A lot of people stand to lose a tremendous amount of money if the stock price doesn’t come way down
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Seems obvious to me. Tesla has an absurd valuation. Their CEO is the richest person alive (or was at one point) and has a cult-like status amongst many online fans. This person has historically used his loudspeaker to lie, pump, dump, you name it. Finally, Tesla as a company is premised on subverting an existing industry with very established players - it’s entertaining news when that doesn’t go according to plan. Pr…
All this, but there is also some negative PR getting funded, presumably by the incumbent car manufacturers threatened by Tesla. Remember that NYT article came out in 2018 that painted such a terrible picture of Elon (1)? A year later it showed up on my Facebook feed as a paid advertisement. Who pays to promote a year-old news article?
You have to admire the marketing when they can convince their fans that not clear coating a vehicle is a feature not a bug. It wouldn’t even look different or cost all that much. The only downside is you would be able to leave it parked outside. What will Tesla think of next?
> You have to admire the marketing when they can convince their fans that not clear coating a vehicle is a feature not a bug. It's not rust, it's an attractive patina!
Huh, interesting. It would be hilarious* if these cars really had a serious rust problem, and all the hipsters with their 60-100k cars will explain how rust is completely normal on a 3 years old car. Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing". * hilarious in the abstract, if it happened to you and you take a financial hit, I'm sorry As one reddit comment mentioned, if people start wrapping this car, but the "wrapping" compa…
> cosmetic tarnishing We call that patina.
Huh, interesting. It would be hilarious* if these cars really had a serious rust problem, and all the hipsters with their 60-100k cars will explain how rust is completely normal on a 3 years old car. Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing". * hilarious in the abstract, if it happened to you and you take a financial hit, I'm sorry As one reddit comment mentioned, if people start wrapping this car, but the "wrapping" compa…
I'm not. The people who bought the Cybertruck either knew or should have known that there'd be issue like this given the well documented Tesla QA issues and the fact that this is a completely new product so they're the beta testers.
This “rust” is cosmetic tarnishing, not structural corrosion. Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique. If you really want to keep it looking shiny and pristine, you can always get a clear protective wrap.
Huh, interesting. It would be hilarious* if these cars really had a serious rust problem, and all the hipsters with their 60-100k cars will explain how rust is completely normal on a 3 years old car. Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing". * hilarious in the abstract, if it happened to you and you take a financial hit, I'm sorry As one reddit comment mentioned, if people start wrapping this car, but the "wrapping" compa…