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This is amazing. I don't know if you stole it or you're a poetic genius, but rest assured that I'm stealing it.
> the Simpsons
I know the Canyonero bit, but repurposing it to Cybertruck is high art.
Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#82What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.
It looks like they were designed by a disruptive startup unburdened by the history and experience of designing and building cars.
> “brake rotor stud holes may crack and allow the stud to separate from the wheel hub.”
Possible
While mechanical failures can happen in all companies, that do sounds like an inexperienced design (maybe from Tesla, maybe from a partner?)
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#83Lest folks get too carried away, the headline is a lie. The failure is "brake rotor stud separating from wheel hub". Now, sure, that's a serious failure. It's not "wh33lz f411 oFF!". Everything about this company is cursed at this point. The jeering masses are just as bad as the CEO. The cars themselves though continue to be really pretty great. Though maybe not the truck.
The masses may be annoying, and even sometimes hyperbolic, but they are nowhere near as bad as the CEO
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#84Anyone still wants to buy a Tesla though?
The design used to be futuristic-novel. But novelty passes - it now looks like a car pressed to pieces in a shredder. And it is very expensive. But most importantly, after Elon did his right-arm raise gesture twice, even aside from mass-firing people at DOGE or elsewhere ... does anyone still want to give more money to a very strange oligarch, who uses money to buy more influence and opinions here? Or buys a platform to turn it into a propaganda amplifier for his strange remarks about race and ethnicity?
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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Wait until you find out how many gas and diesel powered trucks are RWD! At least in the U.S. below a certain ~longitude~ latitude it's quite common.
> neogodless: At least in the U.S. below a certain longitude is quite common. Latitude.
Easier mnemonic:
Lots of wines advertise their latitude of origin
Longitudes are meaningless for wines
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#86It's worth noting that crack formation is affected by more than just the design - variation in material and manufacturing steps could also contribute. A more robust design can potentially compensate for material or process variability, but those variables were likely not known nor knowable during the design stage. We should not boo companies for acknowledging and correcting issues which may not have been reasonably foreseeable.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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I probably wouldn't buy a truck, but it's at least a possibility that I'd get one for hauling materials and towing around town. If I did, I'd prefer a RWD model just to save a little money. I find the modern obsession with AWD a bit baffling. AWD doesn't help you stop in bad weather, so it feels like an illusory advantage there. RWD can be "interesting" compared to FWD, but modern traction control on an electric driv…
When was the last time you drove on an unplowed road with only rear wheel drive? Unpowered wheels become uni-directional skis, regardless of their ability to turn left and right.
A few months ago when it snowed last time.
I used to occasionally drive a V8 with no traction control in Wisconsin winters. It was fine, just took a little care. A modern electric drivetrain is about a million times better.
Unpowered wheels still steer just fine. AWD certainly does better. But I'd rather be cautious and take it slow anyway.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#89Why should they do anything correctly? The stock trades at 400 PE. The market is telling them to keep doing whatever is they are doing.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
I probably wouldn't buy a truck, but it's at least a possibility that I'd get one for hauling materials and towing around town. If I did, I'd prefer a RWD model just to save a little money. I find the modern obsession with AWD a bit baffling. AWD doesn't help you stop in bad weather, so it feels like an illusory advantage there. RWD can be "interesting" compared to FWD, but modern traction control on an electric driv…
When was the last time you drove on an unplowed road with only rear wheel drive? Unpowered wheels become uni-directional skis, regardless of their ability to turn left and right.
Basically never? And I live in a deep rural area 30 minutes from the northern border. Where do you live that you drive through unplowed roads? The only time ive ever wanted AWD or 4WD is once or twice knowingly risking getting stuck by pulling off of people's driveway onto their lawn.