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REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#91
post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems like everyone is more worried about how something was made rather than what it is or whether or not the work is good on its own merit. Ironic from a group that is surely using AI tools in their own work.

How it is made is often a strong indicator of whether or not the work is good. You don't find many literary masterpieces scrawled in permanent market on a toilet wall.

They are not in the website business though.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#92
post #51

My first reaction after seeing a website with vibecoded aesthetics was to wonder if this is even real, but apparently, it is - at least to the extent of getting some press coverage: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/startup-wants-build-sma... https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a71667299/reo-industries-r...

Am I the only one around here who’s sick and tired of the bitching and moaning on every post about how something was vibe coded or written by AI? Without fail, someone complains and it shoots up to the top of the comments. It’s gotten ridiculous and it’s off topic. The easiest thing for you to do is just not engage with the post if you don’t like it. You people don’t need to pollute the comment section for anyone els…

Vibecoding your whole website is an indication of how seriously you’re taking a project. With how new this company is and how clearly this whole website was made with AI, how can you trust a single thing this website says about a product that barely exists? The AI probably just invented half of it

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#93
post #3

Is there anything special in making a $21k gas truck in 2026? I’m guessing you could get a second hand gas truck for this price?

The main reason is scale and support, here in ukraine we bought all 21k pickups in europe, it is very hard to sustain tham at same time, so if you have any enterprise you'd want a park of SAME vehicle, so for single buy - yes, it will your beloved hilux for rest of your long life. but if you want 100 pickups, 1000? and parts are scarse now. and than you can even customize them. but even in retail you will have extra…

> here in ukraine we bought all 21k pickups in europe

I wasn’t aware of this - this article mentions 100k purchases in the first 2 years of the war.

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-rely-pickup-truc...

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That some people buy them and don't really need them has zero relevance on whether any people have need for them.

And a lot of people have occasional need for a truck but don't want to or can't afford to own more than one car, so they use the truck for all their driving.

some guy left a few hundred pounds of steel in the loading area of my workshop for stupid reasons. maybe about $80 worth in scrap. he kept coming by and claiming someone was going to pick up it up, and getting really threatening about us stealing the value from him. the scrap yard is 200 ft away. he drives a big jacked up truck. after a couple weeks of this I'm like 'look, I'll cut it down, and we can throw it in that truck of yours and you can roll 200ft down the road and we'll be done with it'. he was incensed, his bed liner would get all scratched up.

after that I dragged it out onto the curb for the meth addicts to sell.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#97

Would be nice to see actual pics instead of silly silhouettes. I am in the market for exactly this kind of truck (especially a manual) but this doesn’t inspire me to want to buy it.

Why are people designing such thoughtless websites?

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#98
post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Am I the only one around here who’s sick and tired of the bitching and moaning on every post about how something was vibe coded or written by AI? Without fail, someone complains and it shoots up to the top of the comments. It’s gotten ridiculous and it’s off topic. The easiest thing for you to do is just not engage with the post if you don’t like it. You people don’t need to pollute the comment section for anyone els…

Vibecoding your whole website is an indication of how seriously you’re taking a project. With how new this company is and how clearly this whole website was made with AI, how can you trust a single thing this website says about a product that barely exists? The AI probably just invented half of it

Worse than vibe coding is vibe copywriting—and it appears to have that in spades. I have a really hard time taking something seriously that reads like it came straight out of Claude Code without even a minimal editing pass.

I hope it's legit, though, and that they succeed! I'd love to buy a product like they're planning to build.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

#99

Do I want to own one of these? No. I want my mechanic to be bored when I show up and need service…I guess that makes me a market laggard. But I do love the pressure this (and Slate) puts on Toyota to restore some sanity to truck prices. There is a market of people who want reliable transportation without spending $40k++.

I don't want a mechanic. I want something basic enough I can fix it.

REO marketing clearly reflects this. We'll have to wait and see if the actual product hits the mark.

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