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Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by qwerpy »

serial_dev wrote: post #34

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 haven't decided if I'm going to wrap my Cybertruck, lean into the Mad Max rust aesthetic, or lovingly wipe it clean every week like my neighbor and his pristine Shelby. Most likely, option 3 until I get bored, followed by option 2 until the wife gets embarrassed, then option 1.

Ah yes, I'm well aware of the financial hit. I'm buying a new car after all!

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by mcmcmc »

TimTheTinker wrote: post #24
maximinus_thrax wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique. This is sarcasm, right?

I think it's only partly sarcasm. Everyone knows anything made of copper won't stay reddish if left outside for any length of time. It's just expected it will develop a green patina. Maybe that's the sort of expectation these Tesla truck owners need to embrace - and the sooner the better. Every metal left outside will slowly oxidize.

Just embrace the fact you were sold a lemon and think of how great of a yard ornament it will make! Great line of thinking, very cool

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by Terr_ »

serial_dev wrote: post #34

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…

> Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing".

I'll give it a pass if it turns out it was made with weathering steel. :p

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering_steel

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by orwin »

somat wrote: post #23
pompino wrote: post #2

You can also passivate, powdercoat, etc. Not that you should need to do this after dropping that kinda cash on a car (refuse to call it a truck :P)

It really is a terrible truck. And on that subject I was thinking on pickup truck beds today. None of them are really very good. A good bed would be made out of solid steel and be full of tie down points. That is, the way work trucks are made. As is stands they are made of car body steel and have almost no tie down points, and never one where you need it. As a postscript I have been watching the edison motors channel…

Disagree on the 'made of solid steel', my father is a woodworker/painter/decorator, aluminum is enough, he doesn't move gravel or stone.

Fully gree with full of tie down points. Even in car trunks, you need more tie down points. Let me insure my stuff won't fly if I take a sharp turn, please!

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by m463 »

somat wrote: post #23
pompino wrote: post #2

You can also passivate, powdercoat, etc. Not that you should need to do this after dropping that kinda cash on a car (refuse to call it a truck :P)

It really is a terrible truck. And on that subject I was thinking on pickup truck beds today. None of them are really very good. A good bed would be made out of solid steel and be full of tie down points. That is, the way work trucks are made. As is stands they are made of car body steel and have almost no tie down points, and never one where you need it. As a postscript I have been watching the edison motors channel…

> tie down points

I've always thought the same thing. Maybe none of the CEOs ever take home groceries in their car. Or haul a motorcycle, bicycle or plates of food over to a potluck.

Why don't trucks and cars have modular storage? multi-use storage?

Why do we have to quickly drive home from the grocery store to put stuff in the fridge or freezer? We should have a cooler in the back of the vehicle for groceries so it doesn't become a race, and groceries don't have to be the last stop.

and milk jugs, eggs, bread. Car manufacturers provide enough storage so that all of them end up thrown about the trunk on the drive home. Why not reconfigurable storage that holds them in place?

They're too busy figuring out how to add some subscription entertainment system. Or optimize away physical controls into the touchscreen.

Actually, why can't we have some sort of storage that lifts your groceries out of the car and wheels them into your kitchen?

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by dzhiurgis »

What on earth is this article

> If things like rain, car washes, bugs, and pine tar need to be cleaned off immediately and regularly, road salt, rocks, and debris from off-roading will surely wreak havoc on the truck’s body.

Clean off car washes?

Has no one driven Cybertruck in salt or off-road yet?

> stainless steel body doesn’t have a clear coat, so there’s nothing to protect the body from dents, dings, scratches,

Clear coat protects from dents and dings?

How is this article written worse than a bot.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck may have a rust problem

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Post by dzhiurgis »

booi wrote: post #28
Reason077 wrote: post #5

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.

lol what. Without a clear coat or some protective coating, all metal will corrode over time and 100x faster near the ocean. Even marine-grade 316 stainless steel. Steel patina is basically just corrosion.

Marine stainless generally doesn't corrode if it remains dry. Otherwise boats would be near impossible.
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