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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] glimse 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Ok so I'm not saying it looks GOOD but....wow, this car is so much less ugly in black.

I have even less respect for people who buy the plain silver knowing this is an option.

[–] aodhsishaj 27 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

That's likely a wrap as there's no paint on offer from Tesla and a clear vinyl wrap is available for I think 3k. This black wrap was likely done at a third party shop. Probably cost around a 300 to a grand depending.

[–] glimse 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I looked it up before commenting because I thought the same thing and it seems Tesla started offering it as an option late last year

https://shop.tesla.com/product/cybertruck-color-paint-film

[–] aodhsishaj 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Huh, looks like Tesla is offering a colored wrap. I stand corrected.

That is far too expensive for a self healing wrap though. $6500 JFC

[–] glimse 6 points 7 months ago

I was a little surprised because I've never seen one before. I had two snarky comments lined up depending on if it was first or third party lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A wrap probably doubles the protection from the environment (or more).

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 7 months ago

You can probably take it through the car wash and not have it brick on you too!

[–] barsquid 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I played a lot of N64 so the aesthetic is nostalgic. Unfortunately for Tesla, I don't have enough money to buy a video game accessory at their price. For what they're asking I'd need it to be an actual vehicle with the capability to survive a light rain.

[–] glimse 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What about the aesthetic reminds you of N64? If it was light gray I'd definitely agree but it just looks industrial to me.

[–] barsquid 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just that low poly nature of it. Makes me recall a time when the main character triangle counts were just in the double digits.

[–] glimse 4 points 7 months ago

Ah fair enough, it does indeed look like it belongs in Mario 64 or something. I was only picturing the console itself for some reason