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[–] barsquid 233 points 5 months ago (44 children)

It has to be a sand race because the Cybertruck gets completely disabled from moisture.

[–] seaQueue 153 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Finally we've found the perfect car for Ben Shapiro's wife

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Ben Shapiro's Doctor wife

FTFY

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[–] Badeendje 150 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nonsense design vanity project made for toddler CEO underperforms in comparison to actual pickup designed and built by manufacturer of the top selling pickup.. who would have guessed.

[–] Buffalox 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I bet Musk thought he was a genius that could revolutionize trucks, just like Apple revolutionized smartphones.
I admit I still think the model S was pretty cool originally, but now there are better offers IMO, BMW and Audi have some very nice upper middle class cars, that I doubt very much Tesla can match the quality of. If money is not a problem, I'd go with a Mercedes. For a cheaper practical everyday car, I'd go with VW or Hyundai.

But goddam I just tried my neighbors BMW I4- eDrive 40, that's an amazing car with great range IMO. I've never been in a car that was that silent smooth and comfortable, and yet had stellar grip and handling. Even when you fired it up with everything it has, it was still quiet, you just felt the pressure of acceleration in the back. 😋

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Well that BMW i4 is almost as smooth as this Marlboro cigarette that I’m enjoying right now.

I tell you, nothing helps relax you more than unwinding with a Marlboro cigarette. The rich full flavour and slow toasted leaves with the extra fine filter ensures I get the best experience. Every time.

Marlboro. It’s what Lemmy users prefer™

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[–] QuadratureSurfer 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] LEDZeppelin 142 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That explains why Elon suddenly came out against drag 😉

[–] ripcord 16 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 68 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No shit, the Cybertruck can't offroad.

[–] [email protected] 93 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Cybertruck cant really truck. Turns out its just hot wheels for man-children.

[–] Ledivin 74 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Turns out its just hot wheels for man-children.

Like 90% of the point of hot wheels was looking cool, so I have to respectfully disagree

[–] legion02 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My six year old thinks it looks cool. If you adjust for hot wheels demographics I think they're golden

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have decades more experience in being a child and I think it looks stupid.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

That's what the majority of (sedans masquerading as) trucks are used for anyway.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 60 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] Tylerdurdon 69 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They filled the truck beds with a bunch of fish. It's actually cod racing.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Actually they filled the truck beds with grass-covered surface soil. It's actually sod racing.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wrong again, they filled both trucks with metal poles, this is rod racing.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Still wrong, the beds are obviously empty. Only some people can enter this race, this is Todd racing.

[–] ccunning 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Turns out the beds are filled with the discarded shells from shucking peas. This is Pod Racing…

[–] MrQuallzin 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, they actually filled them with collectible cardboard bottle caps. This is POG Racing

[–] Soggy 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It was a convoluted Dutch smuggling operation, the event was a cover. This is clog racing.

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[–] partial_accumen 12 points 5 months ago

The bed of each truck is filled with a family of dolphins. This is pod racing.

[–] TheHottub 9 points 5 months ago

Now THIS is pod racing.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I do appreciate the fact that the Cybertruck was so clearly designed by someone who had no idea how to design a car, and that it's Musk's pet project. It really drives another nail in the coffin of the idea that he deserves all the credit for the work his companies do.

Then again, his most die-hard supporters draw no distinction between ownership and labor. They're also somehow able to look at a Cybertruck and think "Wow!" rather than "Wow, is this some kind of a joke?"

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 11 points 5 months ago

I used to kinda like it because it was wrong and dumb, but I'd only ever get a horribly ugly statement car if it combined terrible aesthetics with good performance and build quality.

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[–] blazera 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Suburban moms: i cant get an EV, what if i need to do sand drag racing

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[–] Num10ck 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

in sand, weighing 2000 pounds more matters. so does grappler tires.

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[–] ATDA 15 points 5 months ago

I mean I'm more of a car guy so trucks and off roading aren't my specialty but a vehicle built by a company that's done it for a century vs a pissboy.

Shocker...

[–] Linkerbaan 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wait the cybertruck doesn't even have all wheel drive?

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[–] JamesTBagg 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I hate the Cybertruck as much as the next guy, but this could really boil down to just tire choice and nothing more.

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