Despite the recent release of these Tesla EVs — and the little road time they’ve been subjected to — Cybertrucks are already developing imperfections on their body panels, leading owners to debate what’s causing the early signs of rust on forums. From Futurism:
One Cybertruck Owners Club forum member says they started noticing small orange flecks appearing on his truck after driving it in the rain for just two days.
“Just picked up my Cybertruck today,” they wrote. “The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”
The Cybertruck owner posted followup photos after washing the vehicle down with soap, and they didn’t inspire much confidence, showing body panels already pockmarked with small orange spots.
Cross post from https://lemmy.world/comment/7544395
Ah yes rusted down cybertrucks on the road. That’s more like the dystopian future I imagined.
Shoulda paid the extra 6 grand for the paint.
Half the joke is how the paint also corrodes the metal, just from the underside so it isn’t quite as obvious until it starts flaking off in big chunks.
I don’t know, looks like what they wanted, dystopian by design.
Here’s a picture of a Cybertruck Model 2 from 2050:
I’m impressed that you managed to get an image that specific out of an art generator.
Goes hard af
Stuck in the dirt, how realistic
the double-s was introduced when the remnants of twitter were integrated into the onboard AI
The Ford Pinto finally has a worthy rival for the title of shittiest car ever produced.
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Yeah it’s just such a shame that every car has this issue since the invention of paint doesn’t exist. Oh if only there was a common sealing agent that could be used to avoid this… Oh well guess this expensive car is just going to have to be repeatedly buffed for all of existence to keep it looking as intended
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I assumed they’d be clear coated, expect that to be a big aftermarket service.
In b4 elon musks dicksuckers say they like the look and want it to rust.
The already did, in the article.
Others are in favor of their Cybertrucks developing orange stains, saying that they’re looking forward to the patina the stainless steel may develop.
Already?
Yup. One response said this …
“They documented the corrosion, and told me they’ll give me a call next month when the tools have arrived and they can perform the service/repair,” the user wrote after taking their vehicle to their local service center. “The Cybertruck has 381 miles on it, and has spent much of the 11 days in my custody parked in front of my house.”
Bro got the “stainless” steel.
one said it’s a good idea to not “…drive it in the rain, or get it wet.”
HAHAHAHAHAHA
It rained every day for two weeks here recently, do we just not drive to work?
Work? Don’t you have slave owning fathers to just give you money?
-Elon
Came full circle back to teslas breaking down in rain jokes lol
“Looking forward to the patina” HAHA whatever you fools gotta tell yourselves…
I find patina pretty cool. I have brass stationary and stuff that looks pretty neat. I’m genuinely interested in seeing the rusted cybertrucks.
Whilst I don’t disagree, the people who spent all this money on the cyber truck almost certainly didn’t do it for the patina, and saying otherwise is pretty obvious fanboy-ism.
Pretty much fanboys willing to spend their money on something they don’t understand.
Patina is cool, I agree. I think what we’ll see would be better described as damage.
I thought it would be more cosmetic than damage. In that case, I wonder if they’ll get recalled or something. Working with stainless steel is kind of a feat they tried to undertake. Obviously haven’t worked in favor for them with the terrible tolerances and inconsistencies customers have already experienced.
I would like to see some pictures. It’s hard to judge what the magnitude of the problem is without seeing.
My wife and I saw our first cyber truck last weekend, it looked like it had just driven through a mud puddle, except evenly over the entire vehicle, it had been raining the prior week, I wonder if it was parked outside. Also thought maybe it was reflecting maybe some dirt from below it, but it wasn’t because it was from every angle.
"It’s like a Pontiac Aztec fucked a delorean, redefined the definition of ugly car, took the title from the i3 (Aztec handed it off to pt cruiser handed it off to i3 (which is looking quite a bit better these days) cyber truck is the crown holder for the foreseeable future, hopefully we won’t see too many of them)
it looked like it had just driven through a mud puddle, except evenly over the entire vehicle
I wouldn’t expect a vehicle to rust uniformly.
Unless they sell it in copper, or this chuckle head had his wrapped in brass, the thing was looking mud colored. Can’t explain it, would’ve taken a picture but I didn’t want them thinking it was an picture of awe.
Wait, inflammable means flammable?
It can mean either flammable or not flammable (although the latter meaning is less common and it’s often prescribed not to use it). You have Latin to thank for the confusion between “in-” for “in/on/within” as in “incinerate” or “involve” or “imbue”, and “in-” for “not” as in “incapable” or “imbalance” or “individual”/“indivisible”.
Although in English the word “flammable” actually originated from removing the “in-” from “inflammable”, specifically for the purpose of avoiding confusion with “non-flammable”. I guess that happened enough for “flammable” to become the common one. Ha!
Generally though “inflammable” still means the same as “flammable” if it’s on a label or something. You could use “unflammable” to mean non-flammable to remove any ambiguity.
Imagine a world where we say “flammatory” and “unflammatory” instead of “inflammatory” and “non-inflammatory”…
What a country!
Yet another example proving that having more money is no indication of intellect or critical thinking skills.
Teslas have always been junk.
Tesla agrees …
Owners say the EVs are not actually stain proof, and even the Tesla Cybertruck manual confirms the steel panels are susceptible to such corrosive substances as grease, oil, tree resin, dead insects, etc., which should be washed off quickly to prevent corrosion.
I can probably find a similar passage in the manual for my 2014 VW. I’ll check in the morning and report back.
Surface contaminants such as acid rain, rain dust, airborne pollutants, bird droppings, bug splatter and industrial fallout can cause clear coat finishes to look faded.
but …
they are more sensitive to scratches and you should be careful not to use abrasive rubbing or polishing compounds on them. Source
The scratches/chips/etc are where rust developes.
Just like any other car with paint on it.
Other cars with paint are usually not advertised as being made of stainless steel.
And coated and paint. Also, stainless is not stain proof. There are multiple types of stainless steel.
Can’t remember the last time my car with paint on it rusted after a couple of days of rain
Show me a properly painted cyber truck with a rust problem.
Show me another car that’s sold without paint?
Problem is you have to buy the damn car first in order to read the manual.
Most of those people pre-ordered the car before the manual was even written.
You mean it somehow gets uglier? Given their history, I’m guessing Tesla will charge a fortune for special buffing pads and will void warranties for use of non-Tesla anti-rust measures.
No you just use the flame thrower to re-smelt your vehicle every 2-3 days, obviously. And only drive in Tesla-approved holes. Why can’t you people see the future?
This is just fitting for people who were so afraid of other people damaging their cars that they go stainless steel cars, only for them to rust in every day rain. Hahaha cyber truck is a gift that keeps giving
Grift that keeps on grifting
