Tesla Pick Up

[Yul Lose]

 I’m seeing more and more of these things around and I doubt I’d buy one if they held a gun to my head. Saw one driving down the road in front of my house this morning.

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

Had one drive through our neighborhood 3 weekends ago. Stopped at a neighbor's house that the Tesla owner knew. I was expecting storm troopers to jump out of a hatch. 

 

FUGLY doesn't begin to describe it.

[Sawhorse Kid]

They are even uglier in person.

[Subdeacon Joe]

The definition of an ugly vehicle. Haven't seen a one of them up here yet, which is a bit of surprise.

[Cypress Sun]

59 minutes ago, Yul Lose said:

 I’m seeing more and more of these things around and I doubt I’d buy one if they held a gun to my head. Saw one driving down the road in front of my house this morning.

 

Was there a human in it?

[Blackwater 53393]

Somebody around here will buy one eventually, but all the real pickup owners will make fun of him!  This of course, doesn’t include the Ridgeline or Avalance owners or the new Maverick guys.  Those are SUVs with birth defects!!

 

Come to think about it, those guys will probably make fun of it too!!

[Yul Lose]

38 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

Was there a human in it?

Don’t know, the windows were to dark to see anything inside.

[sassnetguy50]

Those are statement vehicles only.  If I wanted an electric truck it would be a Rivian or Ford Lightning but I don't so the next truck will be an F250 powered by Godzilla.

[Rye Miles #13621]

Looks like it’s not finished!

[Mossy Horn Gent]

Lego truck?

[DeaconKC]

Doc's gonna drive one in "Back to the Future 15"

[Still hand Bill]

Looks like a vehicle from a bad (B) sci-fi movie.  Saw a few in person on my last trip to CA.  

[Buckshot Bear]

A mate of mine has one on order down here.

 

FUGLY for sure!

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

Never seen one, although around these parts Tesla automobiles are as common as VW Beetles were back in the 'seventies.

 

But I HAVE seen a few Rivians!  Interesting approach ~ much more appealing than the "Cybertruck."  

 

                   Rivian

 

 

[Texas Maverick]

Yeah, we have friends/neighbors a few doors down that have the Rivian SUV. Took him 2 years to finally get it. Cost was around $130k. We also have one of the ugly Tesla trucks in the neighborhood. I see it a couple of times a week driving around.

 

TM 

[bgavin]

Nope.
No batteries for me, ever.

I'm told that 95% of EVs are still on the road... the other 5% made it home safely.

One of my lodge brothers is an insurance fraud investigator.
He tells detailed horror stories about EVs in accidents.
The toxic fire fumes, the need to contact a pay service to find where safe to cut with Jaws of Life.
And the requirement of storing a potential fire hazard EV in a separate concrete bunker for X days for safety.

My daughter has a Prius.. the batteries died, twice now.
She buys refurb battery packs for $900 which last about a year.
In other words, she rents batteries at $80 per month for her Prius.

Screw that crap.

 

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

Butt ugly for sure! If this is what vehicles are going to look like in the future, I am glad I am not buying any more of them as I am getting too damn old.  What I have now will have to do.

[Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674]

Must be time for the quarterly "let's bash EV" thread.........

[Blackwater 53393]

1 hour ago, Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 said:

Must be time for the quarterly "let's bash EV" thread.........

In this case, it’s just the ugly ones!! 

[JD Lud]

Main reason to buy is no door dings

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

54 minutes ago, JD Lud said:

Main reason to buy is no door dings

Bet I could put one in it!!!

[Pat Riot]

This was or is another Tesla Cyber Truck concept. I like this one much better than the “designed by 5 year olds with a bunch of boxes” concept. 

 

The original cyber truck had a two seater cab and a decent sized bed. What I see online that is available is another family hauling garden & wine tasting touring mobile. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

11 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

Never seen one, although around these parts Tesla automobiles are as common as VW Beetles were back in the 'seventies.

 

But I HAVE seen a few Rivians!  Interesting approach ~ much more appealing than the "Cybertruck."  

 

                   Rivian

 

 

 

I see a fair number of those pickups around here.  Talked with one guy at a charging station.  His was all mud spattered and had a bunch of fishing and camping gear in the bed.  He and three friends had just gone....wait for it....a camping an fishing trip.  His was the medium range - ~325 miles.  He'd put 290 on it, was recharged in about 30 minutes.  Did his post-trip grocery shopping while it charged.  About $25 for his recharge.  So, no extra time since he would have been parked for close to that half hour for shopping.  

 

 

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

I do NOT like the looks of any of the EV trucks , 

 

  plumb UGLY  IMO 

 

  CB 

[Eyesa Horg]

If they at least put a grill on the front of EVs, they might at least be tolerable to look at. No hope for that so called box/truck.

[Rye Miles #13621]

But is it bulletproof??

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/is-the-cybertruck-the-electric-pickup-that-tesla-promised-us/ar-BB1mt2qK

[Cypress Sun]

12 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

But is it bulletproof??

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/is-the-cybertruck-the-electric-pickup-that-tesla-promised-us/ar-BB1mt2qK

 

Or amphibious? Musk seems to think so.

 

Hmm...large banks of litium batteries floating in salt water...what could possibly go wrong?

[Dilli GaHoot Galoot]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C68hVf0tgFU/

[Pat Riot]

[sassnetguy50]

6 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

But is it bulletproof??

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/is-the-cybertruck-the-electric-pickup-that-tesla-promised-us/ar-BB1mt2qK

Only the door skins, if shot once per area.  If shot twice in the same spot, the occupant is shot.  Unless the occupant opened the window so it was behind the door skin to catch the second bullet.  The fender and bedside do not stop a single 9mm from penetrating.

[Pat Riot]

5 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said:

Only the door skins, if shot once per area.  If shot twice in the same spot, the occupant is shot.  Unless the occupant opened the window so it was behind the door skin to catch the second bullet.  The fender and bedside do not stop a single 9mm from penetrating.

I guess this would be beneficial in some areas where people are known to say “I’m gonna pop a cap in your a**!” 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

On 5/15/2024 at 6:50 PM, Yul Lose said:

 I’m seeing more and more of these things around and I doubt I’d buy one if they held a gun to my head. Saw one driving down the road in front of my house this morning.

Hi-Point gun owners need a truck too 

[Ozark Huckleberry]

21 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said:

Butt ugly for sure! If this is what vehicles are going to look like in the future, I am glad I am not buying any more of them as I am getting too damn old.  What I have now will have to do.

57 Ranchero -- nice.

 

Had a 59, wish I had it back.

[Ozark Huckleberry]

12 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

But is it bulletproof??

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/is-the-cybertruck-the-electric-pickup-that-tesla-promised-us/ar-BB1mt2qK

I remember the 'shatterproof' window demonstration:

 

 

[Dantankerous]

Buck Roger's truck?

 

Nope.