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Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan (fuelarc.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Another day, another Cybertruck being towed from somewhere nobody really ought to need a tow from. Take a look, Toyota Sienna to the rescue.

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

On one level i do have pity for anyone who got grifted by a nazi and wasted a bunch of money only to commit themselves to an endless stream of repairs and recalls while getting laughed at everywhere they go, all for a shit car with no resale value.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 62 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Regular Tesla drivers who bought their vehicle several years ago, before Musk showed very clear signs of being a Nazi POS? Yeah I have some sympathy for them.

But Cybertruck users knew exactly who they were buying from. They deserve no sympathy.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

Pity, not sympathy. They still got grifted and will be laughed anywhere they go. I pity them that.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 7 points 3 weeks ago

You mean in 2013?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Well, not the first few batches of cyber truck. I think it went up for preorder before musk showed he was a nazi, and sold through probably 3-4 batches.

But after that? I agree with you.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

You were able to cancel those preorders. It’s not like they already paid for the truck. Worst case was people who paid the 1k to make it a binding order rather than a reservation on a waiting list. (Suckers. Why would you preorder a car?!)

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

Literal nazi, yeah, but in ... checks notes ... Nov '23 it was long known that he was off his rockers in a very right-wing way. And I mean widely known through his Twitter nazification and his association with the bigliest of them all.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, fair enough.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

It was already known in the '10s who he really was.