I'm glad there is more variety on the road because of it. I think it's ugly. But the fact that every car has turned into a grey CUV is boring.
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Fair take, and well stated. Looks are subjective, so can’t really fault someone for liking the look of something I think looks overdone at best. Extra points for recognizing that it was clearly designed by someone who has never needed a truck for anything more than helping someone move or hauling expensive weekend toys.
designed by someone who has never needed a truck for anything more than helping someone move
I bet Musk never helped someone move.
I think it looks pretty good from the side, but from pretty much any other angle it's just an ugly box.
When it was first revealed, I was a fan of the design (not that I was going to be buying anything from muskrat) but the more I saw of it the less I liked the looks.
It's kind of like they spent the whole time designing it from the side view, then ran out of time before they were going to reveal it and decided to just connect the two sides with some rectangles and straight lines.
I maintain they look a lot better painted or wrapped, Musk knows this, and deliberately figured out a way to make painting the 100k pieces of shit the buyer's financial responsibility.
I'm a boomer when it comes to cars. I would rather have an old square body pickup than just about anything. I can rebuild a carburetor in my sleep. The systems are simple if not entirely mechanical. There is little if any extra plastic and a bad sensor won't stop it from functioning. A simple old school manual transmission. Wind up windows.
It's simple and I can work on it.
Read up on the Slate. It has at least some of those requirements.
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I have similar feelings about the Opel Ampera. Cool tech, bad car. It’s basically like those diesel electric trains, where a traditional engine makes electricity and an electric motor turns the wheels.
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They should have made it look like the truck from Halo.
I thought it was cool until I saw one up close.
i agree, but i think they ruined it by curving the front (probably for practical purposes)
My boss got one so I've had hands on experience with the car. It's nice. Really nice. It has a ton of utility built into it and is good for short hauling.
People hate it because of Elon... Personally I'd get a Hummer ev or a Silverado.
My dad has a model Y with a hitch that also tows his A-frame camper without issue.
It’s not a huge upgrade imo.