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I want to see what the cybertrucks look like after a month in an area that uses salt or calcium chloride in the winter.
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Seems like Tesla should have just made a normal looking truck. Also that video was just a bunch of drag races and I got bored.
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Dec 1, 2023 22:15
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Is the stainless coated at all, or just bare metal? Rust Resistant is going to be interesting to see after a few salty winters. Also curious to see what warm weather design thinking went into this one and how it fares in places with actual snowy winters.
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Dec 1, 2023 22:19
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They’ve placed the charging port in a colossally stupid place, right behind the rear wheel opening where it’s guaranteed to get water and salt infiltration.
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Dec 1, 2023 22:26
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They didn’t make the frame out of stainless (AFAIK), and that’s the part I’d be worried about. Saturn used plastic body panels for years, and those don’t oxidize in any way that matters, but they still rust underneath. I doubt the Cybertruck is gonna do anything different.
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Dec 1, 2023 23:04
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Charleston is loving crawling with Teslas and Rivians and I cannot wait to see some broski catch his poo poo on fire at the boat landing by rolling it into the ICW and flooding the batteries with saltwater.
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Dec 1, 2023 23:12
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Full Collapse posted:I want to like Jason, but yeah, his persona bleeds way too often into caracature. That’s interesting, I want to like their podcast but can’t stand it. Their conversations meander without any focus and usually take forever to get to an actual point. Cammisa makes a great guest on other podcasts though.
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Zoom Zoom, motherfuckers
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Bajaha posted:Is the stainless coated at all, or just bare metal? No coating, the video I watched interviewed the "designers" and they claimed you can just buff out marks with a scotchbrite.
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they really should've gone galvanized, imho
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Dec 2, 2023 00:51
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Peep the gear selector on the cybertrukk, i won't spoil the surprise openly: touchscreen primary with backup capacitive buttons on the roof where you'd expect the map lights to be.
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Dec 2, 2023 01:31
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Midjack posted:Peep the gear selector on the cybertrukk, i won't spoil the surprise openly: touchscreen primary with backup capacitive buttons on the roof where you'd expect the map lights to be. The new model 3 is the same, this is across the board.
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Dec 2, 2023 01:34
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Not to make you feel old but I don't think I've ever heard them called map lights before 
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Sab669 posted:Not to make you feel old but I don't think I've ever heard them called map lights before Dope scope 4 lyfe
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Sab669 posted:Not to make you feel old but I don't think I've ever heard them called map lights before Wait till you learn what they signal at truck stops.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:No coating, the video I watched interviewed the "designers" and they claimed you can just buff out marks with a scotchbrite. Is the metal going to ‘patina’ if you don’t?
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Dec 2, 2023 13:28
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Our new Escape has a spinny dial gear selector instead of a fake gear shift and it is much worse, especially for parking. The only benefit is it takes up less space and you don’t need to shift into park when you turn the car off.
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Dec 2, 2023 17:41
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smackfu posted:Our new Escape has a spinny dial gear selector instead of a fake gear shift and it is much worse, especially for parking. The only benefit is it takes up less space and you don’t need to shift into park when you turn the car off. But… why?
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Dec 2, 2023 18:06
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Dr. Lunchables posted:But… why? Coat saving for the manufacturer, just like SCREENS everywhere. Probably. It's always that.
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Dec 2, 2023 18:12
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No, why would you ever turn the car off in gear?
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Dec 2, 2023 18:15
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Instead of turning the shift dial to park then pressing the push button start to turn it off, you can just skip the first step. Just a convenience, I don’t think it hurts anything. I assume it only works if you are stopped.
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Dec 2, 2023 18:18
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Mine only has a button for reverse. To engage first gear it's the up shift paddle. Neutral is both paddles at the same time. I turn it off in gear, which puts it in neutral and sets the parking brake. I doubt it was for cost saving.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:No, why would you ever turn the car off in gear? crash, sticking throttle, fire, rollovers, etc
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cursedshitbox posted:crash, sticking throttle, fire, rollovers, etc You can do that with any car though. This one will put it in park e: just seems like a strange thing to do is all.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:No, why would you ever turn the car off in gear? Why wouldn’t you if you don’t have to put the car in park? Both my Prius and bmw can do this and it’s cool and good. Just stop and shut the car off and get out.
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Anyone have a Toyota Prime model? What do you think of the EV only mode? Is it usable or just a gimmick? Do you find yourself using it frequently or do you just turn it off and go hybrid?
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Dr. Lunchables posted:No, why would you ever turn the car off in gear? I always leave my car parked in gear, it’s a failsafe incase the parking brake fails.
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Dec 2, 2023 21:18
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I like the pushbutton/wiper stalk/rotary dial gear selectors because they aren't pretending to be connected to anything like the big handle ones are. You aren't fooling anyone. It's just a multi selection switch. Get a manual of you want to actually move stuff around in your car's guts.
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Dec 2, 2023 21:44
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TheBacon posted:I always leave my car parked in gear, it’s a failsafe incase the parking brake fails. Yeah, I do the same in my manual cars. I don’t even use a parking brake in my autos. The manual car is in neutral when I turn it off though.
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Dec 2, 2023 21:52
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fknlo posted:Why wouldn’t you if you don’t have to put the car in park? Both my Prius and bmw can do this and it’s cool and good. Just stop and shut the car off and get out. I have done this every day for the past 36 years in every car I have owned. I have never trusted the parking brake alone while leaving a manual car in neutral when parked. I've seen cars roll down driveways and hills when people though parking brake is enough. Never once had this cause any issues with my clutches, nor have I needed to swap out a clutch earlier than expected. If anyone thinks turning a car off in gear causes an issue with a car, I promise you it does not.
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Franco Caution posted:I have done this every day for the past 36 years in every car I have owned. I have never trusted the parking brake alone while leaving a manual car in neutral when parked. Yeah, my manual cars are also always parked in gear. I think this was in reference to automatic cars, but when the gear shift isn't actually connected to the transmission the car automatically goes into park when you shut it off.
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Was, "wearing down the parking pawl" ever true in automatic transmissions?
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Has anyone ever had a parking brake failure or is this one of those car guy myths? Is anyone here regularly parking on crazy gradients?
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Has anyone ever had a parking brake failure or is this one of those car guy myths? I've had a couple. Yugo, Disco 1, the farm truck, etc.
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Dec 2, 2023 23:58
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Generally you'll know pretty fast if the parking brake isn't gonna work on a steep incline but I've had nervous experiences with old-worn-out cable-actuated ones. Why not put the car in gear for a little extra safety? If the pad breaks static friction on an incline and there's noting for the car to run into (curb, other cars...) it is NOT stopping. Dunno how applicable the old "turn the wheels towards the curb! Put it in gear!" advice is now that there aren't too many cable-actuated brakes left though
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Full Collapse posted:Was, "wearing down the parking pawl" ever true in automatic transmissions? Yes - especially on 60s - 1980 Fords https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/but-wait-theres-more/a1913301/little-warning-label-saved-ford-23-million-vehicle-recall/
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Monkey Fracas posted:Dunno how applicable the old "turn the wheels towards the curb! Put it in gear!" advice is now that there aren't too many cable-actuated brakes left though Regardless of what starts the car rolling, if the wheels point downhill toward the curb it won't go far.
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Gangringo posted:I like the pushbutton/wiper stalk/rotary dial gear selectors because they aren't pretending to be connected to anything like the big handle ones are. On our “old” 2016 car, it was definitely attached to a cable that ran to the engine bay. I know because the other end of the cable came detached and our car was stuck in park in a parking lot. And had to be towed in park.
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Full Collapse posted:Was, "wearing down the parking pawl" ever true in automatic transmissions? One of our fleet trucks had the parking pawl get worn to the point it didn't engage properly, but that was like a late '80's Chevy and pretty old and abused.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:You can do that with any car though. This one will put it in park
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Has anyone ever had a parking brake failure or is this one of those car guy myths? I grew up and learned to drive living on a hill in SF.
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