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jmowreader

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64. Even if I got that fixed I'd be scared to drive it

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:42 PM

10 hrs ago

I would always be wondering if the impact damaged the battery...and if said damage could start a battery fire.

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Edmunds purchased a Cybertruck to road test, it was totaled before that happened [View all] Demovictory9 Yesterday OP

Crazy, this monstrosity is a disaster in more ways that one Meowmee Yesterday #1

Perfectly emblematic of its delusional creator. benfranklin1776 Yesterday #3

Owners of such vehicles are endowed by its creator with certain unalienable fights: DFW Yesterday #4

Well said Meowmee 11 hrs ago #61

Thank you 😸 benfranklin1776 7 hrs ago #65

And that's before... 2naSalit Yesterday #8

😹 Meowmee 11 hrs ago #62

Ridiculous! North Shore Chicago Yesterday #2

proof it is made for stupid rich assholes Skittles Yesterday #5

The asshole would have been the person that blew through the intersection and smashed into it. MichMan Yesterday #7

for that amount of money Skittles Yesterday #10

A compact sedan totaled a parked Cybertruck. yardwork 23 hrs ago #17

I suggest studying up on the physics of momentum MichMan 23 hrs ago #18

Let's pause here. yardwork 21 hrs ago #35

My apologies for using logic in any discussions MichMan 21 hrs ago #41

Exactly. Plenty of us are scientists and engineers here. yardwork 20 hrs ago #43

Maybe I should just to refer to Musk as Hitler, and vandalize a few with swastikas MichMan 20 hrs ago #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley 18 hrs ago #57

Exactly I hate carnival barkers exboyfil 20 hrs ago #48

But, but, but ... it's bulletproof!! What a joke. Despite the excuses of the tesla fans here. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #19

I saw Bo Duke jump the General Lee over a creek with a washed out bridge and drive away MichMan 22 hrs ago #25

You think it's helpful to mock DUers instead of Tesla? yardwork 21 hrs ago #36

I loved my suburu Metaphorical 19 hrs ago #56

Unscheduled rapid deconstruction event . . . Aussie105 Yesterday #6

No vehicle could take a hit like that without being totaled MichMan Yesterday #9

That isn't what the article implied ("that no vehicle could take a hit like that without being totaled" ) hlthe2b Yesterday #12

"I'll take what Edmunds actually saw, documented, and wrote, and not the excuses from Tesla." MichMan 22 hrs ago #21

Do not make claims I never said. I made the Hummer comparison and that was hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #27

Yes, clearly I must be an immense defender and fan of a vehicle that I already stated I would never own. MichMan 21 hrs ago #31

Yet more cybertruck/Tesla defense. Umm ok... LOL hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #32

Very illuminating. yardwork 21 hrs ago #37

Since I only know one owner personally, I shouldn't take my own personal observations into account. MichMan 20 hrs ago #42

Uh huh... hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #44

Good gawd... Those videos of the guy who made his own "replica" from what looked like JUNK aluminum.... hlthe2b Yesterday #11

Makes me think it might not actually be bulletproof. Scrivener7 Yesterday #13

See for yourself MichMan 22 hrs ago #22

I guess unless the bullet hits the rear wheel. Or that stainless panel falls off, as they tend to do. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #23

Sorry, good try MichMan 22 hrs ago #24

That's nice. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #26

Too bad, so sad GoneOffShore Yesterday #14

Not. benfranklin1776 Yesterday #15

This dreadful thing is so UpInArms 23 hrs ago #16

There must be some consolation in knowing it makes a great trash bin. Vinca 22 hrs ago #20

Who parks a brand new cyber truck on a busy street? yellowcanine 21 hrs ago #28

what's the scrap value? onethatcares 21 hrs ago #29

Pretty close! Stuckinthebush 21 hrs ago #34

Even the raw materials are shit. yardwork 21 hrs ago #38

Everything about the "truck" is Stuckinthebush 19 hrs ago #54

These vehicles are crap LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #30

High priced Edsel. yellowcanine 21 hrs ago #33

I wrecked the Ford Fusion I owned about 6 years ago, it looked much worse doc03 21 hrs ago #39

I can't comment on how reasonable the damage is given the event, but what a hassle Raven123 21 hrs ago #40

Yes the delay is unacceptable exboyfil 20 hrs ago #47

This is the real problem DBoon 19 hrs ago #52

Wonder what the insurance premium exboyfil 20 hrs ago #46

Some companies won't insure them now because the repair cost is so high Meowmee 7 hrs ago #66

Another example of Musk's waste, fraud and abuse dalton99a 20 hrs ago #49

Edmunds should have purchased the Stanford University mod. usonian 20 hrs ago #50

Just the difficulty getting repair is enough to give pause to those who want this car karynnj 19 hrs ago #51

The being totaled may or may not be a sin dsc 19 hrs ago #53

Former NBA star's son in a coma after his caught fire in accident democratsruletheday 19 hrs ago #55

In a sort of way the post is like blaming the victim. Probably would have problems if it hadn't been hit. Srkdqltr 17 hrs ago #58

They're pieces of shit, just like their inventor Blue Owl 17 hrs ago #59

It's expensive, looks cheap, breaks easily, and is impossibly uneconomical to fix struggle4progress 17 hrs ago #60

Exactly Meowmee 11 hrs ago #63

Even if I got that fixed I'd be scared to drive it jmowreader 10 hrs ago #64

Eloon's Edsel is the ugliest vehicle of all time. valleyrogue 6 hrs ago #67