RIP Cybertruck

[rockytopva]

RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

The decision to halt production of Tesla’s polarizing polygonal pickup marks the end of an error.

www.wired.com

Tesla Cybertruck Discontinued: Turning Points in Its Downfall

www.newsweek.com

 

[Foxmeister]

This was not only the ugliest vehicle on the road, but the most useless as a truck.

 

[Kai]

I see one around here every now and then. It reminds me of the Hummer truck craze in the early to mid-2000s, which eventually fizzled out. Some products simply don’t appeal to a broad audience.

 

[Foxmeister]

I see one around here every now and then. It reminds me of the Hummer truck craze in the early to mid-2000s, which eventually fizzled out. Some products simply don’t appeal to a broad audience.

I remember when in the Army we transitioned from the Jeep to the Humvee. The Humvee had some issues. First, it was noisy as heck. When it was driving on pavement, you could hear the tires long before you saw the vehicle. There was a long and steep sandy hill we used to drive up with the Jeep. The Humvee couldn't do it. The seals for the doors, rear hatch, and the turret were junk. Whenever it rained, water passed through those seals like a sieve.

Granted it was cold driving the jeep in the winter and you got wet even with the canvas top up, but we were told that the Humvee would be different. Yeah, right.

 

[Salty]

I remember when in the Army we transitioned from the Jeep to the Humvee. The Humvee had some issues. First, it was noisy as heck. When it was driving on pavement, you could hear the tires long before you saw the vehicle. ...

Do you remember the Gama-Goat!!

 

[Foxmeister]

Do you remember the Gama-Goat!! View attachment 14741

I do. The Army didn't keep them long as they began phasing them out in the '80s, because they were junk.

 

[Van]

As an old Geezer, I do remember the Hummer, and going back even more, the wonderful Edsel!

But I take the Edison view of the ugliest truck ever made, we now know one more thing the solution is not.

 

[Kai]

The DeLorean was another major commercial failure, although a certain movie did turn it into a cultural icon.

 

[Van]

The DeLorean was another major commercial failure, although a certain movie did turn it into a cultural icon.

And lest we forget, the "Lark in a guilted cage," the Avanti."

 

[Salty]

The DeLorean was another major commercial failure, although a certain movie did turn it into a cultural icon.

All about the Delorean


and "back to the future"

 

[Foxmeister]

And lest we forget, the "Lark in a guilted cage," the Avanti."

We can't leave out the Chevrolet Avalanche either.

 

[Van]

We can't leave out the Chevrolet Avalanche either.

I do not recall that one, but poor Chevy has put out several lemons, such that I stopped shopping for them. I owned a 1950 Chevy, a 1957 Chevy, my favorite, a 1978 Malibu, and a 1991 Silverado Pick up. Both the 78, and 91 were complete lemons.