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Despite the recent release of these Tesla EVs — and the little road time they’ve been subjected to — Cybertrucks are already developing imperfections on their body panels, leading owners to debate what’s causing the early signs of rust on forums. From Futurism:

One Cybertruck Owners Club forum member says they started noticing small orange flecks appearing on his truck after driving it in the rain for just two days.

“Just picked up my Cybertruck today,” they wrote. “The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”

The Cybertruck owner posted followup photos after washing the vehicle down with soap, and they didn’t inspire much confidence, showing body panels already pockmarked with small orange spots.

Cross post from https://lemmy.world/comment/7544395

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I assumed they'd be clear coated, expect that to be a big aftermarket service.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In b4 elon musks dicksuckers say they like the look and want it to rust.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They already did, in the article.

Others are in favor of their Cybertrucks developing orange stains, saying that they’re looking forward to the patina the stainless steel may develop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Lol. Musk keeps showing that he's a moron and if you're still a fan of Tesla and buying their cars then it's on you for throwing your money away.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I don't know, looks like what they wanted, dystopian by design.

Here's a picture of a Cybertruck Model 2 from 2050:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Stuck in the dirt, how realistic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

the double-s was introduced when the remnants of twitter were integrated into the onboard AI

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Goes hard af

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I'm impressed that you managed to get an image that specific out of an art generator.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why the fuck would anyone buy this shit? You could get much much more quality truck for fraction of what this shit cost. 😂 Seriously!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Gullibility. As long as you don't verify, his words sound great.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How did they not foresee this? I mean, leave a body panel out for a few months and see what happens to it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It really depends on the type of stainless. My stainless grill which I leave out in the elements year round has not rusted, it's made of 304 stainless which is corrosion resistant but not as much at Marine grade 316. There are thousands of slightly different alloys under the stainless umbrella some are better than others as far as rust goes.

Many manufacturers use ferritic types of stainless as sheets can be moved with magnets, many of these are cheaper and less corrosion resistant.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I get all that, I’m just saying, Tesla should have foreseen this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

They were too busy using calipers to measure door gaps to the micron level to focus on materials lmao

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

idk if there's any other slobs here but stainless still will absolutely rust in certain conditions. Its usually easy to clean but sometimes difficult to remove.

These vehicles will 100% rust and will probably permanently discolor with prolonged exposure to certain acids.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

I'm quite disappointed how rabid, mischievous and ill-wishing people have become. Really, what's going on here on lemmy?

Anyhoo, have a read at these two posts about owners having rust marks on their cars and how they are easily removed. They seem to be rusting particles from train transportation or other environmental stuff:

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-10#post-244589

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-5#post-241290

No, I don't own one and don't plan to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That can’t be all it is though. All new cars have train rust debris. This isn’t a new phenomenon. If you care how your car looks, never let the dealer “wash” it and always have it professionally detailed immediately. Then add PPF while it’s still mint

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago

Lemmy is full of miserable people

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Yeah sometimes you can tell people were waiting for a negative article to justify their personal opinion. Even if it's a low effort slightly misleading article people are just too excited to say they were right to actually look deeper than the surface level 😮‍💨

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

The scammers always were here and always will be. The stupidity falling for it is the problem. It's all evolving so painfully slow.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's called "stainless" because you can remove the rust without leaving stains. Where's the problem? Just rub down your useless, horribly expensive pile of crap with steel wool every few days. And oil it. There are several kinds of"stainless" steel, too. We can safely assume, they took the cheapest. Ah the 2020s, the apex decade of scams. And like always, the scammers are not the problem, they were here at any time and they will be. The stupidity that falls for it is. Is all evolving so painfully slow...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I doubt you can really buff that thing properly. The panels are under tension and if the clips give, the bumper just flies off.
Imagine buffing that car.

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