this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
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Enough Musk Spam

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[โ€“] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So what happened with this thing anyway? When it was first announced, it was polarizing, but a lot of people still seemed pretty hyped for it. But now that it's out, everyone's shitting on it.

[โ€“] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

It took a lot longer from announcement to launch than anticipated. In that time Musk bought twitter and went full out in the open right-wing nut and several other automakers announced and released electric trucks.

The vehicle itself suffers from the panel alignment quality control issues that every Tesla suffers from but exaggerated because the body panels really need tight tolerances to look right. The grade of stainless steel they used isn't great for weather resistance and without a clearcoat it immediately starts to lose the factory finish.