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Interested to know: Was there any specific reason you were interested in getting one?

I know it's kind of either love or hate with Tesla/Cybertruck online - I try and stay out of it. I just never quite understood the appeal; I saw it kind of as a "luxury pickup truck" that's electric, but I figured that if I had wanted to go that route (I didn't end up getting anything), I would get a better bang-for-the-buck with a established pickup truck like Ford or Ram or whatever.

Did it just come down to looks, or was there something else to it?

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I think the looks are outrageous but I love it because it is so wild. It is admittedly ugly in a traditional car design sense. I do think it's funny how polarized people are on car design.

I've driven a Tesla Y for 3 years, it's been fantastic. I'd love a larger version but I think the X is a dated frame.

To add one more thought- im not marrying it for life. It’s just going to drive me around for 2-5 years. If I hate it, I can sell. Why not play with a unique design

If it was “luxury” pickup truck it should have been an entirely different design. Barely usable as a pickup truck, interior looks and feels like trash and it rusts in under a year without an additional exterior coating for thousands of more dollars - the coating should have been included. Big grift.

I dont think stainless steel rusts? wasn't the 'rust' just magnetically attracted dust?

I have not been in the cybertruck interior but assume it's very similar to my Y, which I love. I've owned Lexus LX's for years and also have a 2023 Yukon XL Denali. Tesla interior aesthetic is definitely minimalist and lower cost feeling, but it is more than sufficient. Personally, I don't love huge "burled walnut ;)" plastic panels and excessively large, contrasted double stitching.

"Barely useable as a truck" not sure what you mean, definitely not a good long hauler but it will definitely tow and it has a bed.

To call it grift, people know what they're getting when they purchase it, no?

There are multiple grades of stainless steel, which have different proportions of metals in the alloy. The stainless steel used in the cybertruck's body panels appears to be 301 grade, which is not among the best in rust resistance, and can indeed rust depending on environmental conditions.

Given that 301 stainless is cheaper than 304 or 316, which have similar mechanical properties while having better rust resistance, I would guess that material costs resulted in choosing 301 for the cybertruck.

My metallurgy is a bit rusty (sorry), so take this with a grain of salt (which 301 does not resist well, incidentally!).

Yes, quick Google search says that the rust concerns were unfounded

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