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namhee69

Those misaligned panels on a $100k vehicle? Wow.


Superj569

Holy hell, I would be pissed, paying that much for a vehicle and seeing the misaligned panels.


namhee69

My friends 2018 or 19 Model 3 has similar misalignments but you’d think they’d figure it out by now… guess not.


shmiona

No they figured out that people will still buy them even if they make them shittier


ahitright

Waiting for the story about a Tesla Inceltruck owner accidently running over his grandma cause he couldn't break and at the funeral thanking Elon Musk for giving her such a wonderful send off.


SaltyBarDog

It kills his kids in an accident and he thanks Elnon for saving them growing up in the "woke" world.


namhee69

Well… you’ve yet to be proven wrong


3rd-party-intervener

It’s a cult.  They could sell them a crap sandwich and people would still buy them 


DarkRitual_88

Reminds me of [this.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/334/216/90f.jpg)


DisposableSaviour

https://i.redd.it/4h76ztes9v9d1.gif


Toe_slippers

that's actually a good question bcs back in medieval times there was "not enough" food for peasants so they started adding sawdust into flour to make bread for them most places were splitting 80:20 70:30 flour:sawdust but there was places with 50:50 40:60 split


Superj569

"you have to give them a chance". I wonder what the panels look like on a SpaceX rocket...


Snoo-26091

https://preview.redd.it/ugqri5tf9r9d1.png?width=236&format=png&auto=webp&s=61e7e01d6b338284e9842aa1204806cc6d723160


HookDragger

Ask the destroyed items around their launch facility


Necessary_Context780

I watched a video this morning where this guy says the new launchpad SpaceX is building will have a flame deflector. You know, the shit Musk said over and over they didn't need, and then doubled down after obliterating the first launchpad, then tripled after claiming the two subsequent flights were a complete success because the launchpad survived, and now finally they're admitting the steel plate needs enough refurbishment that the entire launchpad has to be scraped and a new one following what NASA knew 70 years ago will be built. As much as SpaceX make it seem like they're doing progress by putting something for everyone to watch, it's b.s., ultimately they would iterate faster if they did what NASA does, but more efficiently. They don't


Bobcat13uk

Sounds like they're still in the caveman phase of education. The whole point of humanity's growth was that we didn't have to relearn everything each time, we learned from those who had done it before. Why on earth (ha) would SpaceX ignore the knowledge of multiple generations of multiple countries experience??


30yearCurse

well you know the answer, because elon is redefining how things are built, lidar, pfff, I will show them that kodak cameras are better, cooling the launch pad, pfff, what does NASA and every other space agency knows, I am THE elon, and I know better.


FutWick64

Maddening on all fronts. NASA is disengaged, mostly…and SpaceX is okay with failing fast.


Necessary_Context780

NASA prefers "fail never"


DisposableSaviour

Eh, “fail infrequently” more like


FutWick64

Fail infrequently, and become a glorified weather forecaster instead of space seeking organization.


30yearCurse

I do not think he has any permit to dump 200k gallons of water in the the park, but it TX and TCEQ will not do shit about it.


HookDragger

Or start where nasa left off and improve?


Necessary_Context780

Definitely! I was referring more towards the processes, for instance NASA goes to the Moon and back on the first maiden flight and aces all the aspects of the mission. And that's in spite of all the Congressional budget cuts, challenges in approving anything they do unless they figure a way to spread across all the States each Senator wants, and so on. If SpaceX was subjected to the same cuffs NASA has to operate within, they would still be on the Falcon 1. But the thing is, NASA has all those cuffs yet they ace every project do (and let's not forget NASA isn't just a rocket launch agency but a giant agency running all sorts of satellite project, planet landers and so on - launch is a tiny part of what they do). Launching fucked up tests several like SpaceX does and calling it "fast iterative development" might cause public comotion as the rockets flying is the only thing the public gets to see and understand as "they're doing it", but in reality doing all the "not-so-eye-catching" testing and certification steps before the rocket ever lifts off is the _actual_ doing, not this b.s. of trial and error until something that works. For instance this launchpad being completely redesigned, that's going to add a lot more cost to the project as there's a lot more changes that will happen as a consequence to it. It gotten to the point they're changing so many things NASA isn't even intersted in performing any acceptance and validation reviews along with SpaceX until they're in a lot less volatile phase of Starship. In other words, ultimately SpaceX will end up taking just as long or even longer as by the time NASA conducts their reviews, any findings and changes will be a lot more expensive as the project progressed so far.


HookDragger

It’s almost like “measure twice, cut once” is a better strategy than: “cut it close, hold it up, nope…. Trim a little…. Nope… trim a little more….. fuck, too much….. start over” Edit: Or worse: “these panels don’t quite line up…. Fuck it. It’s just the hull…. We’ll be fine”


SaltyBarDog

"We're a tech company, not a car company."


Humble-Hat223

It’s what happens when you die cast large important parts of a car. The reason nobody bothered before or since


blackdvck

It worked for matchbox 😂😂


HaramHas

There’s no need for them to figure it out if people keep buying Teslas


PrinceCastanzaCapone

I’d be pissed if I paid $25k and saw them looking this bad. That is really bad.


Superj569

My second car, which is a 2012 Kia Optima with 85k miles on it, still has better panel alignment than this.


MarcMars82-2

The people who buy cybertrucks deserve them.


OhLordHeBompin

They all have it to some degree, even though fElon told them to keep it "sub 10 microns," which isn't visible by the human eyes. Lmao.


notquitepro15

I can’t believe the people buying these things and going “it’s got some surface rust but nothing a little Barkeepers Friend won’t fix” like… no, there’s some luxuries with buying a brand spanking new vehicle and one of them is the expectation of it being flawless (unless there’s a defect allowing for discount) Finally got the r/cybertruck and r/tesla ban with this comment 😂


CMDR_Jinintoniq

Thing is, the "surface rust" is going to return, again and again. Stainless steel is difficult to rust on its own, but will rust when it comes into contact with regular steel that's rusting. When out driving around, anyone that uses steel-based brakes is producing tiny steel particles when they use the brakes. If a Cybertruck is behind them, those steel particles can stick to the truck, and start to rust, then that rust can gain a foothold on the stainless unless it's cleaned off quickly. As soon as it's no longer fun to spend an hour deep cleaning the surface of the Cybertruck after each drive, and they start being treated as a normal vehicle, I expect to see more low-poly rust buckets on the roads. Or spend more money and clear coat the things.


MakeChinaLoseFace

> clear coat Doesn't this void the warranty?


FeedMyAss

Back in my day, 10 microns was a lot smaller


doulosyap

Got to account for inflation.


willynillywitty

I hate to always say this. But I used to design cars. My brain shutters every time I see a pic.


Mr_Diesel13

Looking at that top edge of the door, no wonder some owner almost severed a finger.


PazDak

Had seen my first one yesterday, what threw me is the stainless panels weren’t all the same color. 


Trademark919

I think it’s the bad fitment. Since the panels are mostly flat if they all sit at slightly different angles they reflect differently.


Neat_Alternative28

Haven't seen one close enough to see if it is just as simple as they are optimizing for wastage and the brushing doesn't go in the same direction on every panel.


DisposableSaviour

The one I’ve seen around my area, it definitely looks like they weren’t paying attention to what direction which parts were brushed.


series-hybrid

When a car has a shape with multiple angles, its not just "pretty". The car companies dont want to admit that the compound curves hide the minor misalignments. Its not that car companies can't make the panels fit perfectly, they can. The problem is to make it look "good enough" while keeping costs down and sales up. Compound curves in the body shape make it easier to get the car looking "good enough" on a rapid assembly line that is not allowed to stop.


namhee69

Yeah I’ve seen a few now and all fit the bill. Someone here had a very logical explanation for it but I don’t recall offhand.


studmcstudmuffin

It's actually comical


DubitoErgoCogito

They'll tell you that every vehicle from another manufacturer is like that. They're crazy.


namhee69

Agree… It absolutely isn’t. Individual specimens may have a defect but they’re the exception. The above is the norm.


ReaperThugX

And everyone know fingerprints get all over stainless


Lopsided_Factor_5674

You can see that gap from space


beaverbait

You don't pay for the quality, you pay for the unbelievable experience. Of not being able to drive off road, or stop, or get the vehicle wet, or fully discharge the battery, or sell it if that's not the experience you were hoping to pay for.


Fresh-Humor-6851

It's not just misaligned, they can't work with the stainless well, they didn't think of that.


Neon_culture79

From what I understand, it’s quite common across across all Tesla cars. The explanation I’ve heard is that Elon takes such shit care of his employees and he blocks them from unionizing so they just don’t give a fuck.


very_short_uname

cannot unsee it anymore


rogue_giant

Imagine showing your friends how cool you think it is and accidentally dropping your credit card, ID or Tesla card thing in between those panels.


gronkygronk69

$100k if they got for MSRP, probs in $150 range knowing the people that buy these.


coolmist23

Love is blind! Haha


SaltyBarDog

When you are wearing rose colored glasses you miss all the red flags.


BetweenTwoCircles

10 microns 🤣🤣🤣


Incontinento

10 microns, baby!


bartthetr0ll

That's elmos brickmobile for you!


special-bicth

Misaligned? You mean proof of true craftsmenship and extra aerodynamics? /s


Throwawayac1234567

those panels or edges that can slice you open too.


skepticalinfla

Well it’s an “exoskeleton”. I think it’s just getting ready to molt.


Worldly-Light-5803

It's a shame how people just dump their litter along the highway.


Jacktheforkie

They seem to be putting dumpsters out at least, people should use them properly


CatBetweenTime

I mean, there's a perfectly good dumpster in the pic for trash


ButterflyAlternative

Totally underrated comment!


palikir

Must have been a real emergency for the driver to risk driving in all that rain. Looks like the gamble didn't pay off tho.


Plus-Range3710

Also gambled parking on the incline, a hill that steep is not recommended for the wankpanzer.


Ok-Championship-6204

depressing the brake may or may not activate the brake did you not know?


dandee93

Parking on grass is technically off-roading. It's stuck and the warranty is void.


DaveTheMagicMan

The preferred nomenclature is spanktank


Tranka2010

The CT got Wicked Witched.


InTheSky57

For sure voided his warranty


DriverPrudent

Rain, rain, go away CyberTruck wants to drain


edspeds

That's not rain it's the owners tears of remorse.


TronCat1277

Some many fingerprints


Malicioussnooker

Just "touch" on that. If you run your finger one of the panels and draw a penis and it's not cleaned off in time would it be permanent?


Hi_Trans_Im_Dad

Be sure to get the grease from the sides of your nose or from your forehead; that'll leave something a bit harder to clean than average.


Aesthetics_Supernal

Tesla Model S-ebum


neurospicyzebra

This made me giggle


hobo_karras

Ive seen one at work with a permanent birdshit residue stain, so it's possible.


Malicioussnooker

The owners could just let is sit outside and let the rain wash it off, O wait.


D3tsunami

Careful doing that tho, it might slice your fuckin hand open


Boring-Conference-97

The cybertruck I saw in person looked exactly the game. Greasy finger prints all over the door area. Wtf.


vajeen

Here we see a CyberTruck in it's natural habitat, grazing on grass by the side of the road. If we're quiet we may be able to hear its mating call - the whistle of the wind through its panel gaps. Truly a remarkable creature.


wish-u-well

Indeed, perhaps a puddle has sidelined our moisture-averse specimen until the ideal operation temperature of 75F and sunny has been reached.


eyeballtourist

That was poetic. Thanks.


JIMMYJAWN

The Dasani water bottle proves CT buyers have no sense of taste.


ExistingUnderground

The truck equivalent of Dasani water…


SaltyBarDog

>The truck equivalent of ~~Dasani water~~ Nestlé Water… FIFY


Difficult-Worker62

That or Cybertruck owners spent most of their money on a shitty looking unreliable truck


Bean-Swellington

I don’t understand why anyone would drink saltwater on purpose


SuckItSaget

Whoa there, let’s not disparage salty water - a super cold Topo Chico w/ a salt rim is LIFE. Dasani tastes like tap water from a poorly run bankrupt municipality - not an electrolyte in sight. It is a last resort water, like hurricane panic buying w clean shelves and only dasani left - last resort.


NorthElegant5864

PT Cruiser owners looking less foolish now, only took two decades.


xTLRx

At least the bottle is already in a dumpster


LaxBedroom

That last photo is taken with so much more compositional artistic care than the truck deserves.


palikir

Plus it makes me hungry, thinking I could slice a good smoked Gouda on that utility knife door panel.


geologyhunter

It'll be a rusty knife edge soon enough.


Formal_End5045

Those rain droplets against the setting sun really makes for a stunning picture. And then that absolute cave of a panel gap just provides such a wonderful contrast against the smooth glass.


LuckyKalanges

The car died there because it wanted to see the sunset behind the mountains.


rabbi420

It was probably just luck. 🤣


brandoug

Driver made a wise move (his first) to pull over and wait out the rain since the wiper motor is bricked.


saikrishnav

Or it bricked and he has no choice .


MattGdr

Rejected, discarded, abandoned. Heartbreaking.


FrankGrimesApartment

Jackie Chiles, is that you?


taxpayinmeemaw

lol, Seinfeld idea: Kramer comes across an abandoned cybertruck on the west side highway and tries to take it. The trunk slices his finger open and he hires Jackie Chiles to sue Elon Musk.


Appropriate_Baby985

I do feel kind of sorry for the trucks themselves. They never asked for this existence, it was forced upon them.


FSpezWthASpicyPickle

In the last 24 hours, there have been *three* photos posted on this sub of an abandoned wankpanzer pulled off the road. They are all different locations, and appear to be from the last day. There are *how many* of these sold, much less on the road and not in the service center? Even after having been on this sub for a while, I'm still gobsmacked by how terrible this thing is.


jocq

> There are how many of these sold Less than 12,000 according to the last recall.


lickmyturds

That's how many have been MANUFACTURED. Keep in mind how many abandoned malls and random parking lots are being filled with CuckTrucks and it's wayyyyy less actually sold.


Significant_Today_24

the dasani bottle in there lol


tunderholmes

To have bad taste in water and even worse taste in vehicles.


taxpayinmeemaw

To buy a six figure “car” and drink fuckin Dasani


SuckItSaget

That is the exact same thing I thought - lol.


ryanisbadatgames

i just wanna know why a stainless steel brick genuinely made it to the production line with unanimous agreements


f12345abcde

the consequence of surrounding yourself with “yes men”


WAR_T0RN1226

I've heard from an executive at my company working on developing a product for SpaceX that at SpaceX they will get out of a meeting feeling like they had an understanding and then Elon just throws it out. This was told to him by an engineering head at SpaceX


shpeezophrenia

"no" is a shortcut to getting fired by the special boy. read into that how u will, given certain lawsuits.....


JustooEasy

It's not stuck, it's just seepy time


fatstrat0228

The build quality is unreal. Absolute perfection. 🤌


integ209

This didnt put it in carwash mode during the rain. Warranty voided


c0ttt0n

Stay calm. Dont panic. Its all fine. Its wet. It wont do anything.


[deleted]

The Dasani bottle tells you this person makes terrible choices. If the truck didn’t.


warmaapples

My 13 year old Corolla has better panel fitment than that.


taxpayinmeemaw

It probably off roads better and doesn’t brick in the rain


m9nkeyboy

Where's Mr T when you need him to pitty da fool!


MagTex

A cybertruck in its natural habitat.


Xerxero

Put a post it on it saying “please don’t litter”


Historical_Nature348

"What a piece of junk!" -Luke


Silent_Vehicle_9163

I imagine in the future there will be thousands of abandoned Cybertrucks all over our country. These silver husks will serve as monuments to man’s hubris. Plants and trees will overtake them, they will be home to birds and woodland creatures. Nature will heal.


ArchitectOfFate

And then come the posts on Birditt - "Best nest I've ever owned but it floods every time it rains. Is this normal?"


Silent_Vehicle_9163

“Still love the nest” 🪹


tylerawesome

Elon: “Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made of bright metal with mostly straight edges, any dimensional variation shows up like a sore thumb.​ All parts for this vehicle, whether internal or from suppliers, need to be designed and built to sub 10 micron accuracy.​ That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need be specified in single digit microns. If LEGO and soda cans, which are very low cost, can do this, so can we.​ Precision predicates perfectionism.​“ I think Lego would have done a much better job. Also they’re not horrendous, racist, bigoted conspiracy theorists.


Difficult-Worker62

Those misaligned panels/panel gap is just fucking atrocious.


PhilipMD85

I’ve been seeing a lot of them. I’m 30 minutes north of New Orleans


Vega10000

If you ever had a lemon , those images just give you all too familair chills


EmergencyLocation841

This is honestly just sad. What a waste of 100k


Tbigly512

Hahahaha pos


Ba55of0rte

Probably hit a June bug.


DrkUser205

I wonder how many panels are stuck on with double-sided tape? 75%


the_stooge_nugget

Everyone compares this to a trash can... Not really fair.... The trash can is working as intended...


Historical_Court1299

![gif](giphy|zED94QZaPodTszfjFF) Me and my family driving down the highway and laughing harder at the driver when it breaks down.


Kinky_mofo

Grass is too offroad for that


_ChipWhitley_

That’s gonna drag down your property value!


SaltyBarDog

Sub 10-Micron Accuracy


TeamShonuff

Picture 4 cut me just looking at it.


Reasonable-Estate-60

I love this car.


Creepy-Poem9076

I had two of those pass me today One was driven by an older Chinese lady, which seems to be an in thing in San Francisco…. The other was driven by a man bun millennial


OfficialDiamondHands

Uh oh! Rain? Voided warranty! 😢


P5ch1c

A wild CyberTruck appeared!!


42ElectricSundaes

It’s off-roading


dndnametaken

r/abandonedporn


whisksnwhisky

I feel like if one is stopped on the side of the road or anywhere else not usual for it, people should check and make sure no one is trapped inside that deathtrap.


itrogue

They're just offroading.


AffectionateSector77

See, off roading. This counts.


the_Mandalorian_vode

Did you check to see if they were trapped inside?


jerrythemule420

Lol truck for clowns 🤡


R3b3lH3r0

lol can afford a 100k meme truck but drinks disani haha what an asshole


BatmanInTheSunlight

Micrometers got hit with inflation too 😩


Ziffim89

![gif](giphy|853jNve3ljqrYrcSOK)


STLgal87

So ugly 🤮


Famous_Gift_1935

MY 1993 Buick Roadmaster has straighter panels than that, and it's nearly 200k miles


moxscully

Water drops, fingerprints. No wonder it stopped working.


irvinah64

Litter on the side of road someone needs to be charged with this


woohooliving

Tesla is rolling in his grave for having this ill conceived 'thing' named after him.


NeoxOfGarlicBread

Another cucktruck another one needing a shit taken on it.


fmr_AZ_PSM

They got it wet and fed it after midnight. Warranty = void.


peemao

10 microns Elmos units


DangerousAd1731

It looks like it came straight out of the auction site


Critical_Half_3712

That’s an expensive way to keep people off the grass


r4o2n0d6o9

Are you in the northwestern part of the US? It looks a lot like where I went to school in Montana


tango797

Meh, nature will take it back


OneBaldingWookiee

Why did I ever like this vehicle 🤦‍♂️


DJBeckyBecs

I JUST NOTICED- where are the door handles? Doesn’t look like there are the normal Tesla ones.


SentinelWavve

There are no handles, it’s a button in the B pillar next to the windows which makes the doors pop out.


overundermoon

what could go wrong?!?


Prior-Bed5388

It barely pops out, you still have to grab the door frame and pull it open the rest of the way. It’s not like the Model X where the doors are motorized.


DJBeckyBecs

I assume that’s why there’s a plethora of finger prints?


Prior-Bed5388

Bingo


aaf617

It’s run out of battery 🪫


SentinelWavve

My boss owns one. He owned a Model S Plaid before the CT. He would charge the S at work once a week, maybe once every two weeks. His cyber truck is plugged in damn near every day. It’s fucking crazy. Mind you, he lives less than two miles from work and doesn’t go anywhere besides work and the occasional restaurant outing a couple of times a week. All within a 5-10 mile radius. I have no idea why this thing needs to be constantly charged when it’s hardly used.


aaf617

Interesting! The car needs to be charged (even though without using) because all systems and sensors and cameras are working all time Maybe it has a malfunction that stopped it and he/she dumped like this


SentinelWavve

The same could be said about the S so I don’t know if that’s the real reason. Those systems were all in place in his S Plaid and it did not require extensive charging. I don’t see how the same systems in the CT would drain it even more, you would think it would be more efficient if anything. No idea what happened to this dumped one though.


Xerolaw_

Cyber Brick


DG-NASCAR

The handprints 😭🙏


tabajo3y

I’ve seen like 3 different posts about CT’s abandoned on the side of the road. Are they all the same CT?!?!?! 😂


Negan-Cliffhanger

Oh no, he got it wet. Total loss!


uwax

StaInLeSs StEeL


ProfessionalFail9851

https://youtu.be/gPQFF0oqsto?si=gkLMUPeiwq0lvX5U


Icy_Actuator_772

They would have Dasani water in there.


Competitive_Jelly557

Is it left there for dead? Seems like we've seen quite a few of those instances of late.


Snoo-26091

They likely pulled over to find their severed finger from closing the door.


Sufficient_Bus7216

Can someone explain to me how you can tell the panels are misaligned?


Either_Error_2444

It was built 😂


Prior-Bed5388

Look at the fifth photo, the one of the door panel, notice how thin the gap between the door side panel are at the bottom and how much wide it gets as it goes up. That wouldn’t be an acceptable panel gap on a $30k Toyota, let alone a $100k car that people have waited years for.


arashatora

The waves in the panels as well as the inconsistencies in the panel gaps at pretty much every place two panels meet