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I expect that a real advantage to an EV F150 over any Tesla truck (or car) will be repair costs, most particularly collision repairs. Of course, they'll always
by kingsuper20 5y ago
I expect that a real advantage to an EV F150 over any Tesla truck (or car) will be repair costs, most particularly collision repairs.
Of course, they'll always cost more than the estimates, plus you get to throw in sales tax and the annual registration tithe to the state.
I'm always surprised that people are willing to spend so much on new vehicles but I guess it keeps the money moving through the economy. The spice must flow.
- fastball 5y agoWhy do you think the F-150 Lightning will be cheaper to repair than the Cybertruck?
- N00bN00b 5y agoCybertruck is unpainted (or varnished) stainless, isn't it? Means that you can't fix small dents with filler, have to swap panels instead.
- galangalalgol 5y agoThe cybertruck is unibody, there may not be a panel to swap. Body on frame is easier to fix major accidents as well. But getting a car that retains value andnis cheap to repair means after even major wrecks they won't total it and you get a car back that was bent back to mostly true.
- gpm 5y agoDoesn't unpainted stainless mean you don't really need to fix small dents, no rust issues?
- scarier 5y agoSteel bodywork on modern cars is typically galvanized very thoroughly and/or given other protective coatings prior to painting, so dents generally aren't at risk of rusting. That said, people tend to not like having even cosmetic damage to their cars. It's reasonably easy to hammer out, fill, prep, and paint dents in traditional bodywork, but bare metal doesn't really have that option (especially if, as Elon Musk claims, it's significantly work-hardened--I am somewhat skeptical about that, since it could significantly reduce crashworthiness without a ton of engineering).
- fastball 5y agoFair, but at the same time we're talking about work trucks a lot in this thread, and I don't think I've ever seen a real "work truck" that was totally unblemished. If it's unblemished you're not working it very hard, in my experience.
- 34679 5y agoBut you can hit the door with a sledge hammer and not have any minor dent to repair. (Just a window)
- fukmbas 5y agoAny collision is going to be totalled..it all crumples
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoThose same people sell their previous vehicle in decent shape for a lot less money, and you and I can then buy it.
- Breza 5y agoThat's generally my attitude too. Once someone complained that the car I wanted had low resale value. I reminded him that I was buying used so that wasn't a bad thing.