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This really is quite a biased article. That being said, I will agree with the core premise that the Cybertruck could've been made slightly differently that woul

This really is quite a biased article. That being said, I will agree with the core premise that the Cybertruck could've been made slightly differently that would've prevented oil canning.

jszymborski 3y ago
I likely characterize it as "opinionated".
ta8645 3y ago
> ... oil canning. This isn't likely to happen, but we could learn to just not care. We have bigger problems than worrying about our car's cosmetics. A lot of a car's cost is due to the high cost of perfect finishes. I'd love a car that was cheap to repair, even if it meant leaving some obvious welding showing up on the surface; especially if it was more socially acceptable. Reminds me of the NHL goalie Gerry Cheevers* who painted stitches on his face mask every time it got damaged by a puck that would have damaged his face instead. Maybe we should celebrate our car's service dings, instead of spending the money to hide them. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers
- ljlolel 3y ago
  The key difference is that in one case the goalie did his job well of stopping the puck (and the mask did of saving his face). In this other case I have a mark of me being an idiot backing into a telephone pole or another lower car I didn’t see or getting keyed by neighbors.
- lgleason 3y ago
  Go to some developing countries and that is the norm. The cars look like crap but.... Personally I prefer a pristine car and spend hours polishing mine, but to each their own.
- m463 3y ago
  > Maybe we should celebrate our car's service dings, instead of spending the money to hide them. My aunt lived in the city. Her car would get dinged all the time. She made peace with it by putting two crossed bandaids on a ding.
- lazide 3y ago
  For the amount of money being paid and the degree of hype, this is roughly the amount of cope required for someone to be happy if the iPhone 16 came pre-cracked.

This really is quite a biased article. That being said, I will agree with the core premise that the Cybertruck could've been made slightly differently that would've prevented oil canning.

jszymborski 3y ago

I likely characterize it as "opinionated".

ta8645 3y ago

> ... oil canning. This isn't likely to happen, but we could learn to just not care. We have bigger problems than worrying about our car's cosmetics. A lot of a car's cost is due to the high cost of perfect finishes. I'd love a car that was cheap to repair, even if it meant leaving some obvious welding showing up on the surface; especially if it was more socially acceptable. Reminds me of the NHL goalie Gerry Cheevers* who painted stitches on his face mask every time it got damaged by a puck that would have damaged his face instead. Maybe we should celebrate our car's service dings, instead of spending the money to hide them. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers

ljlolel 3y ago
The key difference is that in one case the goalie did his job well of stopping the puck (and the mask did of saving his face). In this other case I have a mark of me being an idiot backing into a telephone pole or another lower car I didn’t see or getting keyed by neighbors.
lgleason 3y ago
Go to some developing countries and that is the norm. The cars look like crap but.... Personally I prefer a pristine car and spend hours polishing mine, but to each their own.
m463 3y ago
> Maybe we should celebrate our car's service dings, instead of spending the money to hide them. My aunt lived in the city. Her car would get dinged all the time. She made peace with it by putting two crossed bandaids on a ding.
lazide 3y ago
For the amount of money being paid and the degree of hype, this is roughly the amount of cope required for someone to be happy if the iPhone 16 came pre-cracked.