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That article has noting todo with castings. It literally doesn't even mention castings. If this owner had damanged his casting it couldn't be repaired for 5k.

That article has noting todo with castings. It literally doesn't even mention castings. If this owner had damanged his casting it couldn't be repaired for 5k. The article even talks about how this doesn't just apply to Tesla, so again, this has nothing to do with using castings. This is also a British articles based no British concern and insurance companies.

taylodl 3y ago
Other articles are covering the irreparability of gigacast autos. Stainless steel is the icing on the cake for irreparability (technically it can be repaired, but it requires different tooling and skills - you're not going to be to take your Cyber Truck to a normal body repair shop). All that drives up insurance costs.
- panick21_ 3y ago
  So I made an argument and then you sent an unrelated article as counter evidence? I suggest you read my top level post, to get my overall position. To make statement about CyberTruck before we have ever seen the internally design and a detailed tear-down talking about its repair-ability is mostly nonsense speculation that I will not take seriously.
  - taylodl 3y ago
    It's not speculation that the CyberTruck is made of stainless steel. Tesla has stated as much and we've seen as much. It's not speculation that the CyberTruck utilizes the gigacast manufacturing technique. Tesla has stated as much and Tesla has been advising its investors concerning the new gigacast presses they're using for the CyberTruck (the largest of its kind in the world). We know gigacast vehicles are difficult to repair. We know stainless steel is even more difficult to repair. This isn't speculation, these are simple facts. The article I linked isn't unrelated - it noted that insurers are raising premiums for these kinds of vehicles in the UK and other insurers are downright cancelling their policies. They're simply too expensive to repair and the problem is getting worse. In light of that, I don't see why Toyota would want to follow down that path.

taylodl 3y ago

Other articles are covering the irreparability of gigacast autos. Stainless steel is the icing on the cake for irreparability (technically it can be repaired, but it requires different tooling and skills - you're not going to be to take your Cyber Truck to a normal body repair shop). All that drives up insurance costs.

panick21_ 3y ago
So I made an argument and then you sent an unrelated article as counter evidence? I suggest you read my top level post, to get my overall position. To make statement about CyberTruck before we have ever seen the internally design and a detailed tear-down talking about its repair-ability is mostly nonsense speculation that I will not take seriously.
- taylodl 3y ago
  It's not speculation that the CyberTruck is made of stainless steel. Tesla has stated as much and we've seen as much. It's not speculation that the CyberTruck utilizes the gigacast manufacturing technique. Tesla has stated as much and Tesla has been advising its investors concerning the new gigacast presses they're using for the CyberTruck (the largest of its kind in the world). We know gigacast vehicles are difficult to repair. We know stainless steel is even more difficult to repair. This isn't speculation, these are simple facts. The article I linked isn't unrelated - it noted that insurers are raising premiums for these kinds of vehicles in the UK and other insurers are downright cancelling their policies. They're simply too expensive to repair and the problem is getting worse. In light of that, I don't see why Toyota would want to follow down that path.