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> Bigger picture, I just like seeing attempts at stuff that is quite different. It feels like we’ve become incredibly risk averse. That's a good point. Seeing
by troyvit 3y ago
> Bigger picture, I just like seeing attempts at stuff that is quite different. It feels like we’ve become incredibly risk averse.
That's a good point. Seeing this headline immediately filled me with schadenfreude, and I bet I'm not the only one. Instead it's worth it to take a step back from all that and just say, "Damn. I hope this weird truck gets made and helps change what a truck is."
- falcolas 3y agoI get this sentiment, and can even echo it a bit, but I don't believe this is a positive direction for trucks to be taking. It's still too large, not functional enough as a truck, and focuses more on status an a "look" than usability. Can you imagine pulling into a quarry and getting a yard of rock in the bed? It would be a disaster. Or, how about getting a load of bricks or lumber from a big-box hardware store? They already have to put up signs with disclaimers that the truck bed might be damaged on loading... And forget about taking a load of trash to the dump. I think my biggest fear would be that stainless steel is not uniformly protected. There's a thin layer of chromium oxide that forms on the surface which provides the protection. If you scratch through or damage that layer, you expose normal iron which can start to rust. It should mostly be cosmetic, but damaged stainless steel can still corrode. And yes, I have a highly utilitarian view of what kinds of pickup trucks we really need on the roads.