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In particular, oil and acidic soiling, such as tar or bird droppings, should be cleaned immediately with an alcohol-based solvent. Immediately afterwards, rinsi

In particular, oil and acidic soiling, such as tar or bird droppings, should be cleaned immediately with an alcohol-based solvent. Immediately afterwards, rinsing with clear water or a pH-adjusted soap is recommended. This type of cleaning should be necessary after every longer ride. Doesn't seem like a great vehicle for taking outside then.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>Doesn't seem like a great vehicle for taking outside then. It's only meant to be an cool looking meme product / status symbol for showing off, not an actual utility vehicle.
- DiggyJohnson 3y ago
  Unless you’re exaggerating for show, that’s not what’s it’s meant to be at all. Failing to achieve one’s goals is different than never setting them in the first place. Why mix that up?
  - mike_d 3y ago
    I think you are both partially right. The Cybertruck embodies all the compromises you have to make when your marketing team (Elon) makes a lot of promises that engineers have to try and deliver on. Take the ridiculous shape of the car itself that Elon clearly drew on a napkin and refused to compromise on going forward. The engineers had to "just figure it out" and so you end up with a windshield wiper that is 10 inches longer than the one on city busses and costs $75 just for the rubber blade. That isn't innovative and it doesn't solve any specific problem other than they got painted into a corner.
mardifoufs 3y ago
This is a standard notice in almost every vehicle's manual
- defrost 3y ago
  I checked with local mechanical engineers that build their own outdoor work vehicles. They've never heard of such a thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0YxZfiX2uE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0YxZfiX2uE
  - mardifoufs 3y ago
    Really? I don't blame them, no one reads that part of the manual. But it's basically word for word what's on Ford's manual. It's basically stuff that no one actually does though. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=9043&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G2195905&ProcUid=G2194034&userMarket=CAN&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/Own...
    - KingOfCoders 3y ago
      But then the difference is: The Ford has no problems with tar, and the Cybertruck is rusting.
  - thebruce87m 3y ago
    They’ve never read the manual of any vehicles they own? This is a common CYA weasel statement.
    - defrost 3y ago
      Pretty unlikely, most of the vehicles would have been acquired third or fourth hand sans manuals - see link for details. All that aside, myself and many people I've known for many years have a combined several hundred years experience with a wide variety of vehicles going back to the 1930s - the corrosion issues with the CyberTruck as described are unusual - few people expect birdshit to cause permanent marking unless it's washed off immediately - common experience dictates that washing it off once a month (or less often even) will do just fine.
      - 3y ago

FirmwareBurner 3y ago

>Doesn't seem like a great vehicle for taking outside then. It's only meant to be an cool looking meme product / status symbol for showing off, not an actual utility vehicle.

DiggyJohnson 3y ago
Unless you’re exaggerating for show, that’s not what’s it’s meant to be at all. Failing to achieve one’s goals is different than never setting them in the first place. Why mix that up?
- mike_d 3y ago
  I think you are both partially right. The Cybertruck embodies all the compromises you have to make when your marketing team (Elon) makes a lot of promises that engineers have to try and deliver on. Take the ridiculous shape of the car itself that Elon clearly drew on a napkin and refused to compromise on going forward. The engineers had to "just figure it out" and so you end up with a windshield wiper that is 10 inches longer than the one on city busses and costs $75 just for the rubber blade. That isn't innovative and it doesn't solve any specific problem other than they got painted into a corner.

mardifoufs 3y ago

This is a standard notice in almost every vehicle's manual

defrost 3y ago
I checked with local mechanical engineers that build their own outdoor work vehicles. They've never heard of such a thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0YxZfiX2uE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0YxZfiX2uE
- mardifoufs 3y ago
  Really? I don't blame them, no one reads that part of the manual. But it's basically word for word what's on Ford's manual. It's basically stuff that no one actually does though. https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=9043&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G2195905&ProcUid=G2194034&userMarket=CAN&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False&buildtype=web https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/Own...
  - KingOfCoders 3y ago
    But then the difference is: The Ford has no problems with tar, and the Cybertruck is rusting.
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  They’ve never read the manual of any vehicles they own? This is a common CYA weasel statement.
  - defrost 3y ago
    Pretty unlikely, most of the vehicles would have been acquired third or fourth hand sans manuals - see link for details. All that aside, myself and many people I've known for many years have a combined several hundred years experience with a wide variety of vehicles going back to the 1930s - the corrosion issues with the CyberTruck as described are unusual - few people expect birdshit to cause permanent marking unless it's washed off immediately - common experience dictates that washing it off once a month (or less often even) will do just fine.
    - 3y ago