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It's not a truck though. It's a unibody car with a bed and big wheels. Trucks are body on frame and can do real work without the back falling off.

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Unibody car is misleading because the materials are very different. I don’t think it is comparable to either a body on frame construction or the type of unibody a typical sedan or crossover has.
- serf 2y ago
  similar things were said about the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevrolet Avalanche; they ended up having the same long-tern issues that they were predicted to have; torn mounting points and reduced repair-ability when the inevitable occurs.
  - potato3732842 2y ago
    >similar things were said about the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevrolet Avalanche; they ended up having the same long-tern issues that they were predicted to have; torn mounting points and reduced repair-ability when the inevitable occurs. The fact that you think the Chevy Avalanche[1] has unibody problems says everything I need to know about your opinion There's nothing fundamentally wrong with unibody construction for a vehicle like this some work vans have been that way basically forever (though it makes me want to go postal when the OEMs graft a really shitty frame onto the back of a unibody van and call it a "cab and chassis"). [1]https://www.gmwholesaledirect.com/v-2009-chevrolet-avalanche--lt--5-3l-v8-gas/body--frame-and-components https://www.gmwholesaledirect.com/v-2009-chevrolet-avalanche...
    - whaleofatw2022 2y ago
      Well, main issue with the avalanche was the bed was integrated with the Cab body, which still led to SOME repairability challenges. Still, nowhere near as bad as a unibody like a Ridgeline or maverick
potato3732842 2y ago
Is the Honda Ridgeline not a truck? Ford Maverick? The cybertruck is simply the biggest thing in that segment.
- olyjohn 2y ago
  Kind of. They're what I would call a ute. They're still car based vehicles with beds. But that doesn't mean they can't do 90% of what the average person uses a truck for. They just aren't as stout as a body on frame truck and won't take as much abuse. But use them for their intended purpose and they'll do just fine.
  - potato3732842 2y ago
    Fine then, Jeep Comanche. It's on a purpose built truck/suv platform. The point here is that you're using generalities that are wayyyy too broad. There's no reason a body on frame vehicle can't be stout. See every unibody fullsize van for example.
- kylebenzle 2y ago
  The Honda Ridgeline if confidently NOT a truck.
- Der_Einzige 2y ago
  Both of those cars have more real world (i.e long distance) towing capacity than a cyber truck.

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago

Unibody car is misleading because the materials are very different. I don’t think it is comparable to either a body on frame construction or the type of unibody a typical sedan or crossover has.

serf 2y ago
similar things were said about the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevrolet Avalanche; they ended up having the same long-tern issues that they were predicted to have; torn mounting points and reduced repair-ability when the inevitable occurs.
- potato3732842 2y ago
  >similar things were said about the Honda Ridgeline and the Chevrolet Avalanche; they ended up having the same long-tern issues that they were predicted to have; torn mounting points and reduced repair-ability when the inevitable occurs. The fact that you think the Chevy Avalanche[1] has unibody problems says everything I need to know about your opinion There's nothing fundamentally wrong with unibody construction for a vehicle like this some work vans have been that way basically forever (though it makes me want to go postal when the OEMs graft a really shitty frame onto the back of a unibody van and call it a "cab and chassis"). [1]https://www.gmwholesaledirect.com/v-2009-chevrolet-avalanche--lt--5-3l-v8-gas/body--frame-and-components https://www.gmwholesaledirect.com/v-2009-chevrolet-avalanche...
  - whaleofatw2022 2y ago
    Well, main issue with the avalanche was the bed was integrated with the Cab body, which still led to SOME repairability challenges. Still, nowhere near as bad as a unibody like a Ridgeline or maverick

potato3732842 2y ago

Is the Honda Ridgeline not a truck? Ford Maverick? The cybertruck is simply the biggest thing in that segment.

olyjohn 2y ago
Kind of. They're what I would call a ute. They're still car based vehicles with beds. But that doesn't mean they can't do 90% of what the average person uses a truck for. They just aren't as stout as a body on frame truck and won't take as much abuse. But use them for their intended purpose and they'll do just fine.
- potato3732842 2y ago
  Fine then, Jeep Comanche. It's on a purpose built truck/suv platform. The point here is that you're using generalities that are wayyyy too broad. There's no reason a body on frame vehicle can't be stout. See every unibody fullsize van for example.
kylebenzle 2y ago
The Honda Ridgeline if confidently NOT a truck.
Der_Einzige 2y ago
Both of those cars have more real world (i.e long distance) towing capacity than a cyber truck.