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[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I never noticed the wheel wells before. Man, that's an ugly truck!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s a cover that pops off.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not the hubcaps, although those are ugly too. I mean the fender flares shaped like a stop sign.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh yeah lol. No curves anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The old F-117 style of stealth. Nice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

No, too many vertical surfaces on the sides.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Stainless steel still rusts. It just rusts far slower. Having a bare all stainless steel vehicle was stupid.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The best bit is in the last paragraph.

Some Cybertruck owners say their fellow Cybertruckers are blowing things out of proportion, and one said it’s a good idea to not “...drive it in the rain, or get it wet.” ... Others are in favor of their Cybertrucks developing orange stains, saying that they’re looking forward to the patina the stainless steel may develop.

Todd "Rust spots are a feature, bro."

Clint "Nah, man. You done fucked up. You should have known not to drive your truck in the rain. What were you thinking!?"

Todd "Orange spots look good. I'm not experiencing cognitive dissonance. Nope. Totally normal to have as a brand new $100K rust car. I wanted this to happen."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

They probably used equipment on (things that are not stainless steel) and the stainless, contaminating the stainless. ( Any cutting/sanding/buffing equipment you use on stainless steel should either be new or only used for stainless previously, iircc. )

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did they not clear coat the steel?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Nope. It's bare metal.

There is an paint option that costs $13000

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

NGL.. This made me laugh out loud.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because. Because they're made of stainless steel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Adds character to the meme-machine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The forum posts contain images

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-2

It looks like surface contamination to me, which can happen when iron or non-stainless steel gets embedded into the surface of the stainless through abrasive action, like scrubbing a stainless sink with steel wool, or as some people have stipulated, iron dust from the rail carriers during transport.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago