Comment on Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today

• Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In the reboot or in real life?

  'Cause they were shit in real life.

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  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    but it could be tweaked back into life and had some actually interesting features. its a shit vehicle, but it could have been more.

    the cybertruck is just landfill material.

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    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The whole reason it was used in the original was that it was already a massive joke of a car.

      Looks ok but runs like shit, the gull wing doors broke all the time and leaked like a sive.

      It's use in BTTF actually saved its reputation and gave it a place in people's heart's it never had before.

      That was why I made the comparison. Shit car that needs a movie to make it relevant and slightly cool.

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      • muse@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Precisely. That's even why Doc Brown sees it as being stylish - he's a bit out of touch

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    • Senex@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Don’t send it to the landfill! I bet you could make a few stainless steel sinks out of it.

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  • luthis@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really? That’s disappointing.

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    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I can't find a top speed figure but it did have a 0-60mph of 10.5 seconds...and that was the manual.

      When equipped with a manual transmission, the DeLorean accelerated from 0 to 60 miles per hour (0 to 97 km/h) in 10.5 seconds as tested by Road & Track magazine.

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      • Bonehead@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Even better, the original DeLorean didn't have a speedometer that went to 88mph. They had to change the gauge cluster for the movie.

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      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A 1975 econobox was that slow. Lol

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  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes. At least a DeLorean is a Lotus underneath, and the weak engine can be/has been solved.

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  • Senex@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can confirm this. My friends neighbor had a DeLorean and it sat in the driveway covered in a tarp waiting for “parts” 98% of the time. I can count the times I saw him drive it on one hand.

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  • Gamers_Mate@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In the reboot.

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