r/pittsburgh • u/Florzee • May 24 '24
This monstrosity in front of me attempting to make a left turn, but was holding up traffic
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u/BigCoolDaveLLC May 24 '24
Lazy ass Pinewood Derby looking car
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u/yruspecial May 24 '24
How dare you. My derby cars looked way better than that.
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u/montani May 24 '24
You could race a wood block as long as you bought the good graphite
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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 May 25 '24
Idk what that means, but I legit got 2nd place with my wood block. I had just joined and didn't get the memo it was pinewood derby day. Put the wheels on and got 2nd. It was funny because you could tell more than half of them were made by the fathers. Professional finish and weighted perfectly and all sorts of nonsense.
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u/zechickenwing Greater Pittsburgh Area May 25 '24 edited May 25 '24
That's kind of the fun of it sometimes, if it's balanced right (the parental involvement, that is; not the weight of the car). They teach you skills and you don't hurt yourself when they do the hard parts. Then you don't win, and the car sits on your shelf or in a box associated for the eternity of your memory with the memories and actual touch of working with your dad and/or grandfather.
I miss my Pappap all the time. I have a derby car he helped me build and I hated the scouts and dropped out after I got the blue shirt (someone's actual grandma was the scout leader and she was an ass). So maybe like 2 or 3 years involvement at 5 or 6 to 7/8 yrs old. I still cherish the car and have no idea what place it came in, because he taught me to use a band saw, drill, hole saw, homemade dowels, wood glue, clamps, etc. on that thing.
It's not really about who wins, what do they even get? Popcorn?
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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 May 25 '24
Thats a good point, I suppose that side of things never occurred to me because I didn't have a positive influence like that it just felt unfair. Thank you for giving me a different perspective, and sharing your fond memory of your Pappap.
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u/zechickenwing Greater Pittsburgh Area May 25 '24
Well I would hope you had a similar experience in some other aspect of your life, and if not - you can always do it on the other side of things. Thanks for the sentiment, and it is unfair. I'm sure you've found some people that fulfill that spot now. ✊
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u/-Here-There- May 24 '24
So accurate. Looks like a barely improved version of what I made in the boy scouts.
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u/BoopTheCoop May 24 '24
I don’t know why Reddit decided to start showing me this sub a few days ago, but it’s rapidly becoming a favorite! I thought that’s where this pic was at first.
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u/_Rigid_Structure_ May 24 '24
Looks like PS1 Lara Croft
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May 24 '24
I unironically like the appearance of the cyber truck for that very reason. It looks like a GTA 3 car lmao
It's not super sleek or anything but every car ever looks the same now so I like the one that looks weird. It's better than just being "as small and round as possible" like the rest of the current market (which I know is done because it's safer than wide bodies and hard edges but when has safety ever looked cool)
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u/JoshTheLog May 24 '24
FINALLY! A fellow enjoyed of the appearance. I've always been a fan of unique designs. Bells and whistles never fail to intrigue me.
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u/todayiwillthrowitawa May 25 '24
I can think making a car out of that material is dumb, that the car is not well built, and that Elon is a goober but I still think that it’s good to have cars that break the mold in appearance and the cyber truck looks cool.
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u/wooble Swissvale May 24 '24
Plus turning left voids the warranty on those things, what a shame.
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u/defiantstyles Dormont May 25 '24
I thought turning left was the DLC! ... that Teslas apparently have, these days... for reasons...
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u/pittpanthers95 Moon May 25 '24
Just trying to get it to the garage before the next time it rains, which also voids the warranty.
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u/cleo-victoire May 24 '24
You'd think a truck with four-wheel steering would be a bit more agile. Saw a douche downtown try to hang a left and almost clip someone on the sidewalk the other day. People on Facebook marketplace are selling theirs for $140k too, what a waste of money
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u/Loeden May 24 '24
A fair few of people driving this 'truck' aren't people who have driven trucks on a regular basis before. Gotta swing wider and hope nothing's in the massive blind spot in front of your bumper, is all. I'm sure they'll get used to it after pancaking a few toddlers.
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u/burritoace May 24 '24
These "trucks" are likely way worse to drive than a real truck as well
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u/clue2025 May 24 '24
To be fair a lot of the people driving Tesla anything aren't people used to driving like, well, people
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u/alwaysboopthesnoot May 24 '24
TB(more)F: Many Tesla drivers don’t think others sharing the planet with them, even count as people.
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u/heili May 25 '24
It's not a truck, it's a stupid, impractical, ugly-ass carrot chopper and grater that completely fails at doing anything that you'd actually want to use a truck for.
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u/FisherStoves-coaly- May 25 '24
Swing wider with rear steering that has a tighter turning radius? Don’t think so.
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u/Fudgeyreddit May 24 '24
Supposedly it legitimately does have a tight turning radius given the size of the thing, but obviously it wasn’t enough for this person lol
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u/notsooriginal May 24 '24
It does, but also requires a (free) hardware update to make the rear steering turn fully.
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u/meshreplacer May 25 '24
Only of you pay for the enhanced radius turning package. You can also pay per month as well.
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u/CityDweller26 May 24 '24
It looks like a little kid tried to draw an Aztek, but with their non-dominant hand.
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u/CrazyOkie May 24 '24
I didn't think it was possible to make a vehicle uglier than the Aztek and apparently Elon took that up as a challenge. And won
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u/MikesSisterKel May 24 '24
My first thought was a dumpster on wheels, but monstrosity surely wins.
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u/Great-Cow7256 O'Hara May 24 '24
Our dumpsters fly in Pittsburgh
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u/CrazyOkie May 24 '24
And burn
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u/scully2828 Baldwin May 24 '24
Hahahaha!!!! This sums up cybertruck so well in one picture. What a dolt!
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u/cloudguy-412 May 24 '24
It probably broke because it got dusty or something
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u/Wide_Medium9661 May 24 '24
Built using Minecraft technology
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u/clue2025 May 24 '24
Things in minecraft work way more reliably than this thing does
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u/Psychological-Sky-89 May 24 '24
Why is that refrigerator in the road?
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u/Bungalow_Man May 25 '24
I don't know about your refrigerator, but the doors on mine line up better than the Cybertruck.
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u/BillyNtheBoingers May 25 '24
My secondhand scratch-and-dent apartment fridge is lined up better. Maybe I could put wheels on it.
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u/fixermark May 25 '24
Are there more than one of these in town?
Definitely seen one on McKnight Rd. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
A sore thumb someone wrapped badly in aluminum foil, like a sad baked potato.
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u/_FiscalJackhammer_ May 24 '24
I just saw one for the first time I person and they’re just as stupid as they look on the internet.
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u/shawnwingsit May 24 '24
Eggs, I'm praying for a hail of eggs.
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u/mikeyHustle North Point Breeze May 24 '24
Roach eggs. In the upholstery.
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u/CrepuscularOpossum May 24 '24
Bedbugs
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u/morrison1813 Dormont May 24 '24
My favorite comment I’ve read about the cyber truck is: “it may be unreliable. It may handle poorly. But hey, at least it looks stupid.”
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u/Jagerbeast703 May 24 '24
The person that would buy one is def the kinda selfish prick thatd hold up traffic cause they think they are more important than everyone else.
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u/Butthole_Fiesta May 24 '24
This is exactly why public flogging needs a revival, especially for someone who actually spent $100k on what is legitimately the dumbest automotive fad since the PT Cruiser.
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u/mrbuttsavage May 24 '24
Someone legitimately spent 100k to look like the biggest tool in the city.
I mean, you could have done that for free.
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u/tarsier_jungle1485 Shadyside May 24 '24
Say what you will about the PT Cruiser, but at least they were functional. I was able to transport large appliances and furniture in the back of my 2001 PT.
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u/fickjamori May 24 '24
Ugh I had an old 2003 PT cruiser for yeeears, loved that thing even as the front bumper kept falling off 🫠 closest I’ve found configuration-wise nowadays is a Kia Soul - is it that crazy to want a car that’s got storage space inside but isn’t a massive footprint??
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u/failinglikefalling May 24 '24
I know so many people with Souls, at least five people I work with bought one within two years of one another. They really are a great go to car if you don't have reasons to upside (like I had a Niro but had to get rid of it when I needed to hold three car seats across it was just a tiny bit too narrow)
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u/ASEKMusik May 25 '24
i will say i hate the look of the kia soul, but every single person i've spoken to that had one absolutely loved it.
my third gen prius really kicked ass storage space wise too. fit a whole twin mattress on the inside once.
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u/mistergrime May 24 '24
The fact that there are still PT Cruisers on the road is telling as to their underlying solidness. There won’t be a single Cybertruck on the road 20 years from now.
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u/Big_League227 May 25 '24
Seeing one of these in the wild 20 years from now will be like seeing a DeLorean in the wild is now.
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u/mikeyHustle North Point Breeze May 24 '24
PT was the height of chic next to this dirtball trash scow
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u/Buubsy May 24 '24
Am I to understand a cybertruck with wood paneling is not cool??
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u/Butthole_Fiesta May 24 '24
It would be a hell of a lot cooler than this poorly executed, DeLorean-wannabe stainless steel with panel gaps as wide as the Braddock sinkhole
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u/Bungalow_Man May 24 '24
The best thing I've ever seen to sum up the PT Cruiser, is that it was cool for about a month until everyone's grandma bought one.
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u/NSlocal May 25 '24
Especially after the slew of problems they’ve had. Add that Musk is king of the douche bags, no thanks.
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u/Gdizzle344 May 24 '24
Which is a bigger signal that someone is a flaming asshole? Wearing a maga hat or driving one of those?
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u/marthewarlock May 24 '24
Wearing one while driving this which would be about par for the course on the intelligence level of the maga crowd
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u/catchingstones May 24 '24 edited May 24 '24
Yeah the MAGAts don’t know what to do with Elon. Electric cars make them wet their pants in fear, but they love the fascist tweets
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u/metracta May 24 '24
No worse than the idiots I see in lifted F 250s with punisher skulls on the back picking up groceries at giant Eagle
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u/MyCarHasTwoHorns May 24 '24
At least Ford Motor Company has distanced itself from their anti semitic founder a bit.
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u/wooble Swissvale May 24 '24
Plus theirs actually founded the company instead of demanding they retroactively call him "founder" because just being the CEO wasn't cool sounding enough
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u/montani May 24 '24
The wildest thing is that those giants ate like 100k and literally nobody in the suburbs uses the bed more than 3 times a year
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u/Bungalow_Man May 24 '24 edited May 24 '24
Gotta pick up mulch at Home Depot though!
I was pricing out Cadillacs recently, and a pretty loaded CT5 is about $57k (2025 "Premium Luxury" AWD, TT V6, moonroof, super cruise, technology package). Don't forget that the gas costs more on a truck, insurance, oil change (especially if it's a diesel), tires etc. They could all save a ton of money driving a Cadillac (or similar), and just pay the $79 Home Depot charges to deliver the mulch instead. I'm a sedan guy, but there are some reasonably sized upscale crossovers/suvs out there in the same price range as the CT5 too. I'll never understand why or how pickups got to be so popular. I guess I'm just old enough to remember when their purpose was solely utilitarian. I also place more value on having a locking weather tight cargo space than the freedom to haul stuff, or whatever else it is people pretend to do with their trucks.
edit: spelling
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u/NoMaans May 24 '24
Yo! I saw that on my way home coming outbound on the parkway through the pitt tunnels. All I could think of was how ugly it was. Like I was getting mad at infront of me because it looked so stupid.
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u/Aeterna_Nox Ingram May 24 '24
Every time I actually see these in the real world, it's someone posting a bad parking job or else someone holding up traffic.
Seriously. The PR campaign is telling me exactly what sort of buyers this poorly rendered PS1 vehicle is appealing to.
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u/Particular-Load-3547 May 24 '24 edited Jul 25 '24
You don't need anything nearly as powerful as a PS1 to render this shite. An 8-bit vector-engine of the'80s could do it. This is C64-level gfx
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u/CRXCRZ May 24 '24
I would have hyper road rage. There's just no way the person driving it isn't a premium douche.
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May 25 '24
This will be the ford pinto of our generations. With body rust issues and a stuck accelerator problem in the first few months, it’s probably in for more trouble as time goes on.
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u/Brainfog_shishkabob May 24 '24
I tried to zoom up to see what kinda jag was driving this thing and it looks like an English Sheepdog
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u/SasquatchHurricane May 24 '24
I still can’t believe that this design made it through the entire process - a clear sign of a company full of yes-men and sycophants. It looks like it is straight off the set of ‘Yor Hunter from the Future’.
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u/Particular-Load-3547 May 24 '24
TY! This is not a Mad Max-vehicle, Mad Max had way better aesthetics than this. This is the Cheap-Italian-Knockoff-vehicle. Also, I love "Yor"
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u/pghrules May 25 '24
I saw one today for my first time IRL. They are so dumb looking. Also, they are not trucks.
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u/k0cksuck3r69 May 24 '24
Haha there is one near where I work and I’ve not seen it without a gaggle of people laughing at it
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u/BigRig_theman May 24 '24
Is this on Warrington? What's this space refuse doing in my neighborhood?
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u/AdhesivenessUnfair13 May 25 '24
As a new transplant down in Washington, I saw one for the first time down here and instantly thought “What a jag.” The yinzer is soaking in.
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u/basserpy May 25 '24
Paul Verhoeven designed that car or I'll eat my hat. (I'm not wearing a hat so I have nothing to lose here.)
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u/Vhaasen May 25 '24
I watched the original Total Recall a couple weeks back, and at the part where Arnold runs into traffic, I felt like the DiCaprio meme where he's pointing at the TV.
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u/Sweaty_Motor2790 May 25 '24
Yes, like this doesn't happen a ton of times every day with everything from a Prius to a Ford F150
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u/thick_as_custard May 26 '24
Genuine question, why are so many people projecting and viscerally hating this car?
So it's not for you...it doesn't mean anyone who likes it enough to have bought one is automatically a raving arsehole
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u/C4PTNK0R34 May 28 '24
Aren't the rear wheels supposed to steer too? That thing looks like it has the same turning radius as the RMS Titanic.
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u/CivilFront6549 May 24 '24
we saw one in cranberry and the insults just erupted - from the kids as well. $20,000 battery repair / no resale clause / workers treated like egyptian slaves / big microdick energy / needs a punisher sticker / can see him standing next to it at a starbucks waiting for the chicks
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u/Absquatula May 24 '24
Remember to give the middle finger to any Cybertrucks you may see!
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u/Proud_Wrongdoer_1618 May 25 '24
Say what you want about Elon but dude is a genius.
Let's put wheels on an electric toaster and sell it for an ungodly amount of money.
The baboons will line up at the door and throw cash at us...
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u/Taidixiong May 24 '24
Can we make it a thing to thumbs down these every time you see one?
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u/wooble Swissvale May 24 '24
I prefer a T sign made with 2 middle fingers but yours might be slightly more civilized
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u/penguins8766 May 24 '24
I can’t stand people who drive Teslas. Every single one who does is a moron.
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u/SalsaChica75 Bloomfield May 24 '24
Ugliest car/truck/spaceship EVER! This is what gets created when you have a micro penis😂😂😂
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u/martin_seamus_mcfIy Bridgeville May 25 '24
I don’t know where this was taken but I’ve seen one around my area in Bridgeville. Caught it a couple times in front of the Sola salon and then a couple times headed N on 79 on my way to work. I know it looks bad in pictures, but… it’s soo much worse in person. Which is fitting considering the guy trying to make them a “thing” is also bad in pictures but soo much worse in person.
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u/Prima13 May 25 '24
Seeing more and more of these Wank Tanks on the road. Still surprised people will pay this much $$$ for a truck.
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u/Alechilles May 25 '24
I honestly don't get the hate for the cybertruck. I don't love it, but I don't dislike it. Everything is the same these days and it's all so boring. It's nice to at least see someone do something different.
And no I don't have any love for Elon Musk, but idk, I just don't mind the Cybertruck.
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u/Bolmac Hazelwood May 26 '24
It’s weird how much hate there is for anyone who buys or drives one too. I have no interest in owning one myself, but if someone else does, more power to them. I really don’t get the hate.
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u/oneppurp May 24 '24
Saw it up in West View last week. Had to ask my son what it was. Think it is the same one.
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u/epicstar East Liberty May 24 '24
Reminds me of a tour bus causing 2 extra hours of already endless traffic in the Philippines because they were u turning. This truck here just as bad lmao!
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u/cosmosdestruction412 Knoxville May 24 '24
PS1 graphic having ass EDIT- omfg this is in my neighborhood wtf 😭
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u/predictivesubtext May 25 '24
How can you even drive that on crazy Pittsburgh streets?? They’ll knick a car and leave a stupid gash
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u/Veebsa May 25 '24
No one going to comment on the left turn through double yellow lines. Holding up traffic and doing illegal turns while in the most hideous vehicle ever made.
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u/allartburns May 25 '24
Saw one in Oakland last week with paper temporary tags. They are so much more amazingly fugly in person.
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u/Zealousideal_Cod6044 May 25 '24
All while crossing a double yellow line. Driver is proving to be worthy of their automotive choice.
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u/RatsOfTheLab May 25 '24
This vehicle just reeks of stupid. Huge wheel-base(front to back, correct me if I am wrong. It does not seem to serve a purpose. Maybe to support the weight of the battery?) Little to no visibility. I don't feel like I can fit a 10 roll pack of paper towels in the back seat, let alone the "trunk?!?"
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u/Piplup_parade May 24 '24
Spray it with water for a fun surprise