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Despite the recent release of these Tesla EVs — and the little road time they’ve been subjected to — Cybertrucks are already developing imperfections on their body panels, leading owners to debate what’s causing the early signs of rust on forums. From Futurism:

One Cybertruck Owners Club forum member says they started noticing small orange flecks appearing on his truck after driving it in the rain for just two days.

“Just picked up my Cybertruck today,” they wrote. “The advisor specifically mentioned the cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out.”

The Cybertruck owner posted followup photos after washing the vehicle down with soap, and they didn’t inspire much confidence, showing body panels already pockmarked with small orange spots.

Cross post from https://lemmy.world/comment/7544395

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[-] hypnotoad__@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago

"Looking forward to the patina" HAHA whatever you fools gotta tell yourselves...

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I find patina pretty cool. I have brass stationary and stuff that looks pretty neat. I'm genuinely interested in seeing the rusted cybertrucks.

[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 9 months ago

Patina is cool, I agree. I think what we'll see would be better described as damage.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago

I thought it would be more cosmetic than damage. In that case, I wonder if they'll get recalled or something. Working with stainless steel is kind of a feat they tried to undertake. Obviously haven't worked in favor for them with the terrible tolerances and inconsistencies customers have already experienced.

[-] hypnotoad__@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Whilst I don't disagree, the people who spent all this money on the cyber truck almost certainly didn't do it for the patina, and saying otherwise is pretty obvious fanboy-ism.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty much fanboys willing to spend their money on something they don't understand.

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