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[–] Vrtrx@lemmy.world 142 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Okay I know the second statement from him is the main point but I can't just leave the first one be. Where the fuck is that a "tight parking garage"??? Ay parking garage that fits a cyber truck is not a "tight parking garage". You can easily park 2 cars in that spot wtf

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 year ago

I think he's just admitting he's a bad driver. I've backed trailers into tighter spaces.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Very first thing I thought too. Absolutely mental to call that a tight parking spot.

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 120 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The cyber truck is a piece of shit. Tesla is an F-tier car maker and Elon can go fuck himself… but like this guy is just being considerate with this. If it’s not meant for walking, and it’s just crossed out due to issues with the building/garage design, then just scoot over a bit to give everyone else some space.

[–] papabobolious@feddit.nu 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's as much self preservation, but I think it's a no brainer here. You're not being a dick going over on that side imo.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that you need to be afraid of someone dooring your stainless behemoth in the first place unless you don't want to have to wipe their paint off your's.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aren't little dings actually super bad for the Cybertruck because it rusts really easily?

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, having them repaired is going to be a nightmare.

Deloreans had a similar problem. Dents and scratches couldn’t be repaired with traditional bodywork techniques. They had a special Brillo/scotchbrite pad that would put the texture back into metal if you buffed it too hard.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The metal is already exposed

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can’t imagine how embarrassing it would be to drive one of these. Like the rich man’s Pontiac Aztek.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Now listen here bucko, the Pontiac Aztek might be the (now second) ugliest thing to ever wander the Earth on wheels but at least it was a competent, if expensive, crossover.

This monstrosity has no saving grace other than telling other people that the driver sucks.

[–] Piece_Maker@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pontiac Aztek might be the (now second) ugliest thing to ever wander the Earth on wheels

Wait where does the Fiat Multipla fit in? The one with the moobs

[–] swab148@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let's not forget about the Ford Pinto!

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And whatever car the person reading this drives.

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 76 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Every picture of this car looks like someone did a bad photoshop of a lo-res car from a video game and it's hilarious

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago

Like the old Lara Croft

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

One passed me this morning. God it was ugly.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fake-looking-ness of it is the only decent(?) trait.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If I was playing Quake and found one I'd be fucking pumped. Now? Not so much

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s like a vehicle in a game that’s in the distance using its low poly model and hasnt rendered yet.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Everybody always comments how the Cybertruck looks like a child's drawing of a car, but to me, with its bland, shiny, flat exterior and painfully simplistic tail lights (come on, Elon, even Volkswagen knows how to make a car look futuristic), it reminds me of nothing so much as the sheet metal abomination Topgear came up with when asked to build an electric car

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

The Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust was way better looking and had cooler features than the CyberTruck

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I want that bus so bad but they're definitely overpriced toys for the rich.

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[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those lines aren't for a handicapped spot, so honestly, more power to him. It's dead space bc of the pillar.

[–] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 year ago

Yeah, whenever you have dead space on one side you hug that side to give more space to both you and the person on the other side.

Last spot on the aisle, curb, pillar between spots, cart return, whatever.

Being a cybertruck driver he's almost certainly a douche, but this isn't why he's a douche.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Least self-centered truck driver

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look at his parking, not centered at all

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody can park in the space he’s taking up. Parking on the line like that gives more space for the cars next to him.

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[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

Holy shit that parking space is huge. It makes the cyber truck look tiny

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

How you park isn't why people are staying away from you...

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, I wouldn't have worded it that way, but I'm all for giving the guy next to you extra room so they can park easier.

[–] brianorca@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

The yellow hash isn't protecting anything, such as a handicap space or a walkway. It's just saying this one isn't a parking spot because of the big pole in the middle.

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[–] harrybo93@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

“Easy” he says, parking in a space that is fit for a fucking tank

[–] Dexx1s@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kinda related, but what's the point of the area painted yellow anyway? It's not like I can't see the giant pillar without it.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Without it people would honestly see space between two cars and hit the pole. The yellow hashes are there because drivers honestly do hit these poles if the hashes aren’t there because drivers are looking for space between cars and sometimes don’t register the relatively small pole

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

now consider that the pole is more visible than most humans are, and it becomes quite obvious why there are so many injuries and deaths around cars.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

don’t register the relatively small pole

That's what she said... 😞

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this truck reminds me of computer games from 25 years ago when the 3D graphics was just starting to be popular

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Low poly but with realistic collision physics. Neat.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago

Least self centered Tesla owner

[–] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are all Tesla owners a++holes?

Just the ones that tell you they are a Tesla owner.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

I know it's not the point of this post, but that's "hugging the post"? He's probably >2' away from it!

[–] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm yet to see a photo of this car where it actually looks good, they look like the owner was impatient and drove it off the line before it could be painted.

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[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

His mind will be blown if he ever parks a small aka normal car

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