Ford’s CEO says he definitely didn’t pay for that viral video of a stuck Cybertruck needing a rescue on a snowy hill::undefined

    • jettrscga@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30·
      2 years ago

      Ooh that’s why it looked so empty with ad-blocker. I was super confused why 90% of the page was just blank white space.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        thanks, with nothing visible below, I thought the 3 bullet points was a sorry excuse for an article.
        But I just had to scroll a lot, then there was some actual content. 😀 👍

  • RememberTheApollo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    2 years ago

    There’s nothing a dressed up truck driver likes more than pulling out someone stuck in the mud or snow. It’s like justification for everything they think they have a truck for and guaranteed they’ll tell you about it.

      • kautau@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        You can help someone out of kindness but also tell the story to every single person at the family party

          • kautau@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            lol that’s true, but there’s a difference between chatting with a group of people and subtly being like “oh you think your weekend was crazy? Listen to this” vs as soon as you see someone, shake their hand and before you get through pleasantries be like “so I just pulled someone out of the snow” and tell the whole story again though they just overheard it from the other person you told in the room. rinse and repeat for every person you see.

            Source: My brother has a big truck. He has a big heart. He loves to boast. He’s terrible at the art of conversation

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    162·
    2 years ago

    I believe him. You don’t need to pay for that kind of comedy, the Cybertruck is a joke on wheels

  • credit crazy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    2 years ago

    Considering the state of trucks today I can absolutely buy a cyber truck getting stuck and needing a tow. Like seriously init that thing like 100 grand. It’s just a another sedan with a tailgate instead of a trunk.

    • dumpsterlid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      2 years ago

      It’s just a another sedan with a tailgate instead of a trunk.

      Except when your attention drifts away from the road at the just exact wrong moment and you get into a serious car crash with a small vehicle or pedestrian, instead of the image of the murdered human bodies crushed under the bloody hulk of your stupid pickup haunting you (and potentially your family) for the rest of your life, the low sloping hood of your sedan scooped the pedestrian up onto your hood or the bumper/crumple zone of your sedan engaged with the other vehicle and a bad day was just a really bad day.

      Fuck huge pickups

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        I mean, the CyberTruck is much lower than those pick up trucks, and also has a slanted hood.

        The truck could also pop the hood like the model 3 (edit highland, this is new feature) does to add a cushion zone for them, but it’s probably still too high to be as effective on a car?

        I mentioned this before, but I’m really curious if any vehicle with an air suspension could drop the car lower before the pedestrian is hit. Just like they pop the hood on the 3, could it go lower it if there’s an imminent crash? Is there a way to go even lower than the lowest setting in emergencies? Seems like a good safety feature to add if not.

        I’m still worried about the edge causing damage though even considering all the above, and it is still higher than a regular car.

        Edit: Also if they raised the back suspension before an accident would that make for a better or worse hitting angle?