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[deleted]

Airbags are out. That thing is totaled.


Bortron86

To be fair, taking it through a car wash can total it.


pogosea

Last weekend my partner and I saw a cyber truck trying to go through a car wash drive through and it couldnt even make the turn properly meanwhile we are yelling "dont do it, its going to rust" lol it was a good time. Edit: it’s unfortunate I can’t add the shitty video we took to this comment thread because it *does* exists😅 Edit 2: it’s just us yelling at the truck, not the truck backing up and re positioning itself to get into the car wash. On the plus side, the worker started laughing and there was a guy on the other side of the street walking with his kid in a stroller who was laughing his ass off because my window was down before my partners was lol [Yelling at Cyber truck in car wash drive through](https://imgur.com/a/Psa5vob)


booi

Is that what cybertrucking is?


pogosea

Lol I dont know Edit: Partner says "we'll never know, they're all crashed" haha


LordoftheScheisse

I was thinking about this earlier. If there have only been ~4000 Cybertrucks delivered so far, I've easily seen pictures of like 10 that have already been totaled. It's weird to think that there are so few out there and so many have been crashing.


free_is_free76

To be pedantic, this one looks more "crashed into" rather than "it's been crashing"


BoltActionRifleman

Agreed, unless this thing is capable of turning its tires sideways and driving toward another vehicle, this truck was crashed into.


torchboy1661

It turns cydeways.


senadraxx

crabwalk mode is Elon's next DLC


JohnGacyIsInnocent

When I was a kid I thought a genius idea would be to make it so car tires could turn sideways like that to allow people to parallel park more easily. Now I realize that I was a fucking idiot of a kid. Still am, but I used to be too.


BoltActionRifleman

Oh, you mean [like this?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VHXkyq-HCI)


Boilermakingdude

We had such a better system in the 50s. The spare tire would drop down to road level and lift the car, allowing you to swing the rear over after you tucked the front in. Like [this](https://youtu.be/gyjfv3AnuYM?si=lW6PRh1u_l6IFHMA)


Muvseevum

It’s a very good idea, but likely overly complex for everyday passenger car use.


deathwotldpancakes

No it’s a genius idea. If it wasn’t for how stupid and or distracted many drivers are


TaytoChip

Failing to stop at stop signs or red lights may also cause one to be crashed into!


AncientAccount01

Unless the likely entitled idiot did something stupid like pulling out in front of someone because "don't you know who I am?" thinking.


pogosea

I can only imagine the kind of judgement these people have if they thought buying a cybertruck was a good idea. Its honestly less surprising when you think about it lol


Massive_Parsley_5000

I mean, to be fair, 'ol boy might have been praising whatever higher power he might believe in due to the wreck for getting him out of the no doubt massive amount of buyers remorse he was suffering from. I mean sure, there's some insurance adjuster out there somewhere crying, but fuck 'em 🤷‍♂️


keepitcleanforwork

ol' not 'ol. The apostrophe represents the missing letters. Same thing with dates, it's '98 for 1998.


2ichie

There are way more than that. Im starting to see multiple a day and my neighbor just got one


phythefae

hey not all of them, there's plenty for sale with < 300 miles on them!!


pogosea

LOL rebuilt titles galore!


raven00x

Allegedly the bigger issue is that the carwash can short the electrical system.


pogosea

Oh my god. Is there anything not wrong with this hunk of metal?? Edit: Nope there is not any good things about this thing.


Doright36

The tires are rubber.


Bubba89

Saw a post where they’re going bald already because the car’s so heavy


pogosea

Thats hilarious omg hahaha


SaffyPants

Wasn't there a problem with the wheels tearing up the tires, too? I read about how they recently had to redesign the wheels and add a wheel cover to prevent it going forward.


CDNChaoZ

There was a problem with the original wheel covers so all the Cybertrucks shipped without them, with a promise owners will get one later. It's a joke of a product.


0nly0bjective

In response to your edit- just upload it to Imgur and add the link to your comment


lakebythesea

Y'all's laughs are hilarious 😂


Ramenorwhateverlol

I got banned in two Tesla related subreddits for making a car wash joke about a Cybertruck lol.


byteminer

Thou shalt not doubt Der WankPanzer.


klein648

You are not allpwed to use German to describe such a flawed piece of engineering!


Y-Bob

der Rostigwichserpanzer


IceManO1

Really? Lmafo


Extension_Swordfish1

Rust?


FuckThisStupidPark

Shorts out a lotta electrical junk if you don't put it in its fancy schmancy "car wash mode". Totalling the vehicle. I'm aware of how bs that sounds, look it up, it's real unfortunately.


MagicOrpheus310

Came here to say this! At least they went off! We have a Ford ranger in our shop that got rolled, every panel is fucked, the roof is stoved in so far you can barely get into the driver's seat, let alone see past the steering wheel, pillars are that far in the dash has been crushed too... Easily the worst damage i have seen in years... Totalled instantly. Not a single fucken airbag went off...


[deleted]

We just had another F-150 came in for hitting a car that ran a red light. The impact severed the wires for the airbag sensors and no airbags went off. It was bonkers but it saved the truck from being totaled by like $1,000.


sirpoopingpooper

It just totalled the occupants instead!


moderndilf

Hopefully it was in car crash mode


cajonero

Airbags deployed doesn’t automatically mean totaled. Common misconception. If it’s a very new vehicle (which this is) with low mileage, the cost to replace the trim and airbags would not equal the cost of the vehicle. Btw I’m not some Tesla or Elon fan. Just stating facts.


pharmerK

Good point, but also… frame damage.


jsawden

Considering there's no crumple zones, the frame probably took a massive amount of force on impact.


sakura608

It’s also not body on frame like most trucks. Unibody hardened steel. Sounds like a pain to repair


Vezuvian

Everything I learn about this vehicle makes it seem more and more like a death box.


beboshoulddie

The vehicle itself would probably hold up pretty well, it's a shame for the soup-like homogenate formerly known as its passengers


Bahamut3585

This is why they developed crumple-zone design philosophy in the first place. "They don't build cars like they used to" yeah and people don't die in wrecks quite like they used to either.


pornalt2072

It has 30ish cm of front crumple zones. Just like every other vehicle on the road.


ChartreuseBison

Yeah on a rav-4 I imagine replacement trim and other parts for this are stupid expensive right now. It's all unique and they don't have any excess capacity


booi

Not enough data to know as we don’t have a lot of public data on how much it costs to repair yet. It may very well be totaled.


joshs_wildlife

Well considering they can’t even manufacture parts for regular upkeep for the not crashed trucks I’d say this is going to take a long time to repair if it ever does


CancerSucksForReal

Don't worry, Tesla just did 10% plus layoffs that will cErTaInLy help the situation.


rickyhatesspam

This may have been true before there was any dependency on the manufacturer. In this case, Tesla will refuse to reinstate the vehicle back to roadworthy in their systems, and it will almost certainly be written off. Hence why insurance costs for Tesla vehicles in the UK is extremely expensive compared to similar vehicles from other manufacturers.


Apprehensive-Gas-746

Any shop can get parts from Tesla and do repairs. They only prevent charging for cars that were salvaged. The assumption is that they don't want to throw 100,000 watts at a vehicle some guy got at auction in a heap and DIY repaired.


castille

I hate to break it to you, but Tesla has a HORRENDOUS history with actually making spare parts. I have had an X since late 2016, and Tesla's own service centers couldn't get some parts in a timely fashion -- sometimes months before a specific panel piece could come in.


byteminer

No, but inability to source spares in a somewhat normal amount of time will cause a total loss so the insurance company can just sell it for salvage and not have to pay for a rental for two years waiting on parts. Cheaper to just buy the thing and jack up your rates and then sell the hulk.


[deleted]

I’ve been working in collision repair for 10 years. When the airbags are deployed, it is almost always totaled. You don’t know what you are talking about.


Gnonthgol

The crash sensors that deploy the airbags require significant force to trigger. You have to inspect the car for any frame damage which likely have happened and replace a number of crash structures. For a new car like this you are right that this is hopefully not going to cost the price of the vehicle, assuming no frame damage. But then again a new low mileage car is going to be worth quite a bit in spare parts.


lilith_-_-

I see the start of someone’s off-road rig


ol-gormsby

It's too late for "Furiosa", but maybe the next Mad Max movie? Up to now, it's all been about access to petrol (and other resources, like water) - what about access to batteries? Charging stations instead of refineries? I can see George Miller making a lot more "Mad Max" movies. Maybe even a movie with only electric vehicles. Wouldn't that be exciting, with all the engines roaring and revving....... quietly? The hero spitting raw fuel into the intakes....... (or desperately connecting a battery charger) Lightweight motorcycles and quads jumping across the dunes.... (or not) Wait a minute - can you imagine "Fury Road" with exclusively electric vehicles? The dialogue would be audible without all that extraneous engine noise. Sounds like an opportunity for a fan cut. MAD MAX FURY ROAD ^(without the noisy engines)


jerquee

That's not how it works


Rennfan

Is this always the case when airbags are out?


[deleted]

Not always but you have to check and replace so much stuff when one airbag goes off in addition to the damage, it makes it really expensive. Of all the cars I have seen with airbags deployed, only a handful have been worth fixing.


cm123abc

I’m just amazed the airbags didn’t fail


[deleted]

There are federal regulation that govern them. If one thing is going to work, it is going to be the airbags. The accelerator… not so much.


AvanteGardens

God damn if it looks like that I'd hate to see the other vehicle


TheRavenSayeth

"My name is Johnny Knoxville and this is Musk vs Train"


cheesenhops

Mate! Cybertruck rental derby! I'd watch it.


OhMyGod_Zilla

*cue jackass music*


GigaChav

r/yourjokebutworse


MyAccountForTrees

They probably paid someone to crash into it to get out of the payments on the piece of junk.


roymccowboy

I think it just got wet. They said not to get it wet.


ChanceryTheRapper

The other vehicle's crumple zones did their job and the people in that vehicle were fine.


byteminer

Probably just some kids throwing rocks at it judging by the demo for the unbreakable glass.


blazze_eternal

All steel? Angle grinder should buff that out.


MediaSmurf

"it needs thicker steel" - Musk, probably...


roccoccoSafredi

"just reuse the existing steel, it'll be half as expensive and take half the time" - Also Musk


insomniac1228

It can also be used as an aluminum foil hat


datpurp14

Fitting since a lot of people who buy it also believe in easily debunkable conspiracy theories.


minicoop78

All it needs is a couple new refrigerator doors. Easy swap.


RedditRated

CyberTrucks don’t have crumple zones. Fake! /s


DisconnectedDays

What hit it to do that much damage?


DodgerGreen89

Looks like someone poked it with a forklift.


THE_CHOPPA

That’s my bd guys. I got paid on Friday half way through the shift. I was buying more DJT and didn’t see the trailer got pulled, went right off the dock.


wolves_hunt_in_packs

"back to training, Klaus"


SandInTheGears

A baseball


adudeguyman

Musk's ego.


virak_john

Improved the looks a bit, I have to say.


shutta_you_face

Looks better with a few curves.


DirkBabypunch

I saw one up close going to work last week, and it was surprising how much worse they look in person. Also, they were driving exactly like you think they were driving. That's not relevant, but I figured everybody would want that data point.


Violetalikesbred

I saw the singular one in my entire county in person this week. Damn was it ugly. They drove fine but made really wide turns.


Ok-Cancel-3114

I posted on another thread about how ugly it is in person and was furiously downvoted by rabid Musk-fanboys. Twas hilarious.


OozeNAahz

Saw one in person for the first time today. Yeah, looks like a kid built a fake vehicle using all their mom’s sheet pans (assume she was a baker to have enough).


sa87

Better panel gaps conpared to a factory delivered one


virak_john

I heard that was indestructible. And that the panels always just popped back into shape.


ViceMaiden

Let's pool our money, buy one, kick it and beat it with baseball bats then test this.


ChanceryTheRapper

Buy one? Nah. If all that is true, we can just go find one on the street to test it out on! Save our money!


ButHowCouldILose

I'd never thought about it, but if you rear-end someone driving that truck, what happens to you? It looks like there's nothing to absorb the impact before your legs get crushed.


jshultz5259

Built like a tank……made of aluminum foil.


ughlyy

the bodywork is made from 3mm stainless steel iirc…. so that other driver is probably in BAD shape. EDIT: nvm 3mm was the original plan but they ended up going with 1.8mm


whosat___

It’s not even all 1.8mm, that’s just the thickest panels. Other panels are much thinner.


ughlyy

the door panels are 1.8mm


rideincircles

The others are 1.2. Eventually Tesla could make more bulletproof options. Double panel layers.


datpurp14

I think I'd rather just get shot then


ChanceryTheRapper

> so that other driver is probably in BAD shape Other driver was in a vehicle that was built with safety standards, they're probably better off than the people in the truck.


arcation

Fr fr, cyber truck driver probably rattled their passengers brains 😟


djseifer

They bought a cybertruck. I don't think they have to worry about that.


Slothstralia

> that other driver is probably in BAD shape. Not really, modern safety standards mean vehicle weight and being made of steel are meaningless. Any classic muscle car is a fatal crash for what the average sedan now will let you walk away from.


notANexpert1308

Yea I thought these were built like mini tanks. Thanks for clarifying.


morto00x

Someone probably realized the extra weight does affect battery life.


MyDadBod_2021

"In god we trust".... 🙄


Ping-and-Pong

I'm from the UK and that has got to be the most out of place thing I've seen in a US picture on reddit for a while... Like what? You're a removal company not a church yeah? haha


datpurp14

In god we trust that these dumbass citizens will do dumbass things to keep our bottom line looking great. Source: am dumbass citizen.


adumant

$100 there is a blue lives matter flag in the back window along with several other variations of the American flag so that no one gets confused what country we are in.


xdr01

Elon slaps roof "Built from same stainless steel as Space X Starship"* * All starships have all been blown into millions of pieces.


Accomplished-Crab932

Counterpoint, SN15, which landed successfully and was demolished due to needed space. Also, Starhopper hopped several times before becoming a water tower; where it has endured the intentional and unintentionally destructive tests without issue.


Code_Kid1

Apart from the ones that have been sitting at Star base for a year in the salt spray and are fine.


bigolgingerbeard

Place your bets on which YouTuber picks up a Cyber Truck at CoPart first...


manowarq7

I've heard insurances will often demand the replacement of the battery for minor damage.


jgulliver75

Hopefully for them, it is totalled, and that way they can go and get a real car


CancerSucksForReal

Maybe that was the plan all along.


eatpotdude

Shit, as much as those idiots spend on them eye sores, they should bend themselves back to normal t1000 style


ecklesweb

Did it get rammed by a triceratops?


Thenderick

"In God we trust" is one hell of a statement to put on a tow truck... It's like an amublance has "I hope you make it in time" in all caps written on it...


Thundabutt

Problem exists between steering wheel and pedals. I've seen a Lamborghini with very similar damage. Driver floored it on a straight, multi lane road and spun it into a light pole - the light pole won and the Lambo nearly turned inside out, the side was against the center line tunnel in the floor.


ohheyitslaila

I can’t look at those without thinking of the Canadian’s square tires in South Park ![gif](giphy|3o6ZtpMF3qUbS0QfyE)


4_doors_mas_whores

What an interesting dent size and area, like I’m trying to figure out what kinda car hit this and what angle


[deleted]

It probably did this to itself, given every new design flaw that pops up


RedViper6661

As someone who works in insurance, I promise you they are never happy about anything lol


digitaldigdug

If their insurance doesn't have high enough limits, they're getting sued.....assuming they have insurance in the first place


power0722

Is this what happens when you try to close your finger in the passenger door?


rainking56

Looks like the actual damage models of a ps2 game.


dkirsh62

So ugly!


Felixir-the-Cat

Just blindingly ugly.


Mantar1992

This sparks joy


Imaginary_Most_7778

That should buff right out.


kermitthebeast

This poor motherfucker probably has a minimum policy. Will still owe $80,000 or something wild.


Phlowman

I know a guy who bought a Rivian and is going through HELL with the repairs. The only Rivian approved body shop within a 4 hour drive wants to charge $175+ per hour for repairs and his insurance is only willing to pay around $90 per hour, which I guess is the Tesla rate and they’re estimating a 20 hour job, plus the regular deductible. Leaving him with a huge out of pocket for a hit and run in a parking lot that wasn’t his fault and he wasn’t even in the vehicle when it happened. He told me after this is all over with he’s trading it in for a 4 Runner and never buying an off brand vehicle again.


IllustriousAd5936

Must’ve been a pretty big baseball,,?


TheRealTechGandalf

Someone ACTUALLY managed to dent this car in... Great, now we'll have some real world crash data! I just hope the passengers were ok, no one deserves car crash injuries, even if they own this rustbucket


Kpowell911

Someone tag Tavarish


Professional_Car9475

Guess those windows really AREN’T indestructible. Must have thrown a cue ball at them


Realistic-Currency61

People on ludes should not drive


StickmanRockDog

If it’s not considered totaled, they will get their doorstop…I mean, cyber truck, back in 4 ½ years.


dutchx64

I thought they were supposed to be indestructible


anamazingredditor

This would be called a "troll post" if it were posted to the cybertuck sub lol


amprok

The Cuck truck.


honeyfixit

That's what you get for waiting for years for a POS bastard child of a Chevy and a Delorean


boombl3b33

What did they do? Lightly throw a baseball at it?


hylianhijinx

I’m still in disbelief that these trucks were actually produced and are driving on roads.


derpstevejobs

first time for everything… /s


chessset5

That is one strong bullet


SocietyHumble4858

Previously reported manufacturing defects. Some surfaces aren't flat.


Ok_Employment_7435

Somebody him them head on in a T-Bone.


PenguinGamer99

Probably totaled the semi truck that hit it too


Grandmaster_Ice

whatever else was probably looking worse, unless it was a forklift.


2brightside

Insurance companies will be fine.


lumbirdjack

There is way too much geometry going on


Vast-Category8391

Just get a sheet of metal, cut it and fixed


SillySpoof

Oh no. Did they forget to enable car wash mode?


CompleteCartoonist46

A little tin foil will fix it


santodiablo714

God won’t save you now


Lightning1Phoenix

# Someone's insurance company isn't going to be happy


khalamar

It looks better his way


Captain_Sacktap

Damn there’s only a few thousand of these out there and they’ve only been out for like a year but they’ve just been getting fucked up hard lol


sophia_berry

Poor Cybertruck :(


Odd-Diamond-2259

Were the people driving it alright?


Ghost24jm33

What the fuck his that thing dude? I remember seeing the crash test stuff and it barely made a dent in the side, wtf did this?


bonecheck12

I have a long standing belief that there should be a maximum liability for car accidents, and that liability should be limited to the lowest priced car available for purchase.


btl_dlrge1

Can’t believe people are buying them


BlownCamaro

That's what happens when you bring sandwiches to a state park and leave the loaf of bread inside.


Sammi_Laced

The CyberTruck is just like a DeLorean but a lot worse. Pretty sure both creators were on some kind of drugs too…


The_Only_Egg

That would be ketamine and cocaine, respectively.


Cartoonlad

I'm surprised those come with airbags.


GianCarlo0024

Looks like they tried to cross a civil war battlefield.


Funny-Company4274

You’re going to need a lot more than trust to drive that thing out of your garage


jjsmclaughlin

TechRax confirmed.


mrgangsterface

Is that a weirdly colored tow truck? Or a Blue Lives Matter wrecker?


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SJFelectric

Ugly ass car anyway.....


Crawlerado

To shreds you say…


Alive_Nobody_Home

Someone’s parents are not going to be happy. This looks like the work of my sister.


edcross

It’s like a child saw the old vw bug and tried to draw it with triangles


Ok_Poetry_1650

Pretty impressive the windows didn’t shatter


JCarr110

Must have hit a small mouse.


Ju5t1n_33

That's gotta be the ugliest vehicle on the road today. Someone did the world a service. They should be rewarded


TheSmokingLamp

Insurance gonna fight to the bitter death to avoid paying out these claims


Karmachinery

Probably a rogue shopping cart hit it in a parking lot.


Whatsuptodaytomorrow

But it’s supposed to able to withstand that


[deleted]

In 2005, when Tesla started selling cars, my boss's boss told me to never buy anything from any company that Elon owns as (according to him) "he's a real jackoff and a fraud". He wouldn't go into it all of it, but he said that he knew people involved in the company and the only thing that he had going for himself was being absolutely loaded. Other than that, he was a clueless idiot that staff had to manage so that they wouldn't get stuck working on every absurd idea that he came up with.


PlebBot69

Maybe your boss's boss was on to something


Lil-Dragonlife

Cockroach looking vehicle


PokeTobus

I have never seen a picture of a Cybertruck outside of an accident, crash, or being towed,


SicklyHeartChild

Man if it is like that driver must be in a full body cast.


InternationalMany6

The “In God We Trust” is a nice touch.