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A Cybertruck Owner Says He’s Thrilled that Tesla Sold Him a Defective Truck. He adds, “I Can Now Return the Truck to Tesla at Full Price & Buy a Brand-New Cybertruck for $30,000 Less" (www.torquenews.com)

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

His business is wrapping vehicles, and he says he's already wrapped quite a few of them, so at least part of the reason he has one seems to be marketing his business.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There was word going around late last year about how the Cybertruck doesn't have a protective coating on the body so the adhesive from vinyl wraps oxidizes and permanently messes up the finish of the stainless steel, which is extremely noticeable when the wrap comes off.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/peel-vinyl-cover-cybertrucks

https://www.jalopnik.com/wraps-and-stickers-are-permanently-damaging-tesla-cyber-1851696035/

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-cybertruck-owners-vinyl-wrap-are-finding-stainless-steel-becomes-permanently-blemished

https://www.collisionrepairmag.com/news/collision-repair/article/15734739/not-so-stainless-steel-tesla-cybertruck-owners-find-vehicles-discoloured-after-removing-vinyl-wraps

https://www.wrapdstudios.com/post/why-must-cybertruck-owners-be-careful-with-wraps-and-decals

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd have believed you after the first source though

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I just noticed that some of these aren't actual "news" sources, so I added a couple of others that seem to corroborate each other. It's important to get a varied perspective when the source is new to you or doesn't have established credibility.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks though, no harm done

[–] some_dude@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'll say this about the cyberfuck; flat surfaces are super easy to apply vinyl to.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

FWIW most of those surfaces are not truly flat, though - they still have a bit of curvature to them.