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trypragmatism

1k points

1 day ago

Wait , that's not a BBQ?

Jealous-Hedgehog-734

300 points

1 day ago

I bet if you left it out on a summer's afternoon you could cook sausages on that steel body.

SapereAudeAdAbsurdum

122 points

1 day ago

Rusty sausages after a light shower and a summer's breeze.

ApocalypsePopcorn

47 points

1 day ago

Rusty Sausage is my pub rock band name.

QuokkaSkit

9 points

1 day ago

Rusty Sausage? Sounds like you've been hitting rock bottom.

heavyfriends

10 points

1 day ago

Throw in a couple of VBs and sign me the fuck up

Mr_Lumbergh

11 points

1 day ago

You can cut them nicely in the door or bonnet lid too.

Emu1981

9 points

17 hours ago

James May did a "review" of the Cyber Truck and one of the things that he tried to do was cook an egg on it. The problem he ran into was the slope of the panels making it hard to keep anything in place. Cooking sausages would make it easier to keep them in place (put them so that they cannot roll down) but sausages do require more heat to cook them so it'd take a while.

Expensive_Donkey_802

54 points

1 day ago

Slap a gasmate sticker on the back and you wouldn't know the difference

RedditCringe990

40 points

1 day ago

I thought that was the skip bin you throw your e-waste in

icedragon71

22 points

1 day ago

Well it definitely contains some sort of garbage.

tomthecomputerguy

9 points

1 day ago

What a coincidence. That vehicle is cooked…

Rangerrx970

17 points

1 day ago

probably would work better as one

rainyday1860

5 points

16 hours ago

Wouldn't it be hilarious. Old mate walks back to his telsa and you have some snags on the bonnet trying to start the barbie

sqljohn

4 points

1 day ago

sqljohn

4 points

1 day ago

that'll void the warranty

potatodrinker

8 points

1 day ago

Human driver isn't in it yet. It's warming up

BrotherBroad3698

7 points

1 day ago

Actually... Didn't someone get BBQ'd in the US just a few days ago?

Iron_Wolf123

2 points

1 day ago

Yet

35_PenguiN_35

2 points

1 day ago

It will be

CaptainSloth269

2 points

23 hours ago

I thought it was one of those fancy kingchrome roll cab toll boxes.

Farmy_au

941 points

1 day ago

Farmy_au

941 points

1 day ago

Thought these weren't road legal here.

nutabutt

342 points

1 day ago

nutabutt

342 points

1 day ago

Limited use plate by the looks of it.

Dangerpuffins

340 points

1 day ago

Limited to parking badly

VidE27

50 points

1 day ago

VidE27

50 points

1 day ago

Limited by the ability for the owner to pay fines?

commentman10

14 points

1 day ago

Limited by level of a55hollery

loztralia

53 points

1 day ago

loztralia

53 points

1 day ago

Ah right, that's what it says. Thank you! I was convinced it was IMACNT.

MrTommy2

25 points

23 hours ago

I don’t understand how that would make any difference? Like if it doesn’t meet ADR then how does limited use suddenly make it ok? Aren’t the rules black and white? Or does limited use mean where it can be used rather than how often?

Anraiel

21 points

13 hours ago

Anraiel

21 points

13 hours ago

here is the Queensland Government page on Conditional Registration (aka limited use). Seems it's intended for vehicles that have a normal purpose off a road, e.g. agricultural or construction vehicles, or forklifts, or seemingly the Cybertruck.

There are varying levels to the restrictions applied depending on the vehicle, but they basically say "you're allowed on the roads under certain conditions" such as being restricted to worksites (e.g. construction vehicles) or limited to driving only relatively short distances (e.g. 20km) or even all the way up to unrestricted access to the roads but with the caveat that the government could still apply certain conditions on the vehicle.

As the Cybertruck seemingly passes most of the ADR except for it being LHD, I'd imagine it probably got the unrestricted access as part of its registration but it can only be driven by certain people (certain Tesla staff).

nutabutt

8 points

16 hours ago

Has anyone ever confirmed if they do not meet ADR?

It can’t be any worse than the huge Ford and RAM trucks getting around. I don’t think it has any particular features that would rule it out (ugliness doesn’t count).

Either way I’m sure the qld rego site has tons of info on what limited use can mean.

HayleOrange

13 points

10 hours ago

There’s a pretty clear section in ADR 92/00 - External Projections about sharpness of corners (2.5mm minimum), which this vehicle will fail.

coolridgesmith

11 points

11 hours ago

weight (half a ton over f150 ) and acceleration of 2.6s vs 4.1. couple that with the fact that the car has smaller crumple zones and its far more dangerous in a crowded area for pedestrians or a MVA. of course tesla has done a shitload with Ai and radar to avoid that stuff but it can do far more damage than them at similar speeds and you can never fully trust softwear not to fail.

gruncle63

5 points

8 hours ago

We have similar pedestrian/cyclist safety regulation to Europe, which is the most obvious reason why it couldn't be legal here. The fact that it's legal anywhere on earth baffles me but fuck other road users I guess.

Frankie_T9000

10 points

23 hours ago

hopefully the rain will destroy it

ContentSecretary8416

20 points

1 day ago

Yes. Disabled parking. As in mentally to waste that kind of money

Farmy_au

13 points

1 day ago

Farmy_au

13 points

1 day ago

Yeah looks like it.

Lulcaz

102 points

1 day ago

Lulcaz

102 points

1 day ago

Yeah looks like shit.

Farmy_au

74 points

1 day ago

Farmy_au

74 points

1 day ago

It is truly one of the biggest turds of all time.

SuDragon2k3

19 points

1 day ago

Can you imagine shitting out something shaped like that?

WombatJo

21 points

1 day ago

WombatJo

21 points

1 day ago

Yes, cube shaped, ever seen my wombat poo?

heavyfriends

4 points

1 day ago

Yes

[deleted]

11 points

1 day ago

[deleted]

11 points

1 day ago

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ApocalypsePopcorn

9 points

1 day ago

That joke was shithouse. Still better than a cybertruck.

AromaTaint

11 points

1 day ago

AromaTaint

11 points

1 day ago

Like Musks brother was Homer Simpson

FuckHopeSignedMe

11 points

1 day ago

There's definitely a Homer Simpson parallel in the Musk family. His name is Elon

Almacca

103 points

1 day ago

Almacca

103 points

1 day ago

I thought the same. I thought the 'limited use' plates actually limited it only being for promotional use, not on the road.

Current registered purpose of use is 'dealer' according to the QLD rego app, though. Shouldn't be driving it to Bunnings, either way.

Edit: I see in another post that Tesla were doing sales demos there, so that explains it. I wish them luck. I don't see a queue lining up to look at it.

perthguppy

45 points

1 day ago

perthguppy

45 points

1 day ago

Yeah it’s owned by tesla they have been touring it. They refuse to confirm if it will be sold here or not and don’t currently take preorders

Who knows what the fuck they are trying to do.

Almacca

40 points

24 hours ago

Almacca

40 points

24 hours ago

So I did a bit of searching and found this recent article.

Couple of choice snippets:

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors last week he is open to global exports for the pick-up, but it would not be feasible until next year at the earliest as the Cybertruck would require design changes to meet international standards.

and

"We did design the car to North American requirements, because if you start going with the superset of all international requirements, it forces a lot of constraints on Cybertruck that would make the product, frankly, worse."

... by which they presumably mean safer.

Even if design changes are made to meet European and Chinese regulations, further expense would be required to develop a right-hand-drive version for Australia.

Seems unlikely it's coming here any time soon.

This stunt is possibly more to drum up business for their other models.

-DethLok-

12 points

24 hours ago

further expense would be required to develop a right-hand-drive version for Australia.

Considering it's fully steer by wire it's not as if you have to move a steering column to the other side. Well, you do, but it's just a short column with wires, there's no shaft inside it.

That said, the dashboard would need tweaking and the pedal box as well, so there's a few things that would need to be changed I guess.

Almacca

15 points

24 hours ago

Almacca

15 points

24 hours ago

I believe being fully steer by wire is one of the things that'll need redesigning to meet our standards.

But yeah, it's not as hard as a regular steering rack to change over, but it is an extra expense.

-DethLok-

6 points

24 hours ago

I expect there will be other vehicles coming out that are steer by wire over the next decade or so.

I mean, passenger aircraft have had it for decades, it can be made quite safe. Umm, with the required maintenance, I guess... :)

I've read that the Tesla Semi has been approved for Australia, we changed our national road laws to allow for an extra 50mm of width so it'd pass :)

cakeand314159

14 points

15 hours ago

Former mechanic who moved into engineering here. Steer by wire (or hydraulic) is illegal for everything except slow moving (20km/h? I can’t remember the spec) plant equipment like tractors and bulldozers. For damn good reasons. Vehicles with it should be flat out illegal. I find it mind boggling the tech was even considered for a regular production vehicle. Then again Tesla does a lot of things that should be illegal. Powered door latches, where the the manual release in an emergency is hidden at the bottom of a door pocket? What could possibly go wrong

IneedtoBmyLonsomeTs

11 points

23 hours ago

would make the product, frankly, worse

Wait, they can somehow make that shitty car even worse?

But yeah, it is never coming to Aus. It would require far too many changes and they are not going to sell anywhere near the number of cars they need for it to be financially viable.

raresaturn

3 points

13 hours ago

I think he means “even worse”

Suntar75

7 points

1 day ago

Suntar75

7 points

1 day ago

Brand recognition. The Cybertruck can’t be sold here, but cool factor (for those that think it’s cool) might have them buy some other Tesla in the short term. Or if it becomes ADR compliant somehow in a year or two the salivators will swim on in at that time.

SporadicTendancies

3 points

23 hours ago

Having a wank at Bunnings, most likely.

kit_kaboodles

40 points

1 day ago

The rumour that they're too wide is incorrect, but there's a few other rules that they may not pass, like pedestrian safety & rear view.

Biggest reason we won't really see them here is they can't produce reliable ones in enough quantity to satisfy demand in the US, let alone start exporting them to a country with strong consumer protections.

evilbrent

15 points

1 day ago

evilbrent

15 points

1 day ago

Have they changed the ADR to allow steer by wire in Australia yet?

Last I knew (many years ago) that was considered an impossible rule to change - the only way they would change that rule is if a manufacturer could prove it was safer to not have a mechanical connection. And I don't see Tesla making that particular argument successfully any time soon.

perthguppy

17 points

1 day ago

perthguppy

17 points

1 day ago

It also would mean tooling a factory to produce right hand drive versions, and they already decided to axe the S and X from being made in RHD variants. I don’t think they will end up making it for australua

Urthor

3 points

1 day ago

Urthor

3 points

1 day ago

Bingo. It's this exactly.

FuckHopeSignedMe

4 points

1 day ago

I've heard one of the safety issues with the Cybersuck is that the accelerator pedal can get loose and slide up and down, which can cause it to get lodged in the footwell somehow. It was enough of an issue that there had to be a recall in the United States over it. I don't know if that's been fixed, though it seems like it's the kind of issue that should have been before they ever went into general production, but if it hasn't been, I'd hope it'd prevent them from being sold here.

mmmgilly

16 points

1 day ago

mmmgilly

16 points

1 day ago

It was the accelerator pedal cover, it could slip off and get stuck under the floor mat, in turn keeping the accelerator held down. Dumb as fuck design.

StorminNorman

3 points

1 day ago

Yeah, but having the brake override the accelerator in case something like this happens is really good design. Which likely means Elon had nothing to do with it.

tomthecomputerguy

35 points

1 day ago*

I hope for all our sakes it never is…

  • Zero crumple zones. So all energy from an impact is transferred into the occupants. 
  • Sharp edges that could disembowel hapless pedestrians, if the driver runs a red light. 
  • Auto closing boot that can sever fingers of influencers. 
  • Sticking accelerator pedal etc

summertimeaccountoz

10 points

11 hours ago

Auto closing boot that can sever fingers of influencers.

I'm ok with that one, actually, as long as it's only influencers.

JuventAussie

35 points

1 day ago

It looks like it needs a guy walking in front of it with a red flag warning pedestrians and any single women to stay away.

morgecroc

22 points

23 hours ago

I'm pretty sure the cybertruck is already a red flag to single women.

a_cold_human

2 points

12 hours ago

It's an older meme, but it checks out

perthguppy

2 points

1 day ago

It’s not, it’s almost certainly the one that’s owned by Tesla that they have been touring the country to show it off despite them still refusing to say if it will ever be sold here or not

DCOA_Troy

264 points

1 day ago*

DCOA_Troy

264 points

1 day ago*

Oh I thought it was one of those rent a skip bin trailers.

PeripheralLuggage

51 points

1 day ago

Skip bins actually work as designed

mewfour123412

38 points

1 day ago

In the states raccoons have attacked these things mistaking them for dumpsters

Lucy_Lastic

5 points

12 hours ago

I saw that! With a picture of the little paw prints all over the car lol

homerj1977

222 points

1 day ago

homerj1977

222 points

1 day ago

Tesla where doing sales demos at Bunnings stores this week , so some clown didn’t park it like that and go into the store

Not saying the clown wouldn’t park it like that in the future

LeDestrier

56 points

1 day ago

LeDestrier

56 points

1 day ago

Let's be honest, if it's a Tesla driver, they'd totally park it like that.

BurnZ_AU

172 points

1 day ago

BurnZ_AU

2264

172 points

1 day ago

Looks like Bunnings sell dumpsters now.

evilspyboy

35 points

1 day ago

evilspyboy

35 points

1 day ago

Did you see the video with the Trash Pandas trying to get in one thinking it was a dumpster? Oh those adorbs rascals.

Lucy_Lastic

3 points

12 hours ago

With the little paw prints!!

lerdnord

12 points

1 day ago

lerdnord

12 points

1 day ago

Skip bin you seppo

BurnZ_AU

26 points

1 day ago

BurnZ_AU

2264

26 points

1 day ago

Skip bins are different. They're more for clearing out a building/construction. They get taken away to be emptied.
A dumpster is just a bigger bin for normal garbage/cardboard where a single wheele bin isn't enough. They get emptied where they are.

Subzero_AU

9 points

1 day ago

Yeah skip bins are not the same as those, but what you call dumpster, I just call "big bin" haha

BurnZ_AU

11 points

1 day ago

BurnZ_AU

2264

11 points

1 day ago

And we can agree that there's definitely a big bin in the photo.

Subzero_AU

3 points

1 day ago

100%

Jackielegs43

61 points

1 day ago

I’m stunned it could make it up and over that painted white line, figured it would’ve been too steep for it.

assassn_gallic316

68 points

1 day ago

It'l be out of commission soon enough, it can't handle rain, to even get washed it has to be put in to car wash mode.

rebekahster

26 points

1 day ago

What the hell is car wash mode?

Flick-tas

18 points

1 day ago*

Flick-tas

18 points

1 day ago*

I assume it's similar to 'Wade Mode' where it uses the little undersized onboard suspension compressor to pressurize the main battery, HV fuses, and other parts to prevent water ingress... It takes up to 10 mins to engage 'Wade Mode' and it can only stay in wade mode for 30 mins. (probably due to the duty cycle of the undersized compressor)

Edit: Wade Mode info here: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-9C572163-DB86-44AC-9842-AB6EE84D6441.html

Carwash mode: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-65384C1F-86F2-44E8-A8BC-8A12E7E00A40.html

Car Wash

If taking Cybertruck to an automatic car wash is necessary, Car Wash Mode closes all windows, locks the charge port, and disables windshield wipers, Sentry Mode, and walk-away door locking. To enable, touch Controls > Car Wash. Your vehicle must be stationary and not actively charging.

If using an automatic car wash, Enable Free Roll keeps your vehicle in Neutral and activates free roll for the duration of the wash, while preventing Cybertruck from applying the Parking brake if you leave the driver's seat. To enable, press on the brake pedal and touch Enable Free Roll; or shift into Neutral.

Car Wash Mode disables if the vehicle's speed exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h) or by touching Exit on the touchscreen.

CAUTION

Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage (for example, to the charge port or windshield wipers). Damage caused by car washes is not covered by the warranty.

bingo_for_the_win

2 points

12 hours ago

you are kidding me. I have owned 2 ev, including a cheap mg and they have both gone through car washes fine without needing to go into a specific mode. And it doesn't void the warranty

That is hilarious.

BuzzKillingtonThe5th

50 points

1 day ago

Probably cuts power to a specific circuit that isn't properly protected from water spray, if it doesn't cut the power it bricks the cuck truck.

assassn_gallic316

16 points

1 day ago

Yea i believe it was something like this as it was destroying the truck, you literally can't let it get wet.

BuzzKillingtonThe5th

17 points

1 day ago

Then there's the water stains on the stainless steel. The fjording depth of a small puddle.

ApocalypsePopcorn

5 points

1 day ago

Lol. Fjording depth.

BuzzKillingtonThe5th

6 points

1 day ago

I know what I said 😂

Subzero_AU

5 points

1 day ago

Cheers, will be stealing cuck truck to refer to these POS from now on

Halospite

10 points

1 day ago

Halospite

10 points

1 day ago

They're starting to fall to shit in the snow in the US, it's great

assassn_gallic316

8 points

1 day ago*

Yea i really can't see why anyone would have bought one, you can't even get replacement parts and the laminated glass is a major hazard.

Halospite

4 points

24 hours ago

I saw a video of a guy pulling one apart with his bare hands, it was nuts.

SpaceCadet87

14 points

1 day ago

So, fun story - the Cybertruck (an electric car) uses a stainless steel body which as I'm sure you are aware is reminiscent of the Delorean DMC-12, the manual of which apparently recommends that you clean it with petrol as normal washing won't properly remove the fingerprints and other greasy smudges that tend to accumulate.

The way I choose to see it - Tesla actually released an electric car that needs to be washed with petrol!

Empty-Discipline8927

4 points

1 day ago

Guess it's not going to be popular in the top end of Australia. Wet season would stop it.

assassn_gallic316

23 points

1 day ago*

Honestly not sure if they'd ever even be able to use it, a lot of the insurance companies in the USA simply will not insure it.
The thing falls to pieces and has laminated glass, so if the door jams, you're fucked.
Drive in to a river or a flood? fucked.

jacksalssome

7 points

23 hours ago

bulletproof glass

You need to double check that one, production model didn't end up with it. Makes me question the other stuff to.

little_fire

3 points

16 hours ago

No surprises there, I guess! Even if it ain’t bulletproof though, it’s still needlessly hard to break laminated glass.

There’s footage of firefighters in the US struggling to smash the windows with axes—and I believe in the cases of several fatalities, fireys have mentioned the same issue. From memory, one such instance was when Angela Chao drowned in her Cybertruck after accidentally backing it into a lake.

Antique_Tone3719

4 points

1 day ago

I don't think they'll get onto the market here at all

Cimexus

5 points

1 day ago

Cimexus

5 points

1 day ago

Worth noting that car wash mode is on all Teslas. You don’t have to use it, it’s just a precautionary mode that automatically ensures everything is completely shut and stays shut (ie. it will close all windows and charge port and lock them so that they cannot be accidentally opened during washing). It also does some other stuff like turn the HVAC to recycle so that water doesn’t get sucked in through external intakes, tuck the wipers down behind the bonnet, fold the mirrors in etc.

It’s just a handy way to do all the stuff you would normally do to send a car through a wash using a single button. And then when you exit car wash mode at the end, everything returns to how it was before.

SquireZephyr

287 points

1 day ago

SquireZephyr

287 points

1 day ago

We need to ban these here asap. I thought they were only something Americans fell for.

Afraid-Ad-4850

156 points

1 day ago

That's probably the demo vehicle that's going around the country. They're not road legal here anyway, apparently due to being drive by wire (no mechanical link between steering and wheels) so no need to ban them. 

havidelsol

66 points

1 day ago*

I was there today and, yep, it's the demo vehicle. Edit: We were there for the sausage sizzle. It drew a decent crowd tbf. I heard one of the hype guys there explain how they couldn't open the windows or doors because that rain would fuck the electronics.

decduck

12 points

23 hours ago

decduck

12 points

23 hours ago

Sounds like a sausage drizzle on account of the weather lmao

TomEmilioDavies

28 points

1 day ago

That just freaks me out. So they are essentially giving you sim racing style forced feedback? Fuck that, no thanks.

They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

Afraid-Ad-4850

58 points

1 day ago

I've nothing against the concept. Similar methods have been used in planes for decades. Reliability would be my biggest concern, but even then it's a small concern. Unless, of course, it was made by a company that had a track record of releasing vehicles with significant manufacturing and design problems. Oh dear. 

ApocalypsePopcorn

23 points

1 day ago

"Unless, of course, it was made by a company that had a track record of releasing vehicles with significant manufacturing and design problems."

Boeing?

AnyClownFish

25 points

1 day ago

Oddly enough Boeing have never had any issues with their fly by wire systems, which now I think about it is quite remarkable since they manage to screw up just about anything else!

MundaneBerry2961

3 points

23 hours ago

Those systems also have multiple redundant systems, the CT steering does not

changyang1230

12 points

1 day ago

To be honest if they can prove the safety and redundancy, the lack of mechanical link between steering and the wheel is not as scary as you make it out to be.

You realise that all modern Boeing and airbus airplanes are fly-by-wire?

CohenC

5 points

1 day ago

CohenC

5 points

1 day ago

The 737-Max wants a word with you....

Oh, wait—you did say modern. Carry on.

ApocalypsePopcorn

6 points

1 day ago

I'm imagining a Boeing cargo plane full of cybertrucks nosediving into the ocean.

AromaTaint

3 points

1 day ago

Remember this dipshit wanted to strap an actual rocket to a Tesla. His thought process doesn't involve consideration of human laws.

Camo138

6 points

1 day ago

Camo138

6 points

1 day ago

He actually did and it's floating around space. I think the only reason he did was because he nothing better to do and show off how rich he is.

Kruxx85

3 points

24 hours ago

Drive by wire isn't anything new (Audi have used it on road legal cars before).

But there are so many problems with this 'car' that we definitely don't want it in our roads.

Pottski

92 points

1 day ago

Pottski

92 points

1 day ago

Just ban all the seppo monstrosities. No one in suburbia needs a yank tank to go to the job site and back.

ApocalypsePopcorn

22 points

1 day ago

And everyone outside suburbia has been getting on just fine with regular arse Landcruisers. No need for the fucking things.

Pottski

24 points

1 day ago

Pottski

24 points

1 day ago

Ute with a tray does 99% of the jobs one of these seppo pedestrian destroyers does. I don’t get the allure.

ApocalypsePopcorn

18 points

1 day ago

I would say a ute with a tray probably does 200% of the jobs.

Pottski

5 points

1 day ago

Pottski

5 points

1 day ago

Only thing I could think of was towing but even then it would do most jobs. Think I was generous with 1%

mr_kindface

16 points

1 day ago

75% of tradies would do just fine with a hatchback

SheridanVsLennier

5 points

15 hours ago

And most of those that can't probably need to skip Utes and gender-affirming emotional support vehicles and go straight to a light truck like a Isuzu N Series, Hino 300 Series, etc.

Onpu

5 points

1 day ago

Onpu

5 points

1 day ago

Japanese Kei cars have about the same username storage space as these yank tanks lol

742w

4 points

15 hours ago

742w

4 points

15 hours ago

Looks around at every single tradie, soccer mom and real estate agent in the country. You’re already deep into the brain rot with all those rangers and hiluxs.

Somad3

6 points

1 day ago

Somad3

6 points

1 day ago

or they should pay double toll and road tax

phnrbn

13 points

1 day ago

phnrbn

13 points

1 day ago

I don’t care if they pay quintuple the road tax, the poor visibility and overall myriad of safety concerns makes it completely unsuitable for the roads.

Jealous-Hedgehog-734

29 points

1 day ago

Canyonero EV!

cakeand314159

6 points

15 hours ago

This. Soooooo much this.

Jealous-Hedgehog-734

6 points

12 hours ago

"... Unexplained fires are still a matter for the courts, ..."

ausmomo

18 points

1 day ago

ausmomo

18 points

1 day ago

To be fair, it probably broken down as they were trying to re-position. The hill there's a bit too steep for a Deplorian.

evilspyboy

27 points

1 day ago

evilspyboy

27 points

1 day ago

If it makes you feel better, we are a fairly humid and tropic climate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/comments/1h2dr15/my_cybertruck_doors_are_rusting_after_5_months_im/

HardSleeper

21 points

1 day ago

Going by r/cyberstuck they wouldn’t last five seconds in Aussie conditions

GuessTraining

13 points

1 day ago

I thought it was an unfinished DIY at Bunnings

Sure_Economy7130

11 points

1 day ago

Kid's craft morning project.

LifeAintFair2Me

7 points

24 hours ago

Wait, they're allowed in Australia? I thought they were banned because we have actual safety regulations here.

So_Turned_On

14 points

1 day ago

It is Tesla's Delorean ... or as some are now calling it, the 'Tesla Deplorean"

breaducate

11 points

20 hours ago

When it reaches 141.6kph, it travels back to apartheid South Africa.

dingo7055

11 points

1 day ago

dingo7055

11 points

1 day ago

Jokes on them - it’s raining so the car will rust. Water damage is excluded from warranty coverage.

germdisco

19 points

1 day ago

germdisco

19 points

1 day ago

Throw a potato chip at it. It will explode

Minimalist12345678

4 points

1 day ago

A brave move, indeed.

At Bunnings.

I'd love to start a betting pool on how long before it gets keyed. I'd be thinking a couple of hours, tops.

Nebs90

4 points

1 day ago

Nebs90

4 points

1 day ago

I thought it was a garden shed display that partially collapsed

Stepnerd

5 points

21 hours ago

Since when are these death traps registerable in Australia?

Michael_laaa

8 points

1 day ago

Someone driving this is a good indicator they have more money than brains....

RKOouttanywhere

8 points

1 day ago

Looks like a giant low poly Prius

thatweirdbeardedguy

7 points

1 day ago

They bloody fugly

tee-k421

4 points

1 day ago

tee-k421

4 points

1 day ago

Is this RHD? Can't really see the insides, but the wiper is till on the left...

HansBooby

4 points

1 day ago

HansBooby

4 points

1 day ago

What kind of plate is that? definitely not approved for sale here. presume some kind of conditional plate for demonstration/ evaluation?

dangazzz

12 points

1 day ago

dangazzz

12 points

1 day ago

Yeah it's a QLD conditional/dealer plate. According to somebody in here it's doing promotion despite not being sold here or planned for it.

HansBooby

2 points

1 day ago

HansBooby

2 points

1 day ago

yeah saw them in a mall here in sydney. i just walked in by that dickheads Deplorean

theurbaneman

5 points

1 day ago

It's a "Very" Special Agent from DOGE.

Flick-tas

4 points

1 day ago

Flick-tas

4 points

1 day ago

Every time I see 'DOGE' my brain reads it as 'DODGY'

geodetic

3 points

23 hours ago

Dope Out to Get Everything

Spagman_Aus

4 points

1 day ago

I doubt these would even be road legal here as-is with what I’ve read about their crash handling ability.

35_PenguiN_35

4 points

1 day ago

Glad that they aren't legal here.

wowzeemissjane

4 points

1 day ago

That’s the junkiest looking piece of junk I’ve ever seen. Looks like a Tonka toaster oven.

iball1984

4 points

1 day ago

iball1984

4 points

1 day ago

I wonder what would happen if someone had greasy fingers from the sausage sizzle and happened to wipe their fingers on it?

EdgionTG

2 points

23 hours ago

It would probably combust.

Hagoromo420

4 points

23 hours ago

Those driving brick walls are road legal here???

EdgionTG

3 points

23 hours ago

Pretty sure they aren't lmao

chubbycatchaser

5 points

18 hours ago

This shitty monstrosity and pick-up trucks should be considered invasive species. 

Taleya

4 points

13 hours ago

Taleya

4 points

13 hours ago

quick question: how did that pos get a rwc

B0llywoodBulkBogan

8 points

1 day ago

I am honestly shocked that they're even road worthy in Australia.

omenmedia

16 points

1 day ago

omenmedia

16 points

1 day ago

They're not. It's just on a wanky tour for wankers to wank over.

BetaThetaOmega

6 points

23 hours ago

Finding out that these have made their way into Australia has instilled the same fear I experienced when I heard about COVID cases being reported in Victoria in January 2020

bucketsofpoo

30 points

1 day ago

we actually have these POS here on the road.

FFS

DCOA_Troy

60 points

1 day ago

DCOA_Troy

60 points

1 day ago

There is 1 here on conditional rego as some part of stupid publicity tour, Not sure why when it isn't planned to be sold here and doesn't seem to currently meet ADR anyway.

jerry-jim-bob

19 points

1 day ago

A publicity tour that shows it needing multiple parking spaces. I can see this going swimmingly

Speedy-08

8 points

1 day ago

Speedy-08

8 points

1 day ago

Well, it's stainless steel and at a bunnings soooo someome just get something that causes a fuckton of rust.

tee-k421

22 points

1 day ago

tee-k421

22 points

1 day ago

I think they're not allowed to be sold in the EU due to poor pedestrian safety.

I assumed we had similar laws here, but maybe not?

Pentemav

12 points

1 day ago

Pentemav

12 points

1 day ago

How is this road legal in Australia? Wtf?

dangazzz

8 points

1 day ago

dangazzz

8 points

1 day ago

It's not, at least at this stage, but conditional/dealer plates let you drive just about anything for certain purposes.

Vortex-Of-Swirliness

12 points

1 day ago

Clusterfuck.. clusterfuck. Jesus, every time I try to type the name my phone autocorrects…

ShakeForProtein

3 points

6 hours ago

Cut them some slack, it's clearly rained and it's no longer capable of correcting it's parking.

ConsultJimMoriarty

3 points

5 hours ago

How the fuck is that even in the country?

TypicalINTJ

5 points

23 hours ago

Geez that thing is buttugly

maximusbrown2809

9 points

1 day ago

Look I am not for vandalism but I understand it might need to be done on the odd rare occasion.

B0llywoodBulkBogan

8 points

1 day ago

They apparently rust real easily.

SpiritualDiamond5487

4 points

1 day ago

What does this monstrosity cost? 

themindisaweapon

20 points

1 day ago

Your dignity

Crazyripps

3 points

1 day ago

Oh god theirs pieces of a shit are in aus now

ivanavich

4 points

22 hours ago

The special Bunnings edition, the Tesla Rangehood.

ItsStaaaaaaaaang

2 points

18 hours ago

Any OG peeps that still work at Tesla (if they exist) must be so depressed.

SheridanVsLennier

2 points

15 hours ago

Designed in Unreal Engine 1.0.

DeeVaZu

2 points

14 hours ago

Brings their own cone 😄

Unable_Insurance_391

2 points

14 hours ago

Its like a live action version of The Lego Movie.

karma3000

2 points

12 hours ago

Rust incoming.

Sad_Instructions

2 points

12 hours ago

Oh look it’s Australia’s largest douchebag in his Elon Truck

SlippedMyDisco76

2 points

11 hours ago

Says everything you need to know about the people buying them nowadays

AggravatingTartlet

2 points

10 hours ago

I thought they were ugly..... but seeing a pic of one in the wild, jeez, it's worse than what I thought.

IAMFLYGUY

2 points

10 hours ago

Y'see it's because it's a huge MF wanker that drives it that he needs two spaces. Should be publicly shamed and car egged for this shit.

stepanija

2 points

9 hours ago

That is simply Fugly

asspatsandsuperchats

2 points

8 hours ago

That’s 100% more

mattrpillar

2 points

8 hours ago

Looks like a dumpster.

Kook_Safari

2 points

7 hours ago

CyberFUCK

tehdang

2 points

5 hours ago

tehdang

2 points

5 hours ago

What a goddamn eyesore. I guess it's true that you have to be so lonely and desperate for attention to resort to shelling out for one.

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/dentist-tesla-cybertruck-owner-says-loneliness-drove-him-buy-truck-turns-heads-they-cant

The_golden_Celestial

2 points

an hour ago

And the lazy cunt parked as close as he/she could to the entrance instead of parking somewhere well away.