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maryjane
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NOV 22, 11:47 AM
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| quote | | As grocery getters go, I think it would work for most folks and the price is acceptable (I guess) if that’s the type of light duty transport one wants. But, it is a far cry from what I call a truck. I’m sure it would work for most “truck” users. |
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Tesla (Elon Musk) claims it will tow 300K lbs/150 tons. That's about 2 lifetimes worth of groceries Ron.
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MidEngineManiac
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NOV 22, 12:23 PM
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I knew I'd seen that thing before...
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rogergarrison
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NOV 22, 12:58 PM
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I agree that to me it is ugly. But then, I think all pickups are ugly. They have shown it can tow an airliner. The reveal showed it towing an F 150 with ease as the Fords tires were smoking pulling the opposite way. 500 miles per charge is pretty damn good...especially since you never buy any gas ever. If you get free supercharger access with it, and/or have solar power at home...you drive for free forever. My Model X cost me less than $25-$30 to charge on my home charger for a month. Thats 1/3 to 1/4 or less than gas would cost for same mileage. I wondered at first where the bed was, but see that the entire rear plus the rear bed cover form a built in ramp. The glass demo was a bust for sure. It appears to also have 2 rear facing seats in the front of the bed. Its not a large haul truck obviously and dont know if the cover is removable for tall cargo. I dont see that as a big deal for private owners that just want pickups. I know people, and see lots of pickups on the street that never carry anything in the beds so having it is more or less a joke. If the cover is not removable, i dont see it being practical for businesses like contractors. Proposed price is good as its at the lower end of what other pickups are selling for. I had a customer that wanted to do a few little custom things to his brand new Chevy pickup...sticker on the window was over $70k.
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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NOV 22, 02:28 PM
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Body repairs would be a pain...no?
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williegoat
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NOV 22, 02:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
Body repairs would be a pain...no? |
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Just cut the door off of an old refrigerator and weld it in place.
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blackrams
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NOV 22, 05:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Tesla (Elon Musk) claims it will tow 300K lbs/150 tons. That's about 2 lifetimes worth of groceries Ron. |
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While that is an impressive number, many vehicles can tow huge weights as long as they get traction. The airliner Roger mentions is obviously on wheels and the brakes are not applied. Once it gets rolling, it's all gravy until, that tow vehicle needs to stop quickly.  What I was talking about was the load it can carry.
I actually like the idea of the exoskeleton. It ain't pretty but very functional.
I am really not knocking it, it's just not for me.
Rams[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 11-23-2019).]
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randye
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NOV 22, 06:51 PM
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Suddenly 42 year old science fiction movie styling is "new" again.
 [This message has been edited by randye (edited 11-22-2019).]
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Wichita
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NOV 22, 08:55 PM
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fierosound
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NOV 23, 02:29 AM
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LitebulbwithaFiero
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NOV 23, 04:56 AM
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