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    I saw a Cybertruck in the wild for the first time last week. It was just as stupid as I had always dreamed. 🥹

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            Yeah, it’s legal to purchase and own a Cybertruck in Europe.

            You just can’t legally drive it on public roads, because it hasn’t passed the safety tests.

            They haven’t even attempted, because it is evident that it will fail. So, they have not introduced the vehicle for sale in Europe

            If you see one, it’s probably a gimmick showcase thing. They did tour a demo model around for tv stations earlier this year, but I’m not sure what the purpose was. It was basically mocked everywhere it went.

            It’s possible and perfectly legal to import it yourself and then… put it in a garage or drive around your mansion all day long if you want.

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      I recently saw one PAINTED matte chalk WHITE! The bevels (idk what else to call them, the space between the panels) as still very clearly stainless steel though so it was a steel outline and then BLINDING WHITE

      It looked god awful, but was unfortunately in the incoming and thus gone before I could risk mine and everyone around me’s lives for internet points (though it would have been an honorable death we can all admit)

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        It was probably wrapped and not paint, likely cheaply if stainless was still visible in the door seams. Tesla offers it as a factory option and they call it “color paint film”.

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          That’s… Even fucking worse oh my god

          It honestly looked like additional ceramic plating on the thing and it was so gross

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      Yeah, we have a few in our town, and most of them have a custom paint/sticker job it seems. My kids think they’re cool, I think they look stupid and are too expensive to be practical in any way.

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    Man I really feel like I am part of the like 1% of people who think the cyber truck looks super cool. I understand it’s a POS but it just looks so cool to me. I would put bright yellow EL Wire on all the angles to make it more cyberpunk looking. God I wish this car and the company didn’t suck.

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      I like that it’s different and not just “Super Generic Truck 2024 Edition”. Remember the Plymouth Prowlar? That thing was wacky looking and I think it only came in purple. I’m paraphrasing the commercial but it went something like: “It’s not for everyone, is it?” “That’s kinda the point.” I LIKE that.

      When you try to make something for everyone, you end up making it for no one.

      But damn if the Cyber truck isn’t a huge piece of shit made by a horrible company which ruins any positivity it might otherwise have.

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      My personal take on the cybertruck is that it actually looks rad as hell but Elon is a psycho and it’s a terrible vehicle.

      I’ve heard so many horror stories about getting tesla repaired.

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      Same here, I have always thought it looks neat and wanted one but it sucks that they’re made poorly and have so many issues. I really feel like a lot of people just hate on it cause it’s popular to do and elon bad (not that I’m a big elon fan) oh well

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      What makes them look really bad to me is the matte metal look. Very industrial kitchen.

      I’ve seen a glossy black one that looked kinda cool at night.

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        Yeah, the ones with stickers or paint look a lot better than the regular stainless steel ones. I still think they look dumb, but it definitely improves things a lot.

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    If that’s really on there, that’s fucking funny and I’m glad that person can laugh at themselves.

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    Frigidaire makes trash HVAC equipment and the company is so poorly managed in surprised they don’t just call themselves Maytag at this point

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      Frigidaire is such massive, steaming, flaming shit. I got a brand new refrigerator of theirs back in 2014. Wanted name brand so I skipped the Hotpoint Huge mistake.

      Turns out Hotpoint isn’t so bad, but Frigidaire is designed to fall apart in months. After six months, both door handles and the rail that supports the crisper drawer broke clean off. Replaced the rail only because the other stuff was not essential. The rail was a thin flimsy POS. And it cost a fortune. Broke again six months later. I just set the drawer on a shelf and never worried about it ever again.

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        Sounds on par with them for sure.

        Try working with them…I was a technical advisor for my company certified by Nortek to fix their problems on site. Every 9 out of 10 furnaces I worked on had cold solder joints on their control board.

        Reported it and brought about 20 boards with me to st Louis to physically show them instead of all the pictures.

        I was told I’m. Ot am engineer, and don’t look to far into things. Replace the board and move on

        I was flabbergasted that they didn’t care they had a serious quality issue. Then we ran into every furnace having leaking heat exchangers because they can’t mold metals properly. Another HUGE issue that never got resolved. Check fixes with bebt metal clips to prop the sagging heat exchanger. Terrible fix that didn’t even work

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      I love how much shade this throws at Maytag - the brand that will always be the best in the eyes of idiot boomers no matter how obviously trash they become.

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        Maytag makes decent dishwashers and refrigerators, at least compared to the rest of the crap on the market. I assume Frigidaire is the same since I think it’s basically the same company.

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          Maytag and Frigidaire are separate (Frigidaire is part of Electrolux family, Maytag is part of Whirlpool, as is KitchenAid). We hardly carry Maytag kitchen appliances because most of them are just re-skinned Whirlpool products with some extra dollary-do’s tacked on for the name (and especially in dishwashers, the KA is just better if you want Wpl family stuff). They aren’t bad, but when you can get a KA for a tiny amount more and get more features, or get the whirlpool for significantly less with nearly the same features…

          Their laundry (which is where their name still carries a ton of weight with hillbillies that remember their commercials from the late 90s) is absolute hot garbage.

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            Oh definitely, I wouldn’t touch Maytag washing machines. I have a Maytag dishwasher (replaced KA, which I fixed 3 small mechanical issues) because it was on a particularly good sale, Whirlpool refrigerator (replaced an LG fridge with faulty compressor), and an LG washing machine (fixed a faulty relay). Appliances in general seem pretty unreliable these days, and there’s isn’t a brand that’s consistent across the board. My take:

            • refrigerator - Whirlpool or Maytag for side-by-side, Bosch or GE for french door; Frigidaire only for smaller or simpler models
            • dishwasher - Bosch or KitchenAid (higher end), Maytag (I have one that’s essentially a rebadged KA) or Whirlpool (mid-tier) w/ metal tub
            • laundry - Speed Queen ($$$$; go for old school), anything with a decent warranty, LG

            In general, avoid Samsung for all three, and Bosch is a good higher-end brand.