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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30097794

Ernest says the children were initially cheering the Cybertruck, but their enthusiasm turned to skepticism when the truck experienced an issue that rendered it undrivable.

The issue began when Ernest drove his 10-year-old son to a baseball match in his Cybertruck.

Ernest placed his son’s baseball gear in the front trunk (frunk); however, when they arrived at the field, the frunk wouldn’t open.

This is quite frustrating; however, the Cybertruck owner and father stated he was prepared to drive 40 minutes back home to fetch a replacement glove for his son.

Regrettably, despite his willingness to make this sacrifice to support his child, Ernest states that the Cybertruck detected an issue with the frunk and went into “Limp Mode.”

This is where the truck limits the top speed to 15 miles per hour, meaning that, besides repositioning the vehicle to be towed, there is nothing the owner can do.

At this point, Ernest says he was so frustrated that he briefly considered tying a rope around the frunk, connecting it to a tree, and yanking the frunk open.

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[-] [email protected] 57 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty pathetic to hope to impress children with a truck. In fact, just trying to impress people with a vehicle tells me all I need to know about that person.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago

You know what would really impress that group of children? A Costco size box of rocket pops.

The Cybertruck is less cool than $20 worth of frozen sugar water.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

If you want to impress folks with a vehicle go to a car show, quite often they respect both stock but well maintained cars and absolute monstrosities that are doing their own thing. I once saw a Yugo with a V10 shoved into it, I was pretty damned impressed.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

It wasn't that he was trying to impress, that was a neat side effect. What he's really talking about is the humiliation of a bunch of easily impressed children thinking you're a dork. Ouch.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

The swasticar is junk but showing off cool stuff to your kid's friends is pretty innocent from nice cars to home stereos

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm new to this. My kids are toddlers.

Of course I will want their friends to think they're cool and have cool stuff.

This guy seems to have taken it to the next level somehow though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

me getting an electric folding bike partly because it looks funny is COMPLETELY valid, shut up

and for the records kids think it's cool, always fun riding past a school and hearing "yo look at that bike!"

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