Yet another example proving that having more money is no indication of intellect or critical thinking skills.

Teslas have always been junk. Junk the manufacturer doesn't even bother stocking adequate replacement parts for because you already bought it, suckers.

There's a bunch of Deloreans out there still rustless. Meanwhile at Tesla...

These are, and forever will be, talismans of stupidity. Anyone seen driving one should be mocked until they feel the appropriate amount of shame for having bought one.

Even Tesla's own manual says to clean the car immediately of bird poop, bug splatter, tree sap, salt water, oil, grease, chemicals. That should be the red flag right there. Tesla cheaped out on painting the truck, not even a transparent lacquer and now owners will be perpetually washing their trucks or watch them rust. These things really are just a fail on so many levels.

Best reason I could find for this is related to the DeLorean since it also uses stainless steel. Apparently, the reason it doesn't rust easily is because of a high chromium content in the steel, so maybe tesla used cheaper stainless steel.

There are different stainless alloys comprising of various level of iron. Nickel-based stainless, for instance, will not rust. Lots of surgical stainless steels will not rust.

This is just Tesla choosing the wrong alloy to save dollars.

For what it's worth you don't have to spend much time around stainless steel to realize the word 'stainless' isn't literal. I bet you exactly 0 knife nerds actually believed this thing wasn't going to rust.

Ah yes rusted down cybertrucks on the road. That's more like the dystopian future I imagined.

It’s stain-less, not stain-never.

Some Cybertruck owners say their fellow Cybertruckers are blowing things out of proportion,
and one said it’s a good idea to not “...drive it in the rain, or get it wet.”

Others expressed anger that Tesla’s options for protecting the steel panels cost thousands of dollars.

😂😂😂 just incredible,
having a car that rusts in the rain clearly is just haters blowing things out of proportion.

and of course the solution only costs 5 grand.
pretty sure you could get another car that doesnt rust in the rain for less than that.

Well, if you were stupid enough to buy a joke truck, you deserve joke consequences

Let's spread a rumor that elon pisses on each and every cybertruck before it leaves factory to mark dominance and his drug induced piss is the reason of rust.

You mean it somehow gets uglier? Given their history, I'm guessing Tesla will charge a fortune for special buffing pads and will void warranties for use of non-Tesla anti-rust measures.

This was inane from the start and calling rust a “patina”…

I swear, if this doesn’t certify them as a cult, I don’t know what will.

Imagine what kind of clown you'd have to be to buy a Tesla in 2024. I mean, Jesus Christ. They might as well tattoo the word TWAT onto their forehead in flashing, fluorescent ink.

This is just fitting for people who were so afraid of other people damaging their cars that they go stainless steel cars, only for them to rust in every day rain. Hahaha cyber truck is a gift that keeps giving

There's a reason unpainted metal bicycle frames tend to be the titanium ones, and not steel.

professional metallurgists feel free to chime in and back me up on this, but i think rusting at the first sign of rain is an indication those panels are made of junk

$81,000 and go up to $101,000 depending on the trim and options

And they cheap out on the steel?

stainless ≠ rust free

That's literally why it's called stainless instead of rust free. All stainless isn't made equal and actual rust free steel is expensive.

It’s not rust, it’s patina.

one said it’s a good idea to not “...drive it in the rain, or get it wet.”

HAHAHAHAHAHA

It's just the gpu adding the realistic textures.

The Ford Pinto finally has a worthy rival for the title of shittiest car ever produced.

Oh no...

I don't know, looks like what they wanted, dystopian by design.

Here's a picture of a Cybertruck Model 2 from 2050:

It's stainless steel, not rustless steel! /s