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I strongly doubt that you NEED a cybertruck.
Go with the smallest vehicle you can get away with. For moving house or buying a big couch or sth you can rent a bigger vehicle (a van is probbaly more practical in these situations anyway).
Smaller vehicles are just so much cheaper in maintenance, EVs even more
I don't need anything. Nobody needs anything except for water, food and shelter. But hear me out.
My last vehicle was purchased in 1999. It is a small 2 seater coupe with 2 tiny tiny seats in the back. I have replaced the engine 2 times and transmission once. Parts are now getting hard to come by and my family needs are growing. We like camping and each time we rent a vehicle. We are constantly trying to figure out how to move our things in my tiny car. It's a chore to drive a small car with a family.
It's 24 years and I feel like I have already done my part in reducing my carbon footprint.
So when looking for my next vehicle, I wanted a bigger vehicle to go camping and carry equipment to my kids practice.
I want reverse charging for my home, so my options are limited. Ford F150 and Cybertruck. Another selling point for the Cybertruck is that it's bulletproof against handguns. That's kinda nice knowing that if someone started shooting into my vehicle, we might survive.
Completely off topic but as a European it blows my mind that gunfire resistance is a factor to consider when purchasing cars in America.
No, its weird to me as an American too. Its not the fucking wild west here, very few people are catchin stray bullets in family cars lol thats not a real world concern, its security theatrics
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/eina-kwon-pregnant-seattle-restaurant-owner-killed-in-belltown-shooting/
I know this couple. They had a restaurant together. They employed people. They contributed to the community.
The pregnant mom was shot 4 times in their car by a random guy who just wanted to go to jail forever.
So yes, you're right. We are not always catching stray shots. Sometimes it's random murders in broad daylight.
Sounds like you'd get more mileage by donating the money to a mental health related charity, or a lobby group that advocates for mental crisis coverage under universal insurance, than buying a bullet resistant car.
I like to make this equation with Hungarian "ingenuity" under communism: We were producing canned goods for the population, but the design of it was so bad, regular Russian can openers couldn't handle it. With lack of P-38/P-51 in the eastern block, we had to come up with our own specialized can openers specifically targeted at these poorly designed cans, and also distribute them to the population. But really, all that would have been necessary is to just simply redesign the can again so that it's compatible with standard can openers again.
Bullet resistant cars and gun violence are an effect of bad design. The bad design is lack of social services.
Wrong. Drag needs to be dominated by a big strong dragon.