I was watching a Cybertruck driver “test the truck’s wade mode,” and was treated to some accidental comedy. Check this out: “Wow, What a Beast!” Here’s the Non-Exhaustive List of Damages The drive is pretty uneventful, but the aftermath? It’s pretty eventful. The repair bill just keeps multiplying. The driver reports: The craziest part is […]
If you can’t safely take the Cybertruck to a car wash, I wonder how it will fare as a boat?
I wouldn’t trust any vehicle to be safe for wading unless it was explicitly designed from the outset for that purpose. There are offroad vehicles with snorkels, and double seals around everything like doors, electronics & batteries which are designed to go through deep water.
The cyberturd… not so much regardless of the lies Elon used to sell it. I would not be surprised if there is small print in the warranty which basically tells people to take a hike if they attempt to use it in the ways Elon has described.
"This New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover any vehicle damage or malfunction directly or
indirectly caused by, due to, or resulting from…
… The environment or an act of God, including, but not limited to, exposure to sunlight, airborne
chemicals, tree sap, animal or insect droppings, … water, contamination, lightning
and other environmental conditions"
So, if you get all bricked up in the car wash, you’re now the proud owner of a $100,000 rust brick.
The only vehicle I would even chance driving after being fully submerged would be a 90s Hylux. Beyond that, nah, water damage is usually a death sentence for anything without protected electronics like an actual boat.
I wouldn’t trust any vehicle to be safe for wading unless it was explicitly designed from the outset for that purpose. There are offroad vehicles with snorkels, and double seals around everything like doors, electronics & batteries which are designed to go through deep water.
The cyberturd… not so much regardless of the lies Elon used to sell it. I would not be surprised if there is small print in the warranty which basically tells people to take a hike if they attempt to use it in the ways Elon has described.
Per the Cybertruck warranty:
"This New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover any vehicle damage or malfunction directly or indirectly caused by, due to, or resulting from…
… The environment or an act of God, including, but not limited to, exposure to sunlight, airborne chemicals, tree sap, animal or insect droppings, … water, contamination, lightning and other environmental conditions"
So, if you get all bricked up in the car wash, you’re now the proud owner of a $100,000 rust brick.
The only vehicle I would even chance driving after being fully submerged would be a 90s Hylux. Beyond that, nah, water damage is usually a death sentence for anything without protected electronics like an actual boat.
Likewise the only vehicle I would drive after being hit by a wrecking balls would be a 90s hylux