TRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck
- ukimalefu
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TRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck
If Tesla doesn't offer one yet, you make your own, or Simone Gierzt did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R35gWBtLCYg
how it was made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKv_N0IDS2A
Posted here because she's awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R35gWBtLCYg
how it was made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKv_N0IDS2A
Posted here because she's awesome.
I love Truckla already, and she is so adorable it hurts. Seriously, just watching her be so happy about this project made me smile so hard my face ached. That's some good stuff there. 

- Donkey Butter
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Pariah wrote: Utes are stupid and there is a reason no one sells a small pickup in the USA, they don't sell.
I don't think anyone is looking for a pickup truck with 4 inches of ground clearance either.
I disagree entirely. Small pickups once owned the road in many places, as they were perfect for a lot of things. At one time the Ranger was one of the best selling Ford pickups made - far outnumbering the larger (and more expensive) F-150's and F-250's. What killed them were the CAFE standards that made them unattractive.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/ ... on-wagons/
- ukimalefu
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Pariah wrote: Utes are stupid and there is a reason no one sells a small pickup in the USA, they don't sell.
I don't think anyone is looking for a pickup truck with 4 inches of ground clearance either.
well she said he's gonna lift it a bit
and the point is that a proper electric pickup truck doesn't exist yet.
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DukeofNuke wrote: After a bit of research it appears that just the opposite happened.
The Holden website no longer list the Ute. It has been replaced by a re-branded Chevy Colorado.
Holden used to make some cool cars. I just visited their site and...man oh man, what a dreary lineup of boring vehicles.
Not even duct tape will fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound.
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Pariah wrote:DukeofNuke wrote: After a bit of research it appears that just the opposite happened.
The Holden website no longer list the Ute. It has been replaced by a re-branded Chevy Colorado.
Holden used to make some cool cars. I just visited their site and...man oh man, what a dreary lineup of boring vehicles.
I want this one

but it's probably not for sale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Efijy
It is a shame that actual cars don't look more like concept cars. I mean, I'm sure they are more expensive to produce, but if they looked like that, I doubt sales would be as much of an issue.
Assuming it was built to modern safety standards, had a current engine, etc., I'd drive the crap out of that.
Assuming it was built to modern safety standards, had a current engine, etc., I'd drive the crap out of that.
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DukeofNuke wrote: Chrysler tried that "Retro-Look" thing a while back. It started out with a bang but quickly fizzled out.![]()
True, but Chrysler screwed the pooch on those pretty hard. They were generally overpriced and reliability was crap. Even at that, I still like the Prowler.