Pro-tip, you should do this for any car that you care about.
Really interested how long these trucks will last in the north east. I suspect salt is going to ruin them in short order.
Which isn’t any different from existing trucks, really. You can treat a truck like shit in the south or even PNW and it’ll last decades longer than a well-cared-for truck in the northeast or midwest.
Definitely, the salted areas are always tougher for cars, while living in PA I expected only 6-8 years from a car before it started falling apart. But it’s usually under carriage rust and not visible until it’s got so bad it’s through the panels. The exposed metal seems likely these will start showing corrosion in just a few seasons, guess we’ll see
Stupid article.
Look, here’s an excerpt from my car’s manual:
To help prevent corrosion:
Wash the vehicle regularly to prevent corrosion of the body and suspension components. Also, wash the vehicle promptly after driving on any of the following surfaces.
. roads that have been salted to prevent them from freezing in winter
. mud, sand, or gravel
. coastal roads
Now let’s write a headline to match.
Subaru: You’ll have to wash dirt off your Crosstrek ASAP to Avoid Corrosion.
Wow, can I be a journalist now?
As expected, you left out some important points:
Do not wait until Cybertruck is due for a complete wash. If necessary, use denatured alcohol to remove tar spots and stubborn grease stains, then immediately wash the area with water and a mild, non-detergent soap to remove the alcohol.
Looks like Subarus are also defective. More excerpts from my owners manual:
Salt, chemicals, insects, tar, soot, tree sap, and bird droppings should be washed off by using a light detergent, as required. If you use a light detergent, make certain that it is a neutral detergent. Do not use strong soap or chemical detergents. All cleaning agents should be promptly flushed from the surface and not allowed to dry there. Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with plenty of lukewarm water. Wipe the remaining water off with a chamois or soft cloth. Wear rubber gloves and use a hand brush when washing down underbody, inner fenders and suspension to effec- tively remove mud and dirt off.
What kind of a shitty automaker would require such care after just some tar or bird droppings!
As expected, cars need washing.
You probably have servants to do that for you if you have “fuck off I’m buying a Cybertruck” money.
While I think the cybertruck is stupid, you may not realize how much the SUVs, minivans, and trucks you likely see regularly on the road cost.
The low-end cybertruck model is often equivalent (or less than) some models of jeep Grand Cherokee, dodge charger, Chrysler Pacifica, chevy traverse, ford super duty, etc.
A lot of cars are crazy expensive. I know people that have cars that cost 70-80K, which is more than their yearly salary. It’s insane.
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-can-no-longer-afford-their-cars-1859929
These things are going to be real cool sitting around all rusty in the apocalypse. Maybe some of them will be kept alive with some charge hacking shenanigans.
I think it would only be electric vehicles would be functional in a post apocalyptic scenario.
I don’t think people appreciate the complexity of oil refineries and oil supply chains. A lot of the oil industry is happening somewhere else and people don’t think very much about how fragile it is despite the large number of economic problems caused by even minor disruptions in that industry.
And gas goes bad after about a year. So…
It’s far simpler to to set up a wind turbine to charge an electric car than it is to rebuild all of that oil industry infrastructure.
Preppers should really have electric cars and wind turbines and solar power. But those types tend to be just paranoid and don’t really think straight.
