“When a vehicle infamous for exploding on impact outperforms a so-called ‘futuristic’ truck,
it’s less a testament to progress and more an indictment of hype-driven engineering.
Safety isn’t a marketing gimmick—it’s the foundation of trust in any machine.
The thing that really kills me if you get into an accident with the cybertruck and it catches fire it will almost certainly be your coffin since the doors lose power, people outside the vehicle can't open the doors and interior emergency overrides are hard to find
“A vehicle that turns into an inescapable trap when power fails isn’t innovation—it’s negligence.
If safety features require a manual to locate in an emergency, they’re not safety features at all.
Luxury and tech should enhance survival, not turn accidents into death sentences.
And the thing that really gets me is: the pinto was cheap. They knew about the fire risk and didn't fix it because it would affect cost. The cybertruck isn't cheap
Saddest part is that the even the Pinto had a better build quality than the Cybertruck does. (The Pinto’s problem being a design flaw, had nothing to do with QC.)
I bought a 2 year old Honda in 2020 right before car prices spiked (i know i got lucky). The price for a bare bones cybertruck purchased when it came out could have bought 3 of my cars. And my car isn't trying to kill me.
It's also better at off road stuff and it doesn't have much clearance and wasn't really built to go off road. It's meant to handle some snow and like the occasional dirt road
The Pinto was not safer than the Cybertruck. The numbers you've heard for the Pinto are ONLY deaths due to the defect in question, not all deaths, not even all fire deaths. Also, the numbers aren't adjusted for the number of vehicles in operation or the time they've been in service.
The scary thing, to me, is that this thread ONLY has responses from people who are easily manipulated, and do not even check the basics before they let their confirmation bias run away with their reason. That's terrifying.
To be fair, the official accident record of the Pinto is a low estimate that Ford finally agreed on after denying for so long. There's a good chance there were more cases that were chalked up as user error.
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Steer clear of ugly cars? 😉🔥
Also. My bad.
I was thinking of the Gremlin. Neighbors growing up worked for AMC. 😶🌫️
it’s less a testament to progress and more an indictment of hype-driven engineering.
Safety isn’t a marketing gimmick—it’s the foundation of trust in any machine.
If safety features require a manual to locate in an emergency, they’re not safety features at all.
Luxury and tech should enhance survival, not turn accidents into death sentences.