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    Don’t forget that the frame is made out of aluminum , so the more repeated stress you put on the frame, the weaker it gets. I’ve seen the frame literally break from towing something. It is a truly awful vehicle.

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    The most American made vehicle ever

    I am not surprised that someone who bought a Cybertruck is wholly unaware of the entire first half of the 20th century.

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    To be fair, it looks like it would look cooler if you took all the panels off. Probably would not help with longevity, but might be less likely to get arsoned.

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    There’s not supposed to be a frame there. Pull the side panel off a GM and it’s the same.

    The frame is under the truck. There should be a rigid structure on the flat of the bed.

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      It’s unibody, the waffle-like part in the picture between the rear glass and the wheel well is part of it’s frame

      edit: here’s a picture from their manual

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      This has clearly been disassembled. You can see the bed which means both the interior and exterior RR panels are removed.

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    Musk built the Cybertruck in his own image: not just the shape echoing his weirdly angular physique, but its construction representing the substance backing his sensational claims. That thing is as solid as his charter cities on Mars.

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    There’s plenty of plastic on steel, or steel trim mounted to plastic, in other trucks that aren’t “100% US made.” That’s just how it works. Plastic is light, easily moldable, and doesn’t rust. Of course it’s going to be used to build cars. I don’t see wha anyone is surprised that the swastidumpster is any different.

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    American cars were never hailed as pinnacle of quality. Not decades ago and not now.

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    American made is just a fancy way to say that the rear quarter panel will rust and fall off within the first month of ownership.

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    It’s a unibody, most modern vehicles are built like this. Take the fenders off an Audi, Kia, Mercedes, Hyundai, or BYD and it will look pretty much just like this.

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        But not most vehicles that are named “truck”

        Here in America every truck smaller than “Full Size” is unibody with the sole exception being the Chevy Colorado / GMC Canyon.

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        Most vehicles named “truck” also don’t have 3/16in cast aluminum where the tow hitch connects, but here we are.

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        There’s really only two types of vehicle construction for passenger vehicles; unibody and body on frame with unibody easily being the most common; even trucks like the Ford Ranger are unibody. Body on Frame is really only used on Full Sized pickups and SUVs. :)