• @SpaceNoodle
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    -244 months ago

    So it’s good if you can and enjoy fixing, replacing, and tinkering a lot - not if you want something reliable and durable - which is what I expect from electronics I import from China.

    • @[email protected]
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      244 months ago

      Not sure where you’re getting that. He replaced some springs for comfort and put in a bed liner. It’s a farm truck. If you’re not willing to do the absolute minimum, you probably don’t need a farm truck.

    • monovergent 🏁
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      214 months ago

      The only thing that had broken was one of the rear reflectors, and that’s only because my dad crushed it

      After two years of near-daily use, the truck is holding up admirably. I know that fact is going to drive the haters up a wall

      Bruh, of all possible criticisms?

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        -224 months ago

        Did you miss the part where he had to replace the shocks, the tires, restore the bed … ?

        • @_stranger_
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          204 months ago

          shocks for comfort, tires wear out, and he put a bed liner in like the vast majority of trucks have. Nothing out of the ordinary.

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            -124 months ago

            The shocks were the wrong stiffness for the application, the tires wore out very quickly, and I forgot that the seats were also disintegrating after only two years. That’s not what I expect from a light truck or any other quality farm equipment. This is a vehicle for somebody who wants to continually maintain and upgrade it.

            • @[email protected]
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              234 months ago

              They were springs, not shocks. Of course it was too stiff for exclusive use on a farm, it’s expected to do most of its driving on roads in China. The tires didn’t wear out, he wanted knobbier tyres for the farm. And you know what other vehicle always wore through its seat upholstery in 2 years? Nineties hiluxes. You know, the gold standard of rugged, simple reliability. And guess what, living on a farm those required a lot of maintenance too. It’s a machine, machines wear out with use even when they have Toyota badges.

              These cheap electric trucks are a return to simple, easily serviceable designs that you’d think ol’ boys would be cheering for. Instead all they do is cry about it. It’s culture war brain rot

              • @SpaceNoodle
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                -84 months ago

                God forbid somebody have a unique point of view.

                • @[email protected]
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                  114 months ago

                  Being misinformed and dishonest is not and will never be a valid or unique point of view. Your ignorance does not have the same weight as the truth.

                • AggressivelyPassive
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                  64 months ago

                  Schizophrenics have unique perspectives, that doesn’t mean, they’re correct or even valuable.

                • @_stranger_
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                  44 months ago

                  It’s not unique, there are tons of people exactly as wrong as you are.

                • @[email protected]
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                  04 months ago

                  It has nothing to do with your point of view. You’re misreading facts and then stating your incorrect understanding as fact. Point of views require a common factual base, which you haven’t shown to understand at all.

    • @[email protected]
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      84 months ago

      Dude seems happy! You figure the author is only impressed because of his skin ($) in the game?

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        I’m sure he’s happy! My point is that this really isn’t a solution for everyone given some of the major flaws. A lot of people appear to be upset by this, and some are even choosing to imagine some rather nasty things.

        • @Xanis
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          14 months ago

          I’m not very familiar with this whole apparently situation. What are the flaws and nasty things you’re talking about?