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Title: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: roadman65 on August 25, 2024, 09:50:12 PM
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TNDzcu911UZsLtZZ7
The car in tow looks like a car parked near me daily in a shopping center?
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: LilianaUwU on August 25, 2024, 09:56:37 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on August 25, 2024, 09:50:12 PMhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/TNDzcu911UZsLtZZ7
The car in tow looks like a car parked near me daily in a shopping center?
Do you not know what a Cybertruck is?
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Big John on August 25, 2024, 10:02:44 PM
Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 25, 2024, 09:56:37 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on August 25, 2024, 09:50:12 PMhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/TNDzcu911UZsLtZZ7
The car in tow looks like a car parked near me daily in a shopping center?
Do you not know what a Cybertruck is?
Yes, but I wish I didn't.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: webny99 on August 25, 2024, 10:10:09 PM
Taken literally, the answer is clearly 'clickbait'
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on August 25, 2024, 10:19:32 PM
New age Pontiac Aztek.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: CoreySamson on August 25, 2024, 10:35:45 PM
I'm confused by the first car on the trailer, not the Cybertruck. It doesn't look like any sort of brand that I know. I think that's probably what @roadman65 is referring to. Maybe one of the car geeks on here would know?
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: LilianaUwU on August 25, 2024, 11:37:23 PM
For what it's worth, those three cars are an utterly insane combination of cars to have on a trailer.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: TheCatalyst31 on August 26, 2024, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: CoreySamson on August 25, 2024, 10:35:45 PMI'm confused by the first car on the trailer, not the Cybertruck. It doesn't look like any sort of brand that I know. I think that's probably what @roadman65 is referring to. Maybe one of the car geeks on here would know?

Looks like a MV-1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Production_Group#MV-1), which was apparently a short-lived car made primarily for wheelchair transport. I hadn't heard of it either and only found the name by looking for its badge. Its full name, "Vehicle Transportation Group Motor Vehicle-1", might be the most generic car name ever.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Max Rockatansky on August 26, 2024, 12:03:28 AM
I'm sure whoever owns it thinks it is just as cool as a Humvee.  Unique sure, you don't see too many AM General products floating around on haulers.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: MATraveler128 on August 26, 2024, 08:18:47 AM
I've started seeing those a lot lately. They're incredibly popular.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: epzik8 on August 26, 2024, 08:22:30 AM
You're going to see a lot more of these for years to come.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: hotdogPi on August 26, 2024, 09:03:27 AM
It really depends on where you are. I saw three (and apparently missed a fourth) on a one-week vacation on the West Coast (both Orange County CA and the Seattle area), but I have seen zero at home despite spending a lot more time at home.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: SectorZ on August 26, 2024, 09:08:20 AM
I've seen three Cybertrucks so far and two were wrapped because people already know what a disaster the stainless steel is. One was wrapped for a cleaning business, so kudos to that guy for being smart about his money.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Hunty2022 on August 26, 2024, 10:26:49 AM
I've only seen one that I know of, and that was on Saturday.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: roadman65 on August 26, 2024, 12:35:35 PM
Speak of the devil I just saw one in my rearview mirror getting off I-275 in Tampa. That exact same stainless steel car with no color and odd shape cross the street behind me.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on August 26, 2024, 12:50:47 PM
It's Elon Musk's dumpster on wheels.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: mgk920 on August 26, 2024, 04:16:37 PM
I seriously doubt that anyone will be seeing them being driven on their own wheels on I-70 west of the Denver, CO metro area anytime soon.

Mike
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: JayhawkCO on August 26, 2024, 05:14:36 PM
Quote from: mgk920 on August 26, 2024, 04:16:37 PMI seriously doubt that anyone will be seeing them being driven on their own wheels on I-70 west of the Denver, CO metro area anytime soon.

Mike

Saw several of them this weekend.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Scott5114 on August 26, 2024, 11:13:51 PM
I saw one on Valley View (turning onto I think Desert Inn) recently. My wife and I both groaned.

Very expensive and very low build quality. Gag.

Although roadman asks a good question...what is a Cybertruck supposed to be, anyway?
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Henry on August 26, 2024, 11:42:24 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on August 26, 2024, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: CoreySamson on August 25, 2024, 10:35:45 PMI'm confused by the first car on the trailer, not the Cybertruck. It doesn't look like any sort of brand that I know. I think that's probably what @roadman65 is referring to. Maybe one of the car geeks on here would know?

Looks like a MV-1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Production_Group#MV-1), which was apparently a short-lived car made primarily for wheelchair transport. I hadn't heard of it either and only found the name by looking for its badge. Its full name, "Vehicle Transportation Group Motor Vehicle-1", might be the most generic car name ever.
Here's one interesting factoid about the MV-1: It was originally going to use GM parts, but when production started, it had been switched over to Ford components instead.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: 1995hoo on August 29, 2024, 12:37:19 PM
https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1828801765569073166
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Scott5114 on August 30, 2024, 12:41:50 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 29, 2024, 12:37:19 PMhttps://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1828801765569073166

I hope for his sake that's a dryer, because if it were a washer, where would it drain to?

And if it is a dryer...where did he wash the clothes?
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Mr. Matté on August 30, 2024, 08:16:59 PM
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b20207cf93fd43d362de762/1538069152179-Q79DLQMHMS0UL01KOQT5/scott+shannon+1.jpg)

"It's a- like a battery truck!"
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Takumi on September 01, 2024, 12:58:25 PM
https://x.com/FoolishBB/status/1769507287612207319
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Hunty2022 on September 11, 2024, 02:41:09 PM
Quote from: Hunty2022 on August 26, 2024, 10:26:49 AMI've only seen one that I know of, and that was on Saturday.

I saw two in different parking lots last Saturday, I got pictures of both.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: JayhawkCO on September 11, 2024, 02:43:00 PM
On my way to go camping on Saturday, I saw 4 of them between Aurora and Lake City.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: Kulerage on September 11, 2024, 03:05:51 PM
Whether OP is talking about the Cybertruck or the MV-1, I've seen only a couple in my life. Though I am very afraid of the fact that that number will probably grow in the case of the Cybertruck.
Title: Re: What is this supposed to be?
Post by: CoreySamson on October 08, 2024, 11:28:19 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 29, 2024, 12:37:19 PMhttps://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1828801765569073166
I saw this exact truck weaving in and out of traffic on the DNT on Saturday (albeit without the washing machine)!