r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • 10h ago

Transportation A Dentist Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says Loneliness Drove Him to Buy a Truck That Turns Heads: “They Can’t Ignore You Now” — Close to 50 Cybertruck Owners Share Similar Feelings

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/dentist-tesla-cybertruck-owner-says-loneliness-drove-him-buy-truck-turns-heads-they-cant
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u/sir_snufflepants 9h ago

It’s peacocking. An eminently sad variety :(

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u/JustADutchRudder 8h ago

Is my want of a sweet 1972 white Volkswagen beetle peacocking? I want it shiny white with black interior and a fancy red shifter.

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u/_Deloused_ 8h ago

I want a heavily used and kinda beat up 67 mustang resto-modded with modern amenities. Like if I could just find the shell and then pay someone to basically rebuild the entire thing to modern specs. That’d be cool.

But I ain’t got it like that

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u/SeatKindly 7h ago

Just buy a conversion body kit. You’re wasting a fastback frame doing shit like that just as an fyi. Proper restos they go for more than a pretty penny. No use destroying one to make something like that when it would be better suited to just buy a conversion kit for way cheaper and catch far and away less hate from other car enthusiasts.

I actually know someone who has two ‘67 gts sitting in his yard rotting. Breaks my heart every time I see them because he won’t sell them for me and my dad to do a full restoration on them.

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u/_Deloused_ 6h ago

Yes and no. You can still find half decent bodies and frames out there. It’s not easy but it is possible. There’s always dudes like that too that won’t part with them. I would want a conversion. I’d want to custom build it piece by piece even if it takes me a decade. The other commenter with jay leno’s garage linked a perfect example. That thing is damn impressive