Not Even the Mightiest of Snowstorm can Impact the Swastidumpster
Not Even the Mightiest of Snowstorm can Impact the Swastidumpster
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To be fair, this is an issue on most cars, not limited to the swastikar.
Photo proof attached for the morons claiming otherwise.
As someone who lives in a very snowy area of the world, and has a car with a "shelf" in front of the headlights.
No, it is not. Car designers think about something called aerodynamics that makes sure headlights have air moving in a certain way to clear snow and also other debris from them when driving. The cybertruck has had no such considerations taken when designed.
That or Volvos used to have incredibly cute wipers for the headlights
My Volvo 240 does!
You don't need them ever in winter because of the heat of the halogen bulbs though.
Yet another thing SAAB invented, but people only remember the Volvo knock off.
Rest of the world: "Swedish car company is Swedish car company"
Lol that some serious Front Fell Off vibes.
I need to know what goes on in Scott's life that it happens to him three times a month.
I assume he drives a tesla
Growing up on the East Coast, I've never had to pull over mid-drive and brush snow off my lights.
I can’t imagine any CT driver cares enough to pull over and clean the headlights. If they actually cared about safety they would haven’t gotten the CT.
My SAABs all had headlight wipers for snow buildup.
Edit: Wait, no. I lied. My '82 900 didn't have those wipers, or a turbo, or really anything in the way of bells and whistles.
None of that snow accumulated while driving, bud.
No.
cope and seethe
Cope ans seethe about what exactly? Cars have bumpers. Bumpers accumulate snow. Snow accumulation on front bumpers, which are normally found near headlights, blocks said headlights.
Don't be an idiot you moron.
As someone who has owned ~5 different vehicles while living in an area that snows before Halloween and can snow as late as Easter - you are the moron.
I have never had to stop mid drive to brush off my headlights, even in whiteout blizzard conditions, because snow doesn't accumulate on my front bumper. In fact, most of my vehicles the headlights are spaced far enough away from my bumper, with enough of an angle, that I barely need to brush snow off them in the mornings after getting 2' of snow overnight.
Are you sure you've driven anything that isn't a Lada?
Have you ever lived around snow, or do you just see it on TV? Because, while you have the most minute point that it can accumulate when parked, they absolutely do not build up snow on the 'shelf' while driving.
Source: I drove in the snow recently with headlights and no snow blocked my headlights in the middle of a storm.
You should probably stick to talking about what you know instead of defending the poorly designed swasticars.
In the past with incandescent lights they would easily melt the snow off, I'm guessing that's not the case with modern LEDs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYO1TObNz8
That seems like it could be a factor.
Yeah, I was thinking about that video when I posted actually. Maybe other car makers put a little heating element in their lights as well and Tesla just didn't. Either way, the big issue is the shape. On a traditional car it'll slide off as soon as a little bit is melted, the cybertruck just has a shelf where the snow can accumulate.
It seems like every Tesla is just Musk discovering why traditional car makers do things the way they do the hard way.
Yeah a shelf in front of the lights is some big brain
It is, just not as bad