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boonecreek

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3. Rather than the Edsel,

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:32 PM

Apr 3

I would compare the Cybertruck more to the Chevy Vega which was fraught with
numerous problems such as rear wheels falling off and engines overheating to the
point of the block warping. The Edsel was more of a marketing disaster with Edsel
scholar Jan Deutsch calling it "the wrong car at the wrong time".

More at links
https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/chevrolet-vega-terrible-cars-that-shouldnt-have-been-terrible/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel

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