New Video: Seeing the Slate Truck in Person - Reality Check

[cadblu]

A first impressions look by a reviewer who got to witness the Slate truck at one of the Slate to State events.



Quote from the video @5:35: "it's still pretty awesome, even at $30K"

 

[The Dude]

Thanks for the clear video. Wow. Starting to see a lot of thing Im going to have to fix once it's in the driveway. Im just to picky. First thing is lining everything up. Definitely replacing the markers with ones that go over the panel held with screws. Not the other way around. And a lot of adhesive and weather stripping.

 

[Dorbiman]

I'm just curious, what's the problem with the marker lights and the weather stripping?

 

[sodamo]

Thanks for the clear video. Wow. Starting to see a lot of thing Im going to have to fix once it's in the driveway. Im just to picky. First thing is lining everything up. Definitely replacing the markers with ones that go over the panel held with screws. Not the other way around. And a lot of adhesive and weather stripping.

Would you advise waiting until actually in the yard before investing in too much stuff.

 

[nstrains10]

I'm sure a lot of the alignment stuff will be cleaned up on the production models. As for the markers, that's a different story. Haha There was a thread somewhere on here about changing the lenses to clear on those as well.

 

[The Dude]

Will be replaced by these. Curious about water intrusion with the panels. Probably replacing lots of stuff my self unless fixed first. Such as.

 

[The Dude]

Would you advise waiting until actually in the yard before investing in too much stuff.

I am. But Im good with fabricating stuff with cars. From what I have seen so far. I would not trust these guys at wrapping the truck. Imagine the head ache of receiving a wrapped vehicle that you weren't happy with. But we'll see.

 

[Luxrage]

I'm sure a lot of these fitment issues will be ironed out by the time they're making these full production. Especially that frunk shot where it looks like they dremel'd out more plastic for clearance.

 

[Driven5]

These units were cobbled together from non-production parts, tooling, and engineering... WTF are people expecting to see here?

 

[Doctors Do Little]

I am. But Im good with fabricating stuff with cars. From what I have seen so far. I would not trust these guys at wrapping the truck. Imagine the head ache of receiving a wrapped vehicle that you weren't happy with. But we'll see.

You know, I saw a full size truck this morning with a bed step built into the rear quarter panel, and I was thinking that this would be a pretty easy thing to do on the Slate....cut a hole in the rear quarter panel and grab one of the many steps out there and as long as there is somewhere to fasten it to something solid (frame?), you'd be set to have a quick step into the back...with your skills, this would be easy. (For me, I'd have to measure, measure, pray, cut, cuss, cut some more, and then fasten and fit.)

 

[evtruth]

Thanks for the clear video. Wow. Starting to see a lot of thing Im going to have to fix once it's in the driveway. Im just to picky. First thing is lining everything up. Definitely replacing the markers with ones that go over the panel held with screws. Not the other way around. And a lot of adhesive and weather stripping.

People keep forgetting these **are not** production trucks. A lot of fit and finish things will be ironed out in production.

 

[motorolas]

Million dollar hand made prototypes going to have rough edges.
Slate broke ground on assembly plant and expect to see finished builds sometime next fall/winter. The wait from now to then will be boring

 

[The Dude]

These units were cobbled together from non-production parts, tooling, and engineering... WTF are people expecting to see here?

Here! Id like to sell you this for Thousands of dollars. I know it's cobbled together and has a lot of work left to do. But trust me. It'll look WAY more better than what Im showing you right now. 😉 Just saying. Me and a bunch of other guys could take what they are displaying and make it look WAY more presentable. Maybe that's why they stopped doing the events.

 

[Dorbiman]

Here! Id like to sell you this for Thousands of dollars. I know it's cobbled together and has a lot of work left to do. But trust me. It'll look WAY more better than what Im showing you right now. 😉 Just saying. Me and a bunch of other guys could take what they are displaying and make it look WAY more presentable. Maybe that's why they stopped doing the events.

Sounds like you should offer your services to Slate Auto. I'm sure they'd be quite impressed with your capabilities

 

[motorolas]

Here! Id like to sell you this for Thousands of dollars. I know it's cobbled together and has a lot of work left to do. But trust me. It'll look WAY more better than what Im showing you right now. 😉 Just saying. Me and a bunch of other guys could take what they are displaying and make it look WAY more presentable. Maybe that's why they stopped doing the events.

I’m impressed they had 70+ units for testing and certification.
There were rougher units that were doing testing in Arizona a few months ago. Looking forward to Slate showing final products off next year if they can get there. It’s tough to make things for sure.