Why the Slate Truck Only Costs $25K

JSR_FDED

Easiest decision ever to skip the infotainment system - your phone is better at that anyway. The Slate is like the original Nintendo Wii - swapping sophistication for fun.

dtagames

Many people will be pleased to have a vehicle with no communication, sensor, or surveillance systems. It's hard to estimate how important that might be now that all other cars force them on everyone.

mc32

Price is nice to see. The cab design is from before the '90s though. That's to say, not much space and rather plain. Also, like many contemporary vehicles it still has that snubbed nose design that limits vision of low profile objects in front of the vehicle. It's a design choice, not a necessity. Wonder why given it was a blank slate design,

WheelsAtLarge

This truck is remining me of the Yugo. When the Yugos were announced people were thrilled about the price. Unfortunately after they were in use people understood why they were so cheap, quality suffered and they were basically disposable cars. Cheap is nice in theory but eventually you wish for something a bit better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugo

Waterluvian

Does it fit a standard 4x8 sheet flat with the tailgate down? (Anyone seen detailed dimensions specs?)

sidewndr46

is this vehicle actually available for purchase at $24,950?

gnabgib

Discussion (296 points, 2 days ago, 463 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659451

al_borland

I’ve never been a truck person, if I hadn’t just bought a car 3 years ago, I’d be eyeing this. If it’s still around and remaining true to form when I’m ready for my next vehicle it will be a serious contender. Working from home, I don’t drive much. If I could not have a car at all, I would. Having a no frills truck, that’s isn’t an old beater in constant need of repair and maintenance, sounds really nice.