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Episode 21: Finally, A Pickup Truck For Protestants (Patreon)

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2026-07-09 19:48:12
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Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, we finally dig into the Slate Truck. We both do not like it. Next up, President Deals decides to destroy his own trade deal because we live under textual fascism! Weirdly, we both have complicated feelings about this, because it turns out that global trade and American imperialism are not clear-cut issues. Finally, Jordan explains that Ferrari has invented a Real Fake Manual and Victoria can't decide if it's good or not but it sure is some shit Baudrillard would have soy-pointed at.

As always, our opening theme song is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator!

Also: The Bangladesh factory collapse was actually two Tenerife airport disasters in terms of fatality count. Victoria regrets the error.

Referenced Stories: EPA Rolling Coal Tuners Get Pardons @CarAndDriverThe BBC Had To Apologize For How Racist The Mexico Special Was @BBCSlate Truck Details @CarAndDriverSlate Truck Price Leak @TheAutopianTesla Gaming The EPA Numbers @CarAndDriverResistance Heater Planned For The Slate Truck @FacebookSlate Truck Originally Planned To Use NMC Batteries @InsideEVsGreat Slate Battery Breakdown @TechcrunchCobalt Mining Feature @NPRThe Slate Truck Uses LFP Batteries After All @InsideEVsChevy Bolt Specs And Pricing @CarAndDriverDaniel Golson's Slate EV Ridealong @JalopnikSlate Has To Sell 80,000 Trucks A Year To Break Even @CarscoopsTrump Blows Up The USMCA @CarAndDriverUSMCA vs. NAFTA @InvestopediaMatt Yglesias Being A Piece Of Shit @SlateTrump Loves The USMCA He Made Until He Didn't Anymore @CNNReal Fake Manual 12Cilindri @Top Gear

Comments

rduppydup

Time to listen to my woke propaganda at work. 🙂‍↕️

AnarCaylee

Unfortunately, Ferrari couldn't use their old 6 speed transmissions because some mob guys thew em all into Mt. Vesuvius

Speerflorpsh Ruprel Huk'woolk Grzeskowiak

Unfortunately, Victoria had no issues pronouncing the name this week, did it so well that I wonder if she practiced it before hand, but I did get a giggle out of Jordan so it's a passing grade for me.

FreeBard42

1:02:20. Hey, there's at least a couple of examples from the end of WWII of "journalists" still facing the appropriate consequences for their actions.

Titania Bird, Super Saiyan Goddess

I’ve seen the pics of the Slate, and my reaction was “as someone who’s lived the minimalist life of a poor person most of her adult life, there is such a thing as too minimalist, and this is way too fucking minimalist. It’s like off-white walls and cheap-blinds. Also, note for Victoria: it’s pronounced in the German way. Like “Kyle”. Or just Titania Bird.

Great Joe

The term you might be looking for is "austere". Maybe. The reason conspicuous austerity worked for the homes of the wealthy in 2009 is they didn't use their homes, they paid for lunches and dinners and concerts. Often hotel rooms as well. Try to apply that to a truck and it just falls apart.

ThePallidMask

The insidious thing about that 7.5k tax rebate is it would only have been really good for people who owed at least that much in taxes. So poor folks making less would not have been able to get that full amount back for the suck truck anyways

zahracusdottir

I have thoughts about what a truck should have when you buy it but like that stripped down work truck should be like 7 grand new

Stephen Hegedus

I just realized the Slate is currently only available in 2WD. With the lift kit, off-road tires and lightning I just assumed it was AWD. An AWD Hybrid Maverick XL is $33k with destination. A basic, easily upgraded, Single-DIN radio with Bluetooth would have been much more interesting. For a truck that's going to be around $27k by the time it gets to you it should at least have a radio and electric windows.

zahracusdottir

I just want a Chevy s10 new off the lot with a 5 speed and crank windows for 7 grand off the lot. AC is an extra 600 bucks and I'm really gonna hem and haw about getting it

Mike Gray

I really wanted to like the Slate, I blindly liked the Slate, but you've successfully convinced me that it sucks. I'm sad now, going to go cry in my 1996 T100.

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Safety Last... how about the film Safety Not Guaranteed? Despite the homage to Harold Lloyd's clock-cliffhanger scene with Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future, the two Lloyds are not related to each other.

Titania Bird, Super Saiyan Goddess

NGL, if more cars had manual without the clutch pedal, I could probably drive manual. Paddle shifters, for instance, would work *wonderfully* for my anxiety-addled AuDHD ass.

Titania Bird, Super Saiyan Goddess

I got my '05 Mercury Grand Marquis for $3500 in 2022. Most commercial EV conversions run around $15k-20k. If you're confident enough to do the conversion yourself (I'm not), you can get kits for less than $7k. One service I talked to quoted close to $30k for conversion, but even then, I'd be getting a lot more car (and a better looking one) than the Slate. ...Though I *do* typically use my phone and AirPods anyway, but that's just because I haven't sprung for a stereo upgrade. Bottom line: you could go EV conversion on a cheap auto with some basic frills and come out as cheap or cheaper than the Slate, or at worst only slightly more expensive.

Titania Bird, Super Saiyan Goddess

Austerity should be something you *have* to do, not an aesthetic you choose. I think that's what makes the Slate most offensive for me, someone who's lived austere by necessity.

Titania Bird, Super Saiyan Goddess

I dunno if it'd beat it, but if I felt comfortable doing an EV conversion on my '05 Grand Marquis ($3500 in '22), I could get a reliable, durable vehicle for the cost of an EV conversion kit and my spare time. Would it be a performance machine? Not hardly. But it'd be a better drive and more aesthetically pleasing than a Slate.

HELP NEEDED: Editor to get my bits under 50 charac

Trying to summarize my thoughts on the slate here... 1: It's hilarious that you call it a truck for mormons, while I called it a bolt for guys that work in manufacturing. I've found a surprising number of mormons working in manufacturing. Basically all middle managers in american manufacturing are mormons or weird flavors of protestants. 2: I don't particularly disagree with all the reasons you list for why slate will go bankrupt, if anything I give them less time than you do. Their only real path to success is with fleets, and I don't see big fleet managers choosing a startup over someone like ford. 3: I legitimately love the way it looks, especially the interior. But modern car interiors give me anxiety. 4: All the reasons I love it and think it's important will matter to like 12 other weirdos and no one else, see point 2 lol.

Stephen Hegedus

If Slate goes under then you would have to figure out how to work on it anyway. An electric conversion might be better in that case, easier to work on. Or just, as they said, get an affordable EV from an established manufacturer like a Bolt or Ioniq. I would leave a Panther Platform as is, it's one of the most reliable American cars ever made. Swap in a Coyote and T-56.

Hasel

Oh God I don't wanna drive these fucking things at work. I deliver for amazon (unfortunately) but the rivian vans are KINDA NICE INSIDE? They're all plastic all over and kinda fall apart but they're not hateful. They're so much nicer than like, a transit van or ram van.

SixArmedSweater

So this is totally Bezos trying to sabotage electric cars, right?

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DECOUPLING is Consultantese/MBA-speak for stripping everything good out of useful experiences and charging a subscription for it. Airline tickets were the most notable; Spirit Air was famous for it until every other airline adopted their business model. Spirit was not aggressive enough with decoupling and folded--eaten by their own invention. ALL sellers have been waiting for this moment where tech is capable of metering and collecting for every little thing. Micropayments were a step toward what you might call MacroPayments. Theme parks are the next notable application. Having a compulsory mechanism of changing $30-$100 per ride came just as soon as technology allowed.

MissTaintBehaving

The Ford maverick is pretty darn good. I boss got a whole fleet to replace the Nissan fontiers and dang I love this car/ truck. Only down side is the weak ass tires on the stock. More suited to a civic.