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Tesla Cybertruck

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MrSquished said:
I mean who in their right mind could have called this? Crazy!

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Tesla Cybertruck sales are disastrous

Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck sales are disastrous in the release of its quarterly results. Sales of the controversial electric pickup...
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The core issue isn't the aesthetics, it's the pricing. Advertised at $39k base, but the cheapest right now is $80,000. The demand dried up because it was no longer a good deal on an electric car with a bed! The cheapest lease is $900 a MONTH lol.

They sent me an end-of-year prodding email on my reservation...free Supercharging for life & free Self-driving ($8,000 option). Free gas for life was pretty tempting tbh, but the total price ruined the deal for me. Should be BOGO at $80k lol.
 
Like all things there is a price that this thing will sell like hot cakes, probably around 40k, but there is also the fact that while the S3XY Teslas could be bought on merit, this one oozes Musk ugliness and it's too much of a polarized item to take such a huge financial gamble. It will be unique and always get attention, but not the good type. It will always be the physical form of an autistic dream.
 
misuspita said:
Like all things there is a price that this thing will sell like hot cakes, probably around 40k, but there is also the fact that while the S3XY Teslas could be bought on merit, this one oozes Musk ugliness and it's too much of a polarized item to take such a huge financial gamble. It will be unique and always get attention, but not the good type. It will always be the physical form of an autistic dream.
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Had the Cybertruck delivered on the "tough" promises & had a $60k offering in 2024, I think it would have stood a better chance. But the only time you EVER see it in the news is when:

* It crashes, something breaks, and it catches on fire
* It gets stuck in easy snow
* It gets stuck in easy mud
* It gets stuck in easy sand
* It gets stuck on easy hills

That, and they changed a few key design elements:

* Missing lightbar
* Tweaked design went from ugly-kinda-Cyberpunky-cool to ugly-frumpy
* No 500-mile battery option
* No $39k or even $60k option
* Extended battery pack eats up 1/3 of your bed
* Ugly square rear lights instead of cool lightbar
* No electric ATV!!

$80k for a "kind of" version isn't quite what I was hoping for. As weird as it was, the OG was a LOT more fun...

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Red Squirrel said:
Durability test #2!

I'm surprised the service centre was even willing to touch it lol.

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That whole episode is stream of intrusive thoughts lol

He needs to do a Dukes of Hazzard TV show...that was the most entertaining video I've seen all year hahaha
 
Kaido said:
That whole episode is stream of intrusive thoughts lol

He needs to do a Dukes of Hazzard TV show...that was the most entertaining video I've seen all year hahaha
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If someone does it it would be him. Call it the General Electric. (and probably get sued by GE lol)

He's also working on a killdozer replica, I'm sure there will be an episode soon. I wonder where he gets all his money to do these crazy things. Living the life that's for sure!
 
Red Squirrel said:
If someone does it it would be him. Call it the General Electric. (and probably get sued by GE lol)

He's also working on a killdozer replica, I'm sure there will be an episode soon. I wonder where he gets all his money to do these crazy things. Living the life that's for sure!
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People enjoy--or sometimes outraged--by him destroying things.
 
Brainonska511 said:
Did this guy just fly in from stupid town when it comes to clearing snow off a vehicle? Using wipers to try and take that much snow off a windshield is just moronic.
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The only time I ever see snow is if I leave SoCal. So I don't even understand what happened here.

The rubber wiper blade was torn from the arm by heavy snow? Which to me is weird because last time I bought these ACDelco blades that use the standard hook-on style. The problem is they just wouldn't hook-off, and I'm no bodybuilder. My mechanic safely ripped the blades off the arms, but I wasn't comfortably brute forcing it. Never buying ACDelco wiper blades again.

We can see that's a lot of snow, but that blade seemed to fall right off so easily...
 
manly said:
The only time I ever see snow is if I leave SoCal. So I don't even understand what happened here.

The rubber wiper blade was torn from the arm by heavy snow? Which to me is weird because last time I bought these ACDelco blades that use the standard hook-on style. The problem is they just wouldn't hook-off, and I'm no bodybuilder. My mechanic safely ripped the blades off the arms, but I wasn't comfortably brute forcing it. Never buying ACDelco wiper blades again.

We can see that's a lot of snow, but that blade seemed to fall right off so easily...
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A single blade was never going to work for such big surface area. The blade came off, at least the actual wiper survived.
 
sdifox said:
A single blade was never going to work for such big surface area. The blade came off, at least the actual wiper survived.
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I'm just surprised how easily the blade fell off with one pass, but I guess what happened is the rubber was shorn off of the plastic frame. In turn, this entire replaceable "wiper blade" is attached to the arm (katana). (Not that you don't know, I'm just "typing out loud.")

If the rubber didn't get pulled off so easily, who knows if he could have cleared out some of the snow after several passes. 🤣

But I get what you guys are saying, the rubber isn't designed to clear thick snow and only a maroon would try. I'm also morbidly curious how much the Tesla service center wants for a replacement blade. $60?
 
manly said:
I'm just surprised how easily the blade fell off with one pass, but I guess what happened is the rubber was shorn off of the plastic frame. In turn, this entire replaceable "wiper blade" is attached to the arm (katana). (Not that you don't know, I'm just "typing out loud.")

If the rubber didn't get pulled off so easily, who knows if he could have cleared out some of the snow after several passes. 🤣

But I get what you guys are saying, the rubber isn't designed to clear thick snow and only a maroon would try. I'm also morbidly curious how much the Tesla service center wants for a replacement blade. $60?
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Add a zero maybe. If the blade didn't come off, the actual wiper would probably have sheared off.
 
manly said:
I'm also morbidly curious how much the Tesla service center wants for a replacement blade. $60?
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I'm conflicted on this. I kind of enjoy seeing idiots pay out more money on their white elephants, but it annoys the shit out of me the money's going to Muskrat.
 
Red Squirrel said:
This feels like a potential terror plot. Just seems too convenient for it to be a random battery explosion.
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Looks like your intuition was correct. It appears that it was a suicide bomber who rented a CT and loaded the bed with simple explosives. Before detonation he took his life.

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What we know about Cybertruck explosion suspect Matthew Livelsberger

Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, a U.S. Army Green Beret, is the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion on New Year's Day, authorities said.
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manly said:
The only time I ever see snow is if I leave SoCal. So I don't even understand what happened here.

The rubber wiper blade was torn from the arm by heavy snow? Which to me is weird because last time I bought these ACDelco blades that use the standard hook-on style. The problem is they just wouldn't hook-off, and I'm no bodybuilder. My mechanic safely ripped the blades off the arms, but I wasn't comfortably brute forcing it. Never buying ACDelco wiper blades again.

We can see that's a lot of snow, but that blade seemed to fall right off so easily...
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The rubber probably froze to the glass.
 
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