It’s ugly, it’s heavy, it’s completely impractical, it’s associated with a petty tyrant.
Nobody wants it.
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It also has terrible build quality, is almost double the price they said it would be, & does zero things better than any of its competitors. Crazy to think that anyone would prefer to purchase something (or you know, literally anything) other than a cybertruck
Yep. Tons of recalls and it doesn’t help people get locked in them and die thanks to fires or other causes.
You are statistically more likely to die in a fire in a Cybertruck than a Ford Pinto
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Because they are ugly, bad at doing things trucks do and made by a Nazi piece of shit.
They’re also bad at doing things a car does.
Oh and they might kill grandma.
And break your fingers.
And accelerate uncontrollably.
Cars do that.
If they’re made by ketamine addicted toddlers.
bad at doing things trucks do
I mean, it's a blingy vehicle that you wouldn't want to scratch up that you use to show off. But...
Most modern pickup trucks in the US are also not all that great at being a bare-bones, knock-around utility vehicle, which is what trucks were historically used for. The modern pickup is mostly more-or-less a luxury vehicle, not a workhorse. I'd say that it's actually not all that out of line with what's happened to trucks more-broadly.
https://smartautotips.com/the-rise-of-luxury-amenities-in-modern-pickup-trucks/
Once upon a time, pickup trucks were all about utility and practicality. They were designed for hard work on the farm or construction site, and the interior amenities were basic at best. However, in recent years there has been a shift in the pickup truck market towards luxury and comfort. Many modern pickup trucks now come with a range of high-end amenities that you would expect to find in a luxury sedan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siKi79rwnYY
The Death of the Small Affordable Pickup
I think that the lion's share of that is a broader change. The Cybertruck is just a particularly flagrant example.
When I bought my Tacoma I was horrified to learn they no longer make the "small one", and I was only bon Gen 2 of the Tacoma's. They've gotten even bigger I think
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The right doesn't want an ev and the left doesn't want a car sold by a nazi. The cybertruck doesn't have mass market appeal as a result. Sure the technofascists love them but you shouldn't mass produce something when your target customer is Caroline Ellison of all people
Their core demographic is people who only survived childhood due to the vigilance of others. It's not really a growth market.
They're ugly and apparently the build quality is shite. Even without the inescapable nazi association I can't imagine they would have sold lots.
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The cybertruck didn't have hype, it was a meme car. And Elon was always too stupid to understand that memes remain popular for a very short amount of time before attention moves on.
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What an amazing time to be a BMW driver. No longer are you short penis'd douchebags the biggest assholes on the road. Congrats you shitheads, and relish in running red lights while people are trying to turn left.
I had a BMW for a long time, and i was really quite the anti BMW driver, at least if you care what redditors say. I never rewlly understood the whole car cliché thing, BUT, fuck me i hate tesla drivers. Somehow they are always on their phones. Like phone on their head, not with the fancy bordcomputer. And because they are always on their phone, they can't use turn signals. And even that aside, most tesla drivers seem to have a lot of trouble driving.
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This gif is so fun to analyze, in the show you only see the scene briefly so it seems just fine but the longer you watch it loop the more you notice the flaws that they could get away with in the format.
- Front wheels pop in and out of existence
- Horn on the top bounces upwards when facing away
- The antenna is always behind the bubble dome even when it should be in front of it
- Homer suddenly flips all the way backwards when the car is roughly facing to the right
- The entire scene is static except for the car itself and a single blink for Herb
- The spoiler slopes down when its on the left but up when its on the right
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good, you couldn't pay me to drive one of these monstrosities that scream "my personality is the color Florida"
I went back to find this post just to tell you that "my personality is the color Florida" has me cackling for several minutes now. I hope your day is as great as your jokes.
thank you stranger, been dealing with a lot of life lately.. I pop off too damn much
I mean Musk has done a wonderful job of BEING the brand and then tanking the brand. It’s a publicly traded company and his actions do not appear to be beneficial to the company. I wonder how much stock holder value gets eroded before share holders revolt.
Edit: They’re starting to complain it seems
The Cybertruck’s hype appears to be fading.
What hype? The only things it was known for since day one was being horrendously ugly, bad design, bad build, stupidly unsafe.... Need to go on?
The thing is more flammable than a Ford Pinto which is the only impressive fact about it.
What hype?
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I would seriously consider buying one for $6,000
Not $6k OFF, just 6k total because that would make it the cheapest new vehicle available and it’s worth that shitbox status
I wouldn't get one if they paid me $6000.
If they paid me 6k to take it, I would. I’d park it and use it as a whole house backup battery. I have no interest in driving around a piece of shit swasticar.
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Congratulations, Elon. You’ve made John DeLorean look wildly successful.
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Driving them can cause them to catch fire.
Gathering dust could also cause them to catch fire.
I guess better to just avoid the whole situation.
Hate to be mean, but good. What worries me about these guys is if they can't get the money (semi) honestly, they seem to find ways of taking/stealing it.
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I remember when he got everyone excited about them it was supposed to be this affordable thing. I think it was 25k for a base model? Now they're how much? And how poorly designed?
Good thing he got a government job, I don't think he was cut out for the private sector...
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Hmm I wonder why no one wants to buy a nazi car
Only Tesla thing I'll buy is puts.
I hear Molotovs are great at cleaning dust. Help out your local dealership if you can.
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Good. Fuck Elon.
No wonder he's gonna force the government to buy a bunch of them.
In the case it wasn’t even a Tesla car, they range from $80-100k USD, with discount and tax credit it goes for $67-87k USD.
When you have so many other around that price range from BMW IX, Rivian R1s, Cadillac Lyriq, etc. I genuinely think you’re an idiot going for something that looks like that.
I refuse to believe anyone who has bought a cyber truck is a normal person. I think they all must be people who would suck on Elons feet.
Septic tank market hasn't slowed though.
There have been other whacky vehicles that were rubbish, but they were often the projects of passionate amateurs, whereas this car built was by slaves.
The people building it thought was stupid, didn’t want to do it. The engineers saw it as a burden and found no joy making it work .
You can just tell .
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