Cyber(nota)truck even more Not a truck than I first thought

[Yelobird]

They are all over the various used car websites for ~$65k. Which means dealers are picking them up wholesale closer to low $50k’s. I’ve seen two recently go at wholesale auction for $47-48k. And there are a relative ton out there on the used car market >200 right now used R1T on cars.com.

It’s all just a guess, an educated one: prices have dropped, trucks aren’t selling,…. I could be wrong but I’m predicting prices to continue to fall over the next year.

There also isn’t a great market for used EV’s in general. Overall We are still in the early adapter domain, and early adopters tend to buy new. I know a guy that has already bought and sold his R1T, along with a plaid, and polestar all in the last 3 years…

If he also was in Alaska that would make total sense. Not an area designed for EV.

 

[coleAK]

Probably a salvage title or something.

No. See above.

If he also was in Alaska that would make total sense. Not an area designed for EV.

Most towns in Alaska are perfect for EVs and there are a ton of them Up here. He now has a Lucid.

Gas is super expensive, there are not many roads, they do well in the cold (instant heat is nice at -40F). I’m at 9 years now in a Tesla.

 

[TessP100D]

Sold my a Plaid today. Zero regrets.

So, do I have the quickest car on the street again?

 

[jebinc]

So, do I have the quickest car on the street again?

For the moment, yes....

 

[TessP100D]

For the moment, yes....

Not my modified signature block.

Quick cars is something we have in common brother.

 

[jebinc]

Quick cars is something we have in common brother.

Yup, yup - but fast cars with FSDj, and that vibrate like a MoFo, need to GoGo...

 

[Daniel in SD]

Apparently 18" wheels do fit if you remove some sort of "damper" that sticks out from the spindle. Curious that the engineers didn't just make it fit 18's with zero modification when it was so close. The guy who put theses wheels on is apparently a Tesla engineer.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/aftermarket-325-wide-tires-18-method-wheels-installed-on-cybertruck.11683/post-234641

https://twitter.com/x/status/1761607577732104417

This looks so much better than the stock wheels and tires.
They really need to make a short wheelbase CyberSUV. The Rivian R1S is selling better than the R1T.

 

[DelPhonic1]

This thing is looking more and more like a young man's toy and nota truck.
I think the rollaway bed (Notavault, the only vaults I know with water in them have dead people in them) cover is one of the greatest fails in bedcovers that I have ever noticed. I expect that thing to be more negative as owners have to deal with it. And it ain't a damn tonneau cover. Look it up if you think you know I am wrong. Elon calls a turd a jewel and so many fools start making turd jewelry.
It was a royal f-up for God Elon to think that something that has more moving parts than the rest of the vehicle would be good.
I expressed some concerns that the rollaway door would be waterproof early on. And no one agreed with me. Several "sources" scoffed at the idea that it would leak.
The whole rollaway bed cover is a fail. It stops the bed from being useful to store stuff in because it isn't even going to protect it from the rain. It can't be used in true "Tesla camp mode" because the geniuses engineered it so there is no way to sleep in it. It isn't set up to get the HVAC into it. And if it did have HVAC going to it the air would leak out through the idiotic rollaway bedcover. And even if someone did then they'd really think they were in a coffin once they closed the rollaway lid. It would be dangerous... imagine having to get out of it in a hurry....and is there a manual crank for the bedcover? Think about it. Elon didn't.
It'd be best to think it was engineered to be a turd on wheels except for all the sharp edges.
So the score card is:
First Roadster Hard fail
Model 3 Great EV. Strong on the E not so not on the V. It is butt ugly, and looks like... an average car with duck lips.
Model X Niche product (And our second sign that elon's mind and staff cannot design a car for functionality.
Model S. A success in all things hidden. And an acceptable body in both function and look.
Cyber(nota)truck... So much good research and engineering that would be great for any car, but not a damn thing special in the truck area, especially considering functionality. Anyone getting a Cyber(nota)truck does not get a truck. It is a play toy. A thing to get so people will look at you. Anything that is great about it would be "great" in any previous or future car...not a truck.
Repeatedly the design teams at Tesla fail to deliver. Everything great about Tesla vehicles is done on the engineering side. Mainly electrical engineering and software.
When separating the drivetrain and software from the rest of the vehicles it is obvious.
Tesla has not excelled or even lead by any degree when it comes to physical design and functionality. period.

So why are you even here?

 

[ThomasD]

It would be neat to get a few vehicles and drive the Winter ICE Road to Utqiaġvik ( Barrow).

 

[coleAK]

It would be neat to get a few vehicles and drive the Winter ICE Road to Utqiaġvik ( Barrow).

You can’t drive to Utqiaġvik ( Barrow), winter, summer,…. Ever.

 

[ThomasD]

This would be one heck of an adventure.
.https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g18930165/ice-highway-barrow-alaska/

 

[lafrisbee]

So why are you even here?

I did not know this was the rose-colored glasses Tesla lovefest?

 

[jebinc]

I did not know this was the rose-colored glasses Tesla lovefest?

It isn’t. It’s the Elon circle jerk.

 

[coleAK]

This would be one heck of an adventure.
.https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g18930165/ice-highway-barrow-alaska/

Well this is not close to true. You have to get permits from the tribe and drive across frozen ocean. And no one that lives up there would be stupid enough to do it in passenger vehicles, they would use snow machines or dog teams. I know people that have done it on their far bikes.

The ice road (Dalton) is ends in Dead Horse. From there is is ~300 miles over the ocean to Barrow. I used to go to barrow twice a year to work. In barrow you would have to charge off a diesel generator.

It isn’t a road. It is ~300 miles of the most harsh extreme conditions you could dream of. Considering I get a 70-80% range loss at -30F you would need a 1200-1500 mile range EV to even consider the possibility of making it dead horse to Barrow. Also with that 300 miles you would be ~900 miles from the closest DC charger and 1150 miles from the closest Tesla supercharger. So you would be traveling ~2000 miles with no charging infrastructure…

Also in the article they say the “paved road” ends in dead horse. Not true the “paved road” ends at the end of the Steese, at the start of the Dalton in Livengood, which is ~415 miles before you get to dead horse.

I go up that way at least once a year. It’s >900 miles one way from my house to Dead horse, almost half of the drive is on dirt/gravel.

 

[SalisburySam]

Wow!

 

[kabin]

Check out the lower left windshield corner impact point. Maybe the edges are more susceptible to cracking? Time will tell if the glass lives up to marketing.

 

[Yelobird]

Check out the lower left windshield corner impact point. Maybe the edges are more susceptible to cracking? Time will tell if the glass lives up to marketing.

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As you can clearly see the impact point I fail to see how this is news or less likely with Any auto windshield?

 

[kabin]

As you can clearly see the impact point I fail to see how this is news or less likely with Any auto windshield?

Not sure how this is difficult to comprehend. The CT is advertised to have armor glass - a clear distinction from Any other auto windshield.

 

[Krugerrand]

Not sure how this is difficult to comprehend. The CT is advertised to have armor glass - a clear distinction from Any other auto windshield.

Perhaps you are unaware that this type of glass can still break. Perhaps you’re unaware that defects can exist due to manufacturing issues.

 

[jebinc]

As you can clearly see the impact point I fail to see how this is news or less likely with Any auto windshield?

Maybe because the Great Charlatan has been touting (for four+ years) how strong his CT glass is.... Failed Steel ball and baseball soft tosses and all...... Just a guess...