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Tesla Cybertruck in Australia
- Thread starter Grenadine
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The more I think about it the more I find it hard to believe the guy who designed the sublime curves of the S came up with that. Gees.
if you ordered double check your account. I do not think I was logged in and yet the reservation is in my account.
Kiwiadventure
Member
Every mother has to like their children. I always thought pickup trucks are a waste of time and this has just cemented my views.
DasBoot
Member
The orders must be queued to get to your account. The triple reservation I made 4 hours ago just showed up in my account and allowed me to edit it.
I also made a dual motor reservation < 1 hour ago, and that hasn't hit the account yet.
TLDR: be patient.
The only AU pricing shown was $AUD 8500 for the FSD option.
I also made a dual motor reservation < 1 hour ago, and that hasn't hit the account yet.
TLDR: be patient.
The only AU pricing shown was $AUD 8500 for the FSD option.
Hovean
Member
I want to be the first that says it in this thread...
NO VIN YET
NO VIN YET
Its like servicing, repairs are not needed on the truck bodyThe features will make it more attractive as time goes by.
My concern is the repair methods for such an exterior, but I'm sure they've thought of that...
I wonder if they forgot to put the right glass in the windows
BirdOfPrey
Member
The glass mishap was probably caused by rigidity of the door - there was no room for the glass to flex after impact unlike on the table where it was free to bounce.
To be fair parking spaces are no issue. It will park itself, and if the other adjoining cars open their doors into it, well it wont matter
Fair to say this vehicle is polarising to me it looks like a bit of an indulgence / vanity product on the part of Elon and doesn’t massively help the mission of transitioning the world to sustainable transportation, simply because of the risk of it having low market appeal among those who actually use trucks for their businesses. I guess time will tell.
I see no value in suburban mum and dad buying one of these - it will just make our roads look even more aggressive/in your face/GOOMFW and I don’t see how that helps humanity.
A practical problem with it is reaching over the side to get something out of the tray - you won’t be able to, you’ll have to fetch it from the end. That could grow from being a minor to major annoyance day in, day out. It’s also, um, very big.
No deposit from me, but I was never in the market for a truck.
to me it looks like a bit of an indulgence / vanity product on the part of Elon and doesn’t massively help the mission of transitioning the world to sustainable transportation, simply because of the risk of it having low market appeal among those who actually use trucks for their businesses. I guess time will tell.I see no value in suburban mum and dad buying one of these - it will just make our roads look even more aggressive/in your face/GOOMFW and I don’t see how that helps humanity.
A practical problem with it is reaching over the side to get something out of the tray - you won’t be able to, you’ll have to fetch it from the end. That could grow from being a minor to major annoyance day in, day out. It’s also, um, very big.
No deposit from me, but I was never in the market for a truck.
It's size is not that big a deal imho. It's probably about the size of a RAM, which is a big ute for Oz, but there are plenty of those around.
I wonder how it will go against the Rivian, which is about as large but a more conventional shape. And I wonder what the production version will look like, assuming the one in the video is a very basic prototype - you didn't see any interior views and just a quick look at the tray.
(and those broken windows! Ouch - first rule of demo is to test, test, test...)
I want that tesla quad bike though...
I wonder how it will go against the Rivian, which is about as large but a more conventional shape. And I wonder what the production version will look like, assuming the one in the video is a very basic prototype - you didn't see any interior views and just a quick look at the tray.
(and those broken windows! Ouch - first rule of demo is to test, test, test...)
I want that tesla quad bike though...
Tradie utes have become vanity products, and very imposing. Wonder why that is?Fair to say this vehicle is polarising
I see no value in suburban mum and dad buying one of these - it will just make our roads look even more aggressive/in your face/GOOMFW and I don’t see how that helps humanity.
A practical problem with it is reaching over the side to get something out of the tray - you won’t be able to, you’ll have to fetch it from the end. That could grow from being a minor to major annoyance day in, day out. It’s also, um, very big.
No deposit from me, but I was never in the market for a truck.
Suburban ‘mum and dads’ buy suv’s.
Agree regarding the tray, however what we didnt get to see was the hieght when the suspension was fully lowered.
I also have no need for a ute with undentable doors and breakable glass, so no order from me.
The ute is a break from philosophy from tesla who have always kept their designs somewhat conservative. I think when S was launched Elon made a comment that the problem with electric so far is that they try too hard to look different and therefore dont have mass market appeal. The S proved that to be true. This truck will tell us if the market has changed yet.
That quad bike though....might have to order one of those.
RareEarth
Member
The troll army was out in force last night. Tesla has poked the bear (the bear being the profitable truck market) all right. Can't believe those calling it ugly would then go and buy a RAM / Chev / Ford. With one reveal Tesla has made them all look old fashioned. Pretty large for Oz although my X is hardly a medium size car.
And an increasing number in the US are buying trucks now, to out-intimidate the SUV drivers. It’s an insane vehicle arms race.
We raised our 2 kids and transported them around in a hatchback and a boring sedan. Still do today (although that will change soon when we get an exciting sedan to replace our boring one
). Never “needed” an SUV.
