It’s $100 order, so it was pretty easy for my wife to thumb print Apple Pay right away without too much “remorse.” I’m loving her enthusiasm, never would have thought. Haven’t shown the kids yet, but they are going to freak-geek out in the morning.
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Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable
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I’m wondering how this thing is so inexpensive... the dual motor AWD one with FSD I ordered costs $7000 less than the similarly specced Y I ordered before, but with 20+ more miles of range...
Doggydogworld
Active Member
And Model Y sales, based on functionality and price.
Not really a work crew kinda truck. Motortrend says the tonneau rolls up, but I thought Fritz slid it into the passenger compartment. I must be wrong as that would make the rear seats almost unusable.
Yes, so much cooler and tougher sounding than unibody.
Just watch out for those steel ball bushes...
woodisgood
Optimustic Pessimist
Like many I'm torn about the design. It wasn't a great first impression but it looks a heck of a lot better on the website. It's growing on me in a few short hours. Not to the point that I love it, but to the point I really look forward to seeing one in person.
My wife DID end up watching with me, and said, "You're not getting one, and please apologize." So I guess we won't be getting one. But the bigger story, as many expected, is the price point, and what it says about where Tesla is headed with their batteries in a short two years. Truly a blockbuster price.
I don't think the market will react as poorly as people expect. It might be a bit schizophrenic as folks figure out how to process all this, but when you step back, it's really not about the truck, and neither is the SP.
My wife DID end up watching with me, and said, "You're not getting one, and please apologize." So I guess we won't be getting one. But the bigger story, as many expected, is the price point, and what it says about where Tesla is headed with their batteries in a short two years. Truly a blockbuster price.
I don't think the market will react as poorly as people expect. It might be a bit schizophrenic as folks figure out how to process all this, but when you step back, it's really not about the truck, and neither is the SP.
This instantly became my new desktop after I placed my order. Also will become my next living space when it is finally delivered.
You forgot that the same was said about Model 3 when it was presented to the public.
powertoold
Active Member
This truck means Elon still has balls. That's what matters most to me. 
EVNow
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Among a thousand Americans who post here, there is such a divergence of opinion - but you are sure your wife represents a billion people ?
Batteries. Lots and lots of batteries with new tech by 2022.
Any smart investor is buying the stock tomorrow not because of the truck but because what those prices mean for future cost of batteries for Tesla. It's a good glimpse into what is going to be possible
Pezpunk
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the initial wave of headlines at least (haven't read the articles yet) are surprisingly bereft of glass-break hysterics. the fundamentals of the truck -- capabilities, range, price -- are a home run. the design is ..... well it's subjective, so i'll reserve judgment. i just wish Elon hadn't invited Franz to throw that friggin steel ball.
Never thought I would want a pickup truck but I do now.
interior of the truck looks spacious enough that it almost seems like it is an SUV.
Among a thousand Americans who post here, there is such a divergence of opinion - but you are sure your wife represents a billion people ?
Fair, but I alsolived there for many years. I wasn't sure how I felt when I saw it. Frankly teslas are great to me because of the functionality. But after thinking about it for awhile I felt like this would be very well received in China. And my, a designer herself, made me feel more confident if that.
Also, why didn't you say that to all the other people who said they thought it was good because their wives wanted it over the y or the x?
To further elaborate.
This is a complete rethink of how cars are made with the goal of making significant improvements to 1) Production cost, 2) Safety and 3) Functionality.
Here Elon is making the bet that on average these three things will trump some people's desire for a generic looking vehicle.
Elon and Franz did not just randomly and arbitrarily decide to make a CyberPunk vehicle. The engineering optimisation led to many constraints which made a normal looking Pickup impossible. A normal Pickup cannot be built on this platform but a CyberTruck could. And I for one am glad about that. Generic is overrated.
Causalien
Prime 8 ball Oracle
Blade runner is set in a Chinese dominated demographic too.
pz1975
Active Member
My feelings exactly. I both want and hate these things. And I say this as someone who really, really wanted an Aptera back in the day.
After all this time joking about Bollinger, this is what Tesla makes?
I can't look at those angles without picturing the airflow streamlines swirling across them. And those flat panels... to me just look so amateur, like someone pieced it together in a garage (e.g. like Bollinger). I mean, not even some airflow-aligned style lines or something?
But they also got a lot right. That rear taper angle is perfect, and converges to a very small wake. They really made an impression with their sledgehammer tests, even though their glass tests were a PR disaster (most people probably forgot how it aced the ball-drop test). Pricing is bloody awesome, and all the stats are very solid.
Both love and hate the thing. Both want and dislike it.
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