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    Thoughts on the Tesla Cybertruck?

    So... Tesla just debuted a new thing. The Cybertruck isn't up everyones alley style wise, but it's definitely on my street.

    While I couldn't justify the price from a utilitarian perspective, for the feature set there is a compelling value argument.

    -Six seats with tons of leg room
    -250+ mile range on an electric motor
    -Decent acceleration to monstrous acceleration
    -Utility of a truck
    -Utility of a giant battery that can power other stuff
    -bulletproof steel exoskeleton
    -If consistent, 8 year warranty new
    -Access to Tesla network and tech features like autopilot
    -I'm guessing some really neat aftermarket styling options considering how easy it would be to vinyl wrap yourself
    -Lots of neat utility options like making the bed into a camper as was teased
    -Really decent towing and payload capacity
    -39900 USD for the RWD version, and 49900 USD for the dual motor version.

    Now, understanding I could purchase 3-4 Mirages for that price, and in a winter climate, it would be foolish to purchase a RWD unless it was hitched to something or carrying a payload all the time, but there is a decent value for someone whose needs this would satisfy, even if you couldn't drive too far somewhere remote. Heck, you could probably uber/turo with this thing and kill it with the novelty.

    In someways the opposite of the value proposition of the mirage with all the electronics and fiddly bits, in others not so much; electric engine has few moving parts, and that exoskeleton is uni-body.

    Anyone have any interesting thoughts?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Spadesheart View Post
    So... Tesla just debuted a new thing. The Cybertruck isn't up everyones alley style wise, but it's definitely on my street.

    While I couldn't justify the price from a utilitarian perspective, for the feature set there is a compelling value argument.

    -Six seats with tons of leg room
    -250+ mile range on an electric motor
    -Decent acceleration to monstrous acceleration
    -Utility of a truck
    -Utility of a giant battery that can power other stuff
    -bulletproof steel exoskeleton
    -If consistent, 8 year warranty new
    Well, makes you rethink the outrageous prices the Big Three automakers charge for their trucks. Plus I will give Tesla credit... for making something original.

    I wonder how the RWD Tesla truck performs in the snow.

    Last thing, I really haven't seen any vehicle look like this, well, ever. Looks like a truck Bricklin/DeLorean

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    Quote Originally Posted by dspace9 View Post
    Well, makes you rethink the outrageous prices the Big Three automakers charge for their trucks. Plus I will give Tesla credit... for making something original.

    I wonder how the RWD Tesla truck performs in the snow.

    Last thing, I really haven't seen any vehicle look like this, well, ever. Looks like a truck Bricklin/DeLorean
    Because of the dramatic utility, as well as having basically negligible fuel costs, and a style that I actually do like (really sick of the same car everywhere, slap a BMW sticker on some Hyundai's and people who weren't in the know would think it was true) I'm more charmed by a non classic car than I think I have ever been.

    It would have to be like a decade investment for me to consider it seriously though, that's a substantial cost... maybe I should start ubering.

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    I find the pricing very strange. Like too cheap. I could have easily seen Tesla slap way over $100,000 for this Tesla vehicle.

    Usually outrageous designs cost a lot more. Anyways maybe this will become a common vehicle on the road. Reminds me of the car in the sci fi movie Children Of Men.

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    One thing's for sure there's nothing else like it.

    I'm still not sure what to make of it. It would be nice if Tesla made a moderate, affordable car instead of expensive luxury.

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    They claimed the model 3 was going to be dirt cheap too when they first talked about it. Then only sold higher spec cars for the first year or 2. I don’t know if they actually sold a model 3 with a price tag as low as they initially promised. I assume this is gonna be the case for the Aztek delorean crossbred cybertruck.
    Mirage videos:

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    Just saw this on the face crackAttachment 16105
    Mirage videos:

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    Elon Musk is one crazy and rich dude

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    I liked the Tesla Armor glass.

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    Absolutely terrible looks wise. It looks like a futuristic vehicle from a cheap B movie from 1982.....but a little worse.



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