Comment on Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants

Tantheiel@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does it really matter? It’s a shit looking vehicle that can’t drive in the rain if you don’t switch to carwash? Mode? I think?

  The vehicle has so many design oddities, so many manufacturing problems, and it’s associated to one of the least liked billionaires in recent memory, so much so that people in the general public go out of their way too vandalize the vehicle whenever the opportunity presents itself.

  What’s to like about it? Even if you don’t hate Elon, and don’t hate the look/design, the"truck" is a meme at best and a gigantic waste of resources.

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• limelight79@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a novelty vehicle.

  It’s too big for many people. It’s not as functional (in terms of towing and hauling) as a regular pickup. People who buy pickups for business uses are, for the most part, are going to be very nervous about buying an electric vehicle from a relatively new manufacturer.

  Even if you put aside the issues with Elon: The issue with the Cybertruck is that Elon never understood it was a novelty vehicle. The traditional auto manufacturers make these novelty vehicles from time to time, but the difference is that they understand what they’re building and know they’re only going to sell 10,000 or something per year, and probably for a short run.

  Elon’s so far up his own ass that he doesn’t understand why everyone isn’t buying one.

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• chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Those are 2 excellent reasons to hate it.

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  • Tantheiel@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I actually really like the look of it. It’s so ugly.

    Also paint. I hate seeing paint chips on my car. I know I can wrap but that’s an extra expense to eat.

    I just can’t see myself buying a new Tesla due to the damage Elon has caused. It’s a shame because my current Tesla is a wonderful car, in my opinion.

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    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah I kinda like that brutalist look. Shame it’s impractically large, poorly built, dangerous, and produced by a nazi wanker.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m forced to say that some of the wraps and textures added to the vehicles do make them look cool again.

      But I feel like that’s equivalent to saying “Once you drown the turd in whipped cream and cherries, it looks edible.” I mean, fuck, I suppose so. But I know what’s underneath so I’m not touching that spoon.

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