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love it.tesla should give up on the ct and move on, like they should have on the gull wing doors. but someone's ego...

 

For me, and I think it's universal, the god-awful look of the cybertruck is the deal breaker. Every time I see one of those coffins-on-wheels roll by it's confirmed.

 

they really are appalling. i felt that way when they first announced it, but people said it would grow on me. not.
rivian makes a fabulous looking pickup

 

we gotta heavy duty p/up .... & considered cybertruck ... but it went toward gm instead. In that category, many think of the specks. Not the fluff of style or dumbness of politics or looks ... the looks of very low drag cd is very appealing for us. That's why cybertruck almost beat out gm. Ford? they're dealing with recalls due to Bosch high pressure fuel pump failures. Still waiting for the ram charger plugin 140 mile ev range pickup as a trade-in & hope its reliability will be worth the wait.

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maybe to some ev people, but not to most american pickup buyers

 

tesla confirms cybertruck depreciation on trade ins: Tesla starts accepting Cybertruck trade-ins, confirms insane depreciation

 

Wow, 30 40% depreciation over a couple years. 65k for a gently used cybertruck. Glad we didn't purchase one, but it wasn't because it isn't very efficient, or has insufficient cargo capacity, or insufficient towing capability. But rather it has no standard frame underneath the bed which means there's no practical way to mount a sliding fifth wheel hitch for our trailer.



Modern ¾ ton pickups typically include pre-installed mounting puck holes & threaded holes for gooseneck & slider hitches. Heck, it wouldn't have even been a "no deal" for the very short (125 miles) trailer range. So for now, the best option is our coal rolling diesel (which is actually very clean what with all of its modern-day anti smog/ pollution eliminating equipment). Hopefully the 140 Mi ev range plug-in Ramcharger won't be a bust.
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If the looks meant you got everything mentioned in the reveal:

• No paint needed
• Durable
• Low cost

And if I needed a truck, I would have heavily considered one.
I agree though, for some people it is just too different.

However, I won’t knock them for first year recalls. Nor of overpriced first units depreciating.
Part of that depreciation is not due to the truck. Some is due to the CEO.

 

Maybe just being imaginative, but the Toyota Hilux appears like it's design was more infringed than the Tesla semi versus the Nicola hydrogen semi



Jusy sayin'......
& some of these 40MPG diesel versions are still running around the landscape, some 5 decades later.
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i think the slate pickup is a huge gamble, not that it matters to bozo

 

Compared to other automotive gambles? Not so much.

From my understanding these are not only inexpensive to buy, they are inexpensive to make.
Most importantly, the manufacturing itself is relatively inexpensive.

A new business is always a gamble, but compared to the cost of 50 ton stamping machines and multi billion dollar factories, I’m thinking not so much.

Here is an article about how the start-up got the price so low.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/how-is-the-slate-electric-pickup-truck-so-cheap

 

Yup..CT is its own breed...TBH...its like a backless, strapless bra... Single specific use..expensive but if you need/want it..IT is the only thing that will do. but for most....its doesn't fit.
I did put a deposit on a SLATE... (I don't expect a ROI for 2 years.)

 

I would think the high bed walls would nix the CT for a fifth wheel trailer before mounting the hitch.

Bob posted a CT vs F150 video that showed why aluminum is okay for the truck body, but not the frame.

Hope the steel parts have some type of rust protection.

 

The first time my dog saw one he wanted to pee on it. I let him. Now he owns it. They look better wrapped, but then what is the point, those wraps cost so much and only last 5 years. Lots of good ideas in the cyber truck, and really bad execution.

Tesla has the guts of a good truck. Maybe they should buy Ford, and fix the F150 lightning, and improve the Mustang mach E, then get ford working on a really good truck with them. They could also help with PHEVs. Ford Stock is way down because of the tarrifs, but Tesla could likely rejuvenate them.

Its stainless steel. It doesn't really rust much but gets an ugly coating that needs to be cleaned off.

 

keep in mind that this is just marketing hype, and we don't know what the prices will be, if thereever is one.

 

I expect like the original model S it will come in more expensive and later than promised. Still it could be a cool pickup. I expect by production they will have changed some things that make it more expensive.