# Tesla Cybertruck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2019-11-23T10:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/101 "2023-05-12T13:29:30Z")
It’s been a few years in the making, and it’s still in development, but the Tesla Cybertruck is starting to get out there: [**Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted stuck in a field**](https://electrek.co/2023/05/09/tesla-cybertruck-prototype-spotted-stuck-field) > There aren’t that many Cybertruck prototypes out in the wild, which makes every sighting quite interesting. I personally am very surprised that it’s going to look like the early concept unveiled 3-4 years ago, but it looks like it sure will. This is the photo from the wiki page: [![](https://i.imgur.com/OBgfMSL.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/OBgfMSL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/102 "2023-05-15T17:29:19Z")
> **[Tesla Cybertruck apparently quite stuck in the mud on rural Texas road,...](https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-Cybertruck-apparently-quite-stuck-in-the-mud-on-rural-Texas-road-showing-that-there-s-perhaps-more-to-off-roading-than-a-quad-motor-AWD-system.716572.0.html)** > > Cybertruck? More like Cyber stuck. The custom Cybertruck Elon Musk drove to Tesla's lithium plant unveiling appears to have gotten stranded in the mud on the side of a rural Texas road shortly after the event. Images of the recovery's aftermath... ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/103 "2023-06-10T14:31:31Z")
> **[A Leaked Tesla Report Shows the Cybertruck Had Basic Design Flaws](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/leaked-tesla-report-shows-cybertruck-had-basic-design-flaws/)** > > The “alpha” version of the EV company’s first pickup had problems with braking, handling, noise, and leaks, according to an internal presentation. Note this information is from January, 2022. But considering the number of flaws, I would expect it would take quite some time to fix them. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/104 "2023-06-10T22:26:46Z")
Flaw #1 = its ugly design! Flaw #2 = its ugly design! Flaw #3 = its ugly design! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/105 "2023-07-15T20:40:34Z")
The first one is finally produced: > **[First Tesla Cybertruck built at Giga Texas](https://www.teslarati.com/first-tesla-cybertruck-production-giga-texas-photo/)** > > An image of the production Tesla Cybertruck was posted by the electric vehicle maker through its official Twitter account. Will it have horrendous repair costs like the Rivian? > **[Rivian R1T Fender Bender Lands Owner $42,000 Repair Bill](https://insideevs.com/news/665545/rivian-r1t-fender-bender-big-repair-bill/)** > > A Rivian R1T owner from Ohio was involved in a fender bender that ended up costing about half the price of the whole truck. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/106 "2023-07-15T23:14:30Z")
my last 3 or 4 cars together cost less than the dent in the rear bumper of the Rivian … … and they transported me for 3 decades without much fuss… ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/107 "2023-07-16T14:01:00Z")
I’m very surprised that it’s going to look like the early prototypes. But, okay! When I see one IRL it will be a moment I will remember. You can order one today, with a $100 deposit — > **[Configurator | Tesla](https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#payment)** ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/108 "2023-07-16T14:04:18Z")
Or, only $18 on Amazon for the Hot Wheels toy. > **[Amazon.com: Hot Wheels 2022 Tesla Cybertruck 49/250 HW Hot Trucks : Toys &...](https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Wheels-Tesla-Cybertruck-Trucks/dp/B09T6L4G5M)** > > Amazon.com: Hot Wheels 2022 Tesla Cybertruck 49/250 HW Hot Trucks : Toys & Games ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/109 "2023-07-16T14:11:06Z")
… and, I just bought one. The toy. The toy! [![](https://i.imgur.com/1W0Pr6T.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/1W0Pr6T.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/110 "2023-07-16T14:13:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > … and, I just bought one. The toy. The toy! - > > [https://i.imgur.com/1W0Pr6T.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1W0Pr6T.jpg) Does it fit the garage? [![](https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_f0b8f771-a771-49fd-b965-2000c642f7b1?wid=488&hei=488&fmt=pjpeg) ](https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_f0b8f771-a771-49fd-b965-2000c642f7b1?wid=488&hei=488&fmt=pjpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/111 "2023-07-17T07:31:43Z")
Would the wife ever approve of that purchase? Me thinks not. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/112 "2023-07-17T08:35:29Z")
When i first saw it i thought the entire audience was missing the point. I’ll guesstimate 80% of pick-up drivers will find the extreme ugliness to be the main selling point. **It’s the truck your wife will never want drive.** ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/113 "2023-07-17T13:37:27Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > It’s the truck your wife will never want drive. Maybe that’s the real purpose of truck balls. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/114 "2023-07-17T16:11:56Z")
Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure that the Hot Wheels Cybertruck does not come with truck balls. When they arrive, I will check. (I bought two! [Trucks, not balls.]) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/115 "2023-07-19T20:20:33Z")
There ain’t no balls. As we all knew. Tesla Cybertruck: how’s its styling? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Not this eye. [[Album] Tesla Cybertruck: how’s its styling? ![](https://i.imgur.com/dvdtNOz.jpeg?fb "Tesla Cybertruck: how’s its styling?") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/TCcgphr) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/116 "2023-07-23T01:06:14Z")
The Cybertruck is the rare vehicle that’s prettier on the inside: [![](https://i.imgur.com/xZxVcHK.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/xZxVcHK.jpg) > [@Bullitt](#): > > I’m very surprised that it’s going to look like the early prototypes. Well, most other car companies operate that way. Tesla’s production versions generally match or exceed the first prototypes they show. Hardly anyone expected the Model X falcon-wing doors to make it to production, but they did. The truck seems to be almost everything it promised to be, aside from being a bit late. Though it’s not quite the “exoskeleton” design that they suggested. Partly because they discovered in the meantime that enormous castings are possible and much cheaper than the normal approach. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/117 "2023-10-30T04:14:16Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I’m very surprised that it’s going to look like the early prototypes. But, okay! When I see one IRL it will be a moment I will remember. > > You can order one today, with a $100 deposit — > > [Configurator | Tesla](https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#payment) Alright, I saw my first Cybertruck today, on city streets in the SFBA CA USA. It is big, awkward, ungainly, and did I say BIG? It passed by me going the opposite direction. It was like a Bigfoot sighting! I flipped a quick U-turn and chased it down. It pulled into a residential driveway and parked. I spoke briefly with the driver. It’s not his. He’s a Tesla employee, and he did not want me getting too close to it. He also asked me not to take pictures up close. I snapped five pictures from the sidewalk. Here they are: [[Album] The Tesla Cybertruck is BIG. ![](https://i.imgur.com/d3Bcih0.jpeg?fb "The Tesla Cybertruck is BIG.") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/VYQQVAD) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/118 "2023-10-30T04:35:51Z")
Heh, that thing need a wash. Cool that you got in-person pics, though. Starts shipping Nov 30th. Looks like the first models will be the tri-motor performance edition and cost close to $100k. Not surprising that they’d ship the expensive models first (it’s what they’ve always done previously). I think it’ll easily outsell the F-150 Lightning by mid-late next year. Not because the F-150 sucks or anything, but Ford just can’t seem to produce them cost effectively. Their EV margins are about -100% and I can’t see them massively ramping up production until they fix this. It only sold 3500 last quarter. Rivian is doing a little better, but they’re still selling \<10k trucks per quarter (16k total if you include their SUVs and vans). Maybe Rivian will ramp this up further, but the current numbers should be easy to beat once Tesla’s own production increases. Their pilot line is built to support 125k units/year, though that’s theoretical. Sure, the truck is a bit too unconventional to attract massive demand, but I think they’ll easily hit those numbers (at least once the lower-cost versions arrive). You can sign up for a lottery to attend the delivery event if you own some TSLA shares and can prove it: [https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck-delivery-event](https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck-delivery-event) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/119 "2023-10-30T05:23:19Z")
Yeah, it was pretty dirty. I have no interest in buying the truck, except for only the Hot Wheels toy. It’ll be interesting to see more and more of them on the road. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/120 "2023-10-30T17:34:01Z")
I doubt the Cybertruck is going to appeal to traditional “truck people”. It’s going to appeal to the type of person who wants a vehicle that’s going to turn heads everywhere they go. Sort of like a Lamborghini Countach. Come to think of it, that’s what the general shape of the Cybertruck kind of reminds me of. It’s like a Countach that’s been doubled in size, especially with that windshield that’s basically parallel to the hood. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=7)