# 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:** 94
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1861 "2026-08-25T22:23:57Z")
I tend to assume that there’s two reasons. The first, as the second quote shows “Why Not?”. If there’s anyone _left_ who wants to buy one, they’re almost certainly doing so for non-economic/non-need reasons, so why charge more. The second, is if he keeps mandating the purchase of his vehicles by his other companies, he can continue to artificially increase the value of the Cybertruck to his shareholders and the public, propping up his own ego. Win/win for Musk. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1862 "2026-10-24T18:57:39Z")
Cybertrucks will not be made available in Australia and NZ. Deposits will be fully refunded. If anyone who did a deposit is interested, they will get a free year of FSD on a _new_ Model 3 or Y. > **[Tesla Cancels Cybertruck in Australia and New Zealand - Not a Tesla App](https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4883/tesla-cancels-cybertruck-in-australia-and-new-zealand)** > > Cybertruck won’t come to Australia or New Zealand after seven years of reservations, but holders get a refund and one free year of FSD on another purchase ---
**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:** [October 24, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1863 "2026-10-24T19:39:08Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > they will get a free year of FSD on a _new_ Model 3 or Y. on the upside: you Ozzies get at least a new model 3 or Y … while the rest of the world still gets that bland 2017 design … 😉 ---
**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:** [October 25, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1864 "2026-10-25T14:19:48Z")
on a local website today … highlight: spare parts in any hardware store … [![](https://i.postimg.cc/SxL89497/image.png) ](https://i.postimg.cc/SxL89497/image.png) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1865 "2026-10-25T14:40:16Z")
Can’t see anything other than a request to upgrade to premium. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1866 "2026-10-25T15:31:59Z")
Sorry, good example for enshittifecation… The pic was there when uploading… ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1867 "2026-10-25T15:55:03Z")
So, put the link to the website. Now, I’m curious. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1868 "2026-10-25T16:01:08Z")
Or maybe just _describe_ the thing you’re trying to show us. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1869 "2026-10-25T16:04:57Z")
It was one of those jokes where someone made a fake cybertruck out of corrugated galvanized steel. ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1870 "2026-11-06T13:34:07Z")
Looks like the era is coming to an end. > **[Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq1j33w7d232o)** > > Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1871 "2026-11-06T13:37:16Z")
The company only makes the Model 3, Model Y and the Cybertruck currently, with the Roadster supposedly coming soon. And then they need to drop one of those to make room to build more Cybercabs? Most real car companies can handle many more models than that. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1872 "2026-11-06T13:40:58Z")
> [@JacobSwan](#): > > Looks like the era is coming to an end. > Tesla fans have been mourning the news online, with one person calling it “[the best vehicle Tesla has ever made](https://x.com/OwenSparks/status/2118612244208783666)” as he lamented it being “discontinued next year”. > > [Musk responded to the user](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2118628806277951825) with the word “true”, adding: “But the Cybertruck fleet will be around for a long time.” I mean, true, unless they scrap all of those unsold vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1873 "2026-11-06T13:42:42Z")
“Best vehicle Tesla has ever made.” His fanboy cult has weird ideas. I think the lack of popular appeal argues against it being their best vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1874 "2026-11-06T14:56:14Z")
Hahaha. I bet you can get a cheapie on the used market in a couple months. What a complete fiasco. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1875 "2026-11-06T15:34:38Z")
I was a manufacturing engineer for consumer product components and did a lot of work making things for the automotive industry which is a massive pain in the ass when a product goes end of life. You are required by law to make and warehouse ten years worth of spare parts for future repair work. I had one of those monstrosities in my driveway last month. Tesla will send someone to you to do a tire rotation for $65. I’ve done it a few times and this time they sent someone in a CT. I asked the kid how he liked driving it around and he said it’s roomier inside than it looks. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1876 "2026-11-06T20:29:32Z")
Schadenfreude-y, but given all the earlier reported issues with insurance claims on these behemoths, it’s about to get 1000% worse, because with no parts on the horizon, just about anything is going to mean a total loss for the ones on the roads. And as @hajario points out, you thought the depreciation was bad _before_, OMFG, there’s going to be a lot of people super upside-down or defaulting on huge loans on these in the near future. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1877 "2026-11-06T21:22:49Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Schadenfreude-y, but given all the earlier reported issues with insurance claims on these behemoths, it’s about to get 1000% worse, because with no parts on the horizon, just about anything is going to mean a total loss for the ones on the roads. There will be plenty of parts. They have to build up a big stock by law. Now when we get eight to ten years down the road, it’ll be problematic. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1878 "2026-11-06T21:25:23Z")
Any metal shop with a bending brake can make any needed replacement parts. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1879 "2026-11-06T21:27:20Z")
Yeah it’s not like it’s a complicated process. I know a guy who makes sheet metal parts in his garage for a living and he could very easily do this. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1880 "2026-11-06T21:28:16Z")
Just because there are some parts, or they can be machined, doesn’t mean insurance is going to be willing to pay _Tesla’s_ rates for the parts, or for custom machining. The first already being a known issue and the second rather speculative. Especially because insurance companies almost always require certified parts, either new or aftermarket. Granted, with Elon’s overblown plans for the numbers to be produced, there may be a lot _more_ parts than the norm. But with the depreciation of a canceled model, putting $10-$20k+ into a vehicle for repairs may end up with a lot of early totals. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866.md?page=95)