Tesla Cybertruck

[ParallelLines]

I am on record in the Elon Musk Pit thread as -getting- the Cybertruck aesthetics:

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Okay, I know I’m an outlier, but as a child of the 80s, there is a certain charm to the Cybertruck in my eyes. Admittedly, it is part of the sharp sides, high-tech, super Angulllllaaaaaar build that was briefly popular, along with the whole cyber part of the cyberpunk thing that Musk is trying to evoke.

I mean, I look at it and the 12-14 year old part of my mind that never left the 80s thinks “It’s cool.” The rest of me, that gets form v function, practicalities, and the like, go “not in a million years if it was my money” but it still feels like a vehicle designed to appeal to geeky white males of a certain age.

And I stand by that. It’s a vehicle that embraces form (although the WHY of the form IMHO only makes sense to geeky 80s nerds) over function, that almost surprisingly manages to have impressive function IN SPITE of the form. But, and this is key, for me a vehicle is about function. I don’t have fun driving, although I don’t hate it. Real, safe, effective self-driving cars would be perfect in my opinion. But that’s not happening any time soon despite Tesla’s inaccurate descriptions.

So I want something that gets me from point A to Point B with dependability (including AWD as an option or always on here in Colorado), sufficient comfort (climate control, decent but not outstanding entertainment, cruise control), and cost as my big factors. Currently, I am nearly done driving my old Subaru Outback Sport into the ground and look to eventuall replace it with a moderately priced (50-55k USD) BEV or PHEV with AWD.

Technically, the Cybertruck -could- qualify for all of the above, even with it’s challenging aesthetics, but the price is RIGHT OUT. And my understanding is that right now at least, Tesla is losing substantial money on each and every model it sells, which may be reduced if it sells a large enough number, and of course, it serves as proof of their innovation and a test bed for new technology.

None of which matter to me as a consumer, but may be worthwhile for the company.