Last fall I used to see an unwrapped CT around town now and then. Haven’t seen it at all this spring.
The recall affects all 173 of the $70,000 Cybertrucks sold by Tesla, which come with 18-inch steel wheels.
Today I saw what may have been my first Cybertruck observed in the wild. It was in a shopping center parking lot and (a) was illegally parked, (b) nearly backed into me on its way out, and (c) if anything, was even uglier IRL than it is in pictures. The experience did nothing to elevate my rock-bottom estimation of this horror.
I wish I didn’t live somewhere where I see 3-5 per day. One of the few drawbacks to my neck of the woods, except for all the rain we got recently
My neighbor’s cybertruck has returned. I confess I really don’t understand the living arrangements over there, but I know he runs one of those private car rental things where you allow strangers to take out the vehicles you own, and he has six or seven different cars/trucks. That said, I swear, every time I see it the finish looks worse.
He often parks them on train company land and blocks access to the tracks for emergency vehicles, and I’ve thought about complaining and getting him ticketed, but that would just ruin it for all of us.
In most cities it would be a violating of zoning regulations to run a business like this out of a home. It makes me wonder whether your neighbor has permission to do this, or even has a business license.
Interestingly, I see a surprisingly large number of Teslas around here, along with other EVs and PHEVs, but there’s a merciful absence of Cybertrucks.
I wonder how insurance works for that.
If this is something like Turo, then it’s probably not a zoning issue, because customers don’t come to the house. Typically the cars are dropped off where the customer needs them, like at an airport. Obviously storing the cars can be an issue, but no different than someone who is just a collector, or has 6 drivers, each with their own car or two, living at the house.
I believe on Turo the insurance cost is paid directly as part of the rental fee. The customer pays (making up numbers) $150/day, of that $25 goes to insurance, $50 to Turo, and $75 to the owner.
I’ve never found Turo to be price competitive with the large car rental companies, so I’ve never used them. Excluding a big shift in rental car pricing, the only way I could see myself using it is if I wanted to drive a Cybertruck (to stay mildly on topic) for a day or two, just to check it out.
Same around here. In this area there are lots of EVs, probably only second to parts of California, and Cybertrucks are also pretty rare. They definitely are around, and I tend to see the same couple of trucks frequently, but pales in comparison to the number of Rivians and Lightings.
Probably similar number of Cybertrucks to the EV Silverado/Hummer and maybe Polestars and Lucids.
Turo, that’s it. The cars have that sticker on them.
Since this seems to be the omnibus Cybertruck thread I’ll crossref this excellent post:
Heh, this short for 404 Media says the driver claims it’s the third time he’d been stranded in the water when trying to use the Cybertruck as an amphibious vehicle. That makes me wonder if he made any successful attempts.
The tow truck driver doesn’t seem to think he can get it out without damaging it.
I’ve heard of “desperate for clicks”, but this is ridiculous. I wonder if he keeps getting new CTs to do this with / to, or the same one has been used all three times?
Having now been to Lake Grapevine, I am sad to report that there is no memorial established for any of these attempts.
He knows that if he can find the right kind of water it will float.
The kind of water that CTs will safely ford is the kind that’s 3" deep. As long as the bottom is concrete, not soft mud.
Then again, so will Toyotas.
Maybe Elon meant to say it could serve briefly as a submarine?
Hey!! I have a vested interest in defending Toyotas and I demand an end to this casting of Toyotas as exemplars of everyday run-of-the-mill cars!
Perhaps both vehicles can travel down a roadway with 3" of water in it, but the Toyota’s build quality won’t let water in, won’t short out and stall, and won’t have body panels falling off, whereas a CT will likely do all three, and it will do it all at merely the cost of three Toyotas!
What kind of water is that? Ice?
In the winter, i like to joke that i can walk on water, right before stepping onto a frozen-solid puddle.