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: