Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[WinterDeere]

Far as lining up the ball with the receiver, never been an issue here as I pull a GN trailer.

Must be tough, only owning one trailer.

Mine are all way lighter than yours, but I seem to be backing up to a different trailer with a different hitch, each time. I can just muscle my boat trailers into place, but the tongue weight on my landscape trailer runs maybe 400 - 1000 lb., depending on how I have the thing loaded. I can't budge it when more than half-loaded.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Looks fun. But for 6am every morning, I like my remote start, auto-defrost, heated seats, and heated steering wheel. Also, you will need to pry the backup camera out of my cold, dead hands, I will never go back to the days of lining up a ball under a hitch without one.

They're all 1970...the pinnacle of American cars & trucks. I've never had trouble lining up hitch ball with a trailer. If it's close I move truck or trailer a bit by hand. We have 3 cars with cameras we never use.
I worked at a service station in 1970 and drove the owner's '70 F100 352FE 3 on the tree he ordered. Sweet truck. Here are the engine choices, not all were imported:
140 CID (2.3 L) Lima I4 (Brazil)
170 CID (2.8 L) Thriftpower I6
221 CID (3.6 L) I6 (Argentina)
240 CID (3.9 L) I6
272 CID (4.5 L) Y-block V8 (Brazil)
289 CID (4.7 L) Windsor V8 (Mexico)
292 CID (4.8 L) Y-block V8 (Argentina)
300 CID (4.9 L) I6
302 CID (5.0 L) Windsor V8
335 CID (5.4 L) V8 (Mexico, medium-duty only)
352 CID (5.8 L) FE V8
360 CID (5.9 L) FE V8
390 CID (6.4 L) FE V8
Diesel
203 CID (3.3 L) Perkins I4 diesel (Argentina)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM D2229-4 Naturally Aspirated I4 diesel (Brazil)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM TD229-4 Turbocharged, non-intercooled I4 diesel (Brazil)

 

[ruffdog]

Must be tough, only owning one trailer.

Mine are all way lighter than yours, but I seem to be backing up to a different trailer with a different hitch, each time. I can just muscle my boat trailers into place, but the tongue weight on my landscape trailer runs maybe 400 - 1000 lb., depending on how I have the thing loaded. I can't budge it when more than half-loaded.

^same here. Other than my trailers and wood splitter, I seem to get the job of towing my friends boats, splitter, hay wagons and RVs so I wished my truck had a rear camera.

 

[Oaktree]

2 key aspects of ANY pure electric powered truck is 1. Useable range and 2. Purchase cost.

Until the useable LOADED range becomes substantial and cost gets manageable, I don't see them being widely accepted.

I'd add a third factor...overabundance of technology. It seems that every automaker thinks they have to install a dash that looks like a spaceship in EVs instead of something logical and simple to use. Not to say they aren't doing it with ICEs too, but they seem obligated to go over the top on EVs.

Looks fun. But for 6am every morning, I like my remote start, auto-defrost, heated seats, and heated steering wheel. Also, you will need to pry the backup camera out of my cold, dead hands, I will never go back to the days of lining up a ball under a hitch without one.

I'll give you the camera for lining up a hitch, but a for the rest of that stuff...meh. My truck has all that, never use it. Actually, even for normal backing up, I'll stick with mirrors/looking over my shoulder...just can't get the hang of backing straight with a camera.

 

[Tomtint]

I think the Tesla truck is the Hummer H2 of today. More a status symbol.. Or virtue signal than anything else.

 

[Oaktree]

They're all 1970...the pinnacle of American cars & trucks. I've never had trouble lining up hitch ball with a trailer. If it's close I move truck or trailer a bit by hand. We have 3 cars with cameras we never use.
I worked at a service station in 1970 and drove the owner's '70 F100 352FE 3 on the tree he ordered. Sweet truck. Here are the engine choices, not all were imported:
140 CID (2.3 L) Lima I4 (Brazil)
170 CID (2.8 L) Thriftpower I6
221 CID (3.6 L) I6 (Argentina)
240 CID (3.9 L) I6
272 CID (4.5 L) Y-block V8 (Brazil)
289 CID (4.7 L) Windsor V8 (Mexico)
292 CID (4.8 L) Y-block V8 (Argentina)
300 CID (4.9 L) I6
302 CID (5.0 L) Windsor V8
335 CID (5.4 L) V8 (Mexico, medium-duty only)
352 CID (5.8 L) FE V8
360 CID (5.9 L) FE V8
390 CID (6.4 L) FE V8
Diesel
203 CID (3.3 L) Perkins I4 diesel (Argentina)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM D2229-4 Naturally Aspirated I4 diesel (Brazil)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM TD229-4 Turbocharged, non-intercooled I4 diesel (Brazil)

Are you saying all those engine choices were available for a F100 in 1970? Seems a bit excessive, don't you think? Imagine the inventory logistics keeping track of matching transmissions, radiators, etc.

 

[Fixastuff]

They're all 1970...the pinnacle of American cars & trucks. I've never had trouble lining up hitch ball with a trailer. If it's close I move truck or trailer a bit by hand. We have 3 cars with cameras we never use.
I worked at a service station in 1970 and drove the owner's '70 F100 352FE 3 on the tree he ordered. Sweet truck. Here are the engine choices, not all were imported:
140 CID (2.3 L) Lima I4 (Brazil)
170 CID (2.8 L) Thriftpower I6
221 CID (3.6 L) I6 (Argentina)
240 CID (3.9 L) I6
272 CID (4.5 L) Y-block V8 (Brazil)
289 CID (4.7 L) Windsor V8 (Mexico)
292 CID (4.8 L) Y-block V8 (Argentina)
300 CID (4.9 L) I6
302 CID (5.0 L) Windsor V8
335 CID (5.4 L) V8 (Mexico, medium-duty only)
352 CID (5.8 L) FE V8
360 CID (5.9 L) FE V8
390 CID (6.4 L) FE V8
Diesel
203 CID (3.3 L) Perkins I4 diesel (Argentina)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM D2229-4 Naturally Aspirated I4 diesel (Brazil)
239 CID (3.9 L) MWM TD229-4 Turbocharged, non-intercooled I4 diesel (Brazil)

Give us the tow #s for them. If I can remember right I think it tops out at one potato sack(no potatoes in it, just the sack) lol. The pinnacle!!

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Are you saying all those engine choices were available for a F100 in 1970? Seems a bit excessive, don't you think? Imagine the inventory logistics keeping track of matching transmissions, radiators, etc.

Yes if you look it up. As I said, some were import market. Lots of parts interchange between like motors, just different bore & stroke.
I should have mentioned '70 Jeep Gladiator also.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Give us the tow #s for them. If I can remember right I think it tops out at one potato sack(no potatoes in it, just the sack) lol. The pinnacle!!

Then you'd want an F250 or F350 (10K#).

 

[Fixastuff]

Then you'd want an F250 or F350 (10K#).

10k is pathetic too.