Is the Cyber Truck a Flop?

[Paystar]

Okay, I'm not gunna bash EV's, because I am not and never will be a fan.

But I have a question for those that like these cyber trucks. How do people even like these things? They are not visually appealing at all. They look like door stop wedges. I don't know, I just don't get the appeal. But I guess there are people out there that feel vehicles are just an appliance to go point-A to point-B.

 

[groundcover]

You should ride in one. The Full self driving is amazing. I have had mine drive me home, 90 miles. Changing lanes on interstate, taking exit ramps, stopping at traffic lights. Almost all the way. The last two miles are dirt road, so I take over.

How does the self driving deal with the speed limit , follow the posted speed or keep up with the flow of traffic?

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

How does the self driving deal with the speed limit , follow the posted speed or keep up with the flow of traffic?

My buddies car reads signs... Except it reads Highway 29... As 29mph . So he overrides it a lot.

 

[Oaktree]

Those pretend trucks are about as useless as their poser owners.

what you drove to Sears in the 1980's
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a real 1980's work truck
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modern soccer mom costcomobile
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modern soccer dad costcomobile

Modern SUV's are just gas guzzling soccer mom cross between the 1980 Dodge Caravan and a 4x4 truck.

Hate to break it to you we're not living in the 80s anymore. Times change, peoples' needs change. Today's trucks are so much better than 40 year old ones it's not even a contest. I could personally do without most of the tech-y stuff, but if that's what sells vehicles, then the automakers are going to fill that demand.
Yeah, most of the vehicles marketed as SUV's are really just AWD station wagons, but so what?

Oh, lotsa luck finding a 1980 Caravan...it was introduced in the 1984 model year.

 

[Muhammad]

Every day i see probably 5-10 Cybertrucks while I'm driving around. It seems like a novelty item. I've yet to see one with anything in the bed. From the front they look pretty cool but I think they could have done a lot better with the design.

If nothing else, it provided us with the best video ever from WhistlinDiesel:

 

[KennyG]

I'm pretty tolerant about what other people want to drive.
After all I once had a girlfriend with an AMC Pacer and I kept my mouth shut about it.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

How does the self driving deal with the speed limit , follow the posted speed or keep up with the flow of traffic?

It adjusts the speed for the speed limit but you can hit the accelerator and hit the yoke again and it will set in where you left it, or you can roll the right scroll wheel on the steering wheel and it will increase or decrease 1 mph for each tick on the wheel. So basically you can adjust it with your thumb. It is very easy.

 

[stingray1]

Looks like something a retarded first grader might draw.

 

[sd455dan]

How does the self driving deal with the speed limit , follow the posted speed or keep up with the flow of traffic?

You can choose the more natural speed setting- did that on the Y yesterday and it would have gotten me a ticket by a state patrol if I had not disengaged it.

My Biggest problem BY FAR with the Cybertruck is the rear giga casting to hitch mounting.

One of Tesla's designers just came out and tried to say 160lb bumper vertical weight Limit for their stated tow rating was OK.

That is Less than many cars can handle.

Tesla Says The Cybertruck Hitch is Rated to Support the Same Vertical Loads as the Model Y – “No More than 160 lbs or 2 Bicycles”

According to Tesla’s Cybertruck Owner Manual, the Cybertruck “hitch assembly is designed to support vertical loads up to 160 lb (72 kg). Exceeding this maximum weight can cause damage.” Tesla further explains that the load is equivalent to two bicycles.

www.torquenews.com

They need to use some steel and beef up the support for that rear casting. I say this as a Tesla stock holder.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Tesla Only Has 10 Days of Cybertruck Order Backlog Before Being Forced to Halt the Production Line

The wait time to buy a Cybertruck has shrunk from months to weeks to days. It now takes Tesla less than 10 days to build and deliver a brand new $79,990 Cybertruck. This raises concerns that Tesla might soon run out of Cybertruck buyers.

www.torquenews.com