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When you lost a technological advantage - u then rely on your country protecting you via tariffs.
But this means we the people then fund your failed business.
This means you cannot be an asshole and be super duper grateful for people funding ya and protecting ya. this typically means you don't throw sieg heils.
i can't believe Tesla shareholders keep musk still, think it's likely gonna chnage
Once they depreciate enough, they'd be great sources for home backup batteries. The rest of it can go for recycling.
Absolutely, no sense wasting that lithium. Teslas can achieve salvation by being rebuilt into Priuses
I mean, it's already wired for fast charging and high output, might as well use the entire pack and as much of the controllers as we can without connecting back to HQ
They "depreciated" so much because the longer they were out, the more evidence there was that they were never worth that much in the first place.
they are design nightmares and not even in the cute Jaguar's transmission kind of way.
Ooo that sounds interesting, what's wrong with the transmission on jaguars?
Imagine being such a terminally sycophantic chump that, after experiencing Cybertruck ownership, you trade it in for yet another Tesla.
I don't think you understand the power of identity yoking
I mean how else are they gunna get rid of it 😂
I’m a huge fan of depreciated used electric vehicles. There definitely is a price point at which I’d buy a Cybertruck, but they’d need to depreciate quite a bit more first. Even 50% off is not enough
I'll take one when it's cheaper than the battery pack.. then sell the rest of the damned thing for scrap
They're work 35k to me. At most.
I got both my Tacoma and Nissan leaf for less than that. As a truck, the cybertruck sucks. As an electric car, the cybertruck sucks.
Sure! But I already have a Sequoia and a Honda FIT if I was going to replace my Honda fit (I'm hopefully getting a slate truck) I'd replace it with an electric truck. I do 120 miles a day commute.
I do 120 miles a day commute.
Ew.
But those slate trucks look fun as shit. If it ends up meeting expectations, it might be one of the only trucks I'd consider getting rid of my Tacoma for.
I bought my '08 wrx used for $16,500. Would rather have 2 of them than a cybertruck
Yea that's fair. I'm not saying I'd purchase this truck. I'm saying I'd value them at 35k at best.
They knew they were getting fucked by a fascist. That is what they paid for.
You know what? I'll change my mind.
Fix the long list of problems with them,pay for the insurance, remove the T logo, and I'll drive it.
That way when I get asked about driving around in a 7 year olds drawing for a truck, at least I can say it was free and I'm no longer buying gas.
There's a value I would take a cybertruck for. That value is lower than my 2010 Tacoma with almost 250,000 miles, though.
Actually, now that I think about it, there are enough things I think are dangerous about it, both to others and occupants, stupid design decisions, etc., that no, I don't think I'd even take a free one.
remove the T logo
You know how you can still tell that a building was originally a Pizza Hut even with the signs removed/changed?
It was more of a thing towards Musk's ego more than anything
Really? As a car, the brand is the least of its issues.
There's a reason that car is not legal in a lot of countries.
I include that - it's the first constraint...
Could become collector’s car eventually
Your uncle presses a hidden button to open an old garage door. Years of leaves and dead vines fall from the top edge, and a surprised bird darts out from its nest on the now-opaque window. As the door creaks open, the scent of stale Axe body spray floods the overgrown driveway.
Inside, you see walls adorned with Kanye posters, Bored Ape printouts and flash drives in glass cases, and his crown jewel in the center - an original Cybertruck, still in mint condition. With a grin on his face, your uncle struts up to the masterpiece and pats it on the hood. The front bumper immediately comes loose, but he kicks it back into place before it hits the ground.
They'll have some on display in the Holocaust Museums and Nazi Museums for sure.
lol cybertrucks are the zip drives of cars
Ooph. Forgot about those.
They won't last that long
Rarity and notoriety drive collectability.
I don't see any Azteks out there anymore
Correct. Most didn't survive. Of those that have, very few are in excellent condition. Of those few, even less are all original. Those rare few are collectable now. The same will happen to a very, very few Cybertrucks.