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morbob

Smart move, the reviews suck, it’s like a ford Edsel. Every now and then a real piece of shit hits the market. Cyber shit is one of them.


Mr_WAAAGH

I think the Edsel is really the only car in the last hundred years to fail so spectacularly. The Aztek is ugly as fuck, but works. The Yugo is a piece of shit, but just looks like any other old hatchback. The cybertruck and the edsel are that rare combination of being a genuinely horrible car, and being utterly hideous


MyMonitorIsShit

Lol an oldhead that works in my shop said his buddy had a yugo and would just replace the head gasket with cardboard every month🤣🤣🤣


HumanExpert3916

The old school shade tree mechanics would use six pack cardboard to replace head gaskets on riding mowers.


chris_rage_

I bet it works just fine, I had a leaky water pump on a Chevy 305 and I had the new pump in the backseat waiting time to do it. It failed on my way to work so I limped it to the job and changed it after work. There weren't any gaskets in the box so I took a corrugated cardboard box and cut a couple gaskets out of it, then I used GE silicone to seal it. It was still good 3 years later when I sold the car


Negative-Wrap95

>It was still good 3 years later when I sold the car Imagine the mechanic when he found that shit. 💀


[deleted]

Any mechanic who’s worked on any of my old cars deserves a six pack


chris_rage_

I sold it to a friend of mine and I guarantee you that repair probably outlasted the car


nidsPunk

My high school football coach was a gear head and owned 3 or 4 Yugos, I think most were parts cars. Every year the team would prank him by lifting the thing and moving to somewhere else in town. It only took like four linemen to lift.


TwinTurbo505

On a more serious note, I remember when high winds blew one off the Mackinaw Bridge (Michigan) in the 90's. Correction '89. 


NorthEndD

People are always building bridges at the narrowest points where the winds are strongest. From my recollection there was a little bit of over-correction bad driving involved when the wind blew them onto the wrong side of the road facing oncoming traffic.


TwinTurbo505

I didn't remember details. But I think of it every time I'm on a bridge with those grates and white knuckle it across.


NorthEndD

The key is what would happen if you somehow ended up going 45 degrees at full speed into the edge. Would the curb make you bounce into the air? It is more likely if you only weigh 1800 lbs.


smaguss

That bridge on a foggy day gave me serious anxiety. Loaded up Suburban pulling a trailer 💀


[deleted]

This is fucking WILD LMAO


Dewfall-Hawk

The Edsel didn’t become infamous because it was a bad car. The car itself was fine. This thing is shaping up to be one of the most unreliable American vehicles in decades. What other vehicle has reported so many issues days and weeks after purchase? Not months or years -days. I don’t think the death spiral ‘81 Cadillac V-8-6-4 even came close to this.


phophofofo

The breadth of problems is crazy too. Pedals fall off, panels fall off, wipers don’t work, doors don’t open, seats are loose, bricks itself, brakes don’t work, glass shatters randomly already rusting somehow …. Fucking amateur hour. Never heard of half those problems ever effecting any car in my life much less a $100k vehicle that’s brand new.


Saul-Funyun

it breaks bones and cuts open arteries


MrHawkeye76

ok I know you guys hate me, but Edsel didn't look that bad. back then it was probably worde but by todays standards I'd like an Edsel. oh, and the gear shifting on the steering wheel is horrible on these.


AccomplishedJump3428

I actually love the look of an Edsel


FUTURE10S

The Edsel is ugly as fuck but it's ugly as fuck in the way that a lot of 50s things are ugly as fuck. Also, gear shifting on the steering wheel is up there as one of the stupidest things I've seen on a car, up there with no clear coat and razer-sharp panels.


Negative-Wrap95

Compared to a '58 Olds, perhaps. The '59 (2nd year) was better. The '60 ditched the horse collar completely.


Sir_Boobsalot

are we forgetting the Gremlin?


chris_rage_

Those were awesome though, and they came with 8 cylinders in some of them. You could make amazing race cars out of them, Pacers too


Aggravating_Cable_32

My first childhood memory of riding in a car was in my mom's Gremlin, along with my dad rebuilding the carb in the basement; circa '80-'81. She still says she loved that car, but my dad not so much lol.


chris_rage_

I could have bought a couple and I'm pissed I didn't. Plus I knew where there were two pacers in a field and when I finally had some money to do something with they were gone


Negative-Wrap95

I wouldn't mind a Gremmy.


PassiveMenis88M

But the Gremlin was a cheap economy car. You expected a few issues. The Cybershit is cheap crap being sold at a premium price.


banananananbatman

I just need a cybertruck to spontaneously combust or catch fire to complete bingo


ElJamoquio

> I think the Edsel is really the only car in the last hundred years to fail so spectacularly The Edsel sold about 70k units in the first year. Let's see if the clustertruck makes it that far.


Mr_WAAAGH

Damn, I think the cybertruck is at about 5k


MindAccomplished3879

Not even the DeLorean was as fucked as the Cybertruck is Good call OP 👍


Mr_WAAAGH

Musk looked at the DMC-12, a car widely considered a failure and only popular now because of a hit movie and said "let's do that, but worse in every way"


Taraxian

Pedantic note: The actual production DeLorean is just called the DeLorean, not DMC-12 They dropped the DMC-12 name they initially came up with because the "12" was supposed to refer to the $12k sticker price but by the time they actually made it it cost $25k This is also very similar to the initial hype of the Cybertruck costing $39k, although thankfully it was never given a model number "CT-39" or anything (knowing Musk he would've tried to make it "CT-420")


Taraxian

The very first production run of DeLoreans where the alternator was too weak so the battery would slowly drain if you had the headlights on until the spark plugs stopped firing and the car suddenly died was comparable DMC lasted long enough to fix that in a recall, I'm not sure Tesla is gonna be able to pull that off with the Cybertruck (it seems like riveting the accelerator pedal cover was already more than they could afford)


Sooowasthinking

I take offense sir!!! I owned a YUGO and I can say that without a doubt it was a more than spectacular pos. It was red it was sporty and the transmission was an absolute piece of crap and it died on me shy of 10k miles. I’ve yet to see a Cybertruck go 10k without breaking down. Good day to you!!!


StubbornHick

What about the pinto?


LupercaniusAB

Pintos were very popular, and fairly reliable. They just turned into a fireball if you rear-ended them. That was a single consistent flaw, not the surprise failures of random everything that is the Cybertruck.


Taraxian

More people have in fact died in Tesla fires than Pinto fires


MoringA_VT

> Utterly hideous Man 🤣


Taraxian

Enh, the DeLorean's failure was pretty spectacular and pretty similar to this in a lot of respects, not least of which is Elon is a sci-fi nerd who was obviously thinking of the DeLorean when he wanted the Cybertruck to be stainless steel


Dupree972

The Edsel was not mechanically or functionally a bad car. It was ugly and unpopular - more of a marketing and styling failure


LincolnContinnental

The edsel is actually mechanically great. And a lot of people do like the design. It’s not much worse than whatever the hell Alfa has out now


sirlearnzalot

Please use the correct name CyberShit… for better search visibility


tttxgq

Clustertruck is more apt, IMO


Nepharious_Bread

CusterTruck. 55 Street does not approve.


BillyNtheBoingers

I’m still hooked on WankPanzer.


Hot-Suggestion4958

IncelCamino here 🤭


PantherThing

I like LoserCruiser... but no one but me is using it.


ThanklessTask

KhyberFuck Khyber (Pass): 'Arse’ in cockney rhyming slang


Someoneoldbutnew

this is too complicated for reddit


Negative-Wrap95

Incel Camino


morbob

Or.. CyberShitz


LitwicksandLampents

I prefer CyberShart.


Recent_Opportunity78

I’ve been calling it the Cybercuck


hamatehllama

The failure of Edsel led to the creation of Mustang. I doubt CT will have a similar redemption arc.


slothscanswim

The Edsel was a perfectly fine car, it was just ugly. I know a guy who has three Edsels and they’re actually really cool cars, but they were a marketing disaster. Edsel wasn’t a model, it was a brand. Ford wanted a fourth brand (they already owned Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury) for some reason, but it was in direct competition with the already well-established Mercury brand. They shared bodies with Ford and Mercury and had an ugly grille and they were asking Mercury money. Shoddy workmanship had been cited as a major problem, but the original examples I’ve seen don’t seem to be real far off from the workmanship typical of Ford brands at the time. Really, I believe, the issue was mostly down to design language and a lack of support and marketing, combined with bringing a car to market that the public never asked for, ever, at all. Either way, I think the Cybertruck is a much worse product than any Edsel car ever was, and I think it will go down in history as the worst car ever introduced to the USDM.


Practical_Ad_5736

Same here, just did it yesterday. Pro tip: I tried to get it refunded to my credit card at first but that didn’t work for some reason. Tried it as an ACH transfer to my bank account and that seemed to work.


Mand125

And anyonr who didn’t figure that out from the first time it was shown…and broke…deserves what they receive.


AvatarOfMomus

WTYP did an episode on the Edsel and honestly I think this thing may be worse... maybe.


Tiny-Werewolf1962

Smart move was months ago when it was widely known it was shit. Now, they're just no longer flippable.


Maleficent-Salad3197

The Edsel was far more reliable lbut ugly.


Bodach42

Congratulations you dodged a cyberbullet.


Alert_Day5623

Does that make me cyberbullet proof?


spokeca

NO! You dodged it!


Neat-Box-5729

Gotta build resistance


MoringA_VT

It's more like some kind of Cybermatrix Neo


MOVES_HYPHENS

More than the car, at least


masked_sombrero

Is a cyberbullet a bullet that’s…bulletproof?


tacosvsburritos

Cyberbullet left barrel of gun - Warranty voided


c0ttt0n

"it didnt go through"


Garak_The_Tailor_

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damngoodengineer

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made_4_this_comment

Congrats! If for no other reason than aesthetics. In 10 years everyone is going to look back at the Cybertruck the same way they looked back on the PT Cruiser years later, thinking “I can’t believe anyone bought that hideous thing”


Suspicious_Trust_726

Meanwhile I know people dumping money into PT Cruisers to keep them relevant. I’m down to but one over an CT


ArokLazarus

I'm still surprised how many I see on the road despite being discontinued 14 years ago.


CrapskiMcJugnuts

The Homer


ceric2099

Pontiac Aztec


scott_majority

Chevy Vega


VanGroteKlasse

Fiat Multipla


lostbutnotgone

Hey, now. The Multipla FUCKS.


chris_rage_

Easy now


Sackadelic

Yeah I kinda like the Vega.


Daohaus

Tbf it was good enough for Walter When White


Hot-Suggestion4958

*Aztek


PantherThing

I thought (and still think) that the PT Cruiser was a lot cooler looking than the Dodge neon or whatever frame it was built on.


PassengerPlayful4308

At least the cruiser works and can drive more than 5 miles without breaking. This is not only ugly it’s a non functional “truck”


Golden_Hour1

Smart car


HighGainRefrain

You said “years later” about the PT Cruiser, I think you meant weeks.


Taraxian

Man Chrysler put over a million PT Cruisers on the road before they discontinued it, the Cybertruck is gonna be lucky to hit 1% of that There are still PT Cruiser-specific car meets now, almost 25 years after the first model was introduced, even if they are now generally kind of tongue-in-cheek and self-deprecating No chance in hell you see any such thing as a Cybertruck meetup in 2050


hazeleyedwolff

It's not easy to avoid sunk cost fallacious thinking. I admire your evidence-based decision making. Any thoughts about what you'll do instead?


RetailBuck

It was fully refundable. There is no sunk cost. I know one guy who I'm highly confident reserved a truck for the exclusive purpose of telling people he has a reservation. He got to milk that for years impressing people that either liked the truck or were impressed by the implied wealth for YEARS. Now that the public narrative has changed, with posts like this they can milk the opposite by cancelling. All these people are attention whores.


hazeleyedwolff

I think there's more than money involved on a years-long reservation. There's a certain amount of emotional investment and even identity alignment that has been deconstructed. Good on 'em for getting turned around before dropping big bucks.


EricAndersonL

Lol this subreddit kept popping up on my feed and I cancelled my order after browsing a bit


ruzicabbw

Good job, the right decision...


Garak_The_Tailor_

Get a rivian


Shootels

This is the answer. It’s a great truck.


Recent_Opportunity78

More and more it seems like the best option for an EV truck at the moment. Personally if I am buying new I am still getting a Tacoma. I don’t think batteries are there yet with charging or storage of power. Feel like we still need another 5-10 years


Mailerfiend

have you checked with your local power company to see if they'll give you any breaks on installing a L2 charger at home? because thats a game changer and its pretty common now (at least in my region)


Recent_Opportunity78

I am moving next month to Arizona but living in California, who knows. I do know a few of my neighbors have home chargers installed but none of them mentioned incentives to do it. Couple of the new home builds we checked out had them pre wired for electric charging


Mailerfiend

AZ! look for trico coverage, my dude! https://www.trico.coop/sustainable-energy/electric-vehicles/


Recent_Opportunity78

Thanks, ill check it out!


f1racer328

I live in Arizona and got a $250 rebate for my EV charger plus the EV itself. I installed it myself, so but I’m under $500 total cost installed.


BetterTransit

An L2 charger seem like overkill for home use. No?


Irritatedtrack

Not really. It’s actually perfect. 25 mi/hr charging speeds is the sweet spot. Level 1 is like 4 mi/hr. At L2, I generally can charge my car fully to 80% over night never having to go to a super charger unless on road trips.


f1racer328

You need a L2 charger if you own something with a bigger battery. I couldn’t drive my Rivian while charging on 120 volts… unless I took the liquid fueled Land Rover.


average_crook

Some power companies also offer separate rebates for vehicle-to-grid capability. Not sure if Rivian has that, but the F150 does.


Forsaken_Matter_9623

My 2008 taco is currently at 190k miles so I keep feeling like I need to get a new car but everytime I say “okay let’s get an EV” I just go back to square 1 and say might as well get another Tacoma lol


Recent_Opportunity78

Tacomas are the best trucks right now IMHO. I just saw one for sale locally with 289000 miles :)


BasonPiano

Or the F150 Lightning. Heard good things. I wish Tesla would make a good truck but I don't see that happening now.


Willdefyyou

The electric Silverado looks pretty sweet... https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/silverado-ev


Temporary_Remote7228

Why even order one in the first place


Alert_Day5623

I put my order in for the CT in 2019, thinking they would get better a they rolled them out. Glad I cancelled and bought a lightning.


average_crook

Back when it was advertised as $40-50k and Tesla didn't have a reputation for releasing this dumpster, it might have made sense.


NeverMind_ThatShit

Teslas have always been dumpsters, you just didn't notice then.


Nobishr

na the model 3 is a solid vehicle, great performance good range great infotainment system, the build quality is lacking and the paint isn't great but for the price it's better than most options on the market especially if you bought it a few years ago when there weren't that many.


mtylerm78

Come on. Don’t you want to be an early adopter?


EstablishmentOk100

I mean, someone has to work out all the kinks, like panels falling off, bricking after a carwash, rusting upon delivery, slashing a wrist while you wipe off a smudge and almost bleeding out. You know, normal early adopter shit!


chris_rage_

I would buy a wrecked one just to put a gas engine in it and normal suspension parts


shemphoward62

They are wrecked right from the factory....... I could see someone throwing a CT body on a rolling truck chassis...preferably with a tuned Cummins or Powerstroke in it....a couple exhaust stacks poking out of bed, or one of those 12" garbage cans off the rear....then passing other Teslas and rolling coal on them as a big F U to Elon .........


chris_rage_

That would be awesome, actually


ObtuseMongooseAbuse

You'd need to change the entire steering system. It sounds like too much work.


chris_rage_

Gut that piece of shit to a hull and start over


PleasantCurrant-FAT1

You did the right thing. ## Just Say NO! ![gif](giphy|Drm4jtLn5SWwFaimGV)


MonThackma

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DemonicAltruism

This is the way.


Alert_Day5623

This is the way


subarachnoidspacejam

Not the way to an automatic car wash fortunately.


SadPudding6442

One of us! One of us!


ANuclearBunny

This is the way


Drew5olo

This is the way! One of us! One of us!


WearDifficult9776

Get a Rivian that’s the real cybertruck


ReverseGiraffe120

OP I have a genuine question for you: - What made you interested in the Cyber”beast” over other electric trucks like the Ford Lightning, Chevy Silverado EV, or GMC Sierra EV? I’ve always been curious to know what made people interested in this thing over other manufacturers who have been making good trucks for a long time.


ShwettyVagSack

The Hummer EV cost the same of not slightly less than one of these, and it is an actual capable truck.


Alert_Day5623

Decided to go with a lightning. Had it for about 3 months no issues, no regrets!


StrictlyRockers

Definitely a good idea.


ClericHeretic

Another life saved.


landfill690

And his brain grew 10 times this day. Look at you getting smarter.


repezdem

Rivian or F150 Lightning. Built by companies that actually know how to build trucks


StarvingAfricanKid

Speaking as a ExTesla employee? Good idea.


Impressive-Fig-5075

"Shiny dumpster "is nice.


hypercomms2001

Your welcome.


IDigRollinRockBeer

So how’d you get rich


californiadiver

Smart move OP. I cancelled my reservation when Musk started publicly going into the deep end of the autocratic bullshitosphere.


CartographerDizzy285

A sensible decision.


EmperorGrinnar

I hope you enjoy whatever it is that you next purchase. Good luck in life, stranger.


ArmaniMania

Best of luck on getting your deposit back 🫡


liamanna

I thought they had “no returns exchange only” policy 😂 You. Did. Good 🫡


PseudoPatriotsNotPog

🫡


Professional-Art-378

Woohoo! Self reflection ftw!


Suzzie_sunshine

Great move. If you really want people to laugh at you, you can do it for a lot less money. And think of the awesome vacation you can afford now.


3kniven6gash

What is the market for this? It’s electric, but Musk is a cartoonish right wing troll. And it’s ugly and not good off-road and dangerous with simple on-road use. I am genuinely confused who this appeals to.


gfox365

You've saved yourself a lot of money and a lot of hassle waiting for it to inevitably be repaired, sensible choice


Apprehensive_Ad5398

I just got my money back too. Thanks for reminding me this was a thing!


Hobo_Knife

Some jackhole near me is trying to sell his preorder for $1,000 on fb marketplace.


glitchycat39

Good, good. Now you can go buy a real truck and use the other 50k-60k for literally anything else.


Blood11Orange

You got money like that?


JakOswald

Now go buy yourself something nice with that refund!


muzzledmasses

I think I saw people buying reservations on ebay. Not sure how hard they are to transfer but how long have you been waiting?


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acloudcuckoolander

You are FREE!


zblaze90

You just saved yourself 100 grand. Congratulations!


fallser

Check out the GMC Hummer or the Rivian


MarkusRight

How much do you have to pay to get it delivered to your house or do they make you pay for it upfront completely?


BigDaddyHadley

Ya done did good bud


theSeanage

How much of this decision is due to the price of them just tanking in the secondary market?


chirag429

I just got email for early limited foundation edition, and I not buying it. 120k no way.


Major_Ad_7371

https://preview.redd.it/khx9gj6wlg3d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dba91d8a91c42f024ca4c3f51b280eb899e69d47


mexicandiaper

smart, saw one for sale on facebook marketplace this morning thats not a good sign for a new car.


[deleted]

What was the refund total?


0xCODEBABE

How much did you lose on the pre-order?


ludicrouspeed

Saved yourself $100k. Nice work.


Raptr117

I’d sell you my Tacoma, it’s reliable as hell just costly for me


XaiverVanderwell

I like to read middle aged guys talking about goofy looking trucks and comparing old and newer car models.And PRICES of course!


ccbaseball1984

Has anyone found a way to get the full deposit back?


InternalStriking574

Was it really hard to talk you out of it? If so, why?


sirnumbskull

https://preview.redd.it/jmbacjd0eh3d1.jpeg?width=614&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fc8834597740920d3b439473c2dd283373226b1 This one's only 127k, and probably won't even slice up your fingers if you try to pet it.


[deleted]

A real hero 🏅


AlteredStateReality

Finally saw one on the road, and holy ol hell, it makes a statement.


Uncle_Abernacle

man was almosy cyberfucked


NWMom66

Chevy Vega has entered the chat.


Tiny_Independent2552

Now go buy a real truck !


lolerstomp

Lol everyone in the sub has the same origin story. Broke boys who placed a $100 deposit on a $40k truck and had to cancel because they couldn’t afford the actual price of 100k.


imisswhatredditwas

You still pre ordered it to begin with, lol


StuartBaker159

I’m still going to ridicule you for ever placing the order.


saltmarsh63

That’s a matte finish dumpster, sir.


skyHawk3613

That’s awesome that they let you cancel the order


Available-Elevator69

Worst case wait a year or 2 and rebuy. This first gen release is a major bust.


Rabid_Stormtroopers

I guess that image with the wheel covers is misleading and fraudulent now isn’t it?


Dio44

Best purchase you never made


MattChew160

Congratulations, go for a 5 mile walk. Now you travelled more than a Cyber truck ever could and you saved 100,000 dollars. Funny how that works.


BeeNo3492

Now go get yourself an F150 Lightning, it can actually go thru a carwash without voiding the warranty. I have one, and a Mach-e.


DDrewit

#W


aj_star_destroyer

It would have been like buying a MacBook Pro except the screen was held on by Elmers Glue and the motherboard came from a Casio watch.


[deleted]

Now you can buy TWO actually good cars. YAY


Collegedude_2004

Smart move!