Why I didn’t buy the Cybertruck and bought the Tundra

True .... still ugly

 

Yeah ... i guess i can duck my head just in time when im getting shot at since the glass isn't .

Can you imagine driving off road and slightly denting the bottom damage the battery ? Its a throw away since the battery was a stupid design build as part of the frame instead of an easier solution to be a bolt on/off.

 

this.

a LOT of foo-foo truck drivers are going to trade up.

 

Good riddance. Then I don't have to listen to them whine about mpgs and their truck not being a state of the art luxury sedan.

 

Here is my present rumination:

ALL present truck look alike.

like, exactly alike.

CT is different.

it has all the ingredients that are FAR above any of the present examples.

it will succeed.

 

I dont hate the front. The side and rear profiles are a bit wonky. It’s ok for the design to mature a bit Elon. All they did since the introduction was shrink it.

 

I hate to admit it I kinda like it, but I'll wait and see when it's actually in production.

scratch that, I put deposit...............

I just hope the winter range won't be so bad, been driving a Model 3 long range past week, range says 400km but I can barely get it past 300km, and apparently trying to set the temp at 23c/74f is consider wasteful in Teslas.

 

After watching that one guys video in the other thread. The CT is a great advancement. And the looks are growing on me.

 

Why is the only rollover test they show at 16mph?

 

A buddy of mine has 2 on order, not sure what he plans on doing now that's its tougher to flip them

 

I want to apologize for my negative points on the cybertruck. I still would not consider it a truck but unique class of its own . After some considerable research this is incredible innovative on so many levels . Yes there are some issues that I do not like but the engineering is shocking .

 

I clowned the hell out of the ct before it was released. But I too was pretty impressed by the innovation and tech it brings to the table. Jay Leno went over the Offroad features, of which I can only assume will be upgraded to make it better over time. I had no interest in it at all a month ago, but ended up placing a reservation on the dual motor version after the unveiling so I should see it in 2026 maybe lol.

 

The J

The Jay Leno show really was the preverbal nail
on the coffin that finally swayed me . Most of what I read or watched had an underlying tone of bs marketing but facts are facts when you are a mechanic like myself and appreciate the engineering.

Sure there are plenty of things that could of been done better but the technology....wow...impressive. Is it ugly ? It grows on you . The interior could of been improved in many ways especially for people like me that do prefer the feel of touch tactile buttons and a proper dash cluster above the steering wheel. They should of allowed access from the cabin to the bed as well etc etc . But every vehicle has some issues and at the end of the day - its personal preference.

 

The real world towing range of the Cybertruck is less than 90 miles. Real world highway driving range is 150-250 miles in the cold. Both are abysmal numbers for a $100,000+ truck

 

Yeah Ive been reading about alot of issues on the CT.

- rear mirror view
- mismatched panel finishes
- no stearing column single change
- lack if tactile controls ( all on the screen )
- towing range

what can I say

 

Doesn't seem like a good vehicle for pickin up chicks.
I'm out.

 

So about the same mileage as a 2.5 gen tundra.

 

what's this?

 

This . You change the signal on the steering wheel -

 

gotcha