My friend bought a new Cybertruck

[Jim74]

I knew he was interested in one but I was surprised when he told me he actually ordered one and it was delivered. He brought it over to my house and I checked it out.

First impressions; It's a lot smaller than I thought. I'm 6'5" and I can barely fit in the back seat without slouching and there is not a lot of leg room. Which is fine, I'm pretty tall and I don't fit in a lot of vehicles. Just for comparisons sake, in my other friend's Ram truck I can sit in the back seat and I have acres of room and can stretch out comfortably and I don't hit my head.

Also, there was a strong smell of adhesives. Enough so that it was giving me a headache after a while.

They put a part in the center console that needed to be installed by the end user, I'm not sure if they were short on parts at the factory and had to send it later or what.

The bed liner appears to be plastic.

I went on a short ride around the block, but I didn't drive it. It's the dual motor version but it is very fast. We got lots of looks, it's definitely an attention getter.

Would I buy one? Absolutely not. But I am glad to have had the chance to see one in person.

 

[Rand]

I hear the tread life on those for some people is under 10000 miles.

 

[dubber09]

Exactly that - attention getter and already started to rust to boot!
I do wish he has no issues with it and finds a way to live with it.

 

[Jim74]

Exactly that - attention getter and already started to rust to boot!
I do wish he has no issues with it and finds a way to live with it.

Yeah, good luck with that. I truly think it won't last as long as he hopes.

 

[KGMtech]

Tell him to avoid loud Taylor Swift music.....

 

[skyactiv]

Tell him to avoid loud Taylor Swift music.....

I don't get it.

 

[KGMtech]

I don't get it.

Neither does Leon or Elon.

 

[92saturnsl2]

Some people love attention and I think that's the Cybertruck's best quality.

Strange coincidence, I saw one for the first time today, it drove past me on the highway going the opposite direction. I had to do a double take because it was a maroon-red color, but it had to be a Cybertruck because you simply can't mistake it for anything else. Somebody had it vinyl wrapped is the only conclusion I can come to.

 

[JeffKeryk]

CT for the win! I see 'em all over the place here! No, I am not buying one...

 

[camrydriver111]

First impressions; It's a lot smaller than I thought. I'm 6'5" and I can barely fit in the back seat without slouching and there is not a lot of leg room. Which is fine, I'm pretty tall and I don't fit in a lot of vehicles. Just for comparisons sake, in my other friend's Ram truck I can sit in the back seat and I have acres of room and can stretch out comfortably and I don't hit my head.

Not surprising. Just look at the roofline.

 

[Jim74]

Not surprising. Just look at the roofline.

yeah. I just had the idea that this was a much larger vehicle than what it is

 

[Dave Hess]

Cool concept. I would like to rent one.

 

[Langanobob]

I see them a lot. I kind of like looking at them but I need a real truck that I can actually use, like my ‘96 F250. They are an interesting case of out of the box thinking but not for me.

 

[PWMDMD]

Looks uglier the more I look at it.

 

[GMBoy]

I am seeing A LOT more of them around my parts and a lot of them are painted or wrapped.

 

[gman2304]

I see 'em all over the place here

So do I. Our new local Tesla dealership has quite a few….and they haven’t moved from the chargers in 6 weeks!

 

[Pterostylis]

Exactly that - attention getter and already started to rust to boot!
I do wish he has no issues with it and finds a way to live with it.

The rust just enhances that futuristic dystopian aesthetic

 

[cptbarkey]

Rivian's also burn through tires fast. Rich people problems. That door already looks terrible from fingerprints.

My brother has one, Mom says it doesn't have a spark arrestor and he cant park it anywhere near the family ranch.

 

[Torrid]

I'm surprised it has the wheel covers on it. I thought they were recalled.

 

[97prizm]

I knew he was interested in one but I was surprised when he told me he actually ordered one and it was delivered. He brought it over to my house and I checked it out.

First impressions; It's a lot smaller than I thought. I'm 6'5" and I can barely fit in the back seat without slouching and there is not a lot of leg room. Which is fine, I'm pretty tall and I don't fit in a lot of vehicles. Just for comparisons sake, in my other friend's Ram truck I can sit in the back seat and I have acres of room and can stretch out comfortably and I don't hit my head.

Also, there was a strong smell of adhesives. Enough so that it was giving me a headache after a while.

They put a part in the center console that needed to be installed by the end user, I'm not sure if they were short on parts at the factory and had to send it later or what.

The bed liner appears to be plastic.

I went on a short ride around the block, but I didn't drive it. It's the dual motor version but it is very fast. We got lots of looks, it's definitely an attention getter.

Would I buy one? Absolutely not. But I am glad to have had the chance to see one in person.

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How ong did he wait to get his? People are now saying that if ordered they've been notified that they can pick theirs up the same week. What happened to Elons "There's a four year wait?" An article in jalopnik today said owners are seeing 6k miles on their tires.