Cybertruck is a scam.

[T3SLAROD]

I see mostly tons of great press about the CT and people very happy with it. Tesla is getting millions (tens of millions? hundreds of millions?) of dollars of free publicity. Clearly, they have created a free publicity flywheel. Whether this was dumb luck or part of a plan, it is obviously good for Tesla.

For example, Kara and Nate tried one. They have a popular YouTube channel that is mostly about travel but they also try camping out in "weird" vehicles.

72 Hours Living in NEW CyberTruck Basecamp

Near the end of the video Nate was asked if he would ever buy a Cybertruck in the future, if not then which RV would he buy. Nate said:

If I just needed a car and money didn't matter I would 100% buy the Cybertruck.​

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I just don't see how getting the Cybertruck splashed all over the internet for free along with impartial people expressing delight over it is bad for Tesla. There are also haters. P. T. Barnum said "there's no such thing as bad publicity". It's not clear to me that the controversy, whether sincere or not, is actually bad for Tesla.

It’s never bad for Tesla but bad for owners. In Tesla mind they can keep putting out half assed products…. “Don’t worry a software update will fix it….”

 

[BitJam]

It’s never bad for Tesla but bad for owners. In Tesla mind they can keep putting out half assed products…. “Don’t worry a software update will fix it….”

Your leap from Nate saying "If I just needed a car and money didn't matter I would 100% buy the Cybertruck." to the CT being a half-assed product that is bad for owners eludes me.

It is also amusing that one person complains the publicity is bad and therefore hurting Tesla while another complains the publicity is good and therefore hurting the owners.

 

[aronth5]

Fun watching the naysayers and proponents banter back and forth on this thread. Many with mostly emotional arguments. My take is just to wait and see how CT sales go for the next year compared to the other EV truck offerings.

 

[T3SLAROD]

Old Tech vs New Tech

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[T3SLAROD]

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stolen Cybertruck already?
normally those events are at night and with Chargers/Camaros and nearly all of them get trashed and left behind as stolen vehicles...

 

[ThomasD]

There should be a way to do Donuts in that Truck. Maybe putting more of a street Tire on the Cybertruck? We need more power Scotty.

 

[Dan D.]

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"Legal Pit" (sic)

 

[CyberShy]

What is this stupidity above?

 

[T3SLAROD]

What is this stupidity above?

CT owners putting their car on Turo….