> Can’t tow. Can’t haul

No one is hauling anything in these anyway. The Cybertruck is a midlife crisis car for white-collar Indian dudes with money. I'm sorry, it's true.

Construction workers are not trading in their F150s and beat-to-death Silverados for this I assure you.

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alooPotato 37 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Dang you nailed my profile perfect.

I bought one and its the best car I've ever had. Event though I was never a "truck" buyer it checked off all my needs: - space for wife, car seats + another adult when needed - haul around my kids, 4 bikes, skis, camping gear, etc. - drives itself - we do a ton of road trips - luxury - electric, tired of going to gas stations

Wasn't another car on the market that checked those boxes.

Have you ever driven one? They are amazing to drive.

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malfist 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

And the fact that your purchase is supporting a guy that literally threw two nazi salutes at an inauguration? Is that facsist alignment a feature or a bug for your "best car you've ever had"?

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Robdel12 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Literally everything you listed can be done with any SUV.

	▲	BobaFloutist 5 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Or, better yet, a minivan. People think they want a pickup truck, or an SUV, or a Cybertruck, but what they really want is a hybrid Toyota Sienna.
	▲	cucumber3732842 5 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You "can" put three kids in the back of a Honda Civic. You "can" tow 10k with a Ford Ranger. They're both kind of a sucky experience for all parties involved and it makes perfect sense why people who can afford a vehicle with way more capacity go that route. It makes things that take care and precision and thought as mindless as throwing a light switch. They're not paying for capability, they're paying to make it easy. I own a station wagon, a minivan, a pickup truck and a hatch (and my spouse drives a boring crossover). I completely understand why "buy a crew cab truck" has become the norm for people who want to just write one check a month to cover every use case. Additionally, frequent "truck" usage is an absolute menace on wagon/minivan interiors.

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10xDev 33 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>Wasn't another car on the market that checked those boxes.

Outside of "drives itself", I fail to see how much of what you described is unique. Seems very ordinary.

	▲	DetroitThrow 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Nothing fits in this category, it's revolutionary (if you ignore every electric SUV on the market) !! Buyers who got an expensive and gaudy pile of shit will never want to admit their pile of shit doesn't smell to themselves.

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selectodude 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

F150 Lightning checked all those boxes and also isn’t a complete piece of shit that sheds parts on the road.

	▲	malfist 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As an owner of the f150 lightning, I get a chuckle whenever SpaceX uses them to do something a cybertruck can't.

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lawn 21 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This surely must be sarcasm.

Right...?

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erulabs 30 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

no no no you have to ignore that people like the product, its more important to mock production manufacturing from the armchair.

I personally don't like the cybertruck and wish they made something much closer to Rivian, but getting upset about a product you don't like is a small man ting

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throwawaytea 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It was never meant for construction workers. It was meant for the owners of small construction companies. I used to work for a swimming pool contractor. He didn't own a shovel. He made $600k a year. So did his plumber best friend. And his buddy that did concrete work. I actually also worked on their small time NASCAR team, since they had so much money to burn. The cyber truck is perfect for them.

	▲	Robdel12 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I race cars, I have never seen one at the track, they’re a toy. But you’re exactly right. They’re for the polished shoes folks, not the steel toes

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hvs 35 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

In Minnesota they tend to be (or were) owned by companies in the construction / maintenance industry and plastered with full body advertisements for said services (not actually used by construction workers).

	▲	Rebelgecko a minute ago \| parent [-]
		The Cybertruck is over 3 tons, so it's eligible for some specific tax rules that let businesses take the full depreciation immediately instead of over time. Same reason a lot of businesses used to buy Hummers and slap a decal on the side. Idk why we're incentivizing big ass vehicles that put more wear & tear on roads, but it is what it is.