1970-01-01 2 days ago

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InsidiousWombat 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Just because someone likes a given piece of trash doesn't make it not a piece of trash

	▲	1970-01-01 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That's not how the ancient idiom goes..
	▲	bigstrat2003 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		But it does mean that the thing isn't "unloved and unwanted".
	▲	alt227 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
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	▲	method_capital 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		We need this person to tell us all what we should like! I notice this internet world we live in, networked behind screens, really demonstrates the average person's drift to totalitarianism. It's frightening to me.
	▲	hbn 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Just cause an internet blogger thinks something is trash doesn't make it trash.

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trollbridge 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I test drove one, liked it, had no intention to buy but asked what it would take to get one.

The answer was wait a long time since they’re sold out. Obviously someone wants them.

	▲	paularmstrong 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		But they didn't sell out. There were storage lots in Florida full of them. Were they falsely claiming demand and hiding away their stock?
	▲	kstrauser 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		The article says they sold about 12,000 in the first 3 quarters of this years. That’s about 1 per 30,000 Americans. With numbers that small, any vagary of demand can lead to lots full of unsold vehicles or waiting lists.
	▲	Mashimo 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Was that RIGHT after they got released? Or later on?
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dfxm12 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For better or worse, it looks unique, and while a truck probably should be functional rather than flashy, I appreciate the swing they took with the design.

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Kapura 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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howunfortunate 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I mean owners are often quite regretful?

It's certainly more balanced than a forum of non-owners who's only knowledge about the issue is that they hate Elon with an undying passion.

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hbn 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

...yeah? You should get an opinion from people who use the product, not people who dislike the company's CEO for political reasons and their dislike of it was a foregone conclusion.

	▲	Grombobulous 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Unfortunately not very many people use the product. I’m sure there are passionate people over at the Mitsubishi mirage owners club as well. We can’t blame political reasons for the Cybetruck failing, especially in the context of the Model Y and Y L selling like hotcakes. No, the problem with the Cybertruck is the styling is polarizing in person, it came in overpriced and under-ranged, and it wasn’t built for a buyer demographic that exists in large numbers. Slate understands truck buyer motivation and demographics a lot better than Tesla. Chevrolet with the Silverado EV understands much better what their buyer demographic for an EV truck needs to succeed (be a regular half-ton truck, get as much range while towing as possible). And those companies are still likely to struggle or are struggling to sell EV trucks, respectively. If Tesla knew what they were doing they’d have made a true full-size 3 row SUV similar to the EV9, and they’d also make a city car for Europe. But they blew development money on a bespoke single-country truck.

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1970-01-01 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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jjuel 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"There are dozens of us...DOZENS!"