Topic: ~ Buying a TESLA CYBERTRUCK with BITCOIN ~ (Read 5941 times)

Well they probably needed to make up for the slump in revenue and to try please shareholders who've been holding out for something, but releasing a vehicle with a lot of faults is bad for branding and obviously also business. Here's hoping that something serious doesn't happen due to a fault because that would be pretty devastating on numerous fronts. I think Tesla was lucky with the stuck pedal issue. Had that lead to someone dying it would have been a different story. I'm sure everything will be ironed out but it is going to be interesting to see how well the vehicles hold up and if they start to rust or fall apart. I'd still love one but only if they iron all the issues out, but it's probably moot anyway given I'd be surprised if they ever release it in the UK. The UK tour is currently underway:

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1896041/Tesla-Cybertruck-UK-tour-dates-first-look

Because it costs you sales later.

The CT is not competitive on price (now), it's not competitive in real world use (range / towing, bed size), and it's getting a bunch of bad press due to the issues. It's going to cost sales later. Had they waited until it had a few more bugs worked out it might have been better.

Just my view. I drive an Ioniq 5, the person I work with just got a Y. The Y just came in a cheaper then mine. BUT, you give up a lot for that in terms of creature comforts. He was more or less just shopping on price. Had the Y been a few $ more, he would have been driving an Ioniq.

There are 2 people I know from the LI-EV group who passed on their CT reservations. NOT because of the issues but because of the price. They both got F150L and and could not be happier. BUT, had it taken another year and they could have gotten the $60 (or 65 or 70) CT they might have waited.

It's all just cost.

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Side note, having nothing to do with the above but more of a general thing about EV pricing. A big issue I am seeing now is the 'low end' models are really becoming unicorns across the board. Every make seems to have let Nissan along with KIA & Hyundai be the only sub $30K EV makers.

This is going to allow the 1970s all over again with inexpensive cars, coming from China instead of Japan this time, to dominate. And it has NOTHING to do with the cost of manufacture. It's the fact that they are cramming so much stuff in the base models that it's just putting the price up there. If I was looking for a base base base 50 to 75 mile a day total round trip commuter car do I really need a 10 speaker radio, power seats, and all the other crap?

-Dave

^ I understand why they rushed it. That manufacturing plant wasn’t cheap and the amount of people willing to pay a ridiculous premium has never been higher. Sure, he could have waited until the summer of 2025 to release a finished product and start selling them en masse for $60K, but why when he can rush them out now for $120K to rich people while he works out the bugs.

I got an email from Tesla stating the trucks will be on display in Europe soon, but it's probably just more of a publicity thing as it'll probably be a long time if ever if they go on sale over here, but hopefully some questions get asked and answered about their road legality or the likelihood of them ever being released in Europe: https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/cyber-odyssey?redirect=no&utm_locale=en-GB&utm_campaign=news_and_events_-_emea&utm_content=11_-_launches&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_term=cybertruck_tour_announcement


. At least they're making it less lethal. They probably shouldn't have rushed to push this out into full production as quick as they did. The only good thing about not having one as soon as they were released is they've got time to iron out all the kinks which there seems to be a fair few of

I’m told that the issue with the frunk on the Cybertruck potentially chopping off people’s fingers when closing has been solved and the fix is rolling out with an update now (2024.14.3). This should be a little bit of a relief. There are also a ton of off-roading updates in the software that unlock a lot of features that will excite off-roaders.

Deliveries have resumed and they have alerted current owners that they can come into a service center and have their accelerator fixed.  It looks like they did go with the simple option of securing the pedal with a screw of sorts instead of depending on glue.  Hopefully this oversight was due to the pedal cover being a cosmetic item and not indicative of other design choices on the truck.  In my opinion as someone who doesn't own one and has only seen videos...  I think they should do something about the lip in front of the headlights that can gather snow as well as the rear camera not having an automatic washer.  I have already seen aftermarket solutions for the rear camera washer.

Cybertruck deliveries have been put on hold after a problem with the accelerator pedal has been discovered.  After watching a video on it, it appears that the problem is the pedal face can come off the pedal and get lodged in between the pedal and the space behind it causing the accelerator to stick.  This is actually a pretty serious issue and is a bit concerning considering the fix seems so simple.  They could have secured the pedal face on the pedal with screws instead of glue.  They could have put together the inside of the car so the space the pedal face is getting stuck is rounded.  These are the sort of things that happen with new products sometimes.  It will be interesting to see how they decide to fix the issue, with a redesign of the pedal or fixing the space it gets wedged into when it comes off, or both... 

Another interesting tidbit of info...  The Munro teardown of the Cybertruck showed that it's battery has plenty of space in it where there usually isn't in a Tesla battery.  The thought process is that this space is either an air channel for cooling, or that Tesla could in the future make their 4680 40% taller giving the Cybertruck a significant boost to range. 

With the 2024 deliveries all accounted for, it appears I will not be getting a Cybertruck this year.  Maybe this delivery hold will get some more people to cancel their orders (wishful thinking).

Cybertruck got its first over the air update a little while ago. It added a few new features like an automated wiper but still no full self driving.

Tesla is offering shareholders on record as of early 2021 that still own 500+ shares an opportunity to jump the line and get their Cybertrucks immediately. I’m not happy with all the line jumping. Especially since I didn’t start accumulating shares until late 2022. Holding out hope that I’ll still be able to get one in the next year.

Keep in mind if you take DELIVERY by the end of March you can get either 5000 or 10000 (with trade in) free supercharging miles. [In the US, don't know about the rest of the world] Just ordering gets you nothing.

I don't know your situation but figuring 4 miles per KWh that's 1250 or 2500 KWh not a lot of money but it's something, assuming you are in the $0.25 KWh range for power.

-Dave

Looks like Tesla hasn't started suing Cybertruck sellers yet for the $50,000 they threatened, but they are cancelling orders for people who are caught selling their truck and banning them from buying future Tesla products.  While they are refunding existing orders, new orders made by those who have been caught selling their truck will not be refunded.  I hope this is the beginning of the crackdown and as stated in the below article, buyers should have been limited to 1 from the beginning.  In any event, I hope we see more cancelled orders and less resellers getting their hands on these.  Those of us who actually want to drive them should be prioritized.  

https://electrek.co/2024/03/11/tesla-goes-after-cybertruck-owners-selling-electric-pickup-trucks/

Was worth a shot.  

I didn't realize they were giving out 1,000 points for test drives or I would have tried harder to amass points with some sort of bribe or something to accelerate mine.  Still glad I have enough points for some Cybertruck merch but I want that immediate delivery!  A couple sales referrals would do it now.  Too bad nobody I know wants an electric car.  

I could definitely get talked into wrapping it orange.  I saw a picture of an orange one with a black pillar delete style wrap on it that I wouldn't mind driving in honor of Bitcoin.  I also like the idea of green fading into black to somewhat match my Nasty branding.  

I have a neighbor that wants me to use his referral, and they are a good neighbor! 

Oh... if I do get a cybertruck, it is going to have some Bitcoin branding on it.  Even would consider Bitcoin orange as a wrap at some point, but I also would love it naked too.

Totally understandable. Thinking about it, I guess there is a big risk if you did buy, by the time you take delivery they aren’t selling at a premium anymore. If it doesn’t fit your financial plan, it doesn’t fit. If you don’t have anyone giving you a referral for that model Y, let me know. 3 free months of auto-pilot and me a step closer to getting one of these beasts to showcase for the community.

Thanks for posting your order number. I’m still so far…

While I have purchased my last six vehicles brand new, the most expensive one was $23k (MSRP $27k).  I was doing a 'Tesla stretch' to get the $50k cybertruck.  I would still be buying at $67k now, but $100k ($106k with taxes) is just too much.  Bitcoin is the wildcard though.  I would not need to sell any to buy in my budget as stated.  And that is the point for me, being responsible based on my own finances.  Yes, I still have considered splurging and selling Bitcoin to get it, but don't think I will. 

I will probably be ordering a lowest priced inventory model Y before the end of March, getting me new wheels for $35k, making the $106k even more crazy.

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Damn, you could buy it and don’t? That’s crazy. You get full self driving, lifetime premium connectivity, and a few other things thrown in with that $20K. In reality, it’s probably only a $12K penalty to get it early and you could sell it for a profit and rebuy one when the price drops probably for free before you wait for a regular invite. Only reason I’m OK with waiting is because I think I’ll end up paying less than 1 BTC for mine the way things are going, but if I got the email invite I’d configure immediately.

What was the first 5 digits of your preorder number? I’m 11322.

I am in the same boat.  I have a very low order number, ordered it within minutes of the prices being shown.  I have the ability to configure in my account now, but don't want to spend $20k extra and lose the $7500 federal tax credit.  In other words its $27k penalty to order now.   

Of course someone just sold one for $200k plus.

A cool little video clip showing the only place on the Cybertruck you’ll find any mention of Tesla. 

https://x.com/greggertruck/status/1764339763220455704

Thanks to those who PM’d me for my referral link and scheduled a test drive. It doesn’t tell me who does the test drives or purchases, only that they’ve been done or I’d thank you personally. Up until March 1st they are giving 10x the credits so each free test drive does move me a lot closer to being able to accelerate my preorder for the cybertruck! If you haven’t driven a model s before, might be a good time.

I don’t think this is true but I am seeing people talk about it on social media. When I looked in my account this reward wasn’t listed, but who knows… Maybe they’re rolling it out or something. In any event, if anybody wants to test drive a Tesla or buy one with my referral code you get 3 months of full self driving for free or $500 solar products… PM me if interested.