Topic: ~ Buying a TESLA CYBERTRUCK with BITCOIN ~ - page 14. (Read 7833 times)

It will need propulsion and steering in water though... maybe they can use the giant wiper blade as a rudder.

Come to think of it, they could also make the wiper blade spin really fast and make it a flying car. Musk is a genius.

I think we can see where this is going. There is no way CT can be road-legal in some (or most) countries so they make it a boat. Boats tend to be large, heavy, slow... perfect pivot.

Yes.  This isn't the first time he's claimed that Teslas are waterproof to some extent and the fact that this seems to be a design choice he's made now and he even gives a specific use case of traveling from Starbase to South Padre Island, I do believe him.  I can't wait to see these things skiing along the channel.  I'll admit the idea of a chunk of steel floating across a body of water seems a little crazy, but no less crazy than sending people to Mars.  I believe he'll do that also.  I do enjoy the doubters though.  Hopefully they can talk some folks out of their preorders so I can get mine sooner.

And you really believe this crap Musk is saying?  
I guess soon you will be able to use it as a time machine, just like in Back to the future movie.

Why don't you check what Tesla owners in Norway are doing with their hunger strikes, yes you heard it correctly they hunger strike because their Tesla electric car is so ''great''.

https://www.newsweek.com/disgruntled-tesla-owners-hunger-strike-over-car-faults-1739319

Oh and never forget all that shitshow Musk did with Bitcoin.

This morning Elon tweeted more news about the Cybertruck.

“Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy“
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“Needs be able to get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the channel”

I think it’s been teased before that the Cybertruck will be waterproof for short periods of time but being advertised as having the ability to briefly function as a boat is pretty interesting. This is going to be one hell of a vehicle.

The latest Cybertruck news of the day...
A prototype Cybertruck has been spotted in pretty bad shape on the side of the road.  The article doesn't seem to detail what happened to it, but it's safe to say they're doing some ongoing testing on this beast.  Love to see it... 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technologyinvesting/extremely-beat-up-tesla-cybertruck-spotted-on-public-street/ar-AA11eGvs

Elon seems focused on his AI update for Halloween, but I suspect after that it will be all Starship & Cybertruck news for several months with perhaps some Tesla Bot teasers sprinkled in. 

You sound like you're in a cult.


It's a vehicle, not a Picasso. A utility vehicle at that, and not like a collectible rare edition right hand drive Ford Pinto. If it costs beyond what comparable vehicles plus any unique features are worth, it's a shit deal no matter how you twist it. I mean the brick shape might be worth a million bucks to you and you're welcome to waste your money on it, but that's not objective value.

Because Elon Musk said so, and every word coming from his mouth is true right? Right??
Remember his Bitcoin stunt and circus show with dogecoin, he is doing the same thing with Twitter and everything else, so why would cars be any different.
I basically think this truck will be perfect tracking machine and you probably won't be able to drive it when Elon clicks his shutdown button from his satellite, but who am I to say anything if someone likes that.
Enjoy tesla trucking... honk honk!

I have no problem being a Tesla fanboy.  They make awesome products.  I've found that typically it's the people who have never owned a Tesla product, like suchmoon, that just hate on things because they are miserable people.  It's no wonder these types of people go around spreading negative feedback everywhere.  The misery they seek is within and not coming from Tesla, but they would rather hate on those that are doing things than acknowledge that they are themselves of little to no value.  The Cybertruck is a massive step forward in vehicle production and so of course smart people know it will be badass.  It doesn't take a genius, just someone who understands production and what innovations are being implemented on this vehicle.  As for the retail price issue...  "If you have to ask how much it costs you probably can't afford it," is a quote that comes to mind. 

Tesla does or doesn't care? I don't believe they built a factory solely for Cybertucks but even if they did I'm sure they will just produce other models there if it doesn't go into full production. I'm not a 'tesla hater' either. More of a Cybertruck realist, but it sounds like you might be one of the Tesla fanboys suchmoon mentioned above. How do you know it's going to be badass? I really hope it is, believe me. I've said in this very thread I don't think there's a vehicle I'd like to own more right now and would buy one today if it was around 50k and looked like the prototypes, but is it going to be? I really hope the thing is a success as I don't think I've seen more of a futuristic and individualistic vehicle but I think there's dozens of things that could go wrong with this or stop it from being a huge success. They really need to keep the costs down but I struggle to see how they can make a profitable car at a reasonable price. In its current form it almost certainly won't be road legal in Europe and many other countries without some significant design changes and I can't see what changes could be made to make it safe without completely changing the design/look. I'm really hoping Elon can get all the issues worked out and would happily love my cynicism of the project to be proved wrong but I am very sceptical. There just seems to be far too many issues and things holding it back without the original design being greatly compromised or going way over the stated retail price.

Never make it to production? They just built an entire factory for it… I get that hating on other people’s products is a bit of a theme around here, but Tesla care what haters on this forum think. The Cybertruck is going to be made, it’s going to be badass, I’m going to own one (if I can stay alive long enough) and what I’m most looking forward to is all the hate from people who don’t understand what an amazing innovation the exoskeleton is. I just hope they produce mine before these things start turning smart cars into pancakes and Tesla is forced to stop producing them.

As I said before, I'd be very surprised if it was released at that cost price or anywhere near it. How can it possibly be the cheapest Tesla? It wouldn't surprise me if it ends up being one of the most expensive if not the most expensive. I'm sure it will be more close to 100k than 40. I also don't think I'd be shocked if it never makes it to production either as with many concept cars. It would be a shame but how successful will it be if it's post 100k? It'll probably just be a niche item for the rich who like it for it's uniqueness.

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It will be watered down even more, and will cost six figures... like everyone except Elon's fanboys been saying for the last three years.


What "changed" is that reality started catching up with child's drawings.

I have a preorder in we will see what happens next year.

https://youtu.be/N8gyauJ3gxU?t=1

and now Tesla sell 75% bitcoins 

Elon Musk now says Tesla could start Cybertruck deliveries in mid-2023
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/20/23272045/tesla-cybertruck-delivery-middle-next-year-q2-earnings

Looking like Elon is planning to get these trucks out on the road next year.  Whether or not myself or others who didn't preorder on day 1 will be able to get them next year is another story, but it will be nice to see them hitting the streets.  I suspect there will be limited deliveries in the beginning and likely plenty of unforeseen problems, but there is hope that maybe the wait is coming to an end.  Now that the factory is nearing completion ("nearing" is debatable), it seems like the Cybertruck is going to become a reality.  I'll be anxiously awaiting any developments.

Ok for some, but I wonder how long we will have to wait before we find out whether they're even road legal elsewhere like in the UK and Europe? It's also going to be interesting to see if they can keep the price down as well. There's no way I can see these trucks being the cheapest Tesla. I'd be very surprised if it's not nearly double the initial price quoted.

The Cybertruck design is now "locked in" according to Elon Musk.  This comment accompanied an updated timeline from Elon with production now set to begin in mid-2023.  This means 1 year from now these beauties should be rolling off the production line and ready to go to their new homes.  When exactly we'll find out the options and how payment will be made, as well as if we can update to the newer 4-motor option is still a mystery.  For now though, we should be glad that the Cybertruck has an official blueprint and has passed the design phase.  Maybe 2 years from now I'll be able to drive one. 

https://electrek.co/2022/06/22/tesla-cybertruck-design-locked-new-timeline/

I wouldn't put too much weight on that pre-order thing they did (or them removing it) anyway. It's largely meaningless. It will have been a little bit of fishing for info on interest, free advertisement for tesla and the pre-order cash probably boosted their cash balance and end of year financials a bit. Most people probably won't end up actually going through with the order especially once the actual price is revealed (which I'm sure will be a hell of a lot more than was initially stated - possibly even double). I'm sure a lot of people did it out of excitement and FOMO rather than having 100% intent to purchase it and they were offering refunds for it anyway so most people have nothing to lose by pre-ordering. I'm not even sure it's 100% certain it will go into full production or maybe it'll be limited. The design might even be drastically different to what the initial design looks like. It could end up looking like a pale imitation of the original and certainly not as spectacular. Like you also said, it sadly might be both far too big for UK roads and probably not even road legal at all given the shape and material it's made out of. The UK/Euro Union is big on pedestrian safety and it might not be anywhere safe by their standards so they might either have to make some huge sacrifices to it or just forget about the Euro market completely (though does the UK have to abide by EURO standards now since Brexit?). Either way, I'm hoping it does make it's way over here even in compromised form but I would just wait until you can actually go see it in the showroom before making your mind up about buying one. It could end up being a complete disaster or at the very least a disappointment given it was initially presented as something so unique and futuristic.

Yeah, I'll have to keep everyone up to date on it. I'm trying to find out was it pulled because of limited production or was it pulled because of the extra laws in European, and UK countries. It seems that currently those that have pre ordered over here, haven't had an email telling them its cancelled, so in their mind they're still getting it.

Not sure if Tesla support will actually be able to answer the question, but I'll send over a email to them to find out.