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Topic: ~ Buying a TESLA CYBERTRUCK with BITCOIN ~ - page 8. (Read 7475 times)

legendary
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November 30, 2023, 05:53:30 PM
The Cybertruck towing a Porsche 911 faster than the Porsche can do a quarter mile was a pretty amazing clip.

Here’s the information everyone has been waiting on… With range being my key concern, I think the All Wheel Drive model is the way to go.

CyberBeast:
$99,990
320mi range, 2.6s 0-60
2024 release

All-Wheel Drive:
$79,990
340mi range, 4.1s 0-60
2024 release

Rear-Wheel Drive
$60,990
250mi range, 6.5s 0-60
2025 release

Pretty disappointed at the $30,000 prince increase on the AWD.  I am priced out. May buy a model Y or a base Lightning.
donator
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November 30, 2023, 04:49:18 PM
The Cybertruck towing a Porsche 911 faster than the Porsche can do a quarter mile was a pretty amazing clip.

Here’s the information everyone has been waiting on… With range being my key concern, I think the All Wheel Drive model is the way to go.

CyberBeast:
$99,990
320mi range, 2.6s 0-60
2024 release

All-Wheel Drive:
$79,990
340mi range, 4.1s 0-60
2024 release

Rear-Wheel Drive
$60,990
250mi range, 6.5s 0-60
2025 release
legendary
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November 30, 2023, 11:55:44 AM
Well if it's going to be that expensive then they better have bullet-resistant glass on the windows this time, if not bullet-proof Smiley

Of course I know this is not the case for almost all of the consumer pickup truck types at this price, but I mean come on. Elon can send rockets to space and back, so he should be able to add some tempered glass to his cars.

Unfortunately one of the features that is making the cybertruck more expensive is four wheel steering.  Honestly as a truck owner THE FEATURE SUCKS.  Why would such an innovative feature suck?  First, it increases cost.  I personally estimate about $3000.  Second, and key here for me, it makes the bed smaller.  The cybertruck bed has sloped walls to accommodate the additional running gear of the four wheel steering.  Finally, it will make the truck less reliable.  It is more hardware to break, it almost certainly makes the truck heavier and it may have reduced the payload capability.  None of those things alone are worth the decreased turning radius for me, let alone all of them. 

Even if they offer a feature delete later, the way Tesla works it will not increase the bed size as that would be a new casting.  To add insult to injury, this feature was not even discussed during the launch.  I would far more want the built in ramps for example that now seem to be deleted.
donator
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November 30, 2023, 11:48:25 AM
The excitement is building.  You can feel it even on this thread. We’re just a few hours away from getting all sorts of new information about the Cybertruck. If I were to guess, I would say people will probably complain about the range and pricing while Elon will most likely roll out the Cyberquad as a surprise. Maybe some cool features like the solar panel option will also be unveiled. 
legendary
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November 30, 2023, 06:59:28 AM
Well if it's going to be that expensive then they better have bullet-resistant glass on the windows this time, if not bullet-proof Smiley

Of course I know this is not the case for almost all of the consumer pickup truck types at this price, but I mean come on. Elon can send rockets to space and back, so he should be able to add some tempered glass to his cars.

Elon explained on his latest Joe Rogan podcast appearance that Bullet-proof glass needs to be incredibly thick so wouldn't be feasible on a standard model as the windows need to be fixed/immovable. Maybe they could do a special bullet proof edition later, but I'm not sure who the market would be for other than maybe government officials and some super-celebs.

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-beast-mode-tesla-cybertruck-bulletproof-windows-option-2023-10?r=US&IR=T

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The Tesla CEO also reiterated on Tuesday that the Cybertruck will have bulletproof steel panels and there will even be an option for people to purchase bulletproof glass for the vehicle, though that variant will pose a major usability tradeoff.

"You can make anything bulletproof if you want, but the glass has to be very thick for be bulletproof, so it can't go up and down," Musk said, adding that the bulletproof windows will be immobile.

During the interview, Rogan even tested out the Cybertruck's exterior by shooting an arrow at the vehicle's stainless steel body.

In the video, the arrow appeared to partially break against the car's exterior, leaving a small dent in the side of the Cybertruck.

legendary
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November 30, 2023, 05:43:37 AM
Well if it's going to be that expensive then they better have bullet-resistant glass on the windows this time, if not bullet-proof Smiley

Of course I know this is not the case for almost all of the consumer pickup truck types at this price, but I mean come on. Elon can send rockets to space and back, so he should be able to add some tempered glass to his cars.
legendary
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November 30, 2023, 05:34:02 AM
The launch event will be streamed on Twitter later (sorry, not calling it X  Grin) https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1729954264540156295

Looks to start at 8pm GMT time.


Is there any word if Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments for vehicles again? 

No, but a while back Elon said he would "consider" it. Bit of a lame move him caving into pressure to stop accepting it. I'd love to buy a Cybertruck in BTC, but I still think it will be a miracle if this makes it into full production at an affordable price along with being fully road legal here in the UK.

LOL there are no "preorders", the $100 deposit means jack shit, especially since most of those "buyers" likely put it down on a $40k truck, which will never happen. Tesla will make top trim Lambo-priced version first and will try to push it to everyone regardless of their position in the queue or even without a deposit. The $50k penalty nonsense is just a clunky PR play trying to make it look like there is going to be a reseller stampede, and to get some more free publicity.

I'm really wondering what the price is actually going to be. If it's under $100k I'll be surprised. The 40k price tag never really made sense.


Inflation alone looks to have pushed up the price by 28%:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-20/how-tesla-s-cybertruck-price-and-range-determine-its-fate


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Inflation has driven up the average amount paid for new pickups by 28%. Some reservation holders planning to attend the Nov. 30 launch party in Austin fear a dramatic repricing that could relegate the Cybertruck to a toy for the rich.
How much is too much?

If Tesla’s intent is for the dual-motor Cybertruck to more or less track the F-150, its price will end up rising to roughly $60,000. That could be the dividing line used to distinguish between whether this is a product actually built for utility or one that more so appeals to vanity.



Even 60k would still be optimistic. If some select people are taking home their trucks today surely they've already paid for them unless this is just a PR sham and they're giving them to some celebs or people associated with Tesla.
legendary
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November 29, 2023, 11:18:21 AM
Is there any word if Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments for vehicles again? 

I haven’t heard anything to suggest that will be happening but there’s always hope. If there was going to be news on this front I imagine we’d hear about it on Thursday.

There have been some interesting leaks though. Including this one about a solar cover. I wonder if it’ll just be a car cover with solar panels or if it will be something build into the truck. More news soon…


It will be interesting to see what is announced tomorrow. I have a very early reservation number, within the first few minutes. I can be priced out though, if the price is more than $20,000 over the original pricing I will not get one. 

Solar in the bed would be interesting. With today’s portable battery packs and solar panel generators, you could build a 800 W charging set up for under $2000 but it would be in the style of the Martian where he had to pull the equipment out and set it up on the side.
donator
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November 28, 2023, 09:45:05 PM
Is there any word if Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments for vehicles again? 

I haven’t heard anything to suggest that will be happening but there’s always hope. If there was going to be news on this front I imagine we’d hear about it on Thursday.

There have been some interesting leaks though. Including this one about a solar cover. I wonder if it’ll just be a car cover with solar panels or if it will be something build into the truck. More news soon…

legendary
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November 27, 2023, 08:04:21 PM
Is there any word if Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments for vehicles again? 
donator
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November 26, 2023, 11:08:01 PM
As we get closer to the Cybertruck delivery event this week, there’s been video released this week showing a feature I was hoping the Cybertruck would have. “Raise to start” lets you lower your Cybertruck when you turn it off and then it lifts up the suspension when you start it. Sort of like an old low rider. Only a couple more days until we get the full unveil.

https://x.com/omg_tesla/status/1728977383527682203?
donator
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November 20, 2023, 08:36:06 PM
Somebody decided to take their Cybertruck for a swim on the beach.

https://x.com/sawyermerritt/status/1726725983833653529
sr. member
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November 20, 2023, 01:33:53 PM
Well, i dont really like the design and other things about this cybertruck, but yes in fact this is a very cool and useful feature.

I want to see the real comments made by the owners after sometime with this trucks, and how they aging.
donator
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November 18, 2023, 03:19:31 AM
Some cool photos of the Cybertruck being submerged in water for leak testing. Imagine any other car company doing this with one of their vehicles…

https://x.com/peterdog15/status/1725625406491889974
legendary
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November 16, 2023, 05:21:45 PM
LOL there are no "preorders", the $100 deposit means jack shit, especially since most of those "buyers" likely put it down on a $40k truck, which will never happen. Tesla will make top trim Lambo-priced version first and will try to push it to everyone regardless of their position in the queue or even without a deposit. The $50k penalty nonsense is just a clunky PR play trying to make it look like there is going to be a reseller stampede, and to get some more free publicity.
donator
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November 16, 2023, 05:04:15 PM
^ I’m sure the bad press and instant reaction from people was enough for Tesla to change their tune in order to avoid damaging their brand. I’ve heard that other carmakers like Rivian have done the same thing in the past though. Admittedly, I’m only caring about myself when I have my opinion on the matter. Whatever Elon or Tesla does to scare away preorders ahead of me in line, I’m all for it. I hope reports come out saying the Cybertruck explodes when you unlock the door.
legendary
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November 16, 2023, 11:58:10 AM
Oh no! Tesla appears to have removed all language in the agreement saying that you can’t resell your Cybertruck within a year or face a $50,000 fine. Thats sort of a bummer to me. I was really hoping this would cause some cancellations of preorders ahead of me in line. Link to the new full agreement below.

https://www.tesla.com/configurator/api/v3/terms?locale=en_US&model=m3&saleType=Sale

On a limited production thing like the Ford GT you could get away with something like that. With a 'mass production' vehicle it's more difficult. Tesla had the 'get out of it' clause in the original contract that if you could show reason why you should be able to sell then they would let you after certain conditions were met.

But if other things happened. i.e. you loose your job and can't pay the loan and they don't let you get rid of it. Then you just keep driving it and not paying for it until they can repo it. Which can take a very long time and you were abusing the shit out of it the entire time. So they now have a car that has had been abused that they have to sell again.

Not to mention, in some states it's flat out not permitted to block the resale of motor vehicles to others. I know Nevada and New Jersey both *had* laws like that on the books, no idea if they still exist.
Short Version: Casinos were running car promos back then and if you didn't want the car, casinos were only offering about 65% OR LESS of the value of the car in cash. So people took the car and flipped it. Some casinos didn't like that so they put in wording to not allow the transfer for a certain amount of time. And then the lawyers came, then the states just put it in the FU they can sell it law because the better casinos were giving close the ACV of the car and were complaining that the ones being scummy about that were making all casinos look bad.

This goes back to the 80s. Was a big stink about it back then when the Corvette C4 came out and had a MSRP in the mid $20k range. There were a lot of casino promos with them and some casinos were giving something like $15000 in cash if you didn't take the car. Since you could take it and sell it for more then MSRP not allowing sales for a certain period of time was just bad optics. Not to mention the flip side, of you do owe taxes on the full MSRP next tax day, so you could take the car, drive it for a while and then sell it comes April 15th. But, that didn't work if you could not sell the car. It was just a mess all around.

I was in high school back then and a major gear-head, it was a big thing for a while if you were paying attention. If you didn't gamble or like cars you probably never heard about it. But, I can see the laws or variations of them still sitting there. If they can be enforced with a purchase instead of a giveaway or as a contract between the manufacturer and someone instead of a 3rd party who knows. I can see a bunch of lawyers just pointed out that it's just not worth dealing with it.

-Dave
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November 14, 2023, 12:21:23 PM
Oh no! Tesla appears to have removed all language in the agreement saying that you can’t resell your Cybertruck within a year or face a $50,000 fine. Thats sort of a bummer to me. I was really hoping this would cause some cancellations of preorders ahead of me in line. Link to the new full agreement below.

https://www.tesla.com/configurator/api/v3/terms?locale=en_US&model=m3&saleType=Sale
donator
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November 12, 2023, 05:56:12 AM
Looks like Tesla is taking steps to stop price gouging by resellers. I love to see it. Hopefully this cuts down on preorders from people who just wanted to make a quick buck. The link is below to read the full agreement but the summary is that you cannot resell your Cybertruck within the first year of owning it and if you do you may be charged a $50,000 fine and never get to buy another Tesla product.

https://x.com/niccruzpatane/status/1723485651280986572
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November 06, 2023, 06:04:41 PM
Cybertruck production has officially started today. The first set of configuration invites just went out a few minutes ago. Huge news. The greatest civilian vehicle ever created is real and it’s on the way to customers.
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