A brand-new Cybertruck buyer says he will reject delivery because Tesla is attempting to sell him a truck that has been sitting on the lot for months. His suspicion arose when Tesla matched him with a VIN immediately after he placed his order.
What even is the complaint? Does he want it to still be warm from the factory? He’s getting a piece of shit either way, I don’t see why he cares if it’s 4 months or 4 days.
Apparently, January was before they identified some of the production issues that led to recalls and so on. And also that Tesla has done a bad job with the recalls so even the “fixed” ones have misaligned panels and so forth.
Why anyone still has any interest at all in buying this piece of shit eludes me.
The windshield is likely to crack while parked in the heat of the sun, the panel glue will also fail in the heat of the sun, and don’t get it wet, the doors don’t have any drain holes for water…
You know how windshields have this dotted pattern along the edge?
That is not there for style, that is there to make the glass heat up more evenly in sunlight, which in turn prevents temperature expansion and spontaneous cracking.
They don’t have that? Oo
That’s like car building 101. Even I’m aware what the purpose of the pattern is und I have absolutely nothing to do with cars.
Would be interesting to know, if they just cheaped out or if it was a deliberate design choice by Elmo
Batteries degrade in storage and theres an ongoing recall on older models.
Elon/Tesla/Cybertruck shit aside, if someone buying a car doesnt want old dealer stock thats up to them and making an issue of it is just poor business.
Good point… Most electric vehicles would stay charged for quite long, but the cybertruck is actually known to have a somewhat aggressive vampire drain issue…
There’s plenty of people out there still driving and maintaining vehicles over 20 years old. Yes they require maintenance, but there’s no good reason for new vehicles to have potentially major maintenance/recalls within mere months.
I was in the trades for a while and there are absolutely people who would rather wait for 3 months for one fresh off the assembly line than have one next week thats been on the lot for 4 months recalls or not.
I don’t doubt you a bit. Those tend to be the sort of people with money to piss away and just want to brag about having the newest shiny thing on the block.
Im sure that happens at higher end brands but it was more often than not the reverse. People who were stretching to get a brand new vehicle, it was a REALLY significant purchase for them so getting it as new as possible to help with potential resale, in the exact color and trim they wanted, with the options just right because they simply couldnt afford to do it again in a year or so if it was wrong.
The difference between it being a Dec 2018 and a Jan 2019 car doesnt matter for dick real world until people go online to shop and set their filter to 2019 and newer. Buyers are influenced by the little things and 2 identical cars, same price the average consumer is going to pick the 2019 every time.
Yeah, I remember back then having conversations on Reddit about how the whole “Stealership” model has its perks when everyone was sucking Teslas dick about the whole manufacturer owned dealer network was how it should be. Like giving the megacorporation more control was ever the best idea.
Gotta admit, without the context of some of the replies here I didn’t get it it either. I bought a brand-new 2019 in late 2020 that had been on the lot for close to a year because they didn’t try to sell the manual version of my car. I walked in and asked if they had a manual. No complaints, been a reliable thing ever since.
What even is the complaint? Does he want it to still be warm from the factory? He’s getting a piece of shit either way, I don’t see why he cares if it’s 4 months or 4 days.
Apparently, January was before they identified some of the production issues that led to recalls and so on. And also that Tesla has done a bad job with the recalls so even the “fixed” ones have misaligned panels and so forth.
Why anyone still has any interest at all in buying this piece of shit eludes me.
A piece of shit that’s been sitting out in the sun for 4 months is likely to be more solid than a fresh one. But it’s also likely to be more brittle.
The windshield is likely to crack while parked in the heat of the sun, the panel glue will also fail in the heat of the sun, and don’t get it wet, the doors don’t have any drain holes for water…
You know how windshields have this dotted pattern along the edge?
That is not there for style, that is there to make the glass heat up more evenly in sunlight, which in turn prevents temperature expansion and spontaneous cracking.
The Cybertruck does not have that…
They don’t have that? Oo
That’s like car building 101. Even I’m aware what the purpose of the pattern is und I have absolutely nothing to do with cars.
Would be interesting to know, if they just cheaped out or if it was a deliberate design choice by Elmo
I didn’t know for what it was exactly, but I always asumed that it has to be some reason behind it or it wouldn’t be there.
I guess i have more common sense then tesla.
And even if i thought that seems useless i want it removed, i would first double check…
Yep! That’s why I mentioned it. Indeed, the Cyberdump doesn’t have that safety feature.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ax8Yn8DPZe0
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKkH2q45i7I
Batteries degrade in storage and theres an ongoing recall on older models.
Elon/Tesla/Cybertruck shit aside, if someone buying a car doesnt want old dealer stock thats up to them and making an issue of it is just poor business.
Batteries don’t really degrade unless they are kept at a high state of charge.
If a battery is sitting on a lot for an extended time, it’s possible it’s completely discharged if they didn’t take care to keep it partially charged.
Letting these types of batteries sit fully discharged for a period of time can damage them.
Unless it’s LFP, and these aren’t, don’t let it sit at either extreme, and even LFP it might only be 100 that’s okay and not 0
Good point… Most electric vehicles would stay charged for quite long, but the cybertruck is actually known to have a somewhat aggressive vampire drain issue…
There’s plenty of people out there still driving and maintaining vehicles over 20 years old. Yes they require maintenance, but there’s no good reason for new vehicles to have potentially major maintenance/recalls within mere months.
I was in the trades for a while and there are absolutely people who would rather wait for 3 months for one fresh off the assembly line than have one next week thats been on the lot for 4 months recalls or not.
I don’t doubt you a bit. Those tend to be the sort of people with money to piss away and just want to brag about having the newest shiny thing on the block.
Im sure that happens at higher end brands but it was more often than not the reverse. People who were stretching to get a brand new vehicle, it was a REALLY significant purchase for them so getting it as new as possible to help with potential resale, in the exact color and trim they wanted, with the options just right because they simply couldnt afford to do it again in a year or so if it was wrong.
Also, you do realize that as soon as you drive a new vehicle off the lot, it’s already lost around half it’s potential resale value…
Yes, as I said I was in the trades.
The difference between it being a Dec 2018 and a Jan 2019 car doesnt matter for dick real world until people go online to shop and set their filter to 2019 and newer. Buyers are influenced by the little things and 2 identical cars, same price the average consumer is going to pick the 2019 every time.
You do realize that for a while, you couldn’t even resell a Cyberdump, by contract agreement?
But I just refreshed myself on that and found this…
https://electrek.co/2024/08/22/tesla-quietly-gives-up-cybertrucks-no-resale-clause/
Yeah, I remember back then having conversations on Reddit about how the whole “Stealership” model has its perks when everyone was sucking Teslas dick about the whole manufacturer owned dealer network was how it should be. Like giving the megacorporation more control was ever the best idea.
Gotta admit, without the context of some of the replies here I didn’t get it it either. I bought a brand-new 2019 in late 2020 that had been on the lot for close to a year because they didn’t try to sell the manual version of my car. I walked in and asked if they had a manual. No complaints, been a reliable thing ever since.
he wants a brand new one.