WTF do people buy this thing? Like I've seen teslas but the vibe is that it's just pretentious young arriviste wankers who wanna look like they're breaking some kind of glass ceiling, ironically.
Like are the top level bougies actually buying these things?
No, no one is buying this. There's a preorder form that allows you to pay $100 to have the option of buying one of the first ones when it ships. It's 2 years behind schedule and every display model that they've brought to conferences and expos has been nonfunctional or broken. maybe some time next year they'll rush vehicles out to reviewers and it's going to suck so much ass that only the most delusional early adopter fanboys will actually shell out for one.
I think Tesla's early success, such that it was, was because it was the only option. Since the Cybertruck was announced, multiple quality electric pickups have been released. The F-150 Lightning is a variant of a beloved brand, and the Rivian R1T is targeting the exact same market with the added gimmick of a motor per wheel and actual design and build quality. Unless they can severely underprice the Cybertruck, I don't know how they can appeal to consumers who aren't online 18 hours a day.
There's a lot of bazinga bougies out there. It's less than a year ago that I witnessed my boss drunk at a party ranting about the brilliance of the minds of Musk and Peterson.
WTF do people buy this thing? Like I've seen teslas but the vibe is that it's just pretentious young arriviste wankers who wanna look like they're breaking some kind of glass ceiling, ironically.
Like are the top level bougies actually buying these things?
No, no one is buying this. There's a preorder form that allows you to pay $100 to have the option of buying one of the first ones when it ships. It's 2 years behind schedule and every display model that they've brought to conferences and expos has been nonfunctional or broken. maybe some time next year they'll rush vehicles out to reviewers and it's going to suck so much ass that only the most delusional early adopter fanboys will actually shell out for one.
Unfortunately >only the most delusional early adopter fanboys will actually shell out for one.
Is a non insignificant consumer base
I think Tesla's early success, such that it was, was because it was the only option. Since the Cybertruck was announced, multiple quality electric pickups have been released. The F-150 Lightning is a variant of a beloved brand, and the Rivian R1T is targeting the exact same market with the added gimmick of a motor per wheel and actual design and build quality. Unless they can severely underprice the Cybertruck, I don't know how they can appeal to consumers who aren't online 18 hours a day.
There's a lot of bazinga bougies out there. It's less than a year ago that I witnessed my boss drunk at a party ranting about the brilliance of the minds of Musk and Peterson.
OF FUCKING COURSE.
