Bit like Elon, Never lived up to the hype
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2025
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i wonder when ol stinky starts pushing somekind of law that makes it mandatory to buy one
There were stops left that could be removed from Cybertrucks, still?
Cybercuck.
Tesla just needs a new slogan or a good marketing campaign.
Something like:
Tesla - power by joy
Or "Kraft durch Freude" in German.
All that would perfectly fit the brand image.
Or make a special edition. The Kristall Nacht with a red and black wrap or something.
Could even decorate it with a pattern based on an asian symbol commonly found on temples!
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No thank you. I don't want a swasticar.
I'd love to have one of those new production old style beetles. But we can't buy them here because our govt sucks donkey dick.
Swasticar is good! In my mind, I was calling it TeSSla.
You mean this style of beetle? 
I'm not defending cybertruck just wanted to point out the awkward history of WV
The massive, massive difference is that the VW Beetle wasn't a shitbox for rich people. It's okay to say that once in a great while. the Nazis, despite being horrific in most ways, did have an idea that wasn't bad and this was that. The VW Beetle was an affordable car and if something went wrong with it, you could probably fix it yourself with only a small amount of automotive knowledge. You really don't even need to give Hitler credit for that considering he basically just told Ferdinand Porsche to do all the hard work.
Not so much the Cybertruck. It was Elon's baby from the beginning and he took a very close personal interest in it.
The Cybertruck is a bad idea. Even for rich people. It's been demonstrated over and over again.
Importantly, the success of the Beetle came after the Nazis. They built the factory using confiscated union funds as well as having people pay instalments for cars which they would never get, built two or three Beetles, then switched production over to war-time production, Kübelwagen. After the war the unions effectively took over the whole plant... and also bought a couple of farms to make sure workers and families had enough to eat. Most of that is gone now but they still have their own butchery, VW part number 199 398 500 A is a saussage.
Cybertruck = Homer car
Except the Homer Car actually worked properly. It just looked stupid and had stupid "features" no one wanted but Homer.
The Cybertruck isn't even that good.
I liked the homer car. Massive trunk space, 360 view, small A pillars. And having the kids separate so you aren't distracted by them. Only negative is you can't look back.
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Even if you ignore the politics it's just a terrible car that is way too expensive. I'm honestly surprised it sold any units at all but I guess people just like vanity toys.
It's hard to find insurance for it, it's objectively terrible at its job, that's very few mechanics that can service it, It isn't available in Europe, it has terrible quality control issues, It is made by a company with terrible customer service, and it is made by Nazi
So many reasons not to buy it.
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Good News: Now the nazi who owns the company can, via his role in the nazi government which he bought, can bail himself out.
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(fuck this timeline)
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Who would have thought the preorders all dried up when they advertised it at $39,900 but launched it at $60,990.
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Yeah because they were showing such restraint before.