Wonder how the cybertruck sales would have gone if tesla had done that.
reply(250,000 pre-orders, vs now ~5000 sales/quarter)
I am so glad these hunks of steel and road hazards are illegal over here.
replyI would venture a guess that... other... things happening related to Telsa over the course of the couple of years between the announcement and when you could actually buy one had a much bigger impact on sales.
replyWell, I think the cybertruck was announced at least a year or two before they shipped. A month wait is one thing, but giving people literal years to think about and find flaws with your product is a really bad move.
replyI am shocked every time I see one of those driving in SF. street parking must be awful!
replyI drove one as a loaner.
replyIt is big. No dashboard. square steering wheel without turn signals or gear stalk. The rear-view mirror doesn't see out unless you lower the cover in the back. The side mirrors are strangely shaped and small. The front corners are a mysterious mostly unpredictable distance out the front window.
But then... It has cameras in all directions including the front bumper. There is a top-down sort of heat-map display when you park. All 4 wheels can be turned for a tighter turning circle. and it can self-park.
So... I would feel embarrassed to be seen in it, but it was definitely an interesting experience.
an enema is also an interesting experience.
replySo many things I would impulse buy, but I have to wait a month and so I don't.
replyDon't give them ideas...
At least in the UK, that's exactly what they're doing right now. They're allowing pre-orders, with shipping on Sept 22.
replyThere are some options, though, that you can’t even pre-order until October.
replyWhich options? I’ve tried a few different configurations, including one with 64gb of ram, and all of them appear eligible for preorder.
replyJust giant ram. Because Ram.
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