$79,999 Cybertruck Now Available to Order

[VAF84]

The suddenness took me off guard. Anyway, my issue now is that according to some folks over in Tesla chat land, it's not eligible for the tax credit. If the tax credit applied, I'm pretty sure I'd be buying one as I expect an invite in the near future. However, $80k for the CT when I can get 100 miles more range and a more spacious interior in an RST for $5k more complicates the decision.

I was starting to seriously consider the RST. Found some for $85k, but still steep for me. Turns out I'm having a harder time going back to ICE than I thought.

One thing is for sure, we're about to see some steep discounts on the Lightning now. Newer tech, better efficiency in the CT for $80k, with GM taking over on range, distance, towing. I don't know when T3 is coming out, but Ford's going to lose market share during that gap.

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[F150ROD]

The suddenness took me off guard. Anyway, my issue now is that according to some folks over in Tesla chat land, it's not eligible for the tax credit. If the tax credit applied, I'm pretty sure I'd be buying one as I expect an invite in the near future. However, $80k for the CT when I can get 100 miles more range and a more spacious interior in an RST for $5k more complicates the decision.

I was starting to seriously consider the RST. Found some for $85k, but still steep for me. Turns out I'm having a harder time going back to ICE than I thought.

One thing is for sure, we're about to see some steep discounts on the Lightning now. Newer tech, better efficiency in the CT for $80k, with GM taking over on range, distance, towing. I don't know when T3 is coming out, but Ford's going to lose market share during that gap.

Its pretty much a 3 year old model, that’s not surprising.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

Got my foundation invite when it first came out over the winter. No way I was spending $100k on an incomplete truck that was I think $60k when I bought the reservation 4yrs ago.

That was my decision point. I had the Tesla Model 3 for 5yrs and I was dying to get back into a truck. Was waiting to see what happened with the Cybertruck. Said nope, that's it, done waiting for the CT to be what was promised years ago. Bought the lightning instead for $70k-ish in January.

Just got the email today for the $79,999 Cybertruck like many others. It appears the $7500 tax credit is not available for the CT for reasons I cannot find a straight answer on. Still feature incomplete. Still gonna pass.

I love Tesla. I love Elon. But this has not been their best performance.

 

[F150ROD]

Got my foundation invite when it first came out over the winter. No way I was spending $100k on an incomplete truck that was I think $60k when I bought the reservation 4yrs ago.

That was my decision point. I had the Tesla Model 3 for 5yrs and I was dying to get back into a truck. Was waiting to see what happened with the Cybertruck. Said nope, that's it, done waiting for the CT to be what was promised years ago. Bought the lightning instead for $70k-ish in January.

Just got the email today for the $79,999 Cybertruck like many others. It appears the $7500 tax credit is not available for the CT for reasons I cannot find a straight answer on. Still feature incomplete. Still gonna pass.

I love Tesla. I love Elon. But this has not been their best performance.

Apparently some of the battery components are Chinese which make it unqualified. At least that’s the rumor.

 

[Firn]

Early reservation holder here too, just received the email.

Very glad to have the Lightning instead.

 

[ZheWiz]

I did it. Canceled. Keeping the Lightning. TBH, I don’t even think I‘d swap straight up anymore.

 

[MaintGrl]

A lot sooner than I thought.

If you have a Reservation, stand by.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...ck-now-available-to-order-price-79-900.24768/

Ok, I'm holding my breath

 

[RyZac]

I'll leave my reservation open for now. Maybe when I get a. Hence to sit in and test drive and tweak the CT, maybe.
Enjoying the Lightning and Model Y in the meantime.
I will say the CT looks ALOT better wrapped. That's another expense to factor in..

 

[Prime8]

I was very excited about an "electric f150" that Musk talked about around 2012-13 . he said it would take until around 2015 to be released.... When he announced the Cybertruck in 2019 I ordered one instantly even though I thought it was ugly , the touted capabilities , price and range sold me. I was below 1500 in line. What was released was totally different from what was promised and the ACTUAL electric f150 that I have now is the best vehicle I've owned (for my use case). I just applied for my $100 Cybertruck deposit back.

 

[detansinn]

I couldn’t care less about the Cybertruck. I find it amazing that Tesla fanboys spend time on Ford forums gushing about the CT. It’s pathetic that people paid a premium for the “Foundation” series. There’s nothing about the CT that screams “six figure” vehicle.

Sure, there was a “look at me” factor for a brief period, but even then, it wasn’t the right kind of “look at me”. We were all looking, because these buyers were idiots. Now, there’s enough of them on the road in affluent parts of the country that the “be the first on your block” factor is long gone. Owning a CT today is like driving around with an unfunny clown costume.

From build quality to utility, the F150 Lightning is a superior product for less money. It blends right in and goes with anything. It’s bigger, especially where it counts from interior space to the bed. Gets better real world range. You can charge it at a supercharger with the tail gate down. Heck, as pointless as pickup truck acceleration can be, a Lightning is even quicker 0-60 than the dual motor Cybertruck. The F150 is great at doing “truck” things. Unlike a CT, you’re not worried about bending the tailgate on an F150 or shearing the hitch off its casting.

The Cybertruck is a garbage product. The end of the Foundation Series is really about Tesla slashing the price, because they already blew through reservation holders willing to pay the $20k premium to be first loser. Super losers now that Elon just gave you an instant $20k of depreciation with the price cut.

There are forums for the Tesla and the Cybertruck. Post there and debate the 2-3 option choices for the thing. Naturally, you will keep posting here, because Elon’s army of the brain dead is the closest thing that Tesla has to a marketing department.

Meanwhile, I’ve got 30k miles on my Lightning and I just love the thing.

 

[Nomoregas]

I Have CT reservation as well but really not likely to purchase as whatever you think is expensive in the USA wow you would fall off your chair seeing the Canadian prices!! Foundation invite I got $137K plus 13 percent tax = $155K almost

I too love the Lightning 87,000 KM an all good so far, I was really hoping for the T3 in 2025 but now again delayed to 2027, thinking of trading in for a 2025 Lightning now, for me the CT (yes ugly too) just does not have the utility I need from my trucks and Ford really did do a pretty good job on GEN 1 in my opinion.

 

[Runaway Tractor]

I couldn’t care less about the Cybertruck.

Your 6 paragraph long rambling reply and two pages of other threads where you bash the Cybertruck constantly says otherwise. You seem to care a great deal about it. And your insulting comments towards those who like or own one are more reflective of yourself.

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