The Pontiac Aztec has risen from the dead.
Oof
For $3,000? What a kick in the teeth!
Over-promise and under-deliver, that is the tesla way.
100%. That has been exactly my experience. There’s no question it’s a good car, but they always manage to set higher expectations than what they are capable of delivering. You can’t help but feel disappointed even though you have a great EV. It’s really soured me on the whole brand. I would never buy another one.
The Cyber truck is like the Pontiac Aztec’s special ed electrically charged cousin.
I need to understand why people still keep giving that man money. Willingly. It’s mind boggling.
It must be because not everyone follows him around like us on reddit/Lemmy. I think this sort of thing is not reported in mainstream news. So the average person is barely aware of who Elon Musk even is.
Ego dream marketing. Same as any people buying SUVs after seeing an advertisement with a handsome business man in a suite with a big watch driving across the Alpes.
But then they’re taking off from a traffic light in the Chicago suburbs which at least straightens out the somewhat rough idle that the check engine tape didn’t really fix and the glovebox falls open for the third time that day due to another pothole. Turns out the 20" wheels from the spirit package were wasted money on top of wasted money.
Ego dream marketing
Lol for real, I was thinking just that when I watched the Charger EV commercial.
It really is.
I’m just amazed anyone would buy the truck, let alone a $3k tent for it.
Just tattoo idiot on your forehead. At least you’d still have most of your money.
They like being scammed pretty much.
I don’t either. People love being shit on I guess. It’s what makes huge companies like Apple and Tesla so popular.
Apple makes some really stupid products that they charge ridiculous money for and their usual stuff is more expensive than it needs to be but at least their core products are of very good quality. The same cannot be said of Tesla
Good quality but still overpriced. You pay for the brand name.
Good quality but still overpriced. You pay for the brand name.
Ha ha ha ha! Now that it’s some complete shit right there!
When I read the headline, I thought it was talking about a thing to park your Cybertruck under so it wouldn’t rust.
This is only slightly less stupid.
$3000 is way too much for a tarp stapled to the back of an overpriced pile of shit
Adam Something has an infallible equation that explains all of this kind of stuff: rich asshole + stupid idea with tons of nice CGI renders = dumb shit
Hefty! Hefty! Hefty! Wimpy, Wimpy, Wimpy!
Hey. I’m also old!
Remember when they introduced the hefty hefty cinch sack?
The FLEX!
When you order your ugly truck tent from Wish
What do Tesla fans expect at this point? Every product is made as cheaply as possible and sold on marketing bullshit.
Stop preordering unreleased things.
Don’t preorder games or unreleased cars.
The “preorders” for the truck were $250 and were refundable. They basically just held your spot in line and allowed you the option to order at a certain time.
Also, I could be wrong, but I don’t think you could preorder the tent.
The article at least implies there were changes between the time you could buy and the time they were shipping.
It said it changed since the Cybertruck reveal in 2019, and when then tent arrived for sale 3 months ago, it was different than the original reveal concept.
I don’t believe you were able to preorder the tent during the reveal. You could only reserve an order spot for the truck, and you could back out of that reservation if you changed your mind.
If you didn’t like changed that were made to the truck or the accessories between reveal and launch, you could totally get your $250 back and walk over to the Rivian store.
The way it said:
The product became ‘Basecamp’ and was released for sale shortly after Tesla revealed the production version of the truck last year. It already seemed to be a lot less attractive design at that point. Now, Tesla has started shipping, or rather installing, the Basecamp for early Cybertruck owners.
(Emphasis mine) made me think it got worse after the design changes at sale time, but maybe I misinterpreted it.
Here are the press shots from when it was announced for sale at the of end last year. They’re the press shots they’re still using to promote the product 3 months later.
https://expeditionportal.com/tesla-launches-the-cybertruck-basecamp/
The article is basically saying that when the tent was announced for sale, the design changed and it was much less exciting than the early concepts. Some people bought them anyway, fully knowing that they were no longer something with stainless steel sides.
Now that they have arrived, the reality of the lacklusterness has now really set in.
Got it, thanks!
I feel like relentless bullying is in this truck’s owner’s future.
