How long are you planning to own your CYBERTRUCK (S)

[Deleted member 3316]

Attach any reason you like to the reason for this poll.

I can’t account for the variable around the retail price in the poll.

Let’s assume it’s exactly as it was on reveal night… highly unlikely that would happen but I’m guessing that’s what was in peoples mind when they made their reservations.

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[swengl]

I will probably eventually upgrade to get the latest/greatest functionality (and battery tech) offered, but it might be longer than 10 years if the OG is as bad-ass as it appears to be. This will be especially true if they offer the solar charging option and it is effective enough to add 15-20 miles of range / day.

 

[flowerlandfilms]

For life.

 

[SpaceYooper]

To answer the OP question; here's how my brain works.

BLUF, I'll keep the CT for about 15 years.

Ownership time and rough miles driven during my ownership of vehicles I've owned.

79' Cherokee bought in 1994 - 2 yrs. Maybe 10k miles. Bought when I was 16. Needed a new floor because the old one was rusted through in multiple places. Replaced the clutch twice (long story). Sold when I joined the AF 2 years later and did not need a car for a while.

Short gap with no vehicle.

94 Ford Ranger bought in 1997 - 5 yrs. ~80k miles. V6, 4.0L Loved this truck. Wrecked it when it had about 110k total miles on it. Broke the back axle clean off. Had it repaired. Drove it a few more years. Sold it with about 150k total miles on it.

98 Ford Ranger bought in 2002 - <1 yr. ~7k miles. Hated it. 4cyl, 2.3L. Traded it in with under 50k total miles on it.

1997 Ford F250 bought in 2002. - 14 yrs. 220k miles. V8, 7.3L Powerstroke diesel. Loved it. Really only sold it because I was getting stationed in northern N.D. and it wasn't a good cold starter in CO, even with the block heater and newer glow plugs. Traded it in with about 250k total miles on it.

2013 Ford F150 bought in 2016. - 6 years and counting. 90k and counting. Really like it performance wise and mechanically, but hate the suicide rear door and front seatbelt attachment point to rear door.

So that being said; for the vehicles I like, I drive them for about 100k miles myself or at least until there is about 150k total miles on them. But they have also been used vehicles that I didn't spend $77k on. So at a minimum, I think the 150k mark is the better gage to determine minimum ownership time. For me that's about 10 years.

But the spreadsheet I built years ago and update on occasion (times like this) say I need to own the CT for about 13 years to "break even" vs what I would normally buy instead (another used ICE truck for about $35k). Tack on a couple more years to truly make it worth while. (I don't want to turn this into a discussion of ICE costs of ownership and and how owning the CT will break even in 1 week, and unarguably make me money with in 5 minutes if I add solar to my home.)

I'll keep the CT for about 15 years. Even if it's still a good truck at that point I'm sure I'll be ready for something else.

 

[SolarWizard]

IF its a quad motor, the three intended for my family are probably 15+ years. If they are tris, they will be kept until a quad is available.
the rest of my reservations will “depend on the market conditions“

if I’m really really early on, and someone here wants to help me package up a series of videos showing what happens when a truck is pushed way beyond it’s limits and ultimately destroyed, I’m down. Otherwise me and my family’s trucks deliveries will be waiting the last three of the trucks come in.

 

[Longranger]

5 to 10 years is a long time in the early evolution of EVs. If the cybertruck is as good as we all hope it will have a longer working life, however, in 10 years I expect FSD and other technologies will be too advanced for the software and hardware on the early cybertrucks. That would ensure my switch to a new vehicle as I enter my 70s and beyond when my faculties are declining.

 

[2thman]

If it was a typical car or truck, probably 10 years, based on previous.

If I consider it as a computer vehicle, probably 5 years due to updated tech and range. Depends on how much is upgradable.

My wife drives a 2021 Mach-E with acceptable range that I can see keeping for 5 years plus (and yes I had a Tesla reservation too but decided the Ford better for her, and me).

Also depends on when we finally get it (I applied for Medicare today .

 

[swengl]

If it was a typical car or truck, probably 10 years, based on previous.

If I consider it as a computer vehicle, probably 5 years due to updated tech and range. Depends on how much is upgradable.

My wife drives a 2021 Mach-E with acceptable range that I can see keeping for 5 years plus (and yes I had a Tesla reservation too but decided the Ford better for her, and me).

Also depends on when we finally get it (I applied for Medicare today .

I replaced the MCU on my 2015 Model S after about 6 years (for multiple reasons: 4G cellular, faster processor/additional games/theater options, new screens) for about $1,500 installed which is about the price of a mid-range laptop. I consider it a reasonable operating cost for a computer on wheels. I still have the S with over 100K miles and it is in great condition. I'll keep it until I get the CT.

 

[Rallo]

I plan on keeping it and driving it for as long as it’ll last if it is reliable and able to maintain its range with loads and colder temps. I’m planning on doing 300 mile weekend trips and possible daily driver if it can fit easily in parking garages.

 

[Zabhawkin]

My average for keeping a vehicle barring a lemon is 10-20+ years so somewhere in that window depending on how reliable/condition as the years tick away.

 

[Crissa]

I have owned my vehicles:

1. 3 years, totaled by an uninsured driver, age 8.
2. 3 months, lemon, had unrepairable alignment issue, age 9.
3. 8 years, sold to a collector, age 44.
4. 10 years, totaled by a driver who was too high, age 10.
5. 10 years, still driving it, turns 11 in a few months.

So I expect to try to keep it ten years. I lost track of what year my dad's truck was that I was borrowing. Mom finally sold it in 2019.

I know things wear out eventually.

At least no one took your bait about flipping.

-Crissa

 

[Deleted member 3316]

I have owned my vehicles:

1. 3 years, totaled by an uninsured driver, age 8.
2. 3 months, lemon, had unrepairable alignment issue, age 9.
3. 8 years, sold to a collector, age 44.
4. 10 years, totaled by a driver who was too high, age 10.
5. 10 years, still driving it, turns 11 in a few months.

So I expect to try to keep it ten years. I lost track of what year my dad's truck was that I was borrowing. Mom finally sold it in 2019.

I know things wear out eventually.

At least no one took your bait about flipping.

-Crissa

Of course no one is going to take that bait, it’s in their best interests to let it lay.

But it’s also clear so far that a resale restriction is not going to have any meaningful impact on genuine Cybertruck purchasers. Only people wanting to profit off non-reservation holders are going to kick up a fuss.

 

[John K]

If you purchase and someone offers verified 5 million cash, what percentage do you think will sell?

 

[EV Rob]

Absent some external reason, I keep cars until reliability drops, typically sometimes after 200,000 miles. Will do the same here, hoping reliability is 300-500,000 miles.

 

[Deleted member 3316]

So far it’s looking like a majority people answering the poll would not functionally notice a covenant in the sales contract prohibiting resale for two or three years.

That would give Tesla enough time to ramp production and fairly compete with the 2nd hand market.

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