How many current / near future CT owners have never owned a truck before?

[HaulingAss]

@Hauling Ass

Am not into off-roading for extreme off-roading itself.

Just my experience hunting, which I am always just by myself and in my farm in mud and muck.

If it's just for solo adventures, you probably don't need a vehicle as big as the Cybertruck. A smaller vehicle will get into more tight places (although Cybertruck's rear wheel steering will be a big asset when needing to do a multi-point turn on a narrow trail that becomes blocked or washed away).

I've had to back my F-150 down a steep, narrow and difficult trail over a mile because a multi-point turn would require more space than I had. Not fun, especially since the backup camera's display is incorporated into the rearview mirror and is very tiny. When the Cybertruck's rear wheel steering gets upgraded from a maximum of 3 degrees, to 10 degrees at slow speeds, it will be a real game changer for this kind of tight maneuvering and turning around in tight spaces.

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[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

Got into tha sticky wicket myself doing micro backing and forward while thinking that I fall into that ravine, I would be found out a skeleton -- if ever.

 

[MetalBonsai]

Seems like most of the early deliveries have been to people that have never owned a full size truck much less a truly off-road capable vehicle. Guys like DennisCW seem to enjoy filming their CT more than they enjoy driving it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but his ilk is not exactly what I'm looking for in a valuable opinion. Nothing but influencer tripe.

This will be my first truck. I've got nothing to haul or tow with any amount of regularity (though I might start finding reasons to just because) Mostly, I'm just in love with the design.

86 Ford Thunderbird
87 Lincoln MkVII
06 Dodge Neon
01 Saturn L200
22 Model 3

 

[CybertruckRN1127]

I'm getting a cyberbeast. I have never rode in or drove a pickup before. I see the CT as a large Tesla car. I want it because of the tough steel skin.

 

[BoiseCT]

I've had an F150 FX4 for 12 years. My CT will be replacing that and my 2018 Model 3 LR. Honestly, the F150 has been terrific(130k miles) , but has cost a small fortune to maintain and MPG has dropped from 20-21 highway down to 14.8 average on highway. CT will have just enough range to get me to/from the hunting spots I use and with Superchargers in permitting in several locations I know of, I should have nothing to worry about on range. I'll be happy if the CT is as capable as my F150 off-road. Biggest issue has been ground clearance, which is already better on the CT. I rarely, if ever tow.

 

[BorisJGR]

I’ve never owned a truck. In fact, I’ve disliked almost every truck I’ve driven, some more than others. Mainly because I like driving so much, so the experience of it is important to me.

Seems like most of the early deliveries have been to people that have never owned a full size truck much less a truly off-road capable vehicle. Guys like DennisCW seem to enjoy filming their CT more than they enjoy driving it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but his ilk is not exactly what I'm looking for in a valuable opinion. Nothing but influencer tripe.

 

[HaulingAss]

I’ve never owned a truck. In fact, I’ve disliked almost every truck I’ve driven, some more than others. Mainly because I like driving so much, so the experience of it is important to me.

I really appreciate good driving dynamics and that's why I only use trucks when I need a truck, like when I'm hauling something big or bulky. Beause existing trucks have terrible driving dynamics and they reduce your parking options. The Cybertruck will fix my biggest hate against trucks, poor, top-heavy driving dynamics, the way they shudder when you hit a bump, and gutless acceleration without feeling like you're guzzling a quart of gasoline everytime you step on it. The Cybertruck is big enough that it can't fully fix the parking issue, but it will improve it with it's slightly smaller outside dimensions and the door-ding proof doors.

Imagine if someone told you in 1999 that, in the future, you would be able to buy a pickup that was impervious to parking lot door dings. I might have cringed and thought, "Oh, no! The pickup trucks of the future will have plastic bodywork?"

Why do most articles about the Cybertruck gloss over this important benefit? Sure, they might smirk and laugh at how silly and uneccessary it is to have bulletproof doors (never failing to mention that the windows are not), but they rarely ever mention the real game-changer here, the freedom from door dings. I wonder how many Tesla haters will bash their car door into the gleaming perfect-looking door of a closely parked Cybertruck, only to find out that their painted soft steel doors are no match for a Cybertruck door made from HFS?

 

[jerhenderson]

This will be my first truck. I've got nothing to haul or tow with any amount of regularity (though I might start finding reasons to just because) Mostly, I'm just in love with the design.

86 Ford Thunderbird
87 Lincoln MkVII
02 Dodge Neon
01 Saturn L200
22 Model 3

The CT will be the first truck I've owned, however I've driven many for work, so I'm familiar with them. I want a truck because when I buy home appliances, do renovations or do landscaping, I don't want to pay for a delivery service and wait.

 

[LexusCyber]

CT will tow 2500 lbs like a breeze. I hope traditional truck campers will create CT version truck camper. I like https://cyberlandr.com/, but it’s a bit expensive IMO.

wow... the Cyberlandr got me floored.... how competitive is the $55k price tag?

yet I wonder : can someone get larger, more comfotable camper to tow behind the CT for a fraction of the price? like an airstream or another sleek high tech onecamper ? ( FYI I don't know the best value per dollar spent that current campers can offer. )

 

[Cyber Man]

wow... the Cyberlandr got me floored.... how competitive is the $55k price tag.... can't one get larger, more comfotable camper to tow behind the CT for a fraction of the price? like an airstream or smtg? ( FYI I don't know the best value per dollar spent that current campers can offer. )

Truck camper versus trailer debate is a whole world on its own. 55K for a truck camper is on the expensive side. I believe cyberlandr’s biggest advantage is it doesn’t add more to the drag. So you can literally take it wherever CT can go. Trailers or large truck campers have their limitations.

 

[LexusCyber]

Truck camper versus trailer debate is a whole world on its own. 55K for a truck camper is on the expensive side. I believe cyberlandr’s biggest advantage is it doesn’t add more to the drag. So you can literally take it wherever CT can go. Trailers or large truck campers have their limitations.

thankyou for the clarification ... I know now that I meant trailer.

 

[Sleipnir]

I'm gonna give you my realistic .02. First, I have a CB CT on order and I am excited. But honestly its for local running around and some local off-roading. I have owned 5 trucks.. of which 3 I own now... a Jeep Gladiator, a Ford F150, and a Ford F350 (diesel). I live in Durango, CO and have a house in Moab, UT, about 2.5 hours away.


The CT was going to be a replacement for one of the Fords.... until it wasn't. After getting the specs, the range and especially the range under hauling, I did indeed think twice whether I wanted to go there. It took some time for me to figure out what it was, what it wasn't, what I could do, and what I really would enjoy about it. I realized I did indeed want it because it could be a great local vehicle, a great Home Depot runner, save me some diesel fuel (expensive), and some maintenance. I made a decision not to trade in the ICE trucks because the tech isn't there yet. I would gain some amazing benefit from the CT, but locally. You can forget RVing. That's out. Anyone who thinks it will be a reality on this first iteration, is smoking something less legal than the substances that the great State of Colorado allows. DO NOT buy this to pull an RV unless you are looking for a seriously local experience... like less than 80-90 miles one way... and you better have a generator on your person or be very close to a SC.

That said, it can be an amazing off-roader. Last July I took my Jeep on the White Rim in Canyonlands and by the end of the day, I saw a Rivian going the opposite direction. I thought instantly, "Wow... that guy has some guts! Going where he has no chance of getting out without calling Matt's Offroad Recovery!" Then I saw that the entire White Rim is really about 100 miles. For the range, thats simple. For a CT, thats most certainly a possibility. Thats when I thought... "Wait... for local off-roading... this may actually work out great!" But yeah, Tesla needs to enable the lockers because the places I frequent most certainly will need those. But I saw that this could be a great off road vehicle. That said, off-roading for the CT is local to where you are and you have to be careful. You may want to forget the about the 1 week back country trip into the San Rafael swell without some form of generated power.

So in a nutshell:

1 - Forget RVing long distance. It aint gonna happen unless you want a really slow trip.

2 - Forget hauling big heavy stuff unless its really local

3 - Enjoy local hauling and Home Depot runs. Even carrying toys like motorcycles and ATVs will work pretty good.

4 - Enjoy local offroad trips.

5 - Forget about long term back country trips without some form of power generation.

Thats pretty much it... from a long time truck owner.

Again, I am
Oh and I have photos to rival @Sleipnir , he is a fellow Utahn, and I am sure he has even more... he knows what I am taking about (Red rocks FTW)

Funny, I lived in Durango from ‘91-‘97.

 

[Rocketman]

Here is a Ram 3500 Dually doing it:

Now how do they get back down that…?

 

[M0unt41nm4n]

Now how do they get back down that…?

There is a road loop that goes around it. That's a small hill. It's called "Potato Salad Hill". It's a big venue during Jeep week to see who can get up it and who can roll down it. Longer wheel base vehicles generally get up it fairly easily and the short 2 door Jeeps have lots of roll overs. There are a lot of Youtube videos on it and they are a gas to watch.

 

[TheLastStarfighter]

Funny, I lived in Durango from ‘91-‘97.

Those pics are amazing. I can almost smell the air.

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