Sold the Foundation…now what do I do?

[DerekCyber80s]

Hello awesome cyber community. Sold the foundation series yesterday. I gotta say it’s a mixed bag of relief to get out as it is depreciating faster than expected yet it’s mostly sadness to not have it anymore. I’d never felt so attached to a material possession. It was a great year and I’ll sum it up as this.
Was talking to the wife and she felt
My sadness. I needed the conversation with, “well I’m not worried, I’ll just buy one again in a couple years”. She looked at me like I was the biggest idiot ever. So I’m short, cybertruck this is not good bye. This is until next time.

On another note I am selling as one big bundle all my OEM add ons. I live in Nor Cal Area. If interested let me know. I have a listing on Facebook marketplace place area code 95678

items included for $900
Full size spare tire and kit
Frunk net
D rings
L track bottle opener
Dog seat cover
Tesla official center caps for wheels
Wiper blade replacement

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[aswa]

Hello awesome cyber community. Sold the foundation series yesterday. I gotta say it’s a mixed bag of relief to get out as it is depreciating faster than expected yet it’s mostly sadness to not have it anymore. I’d never felt so attached to a material possession. It was a great year and I’ll sum it up as this.
Was talking to the wife and she felt
My sadness. I needed the conversation with, “well I’m not worried, I’ll just buy one again in a couple years”. She looked at me like I was the biggest idiot ever. So I’m short, cybertruck this is not good bye. This is until next time.

On another note I am selling as one big bundle all my OEM add ons. I live in Nor Cal Area. If interested let me know. I have a listing on Facebook marketplace place area code 95678

items included for $900
Full size spare tire and kit
Frunk net
D rings
L track bottle opener
Dog seat cover
Tesla official center caps for wheels
Wiper blade replacement

is it a cyberbeast? why you selling it?how much was the monthly insurance ?

 

[Travis64]

If you never sell,depreciation doesn’t matter

 

[Deleted member 22486]

If you never sell,depreciation doesn’t matter

That sounds nice in theory, but let’s be real—almost nobody keeps a vehicle forever. Life changes, priorities shift, and when that happens, depreciation hits hard. Even if you do hang onto it long-term, you’re still eating the loss—it just doesn’t show up until later. Saying depreciation doesn’t matter if you never sell is like saying a sinking ship is fine as long as you stay on it. Value still disappears—you’re just choosing to go down with it.

 

[Shadowmite]

That sounds nice in theory, but let’s be real—almost nobody keeps a vehicle forever. Life changes, priorities shift, and when that happens, depreciation hits hard. Even if you do hang onto it long-term, you’re still eating the loss—it just doesn’t show up until later. Saying depreciation doesn’t matter if you never sell is like saying a sinking ship is fine as long as you stay on it. Value still disappears—you’re just choosing to go down with it.

Ironically to your comparison, a captain goes down with the ship...

I bought my FS for the lifetime charging benefit and will keep this thing on the road as long as I have fight left in me.

 

[ChiTownCT]

What does one even buy after driving a CT?

 

[Loudness]

That sounds nice in theory, but let’s be real—almost nobody keeps a vehicle forever. Life changes, priorities shift, and when that happens, depreciation hits hard. Even if you do hang onto it long-term, you’re still eating the loss—it just doesn’t show up until later. Saying depreciation doesn’t matter if you never sell is like saying a sinking ship is fine as long as you stay on it. Value still disappears—you’re just choosing to go down with it.

I bought my FS AWD for $101,135 with the full knowledge that in the very near future, it would drop by $20K when Foundation series ended. And like any other car, especially at the high-end, depreciation is brutal in the first few years.

I don't care.

My Cybertruck isn't an investment, it's a beautiful piece of technology, a magnificent driving experience, and it makes me happy.

(My TSLA stock is an investment)

 

[txtravwill]

Kind of like an equity, you only realized the loss when ya sold early. Would have leveled off. EVs and luxury cars most depreciate fast, CT especially.

 

[Killlbox]

What does one even buy after driving a CT?

I think that’s an honest question, I’m really curious what the answer is here.

 

[HaulingAss]

Kind of like an equity, you only realized the loss when ya sold early. Would have leveled off. EVs and luxury cars most depreciate fast, CT especially.

Currently, most of the depreciation has already happened. Future price drops of new Cybertrucks will not have the "early adopter" price premium built into them so used ones will depreciate much more slowly from here on out. They may even depreciate more slowly than a new legacy ICE Ford, GM, or Dodge truck as the march towards electrification continues.

I could have told you this as soon as Tesla announced the Foundation pricing. In fact, I did. The $20K Foundation price premium was at least half instant depreciation. I knew my new $100K foundation truck would shortly be worth only $75-$80K. And it would (more gradually) decline from there.

That said, Cybertrucks with lifetime FSD could even appreciate as FSD matures. AI capabilities are growing at an accelerating pace. Now is probably the worst time of all to sell a used Foundation Cybertruck (and the best time to buy if you can find someone willing to let go of one in good condition at a fair price). That said, as much as I love Cybertrucks and know how good they are, I think the price difference between a new one and the asking prices on the used market is too narrow. The depreciation has been greatly over-blown (in part because Tesla is not offering market rates for trade-ins and this has been amplified by those trying to exaggerate the depreciation).

Ever since I started buying new vehicles, which was only around 25 years ago, and only with cash, I depreciated them as soon as I took possession (which means I basically kissed the purchase price goodbye in return for a new vehicle that had a warranty and was state-of-the-art automotive technology). I never plan to sell them until they are well-used and worth very little relative to a new car.

 

[HaulingAss]

I think that’s an honest question, I’m really curious what the answer is here.

For most of us, it wouldn't be a very appealing answer, especially those of us who need the functionality of a pickup.

I can see someone who didn't need a truck be happy selling it for a Model Y or a Model 3, particularly one of the Performance versions. They are just so much more efficient when you don't need the attributes of a truck.

My wife and I recently returned from a 3 day trip to the Washington Coast. We took her 2024 Model 3 Performance because it was the right tool for the job (since we were not camping). Lots of curvy paved roads, no dirt roads. Just her, me and a little puppy. We even decided to take hers over my 2018 Performance Model 3 (that has free Supercharging for life) because the newer Model 3 Performance has better suspension, a quieter ride with laminated windows and ventilated seats. We paid $24 in Supercharging for the privilege. We thought it would be more, but it turns out the beach cottage my wife picked out had a NEMA 14-50 outlet by the parking strip.

If I were forced to live with only one vehicle, it would have to be a Cybertruck.

 

[ChiTownCT]

I think that’s an honest question, I’m really curious what the answer is here.

I'm asking because I have a friend that traded in his beast for a new range rover (120k msrp) and is literally hating life right now..

So totally legit question, I just cant picture driving anything different right now..

 

[Loudness]

I'm asking because I have a friend that traded in his beast for a new range rover (120k msrp) and is literally hating life right now..

So totally legit question, I just cant picture driving anything different right now..

Driving anything after experiencing steer-by-wire will feel like a giant step backwards.

 

[Deleted member 22486]

I bought my FS AWD for $101,135 with the full knowledge that in the very near future, it would drop by $20K when Foundation series ended. And like any other car, especially at the high-end, depreciation is brutal in the first few years.

I don't care.

My Cybertruck isn't an investment, it's a beautiful piece of technology, a magnificent driving experience, and it makes me happy.

(My TSLA stock is an investment)

It you don’t care about depreciation, more power to you — but most of us do. And the numbers aren’t pretty.”
• Foundation Edition Dual‑Motor models initially sold for around $100K, but recent trade‑in offers show them dropping to roughly $63K after ~20K miles—that’s a ~37% loss in under a year.
• Auction data highlights similar declines: one AWD Foundation Series sold at $82K with just 2,600 miles, from an original ~$100K — nearly 18% down with minimal use .
• Macro-level data paints an even grimmer picture: across the U.S., used Cybertruck listings are down ~50% from peak prices (e.g., from $168K to $84K in one year)

And honestly, these forums can be a bit of an echo chamber — it’s easy to forget how the broader market sees things when everyone here is already bought in.

 

[eswimm]

People seem to have really odd expectations for depreciation on Tesla, especially when you're talking about $100k and up vehicles. The only reason Tesla depreciation has been atypically low over the past several years is scarcity. Even still, each new released model has rapidly decreased in MSRP as volume ramped up. $100k vehicles, unless they are limited volume, have always had massive, rapid depreciation. I've spent the last 20 years driving M series BMWs and my rule of thumb has always been >50% depreciation by the 2.5 to 3 yr mark. Even when the BMW i8 launched at >$145k, I told my wife I'd pick one up at the 3yr mark for $70k and I got one at 2.5yrs with 16k miles for $65k.

If depreciation is your #1 concern, then wait 2-3 years before you buy. Ditching a brand new car because the depreciation scares you is a bigger mistake than buying it in the 1st place.

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