Sold the Foundation…now what do I do?

[HaulingAss]

Agreed. I run my cars into the ground.

You might find the Cybertruck to be a challenge in that regard! I've been beating the hell out of mine the last 15 months and it hasn't lost any range and still looks and drives like new, if you ignore the scuffs on the plastic mirrors, fenders and bumper covers. But you have to get up close and personal to see that.

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[Ken in Miami]

I'm an edge example because I will readily admit I have an emotional attachment to my CT. I smile every time I walk by the thing in the garage. I smile even more as it drives me about with little intervention out here on back country roads. I smile again as it drives me through major metropolitan centers with zero interventions. Seems to me that FSD works better while under load.

I had another old guy walk across a parking lot the other day with the express purpose of telling me how ugly my truck was. I just chuckled at him and told him that it handles beautifly. It was a design that was meant to elicit emotion. I call it a success - no matter on which side of the pro or con you might fall.

I've enjoyed this thread because it has documented, once again, that the CT is a polarizing vehicle. It's my forever vehicle until, perhaps, another future Tesla comes along that can allow me to stay as independent as I possibly can - maybe the CyberVan. My bet (not at all concerned with depreciation) has been that FSD (and Optimus) will allow me to keep going long after I would be able to do so otherwise. That thought also makes me smile.

I just hope I live long enough to have my Optimus robot sit in my truck and hand me my Diet Coke. I’m going to call him Bruce.

 

[Ken in Miami]

I’m betting 95% of cyber truck owners buy a robot for a seat filler in the truck!

 

[tingmo13]

 

[Coagulation]

The other thing here is, with literally any thing or vehicle. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

If you bought a cyber truck for $80,000, that’s a scary high number for you, and you financed so much that you have negative equity and we need to sell out cash you may not have just to sell it, don’t buy one.

Don’t buy anything where you’re sweating out the price and cost.

We can be having the same conversation here about a Corolla. If there exists a Corolla enthusiast forum somewhere, you can have a very similar thread. “I financed my whole $25,000 purchase. A year later it’s worth $18,000. I need to sell it and don’t have the $5,000 to cover my negative equity.”

answer there would be not to do that and buy a used one.

 

[Cincycyber]

You might find the Cybertruck to be a challenge in that regard! I've been beating the hell out of mine the last 15 months and it hasn't lost any range and still looks and drives like new, if you ignore the scuffs on the plastic mirrors, fenders and bumper covers. But you have to get up close and personal to see that.

Challenge accepted! I am 10 months in. Hole in bumper cover and a few mirror scuffs. Love this meniacle Beast!

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

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 kept cars for up to 24 years.... admittedly they all went up in value as l knew they would on 1981. Folks around me, including the VW Club of Victoria thought l was wasting my time. Value can be measured in many ways ....the joy of ownership and maintenance along with actually driving a vehicle can be imesseasurable

 

[BlueLightning]

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.

It’s real, could have bought an $80k used Model Y in 2021.

But waited and today just as easy to get a used few years old one with low miles for $26k.

Waiting for my 60% off Cybertruck!

 

[HaulingAss]

It’s real, could have bought an $80k used Model Y in 2021.

But waited and today just as easy to get a used few years old one with low miles for $26k.

You can buy a brand-new Model Y today for $47K before rebates and incentives. So I don't find $26K for one several years old to be out of line with that. used cars are almost always worth a lot less than brand new ones, don'tcha know?

Waiting for my 60% off Cybertruck!

You can buy a brand-new AWD Cybertruck now for $72.5K after the rebate. 60% of that is $43.5K (and it looks certain that the rebate is going away). You are gonna have a long wait unless you are willing to buy one that's been crashed! You have more will power (and/or less money) than me!

You can also buy a brand new Long-Range Cybertruck for only $62.5 after the rebate. But like all legacy trucks, it doesn't come with a tonneau cover. Bummer! Probably better to just fork out the money for the AWD that comes well-equipped (assuming you have the money). Most people don't.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

You can buy a brand-new Model Y today for $47K before rebates and incentives. So I don't find $26K for one several years old to be out of line with that. used cars are almost always worth a lot less than brand new ones, don'tcha know?



You can buy a brand-new AWD Cybertruck now for $72.5K after the rebate. 60% of that is $43.5K (and it looks certain that the rebate is going away). You are gonna have a long wait unless you are willing to buy one that's been crashed! You have more will power (and/or less money) than me!

You can also buy a brand new Long-Range Cybertruck for only $62.5 after the rebate. But like all legacy trucks, it doesn't come with a tonneau cover. Bummer! Probably better to just fork out the money for the AWD that comes well-equipped (assuming you have the money). Most people don't.

When the tax credit disappears the MSRP will likely drop by that amount, dollar for dollar. Trucks are a competitive environment, and Tesla could not sustain a $7,500 price increase. We already saw what happens with EVs when tax credits go away - Tesla went over the 200k manufacturer unit limit in June 2019 and entered the phase out-period. I bought a new MX in September 2019, and the credit had been halved, to $3,750. It went to zero at the end of December 2019 for all Teslas, and ws only resuscitated with the 2022 Biden tax act, so Tesla sold its EV line for more than two years with no tax credits. What happened? Tesla reduced the price for every one of its vehicles by $7,500, no exceptions - the MSRP dropped by the exact amount of the lost subsidy.

Market prices (net) control consumer demand in a large extent. Especially with the CT, which is nowhere near mainstream pricing for basic pickup work trucks. Tesla has no room to do anything but tighten margins, and keep the average CT price around $72k, or maybe even lower. It certainly cannot increase the net price back to $80k. The value is clearly there, but the market misunderstands these trucks, so demand is not. It is either cut prices or throw in the towel. Tesla’s margins remain strong so my bet is that history will repeat.

 

[WILLK]

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

I used to live in that zip code.

 

[WILLK]

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

Yeah. I owned a 2023 Ford Lightning Lariat before and I thought that was nirvana. It was so comfortable . If I was to go from my CT to it now I would die of boredom.There is nothing else right now better than a CT.

 

[RustyLopez]

Yeah. I owned a 2023 Ford Lightning Lariat before and I thought that was nirvana. It was so comfortable . If I was to go from my CT to it now I would die of boredom.There is nothing else right now better than a CT.

I just bought a 2025 Lightning Platinum a few weeks ago to replace my 2012 Tundra as my "island truck" we use to haul manure around and take stuff to the dump on the island we live on. I love it, but it doesn't hold a candle to my Cyberbeast.

 

[WILLK]

We

I just bought a 2025 Lightning Platinum a few weeks ago to replace my 2012 Tundra as my "island truck" we use to haul manure around and take stuff to the dump on the island we live on. I love it, but it doesn't hold a candle to my Cyberbeast.

Congratulations. I wish I could have both too.

 

[rovert43]

If your defense of the Cybertruck’s collapse in value is ‘buy another one,’ you’re not flexing — you’re flailing.

This isn’t about being scared of depreciation. It’s about basic logic. When you drop $100K on a vehicle and it loses $20K–$30K in a few months — while still missing key features like Autopilot, PowerShare, or even working hardware — that’s not badass, that’s getting played.

Calling it sunk cost and pretending it’s fine just to save face? That’s not strength — that’s denial. If you’re cool with being a beta tester for broken promises and dropping five figures for the privilege, go right ahead. But don’t act like people pointing out the obvious are the ones who don’t get it. We got it. That’s why we’re out.

Says all this great stuff about the Cybertruck doesn’t make someone a visionary — it just means you don’t yet realize the emperor has no clothes.

I haven't experienced any of what you've said in a year of ownership. How long have you owned yours?

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