The Cybertruck Cost in Perspective

[Redmiata98]

My “24 had 15 miles when I picked it up in March this year. All recalls were made prior to delivery and only had it in twice since. One for adding the slats on the cover and once to install the light-bar.
Smooth sailing last week on round trip of Chicago to Virginia. Recharge stops were MUCH shorter than my “22 model X.
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[Spartacus]

Interesting thoughts. I'm currently trying to decide between trying to order another cybertruck or just buying a F150 Raptor. My first cybertruck delivery was rejected due to damage, and a new one was a month out so I ended up canceling the order.

Now stuck trying to decide do I place another cybertruck order for the 0% financing or just hold off. For reference I don't qualify for the tax credit.

If I may chirp in here 612? I'd go for the zero interest FSD deal if you can get it. I did the number crunch, the result was that there is a CT in the garage as of a month ago. Now in your case the 7500 tax deal ends in a couple days so you might want to wait to see if Tesla does some other incentive after Sept 30?

 

[That Beast Mode]

Except that's not what's selling, either.

Bare-bones trucks aren't selling, either, and the majority of them were being sold as fleet vehicles.

I don't know what it means, but it's a bad economic sign when fleet sales are down.

...

As it goes, I know the truck price is competitive, feature-wise and operations-wise. But it needed to be more than that. It needed to bend the curve. But instead, Tesla has been profit seeking at a time its boss has become rather unpopular.

-Crissa

I think you nailed it with the bad economic sign. The problem is even the bare bones trucks are still too expensive. I think if the rwd model was priced at the 40k mark like they originally advertised it would sell great. I know that's not possible anymore due to inflation, etc... but i think it was just too expensive.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Just my 2 cents which may not be even worth 2 cents anymore with inflation....

Per the original post that mentioned the Ford Mavrick which is what I got and will talk about as it pertains to this post on value for money spent.

I bought mine in March 2024 and is the XLT Hybrid model (middle trim package) and had about 6 miles on it. Cost out the door was just under $32,000 which included a maintenance package(oil changes, tires rotated, transmission, filters, etc) including new wiper blades every 6 months with zero cost for all services. There are even many standard features that to this day I have not even used.

Some of the above maintenance items they will do at your home, just depends on service requested.

This package was in addition to the standard warranty of 5 years/75,000 miles and 10 years/100,000 miles on battery and hybrid parts.

This truck is not a plug in so electric cost it $0.00 and I use about 3 gallons of gas a week. At $2.80 a gallon that is $8.40 x 52 weeks = $486.80. Lets round it up to $500.00. So in 5 years of use it would be about $2500 in gas and $0.00 in maintenance. My driving stats show about 45% electric miles and 55% gas.

That will bring my total cost after 5 years including gas to $34, 500. Of course misc items like air freshener's, seat cover for my dog are out of my pocket.
I am not saying the CT is not a bargain for some or most of you. I also agree that the CT has many options my Maverick does not have and will never get. The point of my post is there are small trucks that are just fine and do not really cost all that much if you research packages and pre-buy at signing.

As for the truck, beyond 2 recall of which one was done over the air and another in my driveway (30 minutes) the vehicle has had ZERO issues and is a pleasure to drive for this older gentleman. I take it in to the Ford dealer every 6 months and I have new oil, wiper blades, tire rotation, and general check and leave with a $0.00 bill. That was the point I wanted when I bought it.

As for the CT I think it is a really great vehicle and has many nice features for what you pay for. But even if I truly loved it and wanted a bigger vehicle the cost difference was just to great for us. But I know many of you love FSD and the steer by wire. I am truly happy for you and glad you love it. Be proud of it and show it off if given the chance.

I read posts here and sometimes ask questions but I always try to be serious and be respectful of other's opinions. I am also on the Mavrick forum run by this company.

So enjoy your great CT and many, many trouble free miles to you all. Be safe, careful, and keep the sentry mode on.

 

[cybertruck612]

If I may chirp in here 612? I'd go for the zero interest FSD deal if you can get it. I did the number crunch, the result was that there is a CT in the garage as of a month ago. Now in your case the 7500 tax deal ends in a couple days so you might want to wait to see if Tesla does some other incentive after Sept 30?

That's my other thought too, wait and see what Tesla does with pricing/incentives after 9/30. I don't qualify for the $7500 anyway, so if they keep the 0%/2.49% AND drop the price, it is better waiting.

Although I probably just see them keeping the financing specials, not changing price much.

 

[Mini2nut]

With CT sales opening up to other world markets we may not see a price adjustment in Q4.

 

[Crissa]

This truck is not a plug in so electric cost it $0.00 and I use about 3 gallons of gas a week. At $2.80 a gallon that is $8.40 x 52 weeks = $486.80. Lets round it up to $500.00. So in 5 years of use it would be about $2500 in gas and $0.00 in maintenance.

5000 miles a year is not a good use case for a new anything!

-Crissa

 

[Cincycyber]

I love the Grenadier. That is such an incredible machine. Would seriously consider if I ever looks at a non FSD car again. That was a great review. Part of what convinced me to get the Cybertruck was pricing other really nice trucks and seeing the price wasnt too crazy. Now getting the foundation series because I thought I would to wait in line 2 years to get one...that was crazy.

I pulled the trigger for the same reason. Ordered mine during the reveal. That being said YOLO. No regrets.

 

[Cincycyber]

We're soon coming up on the two-year anniversary since the production release of the Cybertruck. After four long years of waiting, during which the world tilted sideways, that iconic event held millions of us in its thrall.

That reveal held an almost rapturous joy in what the Cybertruck had become, bringing technologies and features few of us had imagined. But, then, at the end, it bludgeoned us with the shock of how the price had, likewise, grown wings.

Most of us bailed at that point. $100K for the cheap version wasn't a bridge too far. It was a different dimension altogether.

Me, I needed a truck. I wandered back to the ICE world and spent months researching what my options might be, bookended by the Ford Maverick on one end and the Ford F-150 Raptor on the other. The singular takeaway was that everything - literally everything - cost way more than it used to.

And so when that long-awaited (and somewhat dreaded) email from Tesla arrived, I reversed course once again, walking numbly into that new dimension.

It was a decision I have never once regretted.

But, yeah, we still hear frequent comments complaining about how much the Cybertruck costs. Here's a quick little video from the ICE world that maybe puts that in perspective a little.

Were I not 200% thrilled with my Beast I’d buy one of these in a heartbeat. A minimally optioned F-150 costs that much or more. Love the intentional analog, basic rugged ethos and the design strongly evokes Defenders which I love.

 

[Spartacus]

With CT sales opening up to other world markets we may not see a price adjustment in Q4.

Ya but are there that many countries that would allow the bone crushing front end? There would have to be a complete re-engineering to make a "soft" hood crumple zone. Myself? I have no problem cuz at the end of a trip it's a simple 5 minutes to hose off all the dead pedestrians.

 

[cybertruck612]

back on the topic of cost. do we think a price decrease will happen in October? Or even Tesla continuing the 0%/2.49% financing?

still trying to decide if I should place my order today/tomorrow, or wait to see what happens (I don't qualify for the tax credit)

 

[HaulingAss]

Just my 2 cents which may not be even worth 2 cents anymore with inflation....

Per the original post that mentioned the Ford Mavrick which is what I got and will talk about as it pertains to this post on value for money spent.

I bought mine in March 2024 and is the XLT Hybrid model (middle trim package) and had about 6 miles on it. Cost out the door was just under $32,000 which included a maintenance package(oil changes, tires rotated, transmission, filters, etc) including new wiper blades every 6 months with zero cost for all services. There are even many standard features that to this day I have not even used.

Some of the above maintenance items they will do at your home, just depends on service requested.

This package was in addition to the standard warranty of 5 years/75,000 miles and 10 years/100,000 miles on battery and hybrid parts.

This truck is not a plug in so electric cost it $0.00 and I use about 3 gallons of gas a week. At $2.80 a gallon that is $8.40 x 52 weeks = $486.80. Lets round it up to $500.00. So in 5 years of use it would be about $2500 in gas and $0.00 in maintenance. My driving stats show about 45% electric miles and 55% gas.

That will bring my total cost after 5 years including gas to $34, 500. Of course misc items like air freshener's, seat cover for my dog are out of my pocket.
I am not saying the CT is not a bargain for some or most of you. I also agree that the CT has many options my Maverick does not have and will never get. The point of my post is there are small trucks that are just fine and do not really cost all that much if you research packages and pre-buy at signing.

As for the truck, beyond 2 recall of which one was done over the air and another in my driveway (30 minutes) the vehicle has had ZERO issues and is a pleasure to drive for this older gentleman. I take it in to the Ford dealer every 6 months and I have new oil, wiper blades, tire rotation, and general check and leave with a $0.00 bill. That was the point I wanted when I bought it.

As for the CT I think it is a really great vehicle and has many nice features for what you pay for. But even if I truly loved it and wanted a bigger vehicle the cost difference was just to great for us. But I know many of you love FSD and the steer by wire. I am truly happy for you and glad you love it. Be proud of it and show it off if given the chance.

I read posts here and sometimes ask questions but I always try to be serious and be respectful of other's opinions. I am also on the Mavrick forum run by this company.

So enjoy your great CT and many, many trouble free miles to you all. Be safe, careful, and keep the sentry mode on.

Well, that's a useful comparison of two VERY different vehicles. I'm actually a fan of comparing across classes, unlike many automotive enthusiasts who insist every comparison needs to be in the same narrow class of vehicle, including size, performance, price, payload, etc.

I find it useful, even if the actual capabilities and ownership/driving experiences are very different. The Cybertruck has exactly double the bed volume and 66% more payload capacity. To the Maverick hybrid's credit, it has more payload capacity than a Hummer EV! But the bed is too small for what I need a truck for (and the cabin is a bit small for my needs and wants). And it lacks the off-road capability I would like. And I couldn't fill it up at home. All of a sudden, the price difference doesn't matter to me (at all). Ooops! I guess this is why people don't believe in comparing across classes! I get it, even if I still like to do it.

For our next trick, we will compare ownership costs of a Cybertruck to a Model 3 RWD, including purchase price, DCFC costs and tire costs. Who do you think will win?

 

[HaulingAss]

Ya but are there that many countries that would allow the bone crushing front end? There would have to be a complete re-engineering to make a "soft" hood crumple zone. Myself ... I have no problem cuz at the end of my trip I hose off all the dead pedestrians.

What are you talking about? Is it reality, based on facts, or fantasy, based on other people's Tesla hate?

We have volumes of pedestrian impact data to look at. The vehicle metric most highly correlated to pedestrian outcomes is not how well it crumples (legacy trucks have very little give in pedestrian impacts and many sharp edges to cut you with when that plastic grill shatters). Flesh is very soft. The metric most highly correlated to favorable pedestrian impact outcomes is hood height. The lower the better.

Legacy pickup trucks are legal in most developed nations, and they all have higher hood heights than the Cybertruck. This is what causes fatal head injuries during pedestrian impacts. I would much rather get scooped up the windshield than "splat" against the vertical front of a Ram pickup (see, they even call it a "Ram").

No one is actually worried whether a Ford GM or Tesla pickup is more lethal to pedestrians, they just want to invent fake reasons why the Cybertruck is not as good. Because there are very few real reasons to support that narrative.

 

[Griswold]

back on the topic of cost. do we think a price decrease will happen in October? Or even Tesla continuing the 0%/2.49% financing?

still trying to decide if I should place my order today/tomorrow, or wait to see what happens (I don't qualify for the tax credit)

I speculated here. 0% financing, 1 year supercharging, and $1000 credit from Lyft (if you want to jump through a few hoops) still expires 9/30, along with the credit obviously.

They'll probably bring them back at some point, or could extend them. End of year could bring more. If you want AWD without the luxe pricing now might be the right time.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...an-awd-lite-ct-in-4q-2025.48457/post-30669735

 

[cybertruck612]

I speculated here. 0% financing, 1 year supercharging, and $1000 credit from Lyft (if you want to jump through a few hoops) still expires 9/30, along with the credit obviously.

They'll probably bring them back at some point, or could extend them. End of year could bring more. If you want AWD without the luxe pricing now might be the right time.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...an-awd-lite-ct-in-4q-2025.48457/post-30669735

Not a bad theory with the AWD Luxe ~$95k. I just wonder if they'll continue offering the 0% financing.

That's tough to pass up on, effectively makes FSD $3.5k to buy outright on a 60 month loan, plus interest free financing

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