New Cybertruck Owner - Initial Impressions

[wtibbit]

I've had my Cybertruck for 10 days. Aside from two minor quibbles I haven't found anything about it that is a disappointment, and many things that were much better than I anticipated even after (or sometimes because of ) reading about other owners' experiences.

• The better than anticipated list:
  • The acceleration of the AWD version.
  • The steering, ride and handling.
  • How easy is was to adapt to the controls, squircle wheel, regenerative braking and rear views on the display.
  • The comfort of the seats.
  • The HVAC system.
  • The VR display of traffic and context on the display (probably applies to all current model Teslas, but I didn't expect this at all...!)
• The minor quibbles list
  • The iPhone heater pads that I thought were supposed to be wireless phone chargers. If you like your iPhone to be scorching hot and low on battery power you'll love the way the things work! I bought a handful of USB-C charging cables and stowed them in the truck to work address the charging situation. I cut some ⅜" black, soft foam sheet material to fit in the phone slots and keep the phone separated from the charger to stop the heating charging operation.
  • The cabin storage provisions. There is insufficient storage space for things kept in the cabin - basically just the glove box (cool operation but not a lot of volume), the door pockets and the bins under the center armrests. More storage can be added by buying the under-rear seat storage bin and something to convert the footwell space between the front seats into useful storage. That's my next thing to add to the truck.

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[AlmostHuman]

Highly recommend the rear under seat storage. It is amazing!

 

[REM]

I would ask the service center to take a look at your wireless charger. Your phone getting scorched is an indication of misalignment or a defective coil.

 

[CyberGus]

I would ask the service center to take a look at your wireless charger. Your phone getting scorched is an indication of misalignment or a defective coil.

The wireless charger works poorly with Apple devices.

 

[CyberGus]

The cabin storage provisions...

I've tried to use the center-tunnel storage area, but stuff just slides around. Maybe it needs Line-X lol

 

[wtibbit]

I've tried to use the center-tunnel storage area, but stuff just slides around. Maybe it needs Line-X lol

You're right about the utility of that space as-is. I'm thinking about something like this:

but ElecFresh hasn't produced it yet, and it's too complicated with too many small spaces. Hopefully someone will come up with a solution that works for me.

 

[oisiaa]

Highly recommend the rear under seat storage. It is amazing!

This should really be part of the Foundation Series IMO.

 

[AlmostHuman]

This should really be part of the Foundation Series IMO.

Yeah I agree with that and for what it is, the cost is a little silly

 

[REM]

The wireless charger works poorly with Apple devices.

Has to be a fault with the charger though, since Tesla has a heavy bias favoring iPhones and Apple's ecosystem.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

Are the charges mag safe® compatible or just QI chargers.

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