Confirmed: Original US Reservation List Exhausted

[OldDirtyRobot]

It's not about the range. Obviously the Lightning is less range than Cybertruck but less $/range.

The Rivian is a non dealership and provides a lower cost per range.

Tesla should at least beat Rivian.

That would mean a price of under $76k without increasing range.

Rivian is the only truck on that list that I seriously considered.

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[OldDirtyRobot]

Crazy to hear they have exhausted the whole list in less than ten days.

It's crazy that a news outlet quoted a news outlet that quoted a forum post.

 

[HaulingAss]

Yeah, well Ford doesn't sell many (any?) 4x4 ICE trucks for $39K either. Ford, along with all other legacy automakers, are relatively inefficient at auto making. That's why even ICE cars are so expensive.

 

[Sjohnson20]

Model 3 reservation was $1,000. The list went faster then the Cybertruck. $1,000 is a much bigger commitment then $100, so the list is going to be much shorter.

They didn't make a Foundation Model 3 version but they did only sell the larger battery versions at first. I reserved with the idea of getting a 35k car. I ended up buying a 50k car.

 

[ted46]

Damn, my June 2024 build is literally flawless. I can't find a single thing wrong with it after 3 months.

Thanks! that is encouraging.

 

[oisiaa]

Thanks! that is encouraging.

I'm not exaggerating. I've been looking for 3 months and NOTHING isn't perfect. Literally the only thing I've found is that it only came with 4 license plate screws instead of 8.

My VIN is in the 21,000 range which I think was build in June.

 

[Jack27]

Rivian is the only truck on that list that I seriously considered.

I personally can’t look at a Rivian then a cyber truck and think they should be compared
they look completly different

 

[Jack27]

It's crazy that a news outlet quoted a news outlet that quoted a forum post.

I would call them a “news outlet” as much as I call someone with a IG a Model

Where did you get the $61K RWD price from?

The problem from the perspective of someone waiting for better pricing is two-fold:

1) From a cost of manufacturing perspective, it only saves around $5K to delete the front motor of the Dual Motor and make it a RWD.

2) None of the Cybertruck models were announced with four-wheel steering. Removing that could save an estimated $2K on the cost of manufacture and might be necessary to get the price as low as possible.

Back in 2019, I didn't know I wanted four-wheel steering in a truck. Now, six months into my ownership experience, I would never buy a truck without four-wheel steering. In other words, I was dead wrong about the usefulness of FWS. Combined with the high steering ratio enabled by steer-by-wire, it transforms the driving into a magical experience, especially maneuvering at slower speeds. If Tesla de-contented the RWD model to a regular front-wheel only steering, I wouldn't want one.

Who knows how many negative surprises might come with a RWD model? Removing the four-wheel steering would transform the very essence of the truck, all of a sudden it would be no more nimble than any other truck. That "clunkiness" is the reason our F-150 only got used for duties requiring a pickup.

It’s just a nice excuse for not getting the truck “he said 60k it’s now 80k..” I ordered the day of the first 5 and it was available on the web site. I or originally was a RWD order and it was 70k and I believe it went up 10k for AWD 80 beast 90 if I remember?
they don’t want to admit that ?

You’re so right why are people so hung up on the “list”? How many other car company’s have a waiting list for there vehicles? And they all seem to still sell. The thought that because there is no list (which I don’t believe) means the truck won’t keep selling is so goofy !!

 

[VAF84]

That's hilarious! The MSRP of that particular truck is $79,590. Obviously, they realized they can't sell them for the same price as a Dual Motor Cybertruck, even if it does have all the Lariat lipstick, because it's not half the machine that the Cybertruck is.

Why else do you think they would have lopped $23,000 off the MSRP? And that's before the haggling starts! Dealerships! I'll tell you one thing, it's not because Ford is flooding the market with new ones, it's because they can't rid of the ones they've already made (in small numbers)! With the Cybertruck available, people have figured out that "Ford Tough" doesn't mean what you thought it meant. One stray shopping cart can do thousands in damage. One normal hailstorm can total it. It ain't tough, it's as fragile as a china doll.

I feel sorry for anyone thinking that is a good deal.

Just to clarify I'm not a Ford loyalist. The LER is a good deal if you don't need range. It's an above average pickup; excellent compared to ICE. As an ex-Lightning owner, there was a lot to like about it. From a practical use standpoint I don't see the Lightning as much different from the CT.

I'm not saying one is better than the other. However, if you're looking for a pickup and you don't need to have the flashiest version of one, the Ford meets the electric truck criteria. The traditional truck has been good enough to fulfill that use for decades, so why making it seem like the Ford is a bad buy, I don't get it. Is the CT better in some ways sure, but will a current truck buyer miss anything (except minimal range delta and charging speeds) if getting a Lightning over a CT? No.

 

[YDR37]

I ordered the day of the first 5 and it was available on the web site. I or originally was a RWD order and it was 70k and I believe it went up 10k for AWD 80 beast 90 if I remember?

The announced prices for the Cybertruck during the November 2019 event were:

Single Motor RWD: $39,900
Dual Motor AWD: $49,900
Tri Motor AWD: $69,000

Here's a pic from the event:

To put those 2019 prices in perspective, a 2019 Model 3 cost $36,200 for Standard Range, and $45,700 for Long Range. The 2020 Model Y was introduced a few months later, starting at $51,190 for the Long Range.

So when the Cybertruck was announced, the estimated prices for the single and dual motor versions were in the same ballpark as a Model 3 or Model Y. That may have lead to some unrealistic expectations.

 

[Jack27]

The announced prices for the Cybertruck during the November 2019 event were:

Single Motor RWD: $39,900
Dual Motor AWD: $49,900
Tri Motor AWD: $69,000

Here's a pic from the event:

To put those 2019 prices in perspective, a 2019 Model 3 cost $36,200 for Standard Range, and $45,700 for Long Range. The 2020 Model Y was introduced a few months later, at $51,190 for the Long Range.

So in 2019, the estimated prices of single/dual motor Cybertrucks were the Model 3/Y range. That may have been unrealistic.

You said it perfectly “the estimated price” 5 years ago before it came out and before production. But like I said those were not the prices even in 2023 on release day and that was the first day allot of people could even order them off the web site that didn’t get in in 2019. I still stand by why does this matter ? If I wanted a vehicle thinking it would be 60k and it came out and turned out it’s 80k I just simply can’t buy it or I pay more for it. It wasn’t like some promise and they owe everyone for it and it’s personal ?

 

[YDR37]

I still stand by why does this matter ? If I wanted a vehicle thinking it would be 60k and it came out and turned out it’s 80k I just simply can’t buy it or I pay more for it. It wasn’t like some promise and they owe everyone for it and it’s personal ?

Well, the topic of this thread is the Cybertruck reservation list, and how it is (or is not) converting into orders. That list apparently grew to more than 2,000,000 reservations from 2019 to 2023, which is a lot. But it now seems like only a tiny fraction of those reservations are converting into actual orders. So this raises a question: why did so many people put down cash for reservations, then fail to follow through?

And one possible explanation is: many of the people who placed reservations expected the Cybertruck to be a lot more affordable -- based on what Tesla told them. And now, as you say, they "just simply can't buy it".

It's not personal for me -- I am not in the market for a Cybertruck, and never placed a reservation. But I can see why some people who did place reservations might feel disappointed.

 

[HaulingAss]

Have you checked the prices on new ICE trucks lately? I was commenting on how much ICE trucks cost, for what you get, not how many they sold. You get a heavy, low tech ladder frame that bends and twists when loads are applied. You get heavy, low quality wheels, shock absorbers that are lucky to last 40K miles, a crappy steering box, basically anything you can't see has been made cheap and heavy.

The most comparable version of the F-150 Lightning to the DM CT has less range, less payload capacity, less towing capacity, smaller wheels and tires, no motorized tonneau cover, no sub-woofers, no four-wheel steering, no adjustable suspension, no damage resistant body, and yet it weighs more than the Cybertruck. That's because it's built and engineered to be cheap, not good.

The whole reason Ford and GM sell almost entirely trucks and large SUVs, and not fuel efficient cars, is because the rest of the globe doesn't offer them much competition in large vehicles. Ford and GM are too inefficient at manufacturing to compete against Tesla with EVs, their only hope is to keep pushing ICE vehicles and hope consumers don't notice how poor the value proposition is.

 

[seussiii]

My configurator is still showing October or November delivery. Why are people hung up on 2025?

Basically because they did such a huge invite wave on 11OCT. Possible it might not be accurate? A rep told me through the app that early nov was likely for vin, read elsewhere dec+ from someone else who posted here. Who knows.

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