Logrus turns 2 years old (ownership experience recap)... Still No Catastrophic Failures (Disappointing, I Know)

[3PinkyToes]

Logrus turns 2 – Still No Catastrophic Failures

I took delivery 4-26-2024

Foundation Series AWD

Last 4 of VIN – 6965

Miles at writing 14,725

(900 mile discrepancy missing on trips..not sure)

Avg Energy – 434.0 Wh/mi

No PCS failure… yet. I charge at home and hit Superchargers regularly, so I assume it’s just building suspense.

Only recall so far: wiper motor. No cant rail issues either—I check them weekly like a paranoid aircraft mechanic and keep the adjustment bolts tight. Two Colorado winters later, still solid. If the PCS ever goes, I might let them swap the rails, but honestly, I have zero interest in re-wrapping anything unless absolutely necessary.



The Waiting Game (a.k.a. Mild Obsession Phase)

Starting mid-April 2024, I was casually driving to the Tesla dealership… about three times a week… just to “look.” Totally normal behavior.

5am at Church

My wife had been hearing about this truck for four years. By this point, she wasn’t excited, she was more relieved it might finally stop being a daily topic of conversation.

She also made it very clear the updated price was… not her favorite development.

Meanwhile, I had been quietly making “Truck Payments” to my savings account for four years, so at that point this thing was happening. Looking back, I was absolutely operating with a mild case of Cybertruck fever. Possibly severe. No regrets.

Best moment? She looked inside the showroom truck, She went from skeptical to fully onboard in about five minutes. After another 5 minuttes, turned to me, and said:
“Let’s see if yours is here.”

That’s when I knew: victory!!!!!!

We found it together on 4/17/2024.

Took delivery nine days later.

Immediate Aftermath: Protect the Spaceship

First stop: Auto Film Solutions. Met Kevin, the owner—who had literally picked up his own Cybertruck that same morning. Good sign. Auto Film Solutions

After going through options, I landed on:

• Charcoal Grey Metallic PPF
• Ceramic tint all around (legal limits, because I enjoy not being pulled over)

Kevin runs a very nice. Clean, professional, no-BS shop and hooked me up with a first-Cybertruck-customer deal: $6K out the door.

He later wrapped his own in gold chrome, which tells you everything you need to know about his personality (in a good way).

Video co-worker made - (I drove his gold truck for 2 days while mine was wrapped)

Things I Love (In No Particular Order, Except the Stereo Is #1)

• Steer-by-wire: still feels like piloting something from the future
• FSD: when it behaves, it really behaves
• Efficiency: 434 Wh/mi in a stainless steel brick still impresses me
• Tesla quirks: saying “My feet are cold” and having the truck fix it is peak laziness-meets-genius
• Scheduling: always the perfect temp, like it cares about me personally
• The stereo.
• The stereo again, because it deserves two mentions

Public Reactions: A Social Experiment I Didn’t Sign Up For

Early on, the attention was… a lot. People followed me into parking lots. Full conversations at red lights. Occasional roadside interviews I did not consent to.

Now it’s mostly positive, but for a while? Wow.

Also: I have never in my life received so many “You’re #1” hand gestures.
Curiously, a large percentage came from Subaru drivers and vehicles held together by hope and rust.

Equally fascinating: the number of strangers who felt compelled to walk up and tell me my truck was ugly.

Where were these people in the ‘90s when I was driving a questionable Mercury Capri with three kids and two jobs? That was the real opportunity for honesty.





Peak Ownership Moment (Literally)

On August 23rd last year, the Tesla Owners Club of Denver definitely threw me a birthday party at Pikes Peak.

Totally for me.

Coincidentally, it was also the Guinness World Record event for “Highest Lightshow in the World,” but let’s not get distracted by technicalities.

Cybertrucks lined the outer ring. Unreal experience.

Drone Peak Shot

1st Video

Video 2

Going Down the peak I recovered %30 SOC

Upgrades & Road Trips

I treated myself to:

• T-Sportline CT7 24” wheels
• Nitto Recon Grappler A/T tires

The 24s just look right. They fill out the wheel wells and match the proportions of the truck way better.

Trips so far:

• Glenwood Hot Springs
• Vail
• Upcoming: Austin → Houston

Road trips in this thing are effortless.



Final Thoughts at 2 Years

Say what you will—the Cybertruck is the best vehicle I’ve ever driven.

Two years in, I still have that moment every morning:
“I am being chauffeured around in a bulletproof supercomputer that looks like Darth Vader’s daily driver.”

That hasn’t gotten old.

I’m grateful I was able to save for four years before buying—it made the price jump survivable when it wiped others out.

And I won’t be trading it in for a 2026 model. To paraphrase:
“This is my Cybertruck. There are many like it, but this one is mine.”

Unless, of course, Elon announces the “Exclusive Road Warrior Edition” next week. Then we’ll talk.

Exclusive Road Warrior Edition

This truck has been incredible.
I somehow like it more now than I did on day one.

Life is good.



P.S. It fits in the garage…with room to spare.. ha ha.

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[jf64k]

Awesome write up, OP!!

I’m May 30, 2024 13xxx FS AWD and your feelings toward your CT mirror mine.

Best vehicle I’ve ever owned.

I’ll never forget the feeling I had when they said “Your Cybertruck is ready” and I walked outside to this:

 

[comet2]

Seeing 434 Wh/mi averaged over 13,893 miles on a CT AWD — curious if that tracks with what others are seeing over their lifetime miles. Seems on the high side compared to EPA assumptions. Would love to see some real-world numbers from other owners — especially those with highway-heavy usage vs. mostly local driving. Drop your Wh/mi and approximate mileage below.

 

[Doberbane]

I like to take a picture of my stats when swapping winter/summer tires. In March when I took off my winter tires I had an average in two years and 18,739 miles on a Foundation AWD of 372.8 Wh/mile.

 

[Doberbane]

Also, for as little as I socialize with strangers, I kinda miss the awe and wonder people started out with when I got my Cybertruck. I remember several red light conversations and on my first day drive some guy held up both hands in a heart shape as I drive past. Now it is mostly just the cars held together by hope and rust that want to shove their opinion in a strangers face. Every once in a while a kid gets almost as excited to see it as I do every time I turn around in the parking lot to take another look.

 

[HaulingAss]

Thanks for sharing your ownership experiences!

I picked mine up about the same time (April 10, 2024) and I am still in awe of it. No failures yet. I haven't had the cant rail recall done, no rivet in the pedal, and nothings broken. I did let them replace the wiper motor when I went in to pick up my winter tire/wheel set that I bought with my $2,500 store credit, it's been 100% reliable and 100% pure joy.

 

[3PinkyToes]

Sorry about the weird gaps between the pictures, I swear I didn’t suddenly discover a love for dramatic spacing. When I was putting the post together, the text was overwriting the pictures like a watermark, so I hit the space bar like it owed me money.


I might go back and fix the spacing, but I already spent way too long on this post and at some point you just have to walk away and pretend it’s “intentional design.”


As for my Wh/miles, most of my driving is city, and I drive in Chill mode as Sport is too punchy. I love my truck and I’m out there cruising, not auditioning for a Fast & Furious 13.


Sure, I have the occasional “Ludacris, Move B***ch, get out the way” moment, but those are getting rarer. I’ve made a personal commitment to never become That Guy™ weaving through traffic like he’s being chased by invisible bees.



That said… I do thoroughly enjoy all the Mustangs and Vettes that roll up wanting to race. I give them a friendly smile and nod like, “oh yeah, let’s do this…”

…and then I hit them with the ol’ grandpa creep off the line. Works every time. Psychological warfare.


Thanks to @Doberbane and @HaulingAss for the replies!

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