5,000 miles: CO, GA, SC, NC, VA, IN, IA and back

[jookyone]

Love this truck. Approx 36 hours after taking delivery, I headed off to the east coast. With 5,005 miles and 14 days later I arrived home.

Observations:

• Usage was 463Wh/mi with around 95% of the miles at interstate speeds between 70-80 mph.
• Probably spent 20 hours in the rain with some hail mixed in I think it passes the car wash test. Wiper performed well, though auto wipers remain trash.
• Attention as expected was high, I answered as many questions as I could and let people get inside most of the time. Represent.
• Rides smooth, TACC is great even without FSD.
• Got back into the Model X and almost understeered directly into a car taking a 90 degree turn. Steer by wire is the future and everything else feels old in comparison. Steering wheel in the Model X now feels like a tractor.

I'm driving to Canada and up to Alaska in a few weeks, should be a fun drive.

Happy driving!

Trip A: Lifetime stats (I never reset these in my Teslas) 457Wh/mi
Trip B: Road trip mileage (begin highway miles)
First 450 miles were local in the first day (making sure it was road worthy)

I have not washed the truck since VA, the rain removed most of the bug carcasses leaving these stained remains. I'll try to follow up with post-cleanup.

I saw another weird post on reddit where a guy had completely bald rear tires after 6k miles (allegedly). Here are my fronts and rears (in order). Will be rotating in the next day or so.

My grass after 2 weeks, dandelions are thriving. Prolly get some weed and feed and turn the sprinklers on, looks like Colorado is done snowing (fingers crossed).

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[Mini2nut]

Thanks for sharing.

SBW and RWS seem to be game changers. These are the top two features of the Cybertruck that I can’t wait to experience for myself.

 

[carsly]

Pics? Congrats on the journey(s)!

 

[jf64k]

Thanks for sharing, OP!!

Stories like this make the waiting for delivery even harder, haha!!

 

[Speedr]

At 463Wh/mi, that's around 265 miles, which is fantastic at 70-80 mph speeds!

 

[Mini2nut]

At 463Wh/mi, that's around 265 miles, which is fantastic at 70-80 mph speeds!

Fantastic indeed when you consider the huge 35” meats that come standard on the FS trucks.

 

[jookyone]

Pics? Congrats on the journey(s)!

Added some pictures and some more useful info.

At 463Wh/mi, that's around 265 miles, which is fantastic at 70-80 mph speeds!

Lifetime is 457Wh/mi so far, I wish I had captured "mixed driving" the first 450 miles, but feel free to do the heuristic math if you are bored : D

 

[BeFamousVideo]

Fantastic indeed when you consider the huge meats that come standard on the FS trucks.

This is an awesome pic. You must be soooo proud.

 

[CyberGus]

Got back into the Model X and almost understeered directly into a car taking a 90 degree turn.

SBW and RWS seem to be game changers. These are the top two features of the Cybertruck that I can’t wait to experience for myself.

I've yet to drive another vehicle since I got the Cybertruck 2 months ago. I'm terrified lol

 

[Speedr]

I've yet to drive another vehicle since I got the Cybertruck 2 months ago. I'm terrified lol

The only time I ever take the Model S over the Cybertruck is if it's a long drive, since I let FSD drive me. Can't WAIT for it to work on the Cybertruck!

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

Thanks for sharing.

Gaining confidence into our upcoming Canada trip.

Some 2,000+ miles but with RV in tow wirh plans of 150 miles stops between campsites.

 

[skinzy]

Nice to hear there were no reliability issues!

 

[jookyone]

Bug splat update:
Ran the truck thru touchless car wash, no problems there but it didn't remove any of the bug stuff (as expected) so I just wiped it with glass cleaner. Good enough.

 

[Mini2nut]

The CT valance would be a good candidate for clear Saran Wrap before starting a long trip. It should cling and then the owner can peel off when they get home.

They also sell a product called Track Armour that was designed for temporary front end protection.

 

[jookyone]

The CT valance would be a good candidate for clear Saran Wrap before starting a long trip. It should cling and then the owner can peel off when they get home.

They make this "Bug Guard" crap that I tried once, which amounted to an expensive automotive Vaseline layer that got on everything. Only used it once.

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