IN CONSTANT SORROW.

[mcm4ss]

But where do you go when you’ve got a craving for a shitty microwave burrito?

well, that is a problem. Good point.

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[AlmostHuman]

I found your post hilarious. Read it to the wife and she laughed as well.

 

[Crissa]

I will run my future replies by you first for approval ?

Please don't.

-Crissa

 

[65SoYoLO]

I will run my future replies by you first for approval ?

ROFLOL.

 

[RAY INGRASSIA]

I hate my CT. Why? Because after driving it, I can't drive my wife's Range Rover. Range Rover sucks after getting use to my CT.

 

[koolio]

I recommend modifying it per others in this forum or else get the new cargo divider. I move it around frequently, easy peasy

Did you get the Tesla OEM cargo divider? I read somewhere the design was updated to fit better.

Does the new design fit if you have a bed liner?

As for being on topic: to the OP, agree with everyone else on here. Don’t believe all of the doom and gloom bs posts out there. It’s a fantastic truck and just enjoy it.

Over the years, I’ve bought some cars that were known to have bad reliability but mine were perfect (eg 2004 VW Touareg V8). So don’t worry about all of the negative stuff you read. What I do is I read them and file it away mentally so that if it occurs to me I know what the issue is (and hopefully the resolution).

 

[Stuck4ger]

….Did you get the Tesla OEM cargo divider? I read somewhere the design was updated to fit better.

Does the new design fit if you have a bed liner?
…

Yes, OEM but after the mods. I think it works with a bed liner but am unsure as I don’t see a need for a bed liner as the OEM bed liner treatment works fine for me.

 

[rrizzi7210]

weird way to start a conversation but here it goes. I get to take another road trip in the CT. Look forward to it. I keep reading these forums looking for upgrades, ideas and general topics but soooo many are negative. I am also on other media sources and they too are doom and gloom. I am terrified I will hit a snow flake or something stupid, blow out the front, heater will in turn quit and turn the cab into a deep freeze killing my batteries and trapping me like a frozen burrito. Meanwhile the wheels will fall off, bumpers and window wiper. When I do not think I can take any more I can escape because the cab has rusted through and the glass popped out. Not to worry though, both motors will have quite before I got far and the controller will catch fire on the way to a charger because I have a 90 mile range. Thank god Tesla will have it repaired in 3-4 years. At my expense of course. Sound about right? Or should I just run it and say " I did pay 108k for one of the most sophisticated trucks in the world more capable than anything else and it should be fine." I am going with the later but for those of you who post positives, thanks for those.

12,203 miles in South Florida in 97 days, only one minor issue with Bluetooth lock/unlock about 15% of the time. I also have a Model YP with 88K miles.

Towed two 7,500+ lb trailers, about 200 miles no issues. Had left mirror replaced due to failed folding during the first week, other than that this truck has been flawless. Build quality is excellent (Cyberbeast); I wrapped about 50% of the truck with PPF myself, and it looks like a pro did the work, as others have said .

I hope to keep for 400K miles and use this truck as my office since I am on and off construction sites daily from Tampa to Naples to West Palm to Port St. Lucie daily, hence the 3,500 miles per month so far.

I also got my Lightbar only 30 days after delivery from Tesla and use it at night on construction sites since the sun goes down so early this time of year.

P.S. -- Completely ignore the haters. Their behavior is weird and incredibly predictable. I suspect high levels of automation on sites like News Break, because when I post facts to the haters, who say exactly the same thing day in and day out, they NEVER reply! The most common reply to a pro-CT article is just the word "junk", by different users over very long periods of time. It is almost as if the ICE auto-industry invested in an overseas company to develop an API (using AI to write the content) that replies to pro-CT articles and bad-CT articles with very similar content to convince the rest of the non-CT owners that the truck is garbage and that Elon is a Felon or something like that. It's been going on for 3+ years, and when the truck shipped to over 40,000 buyers they just updated their replies to say something different like the word "junk".

 

[Mini2nut]

I don’t remember a production vehicle getting so much hate as the Cybertruck.

 

[koolio]

I don’t remember a production vehicle getting so much hate as the Cybertruck.

Probably because it's a truly innovative design. Tesla weren't chicken shits by creating a pickup truck with a small change in design. They said, f it. We're going to design and build something we've always wanted. And I LOVE Tesla for it.

How do you know a design is truly ahead of it's time? And pushes the design boundaries? You get very emotional reactions to it: people love it or hate it...and tell you. lol

 

[koolio]

12,203 miles in South Florida in 97 days, only one minor issue with Bluetooth lock/unlock about 15% of the time. I also have a Model YP with 88K miles.

Towed two 7,500+ lb trailers, about 200 miles no issues. Had left mirror replaced due to failed folding during the first week, other than that this truck has been flawless. Build quality is excellent (Cyberbeast); I wrapped about 50% of the truck with PPF myself, and it looks like a pro did the work, as others have said .

I hope to keep for 400K miles and use this truck as my office since I am on and off construction sites daily from Tampa to Naples to West Palm to Port St. Lucie daily, hence the 3,500 miles per month so far.

I also got my Lightbar only 30 days after delivery from Tesla and use it at night on construction sites since the sun goes down so early this time of year.

P.S. -- Completely ignore the haters. Their behavior is weird and incredibly predictable. I suspect high levels of automation on sites like News Break, because when I post facts to the haters, who say exactly the same thing day in and day out, they NEVER reply! The most common reply to a pro-CT article is just the word "junk", by different users over very long periods of time. It is almost as if the ICE auto-industry invested in an overseas company to develop an API (using AI to write the content) that replies to pro-CT articles and bad-CT articles with very similar content to convince the rest of the non-CT owners that the truck is garbage and that Elon is a Felon or something like that. It's been going on for 3+ years, and when the truck shipped to over 40,000 buyers they just updated their replies to say something different like the word "junk".

For the clear PPF, did you buy precut PPF and install or did you but the PPF yourself?

If you bought the precut PPF, which place did you buy from and did it wrap around the edges?

 

[Cyberhugo1]

weird way to start a conversation but here it goes. I get to take another road trip in the CT. Look forward to it. I keep reading these forums looking for upgrades, ideas and general topics but soooo many are negative. I am also on other media sources and they too are doom and gloom. I am terrified I will hit a snow flake or something stupid, blow out the front, heater will in turn quit and turn the cab into a deep freeze killing my batteries and trapping me like a frozen burrito. Meanwhile the wheels will fall off, bumpers and window wiper. When I do not think I can take any more I can escape because the cab has rusted through and the glass popped out. Not to worry though, both motors will have quite before I got far and the controller will catch fire on the way to a charger because I have a 90 mile range. Thank god Tesla will have it repaired in 3-4 years. At my expense of course. Sound about right? Or should I just run it and say " I did pay 108k for one of the most sophisticated trucks in the world more capable than anything else and it should be fine." I am going with the later but for those of you who post positives, thanks for those.

100% correct, social media and people that just want clicks are ruining everything. I hope that changes too.
everything has gotten out of hand, the haters will always be there we just have to ignore them But it's tough.

 

[dalton108]

I don’t remember a production vehicle getting so much hate as the Cybertruck.

The DeLorean got a lot of derision and hate too. It’s actually why I find the whole “DepLorean” insult pretty clever and funny.

Also, another car that I owned that gets a similar amount of hatred is the PT Cruiser and just like my Tesla, I don’t give a flying fuck what anybody thinks! I loved our PT Cruiser and I’ll proudly state that today and forever.

I buy cars for me not for people who might see me driving around in them.

 

[rrizzi7210]

For the clear PPF, did you buy precut PPF and install or did you but the PPF yourself?

If you bought the precut PPF, which place did you buy from and did it wrap around the edges?

I purchased the full DIY kit from Tesbros, which is black matte, and it fully supports wrapping the edges. I have been watching their videos for months before taking this project on. I found that doing the front bumper (after completely removing it mind you), on two padded saw horses inside my house helped me learn how to work with the material, which is EXTREMELY forgiving to my surprise.

PPF is basically a very strong polymer (my guess) with an extremely smooth surface that literally stuck to metal like it had glue on it, even though it does not or seems to not have any type of adhesive. The secret is to remove 100% traces of dust, dirt, and especially oil from the surfaces before following the wet method Tesbros shows you how to do, and then some. I sometimes spent 2 hours cleaning just one panel (like a door). By that, I mean you cannot over-spray the surfaces, i.e., the stainless steel surface, the back side of the PPF, the front side of the PPF, and anything near the area you are working on.

I also learned, as they suggest, that you only need to tack or guide the top edge precisely before you very gently remove the excess water center-out and down, as I call it, in multiple passes. The less water you remove on the first few passes, the less work you'll have to do later when you get into the final passes. That is the best way to explain it.

Overall, I was surprised at how quickly I became very good at applying the PPF to the truck. The most difficult panels in my opinion are the rear-quarter panels because you need three people, two of hold the left and right edges, while you guide the application of the PPF to the panel and once tacked along the top edge, you don't need the other two people anymore.

Wrapping the edges is actually quite easy as long as you move slowly and do it in two-passes. First pass with heat, to make the 90 degree bend along the 1mm edge of the panel, up to maybe six linear inches along the panel. Then, you go back with minimal heat and wrap the second 90 degrees, which works well because the PPF is already sticking to the 1mm thick edge at this point. The surface has to be totally dry for this to work also, which was initially very confusing to me.

After you wrap the edges, you check them a day later before driving or getting the truck wet, so you know if you got them all correctly. I ended up trimming one edge under the front bumper panel because I went too high when I had the bumper removed because I did not know exactly how to line up the top edge with their inside corner cuts. The good news I now know well enough is you can remove the PPF as often as you want provided it is 100% wet with slip solution before you remove the water with the squeegee on the first pass. It seems like you can move it around forever as long as the film of water under it is there, but as soon as you start to remove the water it is nearly impossible to move the film around.

Also, do not stretch the PPF while removing the water under the film, as there is no need to stretch it since their cuts are perfectly measured out. It seems they spent a lot of time perfecting their precut PPF kit, at least in my experience. The entire time I was doing the work, I kept thinking about how many times they must have measured, cut, tested, and adjusted their final cut to get it to this point.

Their kit is 100% complete with dozens of things in the box you might never think of using, yet fully included, along with extra things just in case. If you visit their site and read, you will see how to handle all sorts of questions and concerns.

I apologize for posting a long reply; this probably belongs somewhere in another thread. Let's see what happens. I may have to copy/paste if I am breaking a rule here.

 

[rrizzi7210]

The DeLorean got a lot of derision and hate too. It’s actually why I find the whole “DepLorean” insult pretty clever and funny.

Also, another car that I owned that gets a similar amount of hatred is the PT Cruiser and just like my Tesla, I don’t give a flying fuck what anybody thinks! I loved our PT Cruiser and I’ll proudly state that today and forever.

I buy cars for me not for people who might see me driving around in them.

This reminds me of an analogy I came up with, or at least I think this is my original thought.

Does a man or a woman seek a woman or a man because of what other people will think? And if they do, how well does that relationship work out in the long term versus seeking the person you want to be with regardless of what others think?​

Hopefully, I got my point across here.

Edit: Right after posting I prompted ChatGPT 4o this question and here is the result:

how original is this thought "Does a man or a woman seek a woman or a man because of what other people will think? And if they do, how well does that relationship work out in the long term versus seeking the person you want to be with regardless of what others think?"

ChatGPT said:

The thought is not entirely original but remains profound and thought-provoking. Philosophers, sociologists, and psychologists have explored similar ideas about relationships, societal influence, and authenticity for centuries. Here's a breakdown:

1. Cultural and Social Pressures: The idea that people might choose partners based on societal expectations has been studied extensively in sociology and psychology. Erich Fromm, for instance, discussed how societal norms shape love and relationships in The Art of Loving.
2. Authenticity in Relationships: Existentialist philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir explored themes of freedom, authenticity, and interpersonal dynamics, touching on the idea that genuine relationships are those untainted by external judgments.
3. Longevity and Success of Relationships: Modern relationship psychology also investigates how relationships formed for external validation (e.g., status, approval) often face challenges compared to those based on genuine connection and mutual compatibility.

While the thought aligns with existing ideas, its phrasing and focus on societal perception versus personal desire give it a fresh lens. It's an insightful reflection that encourages critical thinking about personal motivations in choosing a partner and the broader impact of societal expectations.

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