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Miles Archer

(21,815 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 08:57 AM 17 hrs ago

I saw my first Tesla Cyber Truck yesterday. They're even uglier in real life.

Driving along, there it was, making a right turn onto the main drag. It looked clumsy and idiotic. It looked like a geometric tin can collage. I guess owning one makes some kind of vague "political" statement.

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I saw my first Tesla Cyber Truck yesterday. They're even uglier in real life. (Original Post) Miles Archer 17 hrs ago OP
I saw my first cybertruck about a month ago--and It was ugly IMHO!! riversedge 17 hrs ago #1
Makes you wonder what kind of person PatSeg 13 hrs ago #38
Saw one the other day when I was riding around with my parents. Haggard Celine 16 hrs ago #2
You mentioned a very important point that I had not even considered. niyad 15 hrs ago #21
It looks like some weird monstrosity some 12 year old boy dreamed up in his bedroom one night. paleotn 16 hrs ago #3
Yes, the designer's mental and emotional LR3 16 hrs ago #12
I've seen four or five of them this fall, though none recently. They're startlingly ugly. Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #4
Some guy in my area drives one around. Looks like a dumpster on wheels. That's allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #5
Dumpster on wheels is exactly what came to yorkster 16 hrs ago #10
Dumpster on Wheels (even confuses raccoons). waterwatcher123 16 hrs ago #6
I see one every couple months or so Diamond_Dog 16 hrs ago #7
they are fairly common in CFL. (why I don't know) Conjuay 15 hrs ago #23
I have to laugh every time I see one. sop 16 hrs ago #8
I guess some people have money to burn! Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #37
We have one that I see near our neighborhood. The Madcap 16 hrs ago #9
Raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad 15 hrs ago #19
Insuring your Cybertruck/Tesla. Norrrm 16 hrs ago #11
Well, raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad 15 hrs ago #20
Soon to be a rare classic, or not so classic. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #13
You should see the drivers C_U_L8R 15 hrs ago #14
They are so ugly. nt mcar 15 hrs ago #15
And dangerous. niyad 15 hrs ago #17
The windows are so dark and oddly angled, mcar 15 hrs ago #30
We have three going through my neighborhood on a regular basis. niyad 15 hrs ago #16
First time I saw one a few years ago I thought it was a storm chaser for a tornado Tribetime 15 hrs ago #18
They look like they were designed by a 10 year old who likes to play with a ruler and a Sharpie. Ping Tung 15 hrs ago #22
Or... NJCher 15 hrs ago #26
I remember the first time I saw them. I was standing on a corner, niyad 15 hrs ago #24
They're ugly as a hatful of busted assholes. Jedi Guy 15 hrs ago #25
They're garbage. Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #27
Yeah, they're clearly from someone who saw Syd Mead concept art from the 60s and 70s but... JHB 15 hrs ago #28
FYI, just read last week that the woman who did that painting had just died. The article allegorical oracle 14 hrs ago #36
I saw my first one a few days ago. Impossibly ugly. Polly Hennessey 15 hrs ago #29
Have seen 2 of them here in borderlands town Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #31
"Just another imbecile cult member." Yeah, that is a statement I guess. flvegan 15 hrs ago #32
They look like a cheap prop from a bad 1950s sci-fi flick. 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #33
A few months ago, one drove past murielm99 14 hrs ago #34
I saw one a couple of months ago, taking up four spaces MineralMan 14 hrs ago #35
Can't understand spending that much money on a vehicle... Paladin 13 hrs ago #39
Horrible deprecation now. The trucks are almost worthless because they are not wanted. Melon 13 hrs ago #40
Epic flop RoseTrellis 12 hrs ago #41

Haggard Celine

(17,685 posts)
2. Saw one the other day when I was riding around with my parents.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:03 AM
16 hrs ago

We were trying to figure out how the driver was able to sed behind him. I guess they use cameras, because it didn't look like there was any visibility. It's a repulsive vehicle.

paleotn

(21,579 posts)
3. It looks like some weird monstrosity some 12 year old boy dreamed up in his bedroom one night.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:04 AM
16 hrs ago

That's probably not too far off for its origin.

Ocelot II

(129,135 posts)
4. I've seen four or five of them this fall, though none recently. They're startlingly ugly.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:06 AM
16 hrs ago

Maybe the reason I haven't seen any lately is because they can't handle snow. Or maybe their owners have finally become embarrassed.

allegorical oracle

(6,194 posts)
5. Some guy in my area drives one around. Looks like a dumpster on wheels. That's
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:07 AM
16 hrs ago

why I've heard that our area raccoons like them so much.

yorkster

(3,687 posts)
10. Dumpster on wheels is exactly what came to
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:27 AM
16 hrs ago

mind when I first saw one. That and plug ugly.
It also brought to mind the Zumwalt class destroyer and its strange look. They stopped at three, I believe...

waterwatcher123

(464 posts)
6. Dumpster on Wheels (even confuses raccoons).
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:16 AM
16 hrs ago

Tesla has to sell these monstrosities to themselves (Space X) to prop up their dismal sales.

Diamond_Dog

(39,784 posts)
7. I see one every couple months or so
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:20 AM
16 hrs ago

They’re sort of startling, like a weird spaceship. Just saw one the day before yesterday.

Went to a restaurant over the Christmas holiday and saw one decorated with strings of Christmas tree lights.

Conjuay

(2,903 posts)
23. they are fairly common in CFL. (why I don't know)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:17 AM
15 hrs ago

But to my mind they appear to be bloated- especially when viewed from the front.

But there are few things to laugh at in today’s world, so I never miss an opportunity to point at them and laugh

sop

(17,471 posts)
8. I have to laugh every time I see one.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:20 AM
16 hrs ago

Apart from the many reported design, mechanical, quality control, usability, insurance and reliability issues, the things are just butt ugly. The stainless steel body panels appear wavy and uneven, the finish always looks like it needs a good scrubbing. It's totally useless as a truck; the bed is tiny and I've never seen anyone actually hauling or towing anything with them. And Youtube is full of videos showing CTs getting stuck in off-road situations a Subaru could handle with no problem. Can't understand why anyone would pay $100K for one.

The Madcap

(1,758 posts)
9. We have one that I see near our neighborhood.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:22 AM
16 hrs ago

Build quality looks very poor.

Looks like a great graffiti target, though.

Norrrm

(4,032 posts)
11. Insuring your Cybertruck/Tesla.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:45 AM
16 hrs ago

Insuring your Cybertruck/Tesla...
Is that quote for six months or a year?...
No. That's per month...
.
Start about six minutes on the timeline...
.

?t=360
.

multigraincracker

(37,017 posts)
13. Soon to be a rare classic, or not so classic.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:52 AM
16 hrs ago

Be like seeing an Edsel on the street now. Not ugly, not pretty, just rare.

mcar

(45,690 posts)
30. The windows are so dark and oddly angled,
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:42 AM
15 hrs ago

they do seem dangerous (along with the random explosions).

niyad

(129,609 posts)
16. We have three going through my neighborhood on a regular basis.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:10 AM
15 hrs ago

I am very friendly, and wave to them as they go by, single digit.

Ping Tung

(4,143 posts)
22. They look like they were designed by a 10 year old who likes to play with a ruler and a Sharpie.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:16 AM
15 hrs ago

Remarkably ugly.

NJCher

(42,510 posts)
26. Or...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:34 AM
15 hrs ago

An adult who is trying to be seen as a creative visionary and who….isn’t.

niyad

(129,609 posts)
24. I remember the first time I saw them. I was standing on a corner,
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:20 AM
15 hrs ago

waiting for the light to change... A young man (about late 20's) was standing next to me. As the car hauler went past, with three of those things, the young man exclaimed, "My god, those things are ugly!"

Jedi Guy

(3,424 posts)
25. They're ugly as a hatful of busted assholes.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:27 AM
15 hrs ago

Having ridden in one, their only saving grace is the neat bells and whistles, which other Tesla vehicles probably have. The full 360° 3D image of the vehicle's surroundings is particularly cool, in my opinion.

Even so, I'd never drop the kind of money it takes to buy one, especially since up here in Canada there have been reports of the body panels falling off because the adhesive can't stand up to the cold in winter.

Ah well, we can always reminisce about how Musk bragged about the "reinforced" windows during the reveal and then broke one with a thrown rock.

JHB

(37,958 posts)
28. Yeah, they're clearly from someone who saw Syd Mead concept art from the 60s and 70s but...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:39 AM
15 hrs ago

...did not "get" the aesthetic at all, and made a clumsy, childish attempt at copying.





It's the car design equivalent of an art restoration disaster.

allegorical oracle

(6,194 posts)
36. FYI, just read last week that the woman who did that painting had just died. The article
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:51 AM
14 hrs ago

said that all the publicity (and laughs) made it one of the largest tourist attractions.

Attilatheblond

(8,317 posts)
31. Have seen 2 of them here in borderlands town
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:44 AM
15 hrs ago

One is bare metal silver like they forgot to paint it.The other was completely painted with a local company logo & listing all the products they offer. Sure, that will get people's attention on the road, but seems a bad idea to advertise just how stupid you are if you wanna stay in business. It's not like work equipment could be packed in or on that insane excuse for a pick-up truck.

Have seen both of those abominations several times now; can't decide which one is uglier. The way people drive around here, blowing thru red lighs at 20-30 MPH over the speed limit, and how many big dips we have in roads (to channel monsoon downpurs off roads) I can't see those two pretend trucks lasting long here.

murielm99

(32,703 posts)
34. A few months ago, one drove past
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:05 AM
14 hrs ago

the courthouse where we have our No Kings demonstrations. The booing was loud.

MineralMan

(150,650 posts)
35. I saw one a couple of months ago, taking up four spaces
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:23 AM
14 hrs ago

at a supermarket parking lot. It was parked straddling a line and extended across the dividing line for four spaces in a drive-through area.

A quadruple ugliness of a vehicle.

Paladin

(32,303 posts)
39. Can't understand spending that much money on a vehicle...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:41 PM
13 hrs ago

...that causes the public to point fingers at the drivers and openly sneer.

And don't tell me it doesn't happen, because I've seen it occur, several times. I've even had the pleasure of doing some of the sneering, myself. Hey, you take your retribution when and where it's available, without apologies...

RoseTrellis

(113 posts)
41. Epic flop
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:04 PM
12 hrs ago

Cybertruck is shaping up to be one of the biggest automotive flops in recent memory.
Retail sales are an absolute bloodbath: Tesla managed only about 45,000 deliveries in all of 2025 — a pathetic fraction of the 250,000-per-year target Musk was bragging about just two years ago. Production has been quietly throttled; the Austin lines that were supposed to crank out thousands a week are now barely spitting out 2,000 a month. Dealership lots (and Tesla’s own inventory pages) are overflowing with unsold units, forcing discounts of $10–15k off sticker on brand-new trucks just to move them.

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