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Waaahhhh I made a bad financial decision and no one wants to bail me out at a 20% loss.
Lol. Lmao even.
From the article:
The Cybertruck owner listed his truck for sale for $89,000. He thinks this is a fair price [...] if you added every optional extra that Tesla currently offers for the Cybertruck, given the $7,500 tax credit and the $2000 referral discount, (a brand new 2025) Cybertruck will still only cost around $86,000.
Nobody with a brain would pay more for a used vehicle. It's not a collectible. "Founder's edition" nowadays means "beta version" and it's not something that's worth more.
I can't give this thing away
Sus
I can think of one way to get rid of it. Saw it on the news last week. He's probably not going to like it.
Musk said it will be back on the road in no time. I don't think it's going to be quite that easy.
Just take a bulldozer and push it on the street. Still drives as reliable as before.
At least the driver was kind enough to drive it to Musk's assistant's place of business.
...he has driven and sold over 40 exotic cars, and the Cybertruck is the one vehicle he is having the most trouble finding buyers for.
Not saying the Cybertruck is a good thing, personally IDGAF about it, but calling this guy merely "a cybertruck owner" is bullshit. He's a guy who makes money buying and selling expensive vehicles, and he's whining about a deal that hasn't worked out for him. Poor baby.
“I've owned it for 8 months. It is depreciating like a rock. I have already lost over $20k in 8 months. I want to cut my losses and move on, but I can't give this thing away unless I lower the price to probably $79k. Sucks.”
This right here sums up the unrealistic expectations of the average Tesla owner. Cars immediately depreciate the moment you drive them off the lot, no car is immune to this. The average new car loses 10% in the first month after buying it. It loses over 20% in the first year. For those who are playing along this track's with exactly how much this doofus has "lost" on his truck.
Also funny that he talks about the price depreciation, while complaining about not being able to sell it. How do you want to sell a buyer on "this will depreciate quickly in price, but please pay a price notably above current market prices"
The average new car loses 10% in the first month after buying it. It loses over 20% in the first year.
The theory behind this is that you'd only be selling a slightly used car if it was a lemon. The exception to the rule is resellers who already have a buyer lined up when they take possession of the vehicle.
But because Musk-o-philes are all Bitcoin brained and cannot conceive of prices ever going down, they're routinely shocked to discover that cars are for driving and not for speculating.
Anything's for speculating if you're dumb enough.
No, I'm not eating $2000 worth of fast food, I'm investing. People will pay 10x that for recently deceased human organs, and I'm using my money to unlock that earning potential
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There is a Tesla dealership near my house that has a lot full of them. A ridiculous number. It seems that Tesla is struggling to get rid of them. Hard to believe that there is not a huge market for electric dumpsters sold by a conspicuous asshole.
I thought Tesla’s business model was to not have dealerships? Don’t you order Tesla’s online? Or are these second hand?
I don't know. I assume it is either a dealership or a lot for the storage of inventory. They have multiple other Tesla models as well. It hasn't been there long and isn't labeled in Google maps. The photos in street view are years out of date and show buildings that were torn down.
Dealerships for other brands in the US are independent privately owned enterprises not owned by the major auto makers.
Tesla doesn't have dealerships in this sense. They do have corporate owned locations in some states where they are allowed to sell directly to consumers however that is only some states as laws prohibit automakers from selling directly in many.
I don't, but know I've definitely seen Tesla dealerships. They have full Tesla branding so I always assumed they were related to the company and not third party.
"I can't give this thing away."
FTA: He's not trying to give it away. He's expecting last year's used market value for it, but it's steadily depreciating. Someone offered him 50k for it. He overpaid for a new car.
Pretty much, guy's just being a Karen. "Broken TV from the 60's, 500 dollars. Don't low ball me, I know what I have."
Aren't you literally not allowed to resale a Tesla (RIP First Sale doctrine)
the shitposter in me wants to say that this isn't a problem you find a solution to, its karma for doing business with the devil.
Fuck tesla in general, but this isn't even that. It's the cost of early adoption. The founder's edition of basically anything is going to be more expensive and less refined than following versions. Once production picks up, nobody really cares about used first runs because it's more of a show-off piece. He's just realizing that the number of people who fawn over his steel box isn't enough to justify keeping that piece of shit.
many tesla owners have unfortunatley discovered that the brand value on the market is heavily attached to the personal reputation of elon musk,
Class-action lawsuit and maybe try not being be an idiot next time
It's a real problem to get rid of Leon Musk too. So this is intentionally.
Play stupid games...
Apparently Elon unfollowed MKBHD after he posted selling his Founders Cybertruck at a $50K loss and saying the Rivian RT1 was a better truck lol.
Oh no! Did he huwt the widdle man's feewings?
"can't give this thing away unless I lower the price to probably $79k. Sucks."
A brand new AWD CT from Tesla is $79,990.
Headline is clickbait. Seller is a whinger. Trash all round. Saved you a click.
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you can buy a brand-new Cybertruck straight from the manufacturer cheaper than Sledder is asking to sell his used truck.
Wow I wonder why there's no takers
The paint job is totally worth the extra 19k you guyse!!!!
The article says there's a madman offering 50k cash for it. Poor soul.
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"I can't give this thing away." - Guy who is asking $89,000 for a used vehicle that now sells new for $72,500.
Don't buy vehicles from a company led by an unstable Nazi CEO, dipshit.
Also, “give away” typically means $0. $89000 is to the best of my knowledge larger than $0. I’ll bet he could give it away, but he doesn’t want to do that.
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Sledder also shares that over his lifetime, - he has driven and sold over 40 exotic cars, and the Cybertruck is the one vehicle he is having the most trouble finding buyers for.
Oh, I'm so sorry sir, it's frightfully unfair that this particular transaction has not worked out as favorablly as you're used to. Would you care for a sparkling beverage while Life figures out how to make itself better for you?
I refuse to believe you can't find a Bigger Idiot to buy your used Cybertruck.
Not for the ridiculous price he's trying to sell it for.
Park it front of a hotel with something something has a fuse
Between price drops and the cybertruck recently qualifying for the federal EV tax credit, buyers can get a brand new unit for what this guy is asking. This early adopter paid too much and got a bad deal, but there's no mystery as to why no one wants to buy at his asking price.
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Remember? The value of an item is what you get paid for, not what you want to get from it.
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Expensive lesson, try not being a sucker next time.
"Oh no my shitty car depreciated" god who would have guessed
No one will buy a used car for more than they can get a new one. Who knew?
The Cybertruck owner listed his truck for sale for $89,000.
The same dual-motor Cybertruck AWD variant now starts at $80,000. However, starting in 2025, the vehicle qualifies for the $7,500 point of sale tax credit. This further lowers the starting price to $72,500.
Tesla is also now offering a $2,000 discount to anyone who applies a referral code when buying the vehicle. That further lowers the starting price to $70,500.
LOLOL.
Everyone expects top dollar for used shit these days.
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