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RoseTrellis

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41. Epic flop

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:04 PM

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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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I saw my first Tesla Cyber Truck yesterday. They're even uglier in real life. [View all] Miles Archer Saturday OP

I saw my first cybertruck about a month ago--and It was ugly IMHO!! riversedge Saturday #1

Makes you wonder what kind of person PatSeg Saturday #38

Saw one the other day when I was riding around with my parents. Haggard Celine Saturday #2

You mentioned a very important point that I had not even considered. niyad Saturday #21

It looks like some weird monstrosity some 12 year old boy dreamed up in his bedroom one night. paleotn Saturday #3

Yes, the designer's mental and emotional LR3 Saturday #12

I've seen four or five of them this fall, though none recently. They're startlingly ugly. Ocelot II Saturday #4

Some guy in my area drives one around. Looks like a dumpster on wheels. That's allegorical oracle Saturday #5

Dumpster on wheels is exactly what came to yorkster Saturday #10

Dumpster on Wheels (even confuses raccoons). waterwatcher123 Saturday #6

I see one every couple months or so Diamond_Dog Saturday #7

they are fairly common in CFL. (why I don't know) Conjuay Saturday #23

I have to laugh every time I see one. sop Saturday #8

I guess some people have money to burn! Diamond_Dog Saturday #37

We have one that I see near our neighborhood. The Madcap Saturday #9

Raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad Saturday #19

Insuring your Cybertruck/Tesla. Norrrm Saturday #11

Well, raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad Saturday #20

Soon to be a rare classic, or not so classic. multigraincracker Saturday #13

You should see the drivers C_U_L8R Saturday #14

They are so ugly. nt mcar Saturday #15

And dangerous. niyad Saturday #17

The windows are so dark and oddly angled, mcar Saturday #30

We have three going through my neighborhood on a regular basis. niyad Saturday #16

First time I saw one a few years ago I thought it was a storm chaser for a tornado Tribetime Saturday #18

They look like they were designed by a 10 year old who likes to play with a ruler and a Sharpie. Ping Tung Saturday #22

Or... NJCher Saturday #26

I remember the first time I saw them. I was standing on a corner, niyad Saturday #24

They're ugly as a hatful of busted assholes. Jedi Guy Saturday #25

They're garbage. Dave Bowman Saturday #27

Yeah, they're clearly from someone who saw Syd Mead concept art from the 60s and 70s but... JHB Saturday #28

FYI, just read last week that the woman who did that painting had just died. The article allegorical oracle Saturday #36

I saw my first one a few days ago. Impossibly ugly. Polly Hennessey Saturday #29

Have seen 2 of them here in borderlands town Attilatheblond Saturday #31

"Just another imbecile cult member." Yeah, that is a statement I guess. flvegan Saturday #32

They look like a cheap prop from a bad 1950s sci-fi flick. 3catwoman3 Saturday #33

A few months ago, one drove past murielm99 Saturday #34

I saw one a couple of months ago, taking up four spaces MineralMan Saturday #35

Can't understand spending that much money on a vehicle... Paladin Saturday #39

Horrible deprecation now. The trucks are almost worthless because they are not wanted. Melon Saturday #40

Epic flop RoseTrellis Saturday #41