CYBERTRUCK hate by state [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS]

[HaulingAss]

I promised the followup. Was a good trip. Damn the cybertruck can do a pretty good job holding its own on the trail. I was pleasantly surprised, everyone else that went was as well.

The Cybertruck is stunningly good off-road, even with the OEM All-Terrain tires. The weak leak of the standard AT tires is anything deep/soft. It can still do most of that fine, but the "winter" AT tires kick it up more than a notch or two and turn it into a real beast. If they won't get you through that mud bog with both lockers engaged and in "High" suspension mode, no stock pickup will make it through without full-on mud tires. Even then, the Cybertruck will often be better due to the fact that it has a clean underbody without differentials dragging through the mud.

And on tight technical trails it will outperform almost any full-sized truck due to ample ground clearance, the quick steer by wire and four-wheel-steering. To get better performance you pretty much need to go to a short wheelbase vehicle like a Jeep. The Cybertruck shows a real "can do" attitude on tricky trails. That said, off-roading is mostly the driver, it's just that the Cybertruck makes it a lot easier than any off-road 4x4 I've ever driven.

Oh, wait, this thread is about Cybertruck hate. I've not seen any hate directed my way in the backcountry, just amazement that it could make it up some trails that didn't even push the Cybertrucks limits.

One time a couple in their mid-thirties was in a full-sized lifted 4X4 van with a V-8 and big off-road tires expressed surprise that I had enough battery to make it up to the 4x4 campsite at some high mountain lakes (due to a few thousand feet of elevation gain and slow speeds required to navigate the steep and chunky rock road). They said they could almost see their fuel gauge dropping as they climbed the steep grades in 1st gear.

But this was pure EV ignorance as I drove up there easily, not even a challenge, camped overnight, cooked a bacon and eggs breakfast in an infrared toaster oven, made two all-electric double-shot lattes and drove back home while only using 15% of the battery. I actually arrived home with the same SOC as when I left the campsite due to regen braking. The round trip cost me just over $2 bucks worth of electricity while the lifted 4x4 van burned about 10-12 gallons of fuel over the same distance.

Another guy with a Landcruiser modified in over-the-top "overland" style, voiced surprised that I had enough ground clearance to make it up there. I couldn't help but chuckle inside when I let him know never needed to lift it past "Medium" ride height and there were two significantly higher driving modes, had I needed them. I could tell he didn't even know the Cybertruck had variable ride height (even though he didn't want to admit that).

People have been so misinformed about EVs in general, and the Cybertruck in particular, it's ridiculous. They have been told the Cybertruck is terrible off-road, is fragile and doesn't have the range. ?

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[Black306]

Friend’s boss had his CT spray painted at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco recently. That and most of the flip-offs I received in my CT were in the Bay Area for the one, and only, day I was there with the CT. Reaffirms my tendency to not bring any of my Teslas to the Bay. This tendency was way before the recent election and Elon’s activity in government affairs.

 

[btcrealm]

Another guy with a Landcruiser modified in over-the-top "overland" style, voiced surprised that I had enough ground clearance to make it up there. I couldn't help but chuckle inside when I let him know never needed to lift it past "Medium" ride height and there were two significantly higher driving modes, had I needed them. I could tell he didn't even know the Cybertruck had variable ride height (even though he didn't want to admit that).

People have been so misinformed about EVs in general, and the Cybertruck in particular, it's ridiculous. They have been told the Cybertruck is terrible off-road, is fragile and doesn't have the range. ?

Well to be fair... I may have been that landcruiser guy too (not yours but one). If it proved itself this trip I will be working on getting 18"beadlocks and KM3 M/T tires, rock sliders, and *hopefully* a compact rear bumper soon.

It was a really positive day though and I got a lot of new interest in them.

 

[Thunderstrike44]

Indiana 80% bad 20% Good, Yes I have had people that are generally excited to see one and ask me question, fantastic I have had Offroad Jeeps for 30+ year and I am fine with that. BUT, Spitting, Kicking it, Birds Flying and Rolling Coal is really getting old.

 

[jonesw67]

NW Arkansas
95% Positive

 

[Shaney84]

I'm in the PDX area. 90% of my interactions are negative. Lots of middle fingers and angry white people yelling at me from their Subarus.

 

[Mal]

Lots of middle fingers and angry white people yelling at me from their Subarus.

With c0eXiSt bumper stickers on their cars, no doubt.

 

[Shaney84]

Most likely

 

[NicoJ1130xxxxx]

I just saw this and thought it was appropriate for here. I guess this speaks for one CT owner in, well, CT.

 

[Guylouis]

San Diego… mixed bag….

maybe 50/50 mix of love and hate.

woke mind virus has definitely infected many of the people around here.

 

[SILVERBULLET]

Could you guys just at least add the state you live in? because I’ve had this CYBERTRUCK for three months I’ve had about a dozen interactions all super positive. Everybody wants to know about it. I think it’s cool. Never get the finger. Never get people yelling anything, ever! I’m on the coast of New Jersey Monmouth County and reading the comments is like Reading some foreign news. Where do you guys live???? What the hell is the town like that you live in? Sheesh

NW Florida, rude gestures happening daily

 

[Shoeless]

Oh no, it is a one-night trip, and plan to let my hotel valet my truck. Only going to be driving to my hotel and driving out of NYC. Not risking parking outside at all.

Oh oh then that’ll be ok . I have only seen the ones parked on the street get spray painted so yes if it’s in a parking garage that is patrolled by the hotel I’m sure it’s fine. You know just be prepared for like ?‍displeasure on the drive-in but then you’re fine.

 

[Shoeless]

Friend’s boss had his CT spray painted at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco recently. That and most of the flip-offs I received in my CT were in the Bay Area for the one, and only, day I was there with the CT. Reaffirms my tendency to not bring any of my Teslas to the Bay. This tendency was way before the recent election and Elon’s activity in government affairs.

You drove a CT to San Francisco ?????????

 

[Shoeless]

With c0eXiSt bumper stickers on their cars, no doubt.

As a militant Atheist I HAAAATE the Co€xS1st Sticker ?. Wtf doee it even mean. If they coexisted, then it wouldn’t even be religions. It would just be admission of one deity.

 

[Cactusrick]

Could you guys just at least add the state you live in? because I’ve had this CYBERTRUCK for three months I’ve had about a dozen interactions all super positive. Everybody wants to know about it. I think it’s cool. Never get the finger. Never get people yelling anything, ever! I’m on the coast of New Jersey Monmouth County and reading the comments is like Reading some foreign news. Where do you guys live???? What the hell is the town like that you live in? Sheesh

Same here - good vibes - in the Phx AZ area

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