(11-26-2019, 11:38 PM)Caldrac Wrote: There's already 200,000 or more deposits made on this vehicle. And reportedly it's not just the base model being booked. It certainly stands out design wise. I can see why most folks are turned off by it from the body frame.

However, it's hard to dislike anything about it other than that. The MPG is impressive. The flatbed is nice. The built in ramp is nice.

You can also get the retractable bed cover fitted with solar panel slots which gives you the ability to recharge on the go. It picks up speed relatively fast.

Has plenty of power. Plenty of room inside. It's different. He achieved his goal in literally standing out. Would I buy it? No. But that's because I wouldn't buy anything nowhere near $40,000.

Can't afford it. But also not a fan of buying something brand spanking new that has nothing but depreciated value the moment you pull off the assembly line or parking lot with it.

If this is still a 'thing' 10 years from now and I am barely in my 40's and the price is closer to $20,000? I'd buy it. Especially the matte black design.

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I may have already said this, but the Tesla truck is the first truck I've seen that I would consider buying. The price is acceptable, the styling is out of this world, and I personally like it, and it's better as a truck than every other truck in its price range.

I love that it has six person seating, has a 6'6" long bed, has about 5-6 times better energy efficiency than competing trucks, and has bulletproof panels all over it.

I know a lot of people have irrational hated for Tesla's vehicles, but coming from a purely neutral perspective it's a home run, Tesla is going to sell as many of these as they can make for decades, and I've not seen another EV truck that even competes with it. The Rivian is a comparative joke in price and spec, Ford and Chevy haven't even announced price and config for what they'll bring to market, but expect it to lag Tesla in price and ability by years. Tesla is and has been way out ahead on EV tech, it'll continue.

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