Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year

This is, surprisingly, not that unusual for vehicles in high demand. It's to prevent flipping.

GM does it on certain vehicles as well:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/08/gm-restrains-customers-from-flipping-cars-but-not-dealers-from-charging-ridiculous-markups/

(the C8 Corvette Z06, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade-V if you want to know without clicking the link.)

Hey look, freedom!

“ Given the subscription model of much of the software Tesla EVs use, resale can be complicated. The Full Self-Driving feature, which costs up to $199 per month, is not transferable to a new owner, Fast Company reported.”

Just another reason I’m never buying

Capitalism is so schizophrenic. Is supply and demand in a free market meant to decide the value of goods or not?? If regulations and penalties are required, why not across the board??

The best solution to this problem is not to buy one in the first place.

It is bizarre how much of a comic book villain Musk has turned in to.

While this is an asshole move, companies like Ferrari do stuff like this too. They, for example, do not allow certain modifications on their cars and if they find out that you have done them, they will ask you to restore those parts back to originals. It is unreal how much car companies try to get from us.

Jokes on them. I’d never buy one of these hilariously abhorrent piles of shit.

Forget the obvious bullshit that is being unable to sell it. What's this about autopilot/FSD not being transferable?

Who the hell would buy this monstrosity of a truck. Be sure not to buy FSD since it will be a lost cost and never recouped for a capability that really doesn't work yet. $12,000 down the drain.

So is this thing actually called a "Cybertruck"? Because that sounds like something my 7-year-old would come up with. I hadn't really given it much thought until now...

Absolute deal-breaker. I will not be dictated to on what I may or may not do with my personal private property, beyond the bounds of the law.

It’s shit behavior that should be illegal, but I also can’t feel bad for any moron that sees this truck and still agrees to buy it.

damn its ugly af

what game is this

This is great: I was so frustrated by lack of availability for XBox, from all the scalpers. Same with tickets to pretty much everything. Same with Raspberry Pi. Look at how the eEVs like the Hummer and Lightning were hurt by both dealers and scalpers making vehicles hard to get and excessively priced

Implying they produce enough to sell any at all, anyone is dumb enough to buy one, anyone if dumb enough to buy it off another dummy who bought one.

This is just Tesla stirring up a story, and trying to make it seem like anyone wants one of these monstrosities, and that they can make them.

How is this legal in the US given the first sale doctrine?

I can't wait to make fun of one of these in the wild. What a stupid, ugly vehicle.

How is that legal?

This sounds like the kind of thing Ferrari does, that people accept because if you own a Ferrari you're kinda part of an exclusive club of rich assholes. Teslas are expensive but they're not "exclusive club" expensive, they're more like BMWs.

is this even legal ?

Sorry, I don't want to buy a car that looks like old Tomb Raider where Lara's boobs are triangular.

That vehicle looks like its trying too hard to be futuristic.

I recently saw one of these in the wild and they’re even more ridiculous looking in person. The photos don’t do it justice lol

I wonder how many people signed up for the intent of flipping and will now back out. 🤞

This is a good thing!

It will reduce the number of flippers that but the truck just to sell it for more the next day.

I mean, if assholes can buy and flip houses, I should be able to buy and flip my poorly built cyber truck.

As much as I dislike Musk, I think this is a right move, as scalpers became a real plague during Covid.

But I am genuinely curious if they will ever sell it outside the US. This design seems far too dangerous for pedestrians and I can't believe that EU authorities would approve it. Aren't car hoods supposed to be of a very soft aluminium which is supposed to soften slightly the impact on a pedestrian in case of an accident? And what about if this monster is involved in front collision with some small car, like Renault Twingo here? I guess the chance of survivability of the Twingo passengers would be near zero.

Plus correct me if I am wrong but what happens if you have a small accident? Are they going to charge you for the full cast? Why aren't people more concerned about this? The repairability of this car looks terrible.

It was just up until last year that I dreamt of owning a Tesla. But now with all this shit and musk’s shit I’d be ashamed to own one.

So this thing is really happening huh?

They should just break down, go full camp with it, and make it look like a Warthog from Halo. At least then it would have a gimmicky reason to purchase one.

Wonder how long it will take for body kits to come out for these things.

Can I set up an LLC and use that company to buy the car? Then, collapse the LLC, and sell the car at a giant markup to whoever’s dumb enough to buy it

So you don't own the thing you brought, you're going to be the biggest mug buying this

Tesla is making it harder and harder to dare buy an electric vehicle.

So, basically you can rent one of these pieces of shit for a whole year, for free, as long as you cover the gas and mileage fees? Cool cool. I personally wouldn't take one if you paid me to, but that seems like a good deal for some people who may want to take advantage.

But if you resell it to some chump for enough money then that is just Tesla taking their cut of the resale.

They just keep giving me more and more reasons not to buy a vehicle from Tesla.

I recently saw my first Tesla Semi and also Tesla Truck in the wild. The semi was pretty cool but the truck looked like a toy or a prop and was smaller than I expected.

Good grief, I have Hyundai Ioniq 5 and feels like it is better although my Ioniq is far cheaper than Tesla.

Shit and they still haven't fixed that low-LoD bug yet?

This is odd for us but Ferrari has similar contracts.

People may remember how Deadmau5 had to give up on his "Purrari". He was threatened with a lawsuit by Ferrari who was unhappy with his Nyan cat livery and colors. And this is not a one-off, Ferrari won't let you paint it in non-Ferrari colors and I believe they have restrictions on who you resell it to.

Deadmau5 replaced the car with a Japanese sports car that was happy for the marketing opportunity.

Good. I don't want that piece of crap.

and any damages and repairs

On a car that is known is be east to scratch?!

I suppose only US buyers can be gutted that way

Makes me wanna buy one just to fucking destroy it put it in the fucking crusher and strap dynamite to it.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Tesla added a section titled "For Cybertruck Only" to its Motor Vehicle Order Agreement, which laid out the new rules.

But if a customer has a good reason to sell their Cybertruck, Tesla may agree to buy it back at the original price minus "$0.25/mile driven, reasonable wear and tear, and the cost to repair the Vehicle to Tesla's Used Vehicle Cosmetic and Mechanical Standards."

The Full Self-Driving feature, which costs up to $199 per month, is not transferable to a new owner, Fast Company reported.

First announced in 2019, the Cybertruck is Tesla's first new product in years, and it is expected to shake up the electric pickup-truck market.

Tesla originally said the price of the truck would start at $39,900, but it's likely to be much more expensive due to pricey building materials.

Elon Musk said in an earnings call earlier this year that it would take a year to 18 months before the EV truck can become a significant cash-flow contributor, adding that he hoped production of the Cybertruck would reach a quarter of a million annually by 2025.

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Considering the state the world is in, I'm at a point where news like this leave me totally indifferent. I used to feel concerned about privacy and freedom of choice when it comes to consumer goods but right now, with this company? I couldn't give less of a shit.

If you are rich enough to buy one of these abominations, you are rich enough to put pressure on the manufacturer to tell them you are not ok with this (if in fact that is the case).

They should let people sell at a loss if they want to, but otherwise I see no problem with this.

Edit: I guess it would be easy to fake the amount paid for the vehicle if they allowed selling to anyone.

What If its shite I it's past return and I don't want it anymore

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What is this, a dog rescue?

So is this to deter people reselling it for much more money, or to deter people from reselling it for much less money?

Elon Musk has completely lost track of the concept of "property"

What is Tesla?

Poor Usamericans who can't defend themselves against such a sh**