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surfered

(5,896 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 01:54 PM Yesterday

According to automotive experts, Tesla Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history.

Sales of the recall-plagued vehicle have fallen below the 250K in annual sales Musk predicted and it has become the focal point of global protests. It's right up there with the Edsel (for those of us old enough to remember).

This comes after Musk's $20 million losing bet on the pro-Trump candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Tesla reported the biggest sales drop ever, falling 13% in the first quarter while its No 1 rival grew revenue by 60% for the same period.. Now there are rumors the White House may be giving Musk the boot.

https://www.rawstory.com/cybertruck-2671669841

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According to automotive experts, Tesla Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. (Original Post) surfered Yesterday OP
Edsel was better looking than Musk's tank. Silent Type Yesterday #1
Besides it looks, what other things were wrong with it? efhmc Yesterday #4
Aaahhh...the care with the famous "Toilet Seat" grill! /NT sdfernando Yesterday #11
It does look better. BlueKota Yesterday #13
250K? They recalled all 40K of them according to the news reports. Klarkashton Yesterday #2
That's what the story in the link says. surfered Yesterday #7
And the Edsel was actually a good car. Permanut Yesterday #3
The Edsel failed because it got clobbered by an economic recession Brother Buzz Yesterday #12
Musk was personally involved in the design. Here's footage... lame54 Yesterday #5
the Pontiac Aztek says "hold my beer" WarGamer Yesterday #6
It does have a nice place in television history, though. Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #16
I had its corporate twin: Buick Rendezvous. Vary comfortable on long trips, could pack a lot in there JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #20
Yep. Still simping. BannonsLiver Yesterday #22
What does that mean? Can you clarify? WarGamer Yesterday #23
Any thoughts on the Delorean? surfered Yesterday #8
Wish I had bought one when they were practically giving them away randr Yesterday #9
Josh Gates and Christopher Lloyd BlueKota Yesterday #15
And the most dangerous, surpassing the Corvair. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #10
I had forgotten that one. My father almost bought a Corvair in 1964/65. His mechanic talked him out of it. surfered Yesterday #18
I remember the Edsel and I rather liked it. The Tesla Cybertruck looks like a dumpster with nice wheels. chouchou Yesterday #14
The Cybertruck looks like... Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #17
Let's hear it for the TEDsel!!! hatrack Yesterday #19
The Edsel became a collectible. Regular Fords were phonied up to become an Edsel. Norrrm Yesterday #21

BlueKota

(4,142 posts)
13. It does look better.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:27 PM
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I remember the guy who owned the gas station; where my parents always got gas, would tease my Dad that Ford stood for "found on Russian dump. " One of my Dad's water delivery trucks was a Ford, so that's why. In cars my dad always preferred Buicks.

Brother Buzz

(38,271 posts)
12. The Edsel failed because it got clobbered by an economic recession
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:24 PM
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Martha Stewart loves her Edsel, and in fact she ownes Edsel Fords's Maine estate.



Jay Leno likes it, too!

WarGamer

(16,748 posts)
6. the Pontiac Aztek says "hold my beer"
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:02 PM
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A giant flop, considered one of the greatest flops in history.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,044 posts)
20. I had its corporate twin: Buick Rendezvous. Vary comfortable on long trips, could pack a lot in there
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:05 PM
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for traveling, camping, etc.

Too bad they stopped making them.

BlueKota

(4,142 posts)
15. Josh Gates and Christopher Lloyd
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:33 PM
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hunted down one and had it customized to look like the one in Back to The Future. They donated it to Michael J Fox to auction off for Parkinson's research.

sinkingfeeling

(54,844 posts)
10. And the most dangerous, surpassing the Corvair.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:14 PM
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https://www.torquenews.com

FuelArc Has Rated The Tesla Cybertrucks As Over 15x More Likely To Kill Their Passengers.

surfered

(5,896 posts)
18. I had forgotten that one. My father almost bought a Corvair in 1964/65. His mechanic talked him out of it.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:56 PM
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Thank goodness. He bought a Plymouth Valiant instead with 70,000 mil warranty included. It made it 125,000 mi.

chouchou

(1,730 posts)
14. I remember the Edsel and I rather liked it. The Tesla Cybertruck looks like a dumpster with nice wheels.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:32 PM
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Tommy Carcetti

(43,833 posts)
17. The Cybertruck looks like...
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:44 PM
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...what filmmakers in 1982 imagined as the "car of the future" in movies that were set in 2013.

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