jalopnik.com/maine-cybertruck-owner-sad-everyone-hates-his-truck-1851478974
Our community cybertruck is getting even more famous now
Schrödinger’s d bag
There's a difference between wanting a car people will notice and becoming enough of a star that people are making articles about it. My dad's got a vintage car that people absolutely notice but we are far from the amount of attention this guy is getting.
"I don't want attention."
"I bought a car everyone would notice."
I'm guessing what actually happened is this guy thought he was going to be treated like the coolest mofo ever...
And it didn't work out that way.
Does anyone know where the line to blow cyber truck guy starts?
I think your reading into it a bit too much, as far as we know he's just a normal guy who owns a dispensary and has done well for himself. I seriously think he just thought it was a cool car, maybe he's still into the whole Elon fallacy and doesn't follow the kinda circles that will show you what he's done. Why bring so much negativity into it he's just another Mainer.
he just thought it was a cool car
This already shows a serious lack of judgment.
yeah, but i bet your dad's car actually looks nice and, you know, works as a car
sorry but everyone knows what they are signing up for when they buy the cybertruck
You think he bought the car with the intent that 'jalopnik' (whatver that may be) would make an article about it? Ha, funny.
"not attention seeking but I'm slapping some QR codes on the side" lmfao
- Kristi Noem has entered the chat
Just because you like a rare car that has been hyped for the past 5 years, and you know it will attract attention, doesn't mean you're looking for attention. They are mutually exclusive.
Does that mean I don't think people are driven by attention, fuck no.
*** Rare car that has been hyped for the past 5 years and has since been demonstrated to be completely fucking stupid
Don't tell Kristi Noem
All of this is just marketing.
Be honest, were you Twain'ing at the end there?!
The guy owns a recreational cannabis shop… 🤮
If there are a million cybertruck haters...I am among them
If there are only 10 cybertruck haters....I am still among them
If there is only one cybertruck hater...it is me
If there are no cybertruck haters....then I am dead...for my hatred of the Cybertruck is everlasting and all-consuming
This needs to be an auto mod response. I know we don't shit post but cmon.
So, did you get the "reddit cares" message after that?
Ha!
I think there is a bot sending them out to get Reddit to disable it
I still have no idea why I got that
That was deep
If only Tesla cars looked just as bad so the company would fail and we would hear less from Elon
I’ve always thought they look like a basic sedan nothing special.
Aww, the pistol forgets but the Cybertruck remembers.
This car is literally made to slice up pedestrians. We should be all on the streets to protest, as long as we are not killed by Elon.
Sounds like a hobby
amen
Sounds like a you thing.
Imagine driving something out of a PS1 game that cost 100k
Imagine caring
Imagine all the people
Imagine dragons
It is not the car, it is the white supremacy. Imagine not caring.
I don’t care one way or another. You do your “white supremacy”. I’ll site here and not care.
Clearly.
I am glad you let us know where you stand. Makes things simpler. Maybe you should buy a Tesla so you can also announce it to your whole neighborhood. Or just the MAGA hat.
Lol
Enjoy your day
Hahahaha lol
Honestly I don’t care too much about the shape as far as aesthetics go.
What I do care about is that cybertruck was supposed to be easy to manufacture because it’s all press form steel.
OOPS to save money, they are using the same company (and likely the same exact foundry with the same exact product) they use to make Starship Superheavy, Steel Dynamics.
On one hand, that’s too thick to press and costs a lot to make into the shape you want. On the other hand, Elon pays less for starship steel and can call the truck “bullet proof” (to low power rounds)
I saw one once was they had wrapped in a blue color and somehow it looked even dumber
Ok, Reddit told me that my reply to you didn’t post so I also made a separate comment with the same exact text.
Now I feel silly
Mainers are almost too practical sometimes. Of course the wank panzer would attract negative attention around here.
Fucking panzer wankers
Wank Panzer! Lol, that's great. I don't think I can call it anything else now.
It’s a car whose purpose is to make you look cool and outside of tech bros and Musk fanboys, no one will think you are cool. Sawry…
Unlike other Teslas, it’s not particularly environmentally friendly, due to weight, so the left isn’t going to think you’re cool. The right hates electric cars, so they won’t think you are cool. Car nerds hate the design flaws and lack of “pickup truck” features, so they won’t think you are cool.
Cybertruck used prices are dumping right now, turns out, trash is trash.
The left hates Musk. He has alienated his natural customers base with his shenanigans.
I like Tesla and Space X and hate Musk. He won’t stop shooting himself in the dick. I hope he gets pushed out.
His compensation package is the entire profit of the company, during its entire existence. Buying a Tesla is directly giving Elon Musk money to promote White supremacy and his other bullshit.
There is no possible separation between Musk and Tesla, only cognitive dissonance.
I drive a Toyota so I only promote anti-labor practices and foot dragging on fully electric cars.
Tesla has built the best overall electric experience mostly due to the charging network that Elon just fired the whole team from.
Capitalism poisons everything it appears.
Life is made of choices....In this case not even a choice....Anti-labor is also a staple of Tesla, I will take that over anti-labor AND white supremacy AND transphobia AND the end of democracy.
Imagine being a transphobe with trans kids. He’s such a loser.
He is transphobic because of his kid. Even worse. It is vile.
He is the majority shareholder. He won’t get kicked out.
Now he just needs to put a really small pair of truck nuts on it.
How will I sleep tonight knowing that this man is suffering so? 😪
Maybe don't buy a dumpster on wheels lol
Yes very sad…anyway
Leave him alone. His truck is ugly, but 50% of us are driving around ugly shitboxes so it seems a little petty that we're criticizing this one vehicle repeatedly...ad nauseum.
I agree, also fuck all this hate for a person's preference. I'd I had my way, I'd be retrofitting a 90s Honda hatchback with an EV motor. It would look like a shit box but drive like a dream.
I drive a shitbox because I'm broke, not because I have $100,000 and no taste.
It is not the ugliness people are upset about. It is how dangerous it is for everybody else, and ... the little thing about white supremacy.
Hahahahaha
"My conspicuous consumption isn't working!" ::runs off crying::
Conspicuous conservation. Well... allegedly
Another cybertruck thread? The last dozen weren’t enough?
“He knows there’s no such thing as bad publicity for a business such as his Forest Avenue marijuana shop, where the truck is prominently parked most days.”
Ummmmm. Ya can’t swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a dispensary. To say there are a multitude of choices would be the understatement of the century. There can most certainly be bad publicity particularly for his type of business.
Yeah, the fact that I now know his store and that the owner drives a cybertruck just means I'm going to walk another 20 ft down the road and go to a different dispensary.
If I knew the dispo owner owned a cyber truck I would 100% never buy from there because clearly they are a moron and I’d venture a guess a trash human in several ways.
Bingo
anyone who buys in portland with those prices deserves to look at his truck. its so much cheaper literally every town around it
anyone who buys in portland with those prices
I bought an ounce of weed for $70 at Wellness Center on Congress street like 3 weeks ago.
Not sure where you're buying.
"Yeah I just drive this polygon truck and like I'm doing interviews about the fact that everyone in traffic stops to look at me and how cool I am. But anyways I don't want attention and I'm shy"
Oh I missed read the title. I thought it said the owner was sad about the amount of money paid on cyber truck
I actually liked the original concept a lot, it looked pretty rad to me. Just a total departure from current designs. The problem with the CT is that is costs more than double the promised price, reports are that the build quality is extremely poor, and Musk has revealed himself to be a monstrous human being and habitual liar. If I had the money to buy an electric truck it would be a Rivian. I don’t, so I drive a Honda Ridgeline.
I suspect some of the negativity in Portland comes from the fact that the Elon Musk hate has been turned up to 11. Driving a CT is equivalent to wearing a MAGA hat.
Omg I feel so bad! 🙄
Time to watch-on-loop Elon on stage as a rock gets thrown at it
Why the fuck would anyone buy one of these in a part of the USA that gets high snowfall and usage of salt on the roads? This thing is gonna rust to bits before the end of the next winter.
Stainless steel?
😂
All grades of stainless eventually rust. Lower the quality, faster the rust. Tesla doesn't specify the grade but it is magnetic, which would indicate a very low grade. Plus there's already reports of these rusting.
Gotcha
The finish is way more finicky than that. Tesla tells you to wipe off dirt and insects right away, and to not 'wash in direct sunlight'.
You're in fuckin Maine! It's gonna be a pile of rust in 3 years.
Regardless of how much we dislike Elon…people spit on and scratched this guys truck? On top of yelling and flipping him off? Not cool. I mean, come on people.
if there’s one state that wouldn’t care for the cyber truck it’s maine… idk why that’s surprising to hin
Idk I feel kinda bad for the guy. I'm willing to get he's getting way more shit for this than he deserves. It's not like it's that much more than any of the ridiculous ford trucks we see everywhere.
Actually while I’m not saying it’s good pedestrian-wise, having walked by several times it is way less scary than a lot of the pavement princess 👸 F150s Silverados or other compensatory vehicles. At least the hood rakes down a little.
Good
Are we sure he isn’t sad about giving all that money to Elon Musk? That would bum me out big time.
People who buy a cybertruck are not worried about spending the money on it
These posts really are a bad look on Portland - such rabid bullying. For a car. Je ne comprend pas. It's a lil goofy looking, sure, certainly unique. But wtf, y'all acting real basic, real ugly.
It amazes me how legitimately annoyed this subreddit is over a fucking car. And I think Elon Musk is an idiot too.
Musk is undeniably an asshat. But this poor bastard liked a car, bought it, and the torches and pitchforks fly into r/Portland's clutches. My mind is blown. And it is really really ugly, mean-spirited and shitty. Dude had to know he was taking a chance buying that rig, but there's no way he coulda anticipated how much people would flip shit over it. Yeah, my mind is blown. And I'm betting there will be more of these posts. I am incapable of understanding the freakout/hand wringing.
Forget the truck for a second - 5 years ago a Tesla was a New York Times mobile. Now it’s a MAGA fascist wagon. I don’t get it - it’s the same guy making the car
Is this an onion headline?
I looks like if a George Forman grill was a truck.
He knew what he was doing. He put a damn QR code all over it for eff’s sake.
Have a nice Wank in your WankPanzer!
Can you fit a sheet of plywood in it? No? Then it’s not a truck!!
I can fit a 4x8 piece in my Honda Odyssey which I purchased for $1800. It is more of a truck than that thing.
Great vehicle
I’m on my 2nd. The first one was at 225,000 miles when I got rid of it, and I only did that because I couldn’t get into any of the doors except the drivers and the back glass broke. It still ran fine
GOOD, IT'S BLOODY HIDEOUS
Can confirm. Everyone clowns on this car (even tourists).
Oh no. Anyway.
Nobody would hate it if it wasn’t so fuckin stupid, just like the company that makes them.
I think I saw this guy driving thru kittery the other day. I definitely turned my head as it’s the first one I’ve seen in person
Saw one on the road. Looks like hot garbage.
What a douche
Just need to slap a “I was super high when I bought this.” Sticker on it
Honestly I don’t care too much about the shape as far as aesthetics go.
What I do care about is that cybertruck was supposed to be easy to manufacture because it’s all press form steel.
OOPS to save money, they are using the same company (and likely the same exact foundry with the same exact product) they use to make Starship Superheavy, Steel Dynamics.
On one hand, that’s too thick to press and takes a lot of effort and craft to make into the shape you want, resulting in higher costs and poor quality. They essentially took a great idea and added a caveat to remove all the benefits of the idea.
On the other hand, Elon pays less for starship steel because of economics of scale. He can call the truck “bullet proof” (to low power rounds).
I don’t understand why people are so concerned in the first place with what people drive. Get a life
I’m more concerned that one of those piles of crap are going to smash into me than anything else. That truck was released like it’s an early access video game. You get all the bugs and glitches you would expect to be dealt with before they sell it to you. That’s kinda messed up.
Well not only that apparently pieces of steel of popping off, imagine that going through your windshield? The overpriced dumpsters are dangerous period.
Well said
It is a terrible and unsafe vehicle, and it was also intentionally made to look like garbage. Comparing it to PS1 graphics is being kind of harsh to the playstation.
We will continue to make fun of it, and the trucks deserve it.
Jealousy
Lololololololololololololol no
Why does anyone care about this persons car
Let people enjoy things.
No one is stopping anyone. I'm enjoying the jokes.
Ain't a fan of elon and I wouldn't buy one of these but the hate for the Cybertruck on this sub is pretty fucking hilarious. Just why?
Dangerous ugly garbage treating other road users like beta participants from one of the most deranged companies out there. "Why Hate?"
Reminder: Enron Musk roleplays as toddlers on Twitter. Imagine handing your money to that.
A vehicle's looks are subjective and I do like the look. It's probably the most unique looking car on the US market right now. And is it particularly dangerous? I think most people would rather be hit by one of these than a ford 350.
And again, I think that Elon Musk is cringy but a company having a shitty CEO doesn't make all their products shitty. (Although the Cybertruck isn't that great compared to other Tesla products)
It makes it so easy. Drew Gooden on YouTube did a pretty entertaining video on them
I've seen a few car YouTubers talk about the car and it seems average but it doesn't deserve the insane hate. I'll look up his video
But did he buy the hammer to go with it?!
Boo fuckin hoo 😥
The French bulldog comparison is apt. A dog breed to a point where its own characteristics lead to poor health and “I like to be different”. Sure. It’s your money. 100K? Not very good with money. And “I’m shy”: yeah, sure bud.
People in this subreddit are sad about constant cybertruck posts.
I don’t understand the subreddit’s obsession with them.
Yall need to all relax seriously. Imagine literally bullying someone online for days jus cuz of there car. Kia souls look weird we gon make fun of people who drive them too? He liked a car. And he could afford it which is more than any of yu can probably say. Leave him alone
God idk what happened to Portland. It's jus a cesspool of mass psychosis at this point. Follower after follower.
You've gotta al least feel sorry for anyone buying one of these. Classic case of more money than sense.
Yes that's fair
What's with this "and he could afford it" like everyone on here is just penniless. As someone said below - more money than sense.
.. because he can afford it an can do whatever he wants? Like I said Portland has jus gone to shit. Everyone is Hella hateful to one another.
It's the "he can afford it and you can't" that has me shaking my head at you.
We're mostly adults here, my dude.
Yeah fuck Kia and Hyundai for the bug allowing their cars to start with a USB cord.
Okay that I can't argue with lmfao
Portland was always full of judgmental, elitist hippies, so this comes as no surprise. Now it’s just full of assholes. Who gives a fuck what you drive? If you don’t like it, don’t buy one.
Because it’s dangerous and shouldn’t be on the road, and actively supports a man who wants me dead
Jalopnik (the website that published the interview) is in the autoremoval list on r/nottheonion. It's also published in MSN, which is also blocked by r/nottheonion. 🤷🏾♂️
I don't hate them. They are just poor examples of a poor design.
I understand the impulse to buy something weird because it's weird and interesting, and not think it through that other people are gonna notice and comment.
Saw my first one in the wild yesterday and all I could think is how conflicted every single driver of one of these must feel when behind the wheel
🤣🤣🤣
I came here for the comments. Tough crowd. lol
This article is definitely going to help his cause
Has anyone mentioned that he has a QR code to his cannabis business on both sides of the vehicle? Lol I personally think it’s cool but he’s def using it to attract customers!
Ah, who cares. A lot of the new Hyundai electrics and hybrids look the exact same, just smaller and more plastic.
But yeah, you bought it thinking you’re hot shit lol
Plastic has a lot of downsides but it doesn't cost nearly 100k and can sit in the rain without rusting immediately.
Nobody hates it, it’s just poorly made and all the trucks have been recalled due to some issues.
@maineonion
Obviously he’s high and obviously driving in our modern day Delorean so how do you not see it coming
I drive a 10 year old Audi and get the side eye from people I've worked with for years downeast. I'm also from away, so it's deserved ngl.
This is pretty hilarious
I saw one with a Broadway Variety sign on the side parked across the street from said biz... not sure why...
If the cybertruck guy can help me haul my mattresses and AC to the dump I'll stop making fun of his car
It looks like a concept car that was not meant for mass production.
Christ this shit looks even more stupid in the context of a real life street lol
Marijuana dispensary owner
"I walk around with this nazi flag and now everybody hates me"
I don’t think they hate the truck.
They hate the shithead owner…because you have to be a shithead to own one.
You people are all pathetic. Let people enjoy what they like especially when it doesn’t effect you in any way whatsoever
Швейцарский сыр fleet. (Swiss Cheese)
It took every fiber of my being to not just flip one off with New Jersey temp plates I saw yesterday driving through Westbrook….
Hi guys, I am from California, my daughter lives in Maine. While visiting, I was driving through Portland and I came across the cyber truck. Passing 3 cyber trucks a day here in Sunnyvale is not uncommon, but hate for Teslas here runs strong. A feeling of sadness came over me when seeing that stainless rolling turd in the beautiful state of Maine.
Its a really ugly and cringey refrigerator on wheels.
The poorly constructed, unreliable truck that is unable to do truck things that looks like a deloreans slow relative they don’t talk about… what’s not to love?
Buy an expensive truck: look at that loser! Build another "theme evoking restaurant": omg I can't wait to go!
Stop posting this horse shit and losing your Gaddang minds over it. You need to get jobs
Just as long as he doesn't turn on Joe Mode
dang someone really likes Joe Mode
If Musk was still a darling of the left, you’d all be fawning over this thing
Why don't people feel the same way about Tesla cars?
I do. They’re ugly as sin and seem like they’re money pits.
Everyone is mad they can only afford a 2007 Honda civic and this guy is living it up. Bunch of jealous haters. His mission to get attention has obviously been successful with the amount of attention this keeps getting.
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Says "buying the truck wasn't an attention seeking move, and that he's actually quite shy."
Also in the same article: "he knew the truck would be an eye catcher in Maine and bought the truck for its uniqueness."
So he doesn't want any attention, yet he bought the truck because he knew it would be an eye catcher...
That dog don't hunt.