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rsdsharp

(11,865 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:09 PM Oct 2025

I just saw my first Cybertruck. It was uglier in person than it is in pictures.

It had a Blue Line Gang sticker, and the license plate read “ROBOCOP.” Assuming a cop owns it, it says a lot about his or her judgment, and how over paid cops are.

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I just saw my first Cybertruck. It was uglier in person than it is in pictures. (Original Post) rsdsharp Oct 2025 OP
To me they look like LogDog75 Oct 2025 #1
They really are. I think they were built for white wing subversive groups to use as quick strike vehicles. Silent Type Oct 2025 #2
Like an unpainted dumpster. C_U_L8R Oct 2025 #3
They don't look any better painted. progressoid Oct 2025 #9
Ew. C_U_L8R Oct 2025 #11
Painted Over Stainless Steel? ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #21
Maybe it was a wrap? progressoid Oct 2025 #23
Yeah, That's Possible ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #34
They're called "douchepanzers" for a reason. n/t dobleremolque Oct 2025 #4
I saw my first one about 2 weeks ago. Ugly is kind word for it. riversedge Oct 2025 #5
We have a couple of cybertrucks in my neighborhood LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #6
One of those tanks did a drive by... twice sheshe2 Oct 2025 #7
Not a joke (Kinda)...Here in Florida, at night, the raccoons scratch the damn things all up. chouchou Oct 2025 #8
That made me laugh out loud IbogaProject Oct 2025 #18
A few weeks ago, one drove past murielm99 Oct 2025 #10
Ugly as the sins of its inventor Blue Owl Oct 2025 #12
It's called a SWASTIKAR Martin Eden Oct 2025 #13
I call Cybertrucks Swastitrucks, but I love "douchepanzer" too, seen on reply #4! ms liberty Oct 2025 #29
Just keep your fingers crossed True Dough Oct 2025 #14
It was parked in the parking lot of the doctors office. rsdsharp Oct 2025 #16
Maybe the doc owns it True Dough Oct 2025 #19
My area is kinda wealthy, We have several, of different colors, driving around. 3Hotdogs Oct 2025 #15
eek. AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #17
I think what is truly pathetic is.... Skittles Oct 2025 #20
Just saw a bright orange one Chicagogrl1 Oct 2025 #22
Dark grey was bad enough! rsdsharp Oct 2025 #24
Every time I see one, I'm struck anew by how utterly fugly these things are. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #25
Yep. They take on a whole new dimension of ugliness... LuckyCharms Oct 2025 #26
Thought I was the earth's last person to see one. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2025 #27
I see them every day here in markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #28
And they're thoroughly useless if you need an actual truck, for you know, actual truck stuff. ms liberty Oct 2025 #30
My favorite nickname is johnnyfins Oct 2025 #31
tee hee. he can't sell them in wi. pansypoo53219 Oct 2025 #32
I saw my first one a few days ago, too. It looked like a dented trash can on wheels. catbyte Oct 2025 #33
Seeing them in the wild, I think they look like dumpsters with wheels. Liberal In Texas Oct 2025 #35
I used to know a couple of guys in the LAPD. Iggo Oct 2025 #36
It's definitely not all police departments, although most cops are paranoid about people knowing their personal cars. rsdsharp Oct 2025 #37

C_U_L8R

(49,117 posts)
3. Like an unpainted dumpster.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:28 PM
Oct 2025

I don’t think there’s ever been an uglier vehicle that yells out to all who see it go by… ‘I am the idiot who bought this mess because Elon Musk told me I would appear smarter and cooler. How wrong I was.”

ProfessorGAC

(76,132 posts)
21. Painted Over Stainless Steel?
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:46 PM
Oct 2025

Good luck with that!
Primers tend not to adhere well to high chromium and/or nickel metals, because of the stubborn & stable oxides.
That paint job won't last.

chouchou

(2,931 posts)
8. Not a joke (Kinda)...Here in Florida, at night, the raccoons scratch the damn things all up.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:50 PM
Oct 2025

Yep..the raccoons think the Cybertrucks are Dumpters. (Might have food in there)
Everybody is getting a kick out of it...of course, except the owners.

murielm99

(32,820 posts)
10. A few weeks ago, one drove past
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 04:12 PM
Oct 2025

one of our Saturday demonstrations in front of the county courthouse. Everyone booed.

True Dough

(26,090 posts)
19. Maybe the doc owns it
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:22 PM
Oct 2025

He/she puts it on display in the parking lot to make people sick to their stomach, thereby drumming up business.

3catwoman3

(28,888 posts)
25. Every time I see one, I'm struck anew by how utterly fugly these things are.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 10:07 PM
Oct 2025

They look like bad props from a low-budget 1950s black-and-white sci-fi flick.

markodochartaigh

(5,234 posts)
28. I see them every day here in
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 10:12 PM
Oct 2025

Southwest Florida. They remind me of vehicles from a 70's or 80's dystopian sci-fi movie. One where civilization has gone to hell and everything is made of scraps.

catbyte

(38,839 posts)
33. I saw my first one a few days ago, too. It looked like a dented trash can on wheels.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:44 AM
Oct 2025

Ir screams "tell me you're a jerk without telling me you're a jerk" vibes, just like those Hummers a few years ago.

Iggo

(49,756 posts)
36. I used to know a couple of guys in the LAPD.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:46 PM
Oct 2025

They weren’t allowed to have anything on their cars that showed they were cops.

I assumed all departments were like that, but maybe it’s just the LAPD.

rsdsharp

(11,865 posts)
37. It's definitely not all police departments, although most cops are paranoid about people knowing their personal cars.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:52 PM
Oct 2025
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