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Meowmee

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66. Some companies won't insure them now because the repair cost is so high
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:20 PM
Apr 2025

The average cost seems to be around 4K

More Insurance Providers are Dropping Tesla Cybertruck Coverage, Cite “High Cost to Replace Parts”

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/more-insurance-providers-are-dropping-tesla-cybertruck-coverage-cite-high-cost-replace-parts#:~:text=Following%20in%20GEICO's%20footsteps%2C%20more,parts%22%20as%20the%20main%20reason.

A while back someone was talking about all the issues they have, more specifically the parts which are glued on falling off and issues with the stainless steel rusting etc. Someone who made a video about it had that issue of rusting I think, and said Tesla was giving him a hard time about a total replacement. So not only are they very problematic in so many ways, they are an extremely high priced and I believe way overpriced item, which is also not backed up by Tesla,... which is not exactly an incentive to purchase one, if all the other stuff surrounding elunatic and Tesa were not enough.

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Crazy, this monstrosity is a disaster in more ways that one Meowmee Apr 2025 #1
Perfectly emblematic of its delusional creator. benfranklin1776 Apr 2025 #3
Owners of such vehicles are endowed by its creator with certain unalienable fights: DFW Apr 2025 #4
Well said Meowmee Apr 2025 #61
Thank you 😸 benfranklin1776 Apr 2025 #65
And that's before... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #8
😹 Meowmee Apr 2025 #62
Ridiculous! North Shore Chicago Apr 2025 #2
proof it is made for stupid rich assholes Skittles Apr 2025 #5
The asshole would have been the person that blew through the intersection and smashed into it. MichMan Apr 2025 #7
for that amount of money Skittles Apr 2025 #10
A compact sedan totaled a parked Cybertruck. yardwork Apr 2025 #17
I suggest studying up on the physics of momentum MichMan Apr 2025 #18
Let's pause here. yardwork Apr 2025 #35
My apologies for using logic in any discussions MichMan Apr 2025 #41
Exactly. Plenty of us are scientists and engineers here. yardwork Apr 2025 #43
Maybe I should just to refer to Musk as Hitler, and vandalize a few with swastikas MichMan Apr 2025 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Apr 2025 #57
Exactly I hate carnival barkers exboyfil Apr 2025 #48
But, but, but ... it's bulletproof!! What a joke. Despite the excuses of the tesla fans here. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #19
I saw Bo Duke jump the General Lee over a creek with a washed out bridge and drive away MichMan Apr 2025 #25
You think it's helpful to mock DUers instead of Tesla? yardwork Apr 2025 #36
I loved my suburu Metaphorical Apr 2025 #56
Unscheduled rapid deconstruction event . . . Aussie105 Apr 2025 #6
No vehicle could take a hit like that without being totaled MichMan Apr 2025 #9
That isn't what the article implied ("that no vehicle could take a hit like that without being totaled" ) hlthe2b Apr 2025 #12
"I'll take what Edmunds actually saw, documented, and wrote, and not the excuses from Tesla." MichMan Apr 2025 #21
Do not make claims I never said. I made the Hummer comparison and that was hlthe2b Apr 2025 #27
Yes, clearly I must be an immense defender and fan of a vehicle that I already stated I would never own. MichMan Apr 2025 #31
Yet more cybertruck/Tesla defense. Umm ok... LOL hlthe2b Apr 2025 #32
Very illuminating. yardwork Apr 2025 #37
Since I only know one owner personally, I shouldn't take my own personal observations into account. MichMan Apr 2025 #42
Uh huh... hlthe2b Apr 2025 #44
Good gawd... Those videos of the guy who made his own "replica" from what looked like JUNK aluminum.... hlthe2b Apr 2025 #11
Makes me think it might not actually be bulletproof. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #13
See for yourself MichMan Apr 2025 #22
I guess unless the bullet hits the rear wheel. Or that stainless panel falls off, as they tend to do. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #23
Sorry, good try MichMan Apr 2025 #24
That's nice. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #26
Too bad, so sad GoneOffShore Apr 2025 #14
Not. benfranklin1776 Apr 2025 #15
This dreadful thing is so UpInArms Apr 2025 #16
There must be some consolation in knowing it makes a great trash bin. Vinca Apr 2025 #20
Who parks a brand new cyber truck on a busy street? yellowcanine Apr 2025 #28
what's the scrap value? onethatcares Apr 2025 #29
Pretty close! Stuckinthebush Apr 2025 #34
Even the raw materials are shit. yardwork Apr 2025 #38
Everything about the "truck" is Stuckinthebush Apr 2025 #54
These vehicles are crap LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #30
High priced Edsel. yellowcanine Apr 2025 #33
I wrecked the Ford Fusion I owned about 6 years ago, it looked much worse doc03 Apr 2025 #39
I can't comment on how reasonable the damage is given the event, but what a hassle Raven123 Apr 2025 #40
Yes the delay is unacceptable exboyfil Apr 2025 #47
This is the real problem DBoon Apr 2025 #52
Wonder what the insurance premium exboyfil Apr 2025 #46
Some companies won't insure them now because the repair cost is so high Meowmee Apr 2025 #66
Another example of Musk's waste, fraud and abuse dalton99a Apr 2025 #49
Edmunds should have purchased the Stanford University mod. usonian Apr 2025 #50
Just the difficulty getting repair is enough to give pause to those who want this car karynnj Apr 2025 #51
The being totaled may or may not be a sin dsc Apr 2025 #53
Former NBA star's son in a coma after his caught fire in accident democratsruletheday Apr 2025 #55
In a sort of way the post is like blaming the victim. Probably would have problems if it hadn't been hit. Srkdqltr Apr 2025 #58
They're pieces of shit, just like their inventor Blue Owl Apr 2025 #59
It's expensive, looks cheap, breaks easily, and is impossibly uneconomical to fix struggle4progress Apr 2025 #60
Exactly Meowmee Apr 2025 #63
Even if I got that fixed I'd be scared to drive it jmowreader Apr 2025 #64
Eloon's Edsel is the ugliest vehicle of all time. valleyrogue Apr 2025 #67
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