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25. Every time I see one, I'm struck anew by how utterly fugly these things are.

Reply to rsdsharp (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 11:07 PM

Oct 2025

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

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