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Paladin

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39. Can't understand spending that much money on a vehicle...

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:41 PM

Jan 10

...that causes the public to point fingers at the drivers and openly sneer.

And don't tell me it doesn't happen, because I've seen it occur, several times. I've even had the pleasure of doing some of the sneering, myself. Hey, you take your retribution when and where it's available, without apologies...

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I saw my first Tesla Cyber Truck yesterday. They're even uglier in real life. [View all] Miles Archer Jan 10 OP

I saw my first cybertruck about a month ago--and It was ugly IMHO!! riversedge Jan 10 #1

Makes you wonder what kind of person PatSeg Jan 10 #38

Saw one the other day when I was riding around with my parents. Haggard Celine Jan 10 #2

You mentioned a very important point that I had not even considered. niyad Jan 10 #21

It looks like some weird monstrosity some 12 year old boy dreamed up in his bedroom one night. paleotn Jan 10 #3

Yes, the designer's mental and emotional LR3 Jan 10 #12

I've seen four or five of them this fall, though none recently. They're startlingly ugly. Ocelot II Jan 10 #4

Some guy in my area drives one around. Looks like a dumpster on wheels. That's allegorical oracle Jan 10 #5

Dumpster on wheels is exactly what came to yorkster Jan 10 #10

Dumpster on Wheels (even confuses raccoons). waterwatcher123 Jan 10 #6

I see one every couple months or so Diamond_Dog Jan 10 #7

they are fairly common in CFL. (why I don't know) Conjuay Jan 10 #23

I have to laugh every time I see one. sop Jan 10 #8

I guess some people have money to burn! Diamond_Dog Jan 10 #37

We have one that I see near our neighborhood. The Madcap Jan 10 #9

Raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad Jan 10 #19

Insuring your Cybertruck/Tesla. Norrrm Jan 10 #11

Well, raccoons think they are dumpsters. niyad Jan 10 #20

Soon to be a rare classic, or not so classic. multigraincracker Jan 10 #13

You should see the drivers C_U_L8R Jan 10 #14

They are so ugly. nt mcar Jan 10 #15

And dangerous. niyad Jan 10 #17

The windows are so dark and oddly angled, mcar Jan 10 #30

We have three going through my neighborhood on a regular basis. niyad Jan 10 #16

First time I saw one a few years ago I thought it was a storm chaser for a tornado Tribetime Jan 10 #18

They look like they were designed by a 10 year old who likes to play with a ruler and a Sharpie. Ping Tung Jan 10 #22

Or... NJCher Jan 10 #26

I remember the first time I saw them. I was standing on a corner, niyad Jan 10 #24

They're ugly as a hatful of busted assholes. Jedi Guy Jan 10 #25

They're garbage. Dave Bowman Jan 10 #27

Yeah, they're clearly from someone who saw Syd Mead concept art from the 60s and 70s but... JHB Jan 10 #28

FYI, just read last week that the woman who did that painting had just died. The article allegorical oracle Jan 10 #36

I saw my first one a few days ago. Impossibly ugly. Polly Hennessey Jan 10 #29

Have seen 2 of them here in borderlands town Attilatheblond Jan 10 #31

"Just another imbecile cult member." Yeah, that is a statement I guess. flvegan Jan 10 #32

They look like a cheap prop from a bad 1950s sci-fi flick. 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #33

A few months ago, one drove past murielm99 Jan 10 #34

I saw one a couple of months ago, taking up four spaces MineralMan Jan 10 #35

Can't understand spending that much money on a vehicle... Paladin Jan 10 #39

Horrible deprecation now. The trucks are almost worthless because they are not wanted. Melon Jan 10 #40

Epic flop RoseTrellis Jan 10 #41