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rsdsharp

(11,562 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:09 PM Oct 17

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

LogDog75

(988 posts)
1. To me they look like
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:13 PM
Oct 17

the stick figures of vehicles you'd see in early virtual reality arcade games.

Silent Type

(12,032 posts)
2. They really are. I think they were built for white wing subversive groups to use as quick strike vehicles.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:15 PM
Oct 17

C_U_L8R

(48,579 posts)
3. Like an unpainted dumpster.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:28 PM
Oct 17

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

(75,285 posts)
21. Painted Over Stainless Steel?
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:46 PM
Oct 17

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.

sheshe2

(94,939 posts)
7. One of those tanks did a drive by... twice
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:49 PM
Oct 17

at the last No Kings rally I went to.

Everyone booed!

chouchou

(2,625 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 17

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

(32,509 posts)
10. A few weeks ago, one drove past
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 04:12 PM
Oct 17

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

True Dough

(25,185 posts)
19. Maybe the doc owns it
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:22 PM
Oct 17

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

3Hotdogs

(14,824 posts)
15. My area is kinda wealthy, We have several, of different colors, driving around.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:10 PM
Oct 17

--- still ugly.

Skittles

(168,702 posts)
20. I think what is truly pathetic is....
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:27 PM
Oct 17

....the people driving these hideous vehicles think they look cool

3catwoman3

(28,183 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 17

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

LuckyCharms

(21,236 posts)
26. Yep. They take on a whole new dimension of ugliness...
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 10:09 PM
Oct 17

when you see one up close and in person.

markodochartaigh

(4,664 posts)
28. I see them every day here in
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 10:12 PM
Oct 17

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.

ms liberty

(10,817 posts)
30. And they're thoroughly useless if you need an actual truck, for you know, actual truck stuff.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 10:23 PM
Oct 17

catbyte

(38,318 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 18

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

(49,432 posts)
36. I used to know a couple of guys in the LAPD.
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:46 PM
Oct 18

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

(11,562 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 18
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