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Business, Economics, and Taxes: Capitalism. Yay? >=(

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Spartanforlife4 said:
You’d think some of these businesses would have their automated emails scheduled a little better, or at least change the phrasing to something very generic.

Bought a piece of jewelry for a gift and got an email on Tuesday hoping I was “enjoying the purchase” that according to the tracking info might be here tomorrow.
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I keep getting "you still have items in your cart" emails even though I already bought and received the items,
 
LOLOLOLOLOL

Cybertruck pricing was unveiled today. "Base" model costs 10k more than originally announce (and yes, pre-orders must pay the difference). Top tier is 30k more than originally announced.

Range is no where near promised, and "extra range" can be purchased through an additional truck toolbox sized battery pack.

Oh, and the spare tire sits in the bed of the truck as well.




Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go oogle the new Dodge Ramcharger.
 
Yikes.

Tesla's (TSLA.O) long-delayed Cybertruck will be priced starting at $60,990, over 50% more than what CEO Elon Musk had touted in 2019 and a cost analysts have said will draw select, affluent buyers.

The truck, made of shiny stainless steel and shaped into flat planes, is partly inspired by a car-turned-submarine in the 1977 James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me," Musk has said.

Its new body material and unconventional, futuristic styling has added complexity and costs to production, and threatens to alienate traditional pickup truck buyers who focus on utility, experts say.

But Musk, who has priced the vehicle's three variants between $60,990 and $99,990, said on Thursday the Cybertruck has "more utility than a truck" and is "faster than a sports car."

He drove a Cybertruck onto a stage to cheers from the crowd and later handed over vehicles to about a dozen customers at an event in Austin, Texas.

"Finally, the future will look like the future," he said about the truck's design, showing a video of the Cybertruck towing a Porsche 911 and beating another gasoline-powered 911 in a short race.

Tesla shares fell 2% in extended trading after closing off 1.6% at $240.08.
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French Rage said:
The one that didn't even fit a bike before. Well once the tire is in there I'm sure you could fit like two or three bottles of water maybe so that's plenty of space.
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Oh, and it's an extra that you need to purchase.
https://shop.tesla.com/product/cybertruck-spare-tire-_-tool-kit

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But.... the optional range extender is slotted to use the same location of the bed...

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I'm not defending the Clown or his ruler-made truck here...

But...

Truck Beds have been dramatically shrinking across the board for about 20 years now. It's pretty rare to see a true "long bed" truck nowadays unless you custom order. Currently on your midsize trucks like a Ranger/Colorado/Tacoma, you'll see beds sometimes under 5' (60") with the norm being 6' (72") or less.
 
RaceBoarder said:
I'm not defending the Clown or his ruler-made truck here...

But...

Truck Beds have been dramatically shrinking across the board for about 20 years now. It's pretty rare to see a true "long bed" truck nowadays unless you custom order. Currently on your midsize trucks like a Ranger/Colorado/Tacoma, you'll see beds sometimes under 5' (60") with the norm being 6' (72") or less.
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It also isn't difficult to find a truck that will cost you at least $60,000. Those things are crazy expensive, unless you get one that's stripped down.
 
RaceBoarder said:
I'm not defending the Clown or his ruler-made truck here...

But...

Truck Beds have been dramatically shrinking across the board for about 20 years now. It's pretty rare to see a true "long bed" truck nowadays unless you custom order. Currently on your midsize trucks like a Ranger/Colorado/Tacoma, you'll see beds sometimes under 5' (60") with the norm being 6' (72") or less.
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Because they're for groceries now. Like 1% use them to haul.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Because they're for groceries now. Like 1% use them to haul.
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This is the main contributing factor.

I'm actually kind of curious as to what percentage of trucks sold in the last 10 years are legitimately used as a "truck" per-se. Off the cusp guess says 35-40%.
 
SJHovey said:
It also isn't difficult to find a truck that will cost you at least $60,000. Those things are crazy expensive, unless you get one that's stripped down.
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Yeah except those trucks weren't promised at lower price and are way more reliable.

Apparently Musk's Ketamine trip is ongoing on X...
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The Saudis are getting annoyed with US oil production again.

Good.
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Lmao. My dudes, Europe, china, and Japan have all begun the transition away from oil in earnest. Manipulating the market isn't going to do anything to impact that trajectory.

And if you think that the BPs, Exxons, chevrons, and Shells are just going to have any issue restarting production when you choke off supply, good luck. The Biden admin will just fill up the SPR tank at rock bottom prices again and absorb your little tantrum keeping the US companies mostly happy.
 
What is funny is that Biden will do something to try and offset their meddling and the Knownothings will whine that he is hurting the strategic reserve, but if he did not thing they would whine he isn't using the Strategic Reserve.
 
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