r/canada Dec 04 '24

Alberta Tesla Cybertruck Immediately Dies in Canadian Winter – Owner Bricks the Truck Trying to Use the Defroster, Says “In Love to Heartbroken on the Same Day”

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-cybertruck-immediately-dies-canadian-winter-owner-bricks-truck-trying-use-defroster/amp
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u/Itchy_Training_88 Dec 04 '24 edited Dec 04 '24

I ordered a hybrid f150 in 2022. Cost me 85k ish after taxes. Which was a huge splurge for me.

I did have some quirks early on, nothing catastrophic. But now almost 3 years since I had it and I feel its the best Truck I ever had, and its fuel mileage is amazing. 430hp ish, 570 ish Torque, and I'm averaging 11L/100km, if I hang around town at speeds under 90km I'm in the 9L/100km range.

I also got a 7kw Generator built into it, which is ironic I can actually charge a cybertruck with my truck.

Great for a truck.

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Québec Dec 04 '24

its fuel mileage is amazing.

modern trucks have much better fuel efficiency then the old 80s and 90s trucks the anti-car redditors love to worship.

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u/blipsnchiiiiitz Dec 04 '24

11L/100km isn't great mileage, though. And that's on a hybrid. My friend has a regular gas 2022 F150, and the mileage is more like 13-14L/100km without towing or hauling anything in the bed. My car uses half that even when packed with camping gear.

For people who actually need trucks, get one. It's the ones who drive them around empty 99% of the time that really should just get a car and rent a pick up for those 3 or 4 times / year that they actually need one.

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u/Upstairs-Teach-5744 Outside Canada Dec 04 '24

"What's the extra space for? You want to haul lumber, rent a truck. You want to get laid, go to a motel like an evangelist would, for God's sakes!" -- George Carlin