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Lmao!

That was funny as schit!

I have a Tundra that the Beast would replace. Fine vehicle, no major problems, but I just want something a little more upscale. A little "Different".

I would really appreciate it if only those who own, have owned, or are considering buying the vehicle in question would respond. I'm seeking information, not confrontation.

It's not "upscale" - it's just different.

As to the last line, that's ripe for confirmation bias in your feedback, creating the situation where you buy it, then talk yourself into how awesome it is.

I don't think any one here is stupid enough to buy one. Try another forum.

That would be wrong. Some here have bought one.

I know a fellow that got one about 2 months ago. Said he was gonna use it around town, short trips, no trailer pulling, etc. Well that lasted a few weeks and then he took a trip to Dallas, approx. 250 miles, in cold weather. Usually a 3 hr trip, straight down the interstate, take care of business, 8 hr. round trip, with 1 stop for gasoline. He said it took right at 12 hrs in the Tesla and he wouldn't make that mistake again.

He said around town, grocery shopping, etc, it was good, but other than that, forget it.

........Spanky....Many times on Int 40 round trippin from Calif to Texas and back without piss'n in bottles with a 26 gallon gas tank (range of well over 400 miles between fill ups).....If you want a Tesla truck then buy one. Imo, they look like they could be a surface rover on Mars or on the moon. It is futuristic looking for sure and certainly an attention getter. If you stay local in your area (150 mile radius or less) without any long interstate travel which would include CHARGING DELAYS, then fine. If you don't mind charging delays during long trips then be my guest. Not for me personally.....I get the 0 to 60 2.3 second performance, the dent resistance body, it's other specs and not having to buy gas..... However, the thing is still very FUGLY. You could by a nice new gas truck much cheaper and even with its added gas expense and maintenance, it would still be cheaper than the Tesla in the long run. You gonna spend the cost difference to buy in gas and maintenance for as long as you would own a gas truck? And if you were to keep the Tesla long enough, then you'll have thousands of $$$ in battery replacement costs.....Cost wise, there are no savings in EV ownership imo. And what about all of the reported EV issues in very cold weather if you live in a very cold weather area........EVs are fine given certain needs but restrictive in other areas. Not my personal cup of tea.

Cost wise one might want to look very hard at the insurance costs involved in owning the Beast.

Hey Spank.......Joe Biden, KaaaaMALA, AOC and the rest of the climate extremist nut jobs would be very proud, grateful and love you ♥️♥️♥️♥️ if you buy the Tesla truck.....🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪......

I don't have one, I'm quoting the OP.

LOL, I drive up into the mountains all the time to hunt, fish, hike etc.

News flash: there ain't no charging stations up there.

Wrong. See "stickfight," LOL.

Why does gas or diesel make you more manly?

I walked up to one in the Tesla parking lot in liberty lake Wa. In about 10 inches of snow.
I was surprised how low to the ground it was. And small.

They are kinda like them station wagon pickup deals Dwight Yoakum likes.

Not when it is four hours to the hunting spot and it has to pull a 10,000 lb horse trailer plus gear from 2000 ft elevation to 8000 ft, then come home. Of course, once it gets headed downhill, it will have lots of juice.

Is there room under the fenders for a set of chains, with ice breakers.

Oldman03:

"I know a fellow that got one about 2 months ago. He took a trip to Dallas, approx. 250 miles, in cold weather. Usually a 3 hr trip, straight down the interstate, take care of business, 8 hr. round trip, with 1 stop for gasoline. He said it took right at 12 hrs in the Tesla and he wouldn't make that mistake again."

There you go. 250 miles is the magic number. That's how far a Tesla cannot go. Yes it says you can go 320 miles, that is IF you charge to 100 percent. If you do that continually, you will ruin the battery. At the recommended 85 percent charge, my brother can go 240 miles. That is IF you use no headlights, or heat. Heat sucks up a lot of that battery.


On a cold day, my brother can get just 145 miles. So on that trip to Dallas, you stop to recharge half way there, then stop again for a Dallas recharge, then stop again on the way back. At the Tesla superchargers it takes 35 minutes for a charge. On a 500 mile trip, one hour and 45 minutes on recharging.

Hell, I have an 8 year-old Nissan Frontier, I could make that trip with one stop for fuel, 10 minutes. Running heat is no harm to the IC engine vehicle, the V6 puts off lots of extra heat.

Is that traveling during daylight? I would guess night driving would be less using headlights.

I have seen a couple. Yet to see one hauling a stock trailer through town though.